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WTG kemper, congrats on the PB !!

Sorry to hear that news, it's always one of the toughest things us dog lovers have to go thru, but it's often the best thing we can do for our friends.

Pickeral taste lots better than walleye too, Glen !!

I joined a well known club here in Toronto a couple years back Dave, but soon found it was just a bunch of cliques all huddled together in individual little groups around the room and it didn't seem like they were too receptive to outsiders trying to bud in. First night there I went up and introduced myself to the fella running the place, and when I extended my hand to him, he just said hi, and turned his back on me I payed my 1st years dues and hung around for that season, but things never really improved too much so I found better things to do with my time and $$$$ They had another chapter out your way that I tried, and it was really excellent with very friendly people, infact I knew 1/2 of them already, but it was just too far for me to drive there and back thru the Toronto traffic nightmare. Too bad really, cause I thought it would be a great place to hang out during the winter.

Here's the Gore-Tex suit from BPS that I've been wearing for the last 3 years and it's excellent. You can pay alot more money for higher end Gore-Tex suits, but this one has served me very well. I'm on the water all the time in some extremely nasty weather and have never had a problem with this one. It's totally water proof, windproof, very breathable and extremely comfortable to wear all day long. If I remember correctly I think the jacket was $150 & the pants $130 My last suit was a Helly Hanson and it was also good but not totally breathable and on a warm muggy day it'd be pretty wet on the inside. I dunno, but spending $280 to keep your old Dad comfortable all day long in the boat in nasty weather doesn't sound too bad to me Just my thoughts...... http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s...010000_600-10-3

hmmmmm, that's interesting skeeter, cause the last time I was there it was $5, but thanks for the tip, I'll giver another try when I head to the Sportsman Show.

I went to the Boat Show for many many years, not really to buy anything, but just browse around and take a break from the winter and see what was new on the market. Trouble now though, it's getting really expensive even to just get in the place. I think with the parking fee + the door ticket, were paying about $25, then add on another $10 or so for a watered down Coke and cold hamburg. Used to be able to park for free at Ontario Place and walk an extra 5 minutes, but now they even charge for that. Nope, it used to be a good day to go see the new stuff, but now it just feels like a rip-off, least wise to me anyways, and I know alot of my friends have stopped going for the same reason. I passed on the Sportsman Show last year for the same reason, but have heard it's sposed to be "new & improved" this year, so maybe I'll give it a try and see how it is. Anyways, that's my 5¢

Wonderful news Shelley !!

:thumbsup_anim: Can't tell you who won in 06 Mark, but I DO know who won in 05

I agree, Bushcraft is an excellent show and the canoe episode was exceptional !!

That was an excellent read about your Dad, thanks for sharing it with us. It's tough when you lose you a father but it sounds like he left alot with you !!

Be careful what you post here Wayne, my wife may read this thread and I've got her convinced I absolutely NEED a new line counter reel to be successful at fish'n And your right Pete, you & me are gonna have a great 4 days

Sorry Ernie, looks like we were both posting at the same time. Thanks for the offer though, it's very generous of you, but I'll be using this new setup every May from now on, so I may as well buy it now.

corvette1, I've actually been fishing Quinte for over 50 years and spinners & bouncers have always been one of our most successful methods, it's just that I've always wanted to give planer boards a try also. I've already got a board but was just wondering what rod / reel setup folks preferred with them. Thanks

Actually, I've already got a Tekota 600 LC that I use to troll for muskies and was almost contemplating putting some mono on it for the pickeral, but I think it's definetely over-kill for a 5 pound fish I'm gonna be taking some serious looks at all the rods & reels that have been mentioned.

Thanks boyz, lotsa good advice as always. I just went to the Daiwa site and had a look at their LC reels, and they seem like they'd do the job perfectly, so I'll probably go with that. Terry, your 100% right about the smaller fish, most of the ones we get in the springtime are in the 2-5 pound size with the odd lunker, but not too many of them. And HH, I've already got the board, infact I picked it up about a year ago but I may pick up the Tattle system. I saw them being used on "The Next Bite" a couple days ago and they said exactly the same as you, that they work well when a smaller fish hits.

Mornin folks, time for some softwater fishing talk I'm gonna be using an Off-Shore planer board for the 1st time this coming May for springtime Quinte pickeral and want to get a rod / reel combo that'll work well with it. I only fish for pickeral about 6 days a year so I don't need anything really expensive, but want a decent set-up. I was thinking of maybe going with an 8' TDR rod, but not sure what action would work best for dragging the board, or would a different length be better ?? And what about a decent line counter reel with a large capacity spool.....maybe a Convector I'll probably be using mono. Any thoughts ?? This is the board I picked up

Always good yakkin with you before sun-up Shelley, a great way to start the day

Thanks for the update Shelley and hopefully the brace will be all Justin needs to fix him up. Good to hear the others are coming along better now too.

I'l be there for the entire week as always Kelvin, June 16 thru the 22nd. Lookin forward to seeing you again.

Jack, I've had 3 major surgeries and not one of them was near as bad as I thought it'd be, and I'm sure you'll find the same thing. Get yerself all fixed up and you'll be in your prime for the Lakair trip in June

Absolutely Terry, I was out for a hike with ole Marv this morning and I thought he was gonna take off like Toto Very heavy rains down here too, but the skies are clearing abit now.

Good to hear the surgery went well Rich & hopefully the recovery will be a speedy one. Lookin forward to meeting Nikita in June.

Oh no, I just got home and this is the 1st post I saw. Chuck & Shelly, I'm really sorry to hear of more terrible news for your family and best wishes for a speedy recovery for everyone......... Please keep us informed.

G'day Harry, nice to see you up bright & early enjoying the best part of the day