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Thanks for the update lundboy, that's good news for those that live in the area, as well as those of us that enjoy spending our recreational time in those beautiful surroundings.

Thanks for the request Holdfast, that video is one of the best there is for paying respect to those who fought & died for the rest of us. Should be required viewing for every school in Canada.

Mid Atlantic musky Photo taken by Terry..............sorta

The cruise appears to be working fine now, so I'll leave it as is and see how well it works on the long drive this weekend. If there's any more problems, I'll take it to the dealer next week. Thanks all

Don't worry Steve, when those pics were taken I was only doing about 20K, infact I was passed on the shoulder by an old lady on a bicycle equipped with snowtires

30 # is pretty light for throwing heavy musky baits Andy. Go heavier and it'll reduce your chances of snapping it on a backlash. Muskies aren't the least bit line shy, so no need to fish the smaller diameter. I only use 65# PP for casting and have never had it snap on me yet, but most guys are casting with 80 # and get as many fish as always.

Thanks for the info Kevin, and hopefully you can get this stopped before it's too late. I like your neighborhood just exactly the way it is right now, and I'm sure future generations will too.

Thanks Raf, it was on my way home last night that the problems occured, and the roads were in fine shape by then, definetely good advice though. Hopefully it was just the slush

I think yesterdays early season snowfall in the Barrie / Midland / Collingwood area caught alot of drivers off guard and there were a few scary things happening on the roads. Most folks had the common sense to slow down abit, but too many others figured it was fine to continue on their merry way at 120 K, as if it was still July on a deserted road. Most folks were avoiding the northbound left lane near Barrie because it was pretty well buried in slush, but at least a couple guys flew by me like I was parked, including one tractor trailer driver that figured his delivery was more important than anybody else's saftey. He went by me at a speed I would consider dangerous on a DRY day. It's gonna be snowing alot around here very soon, please put some decent tires on your car and slow down when necessary.......the life you save could be my family. Thanks boyz

Thanks Glen, but it was definetely turned on, I even tried it in "tow haul" mode to see if that made any difference, but nuthin. Maybe a loose fuse ??...... hmmmmm, I'll check that when it gets a bit brighter outside

Wait'll you see me when I'm having a LOUSY day

On my way up to Penetang yesterday morning I drove thru all that snow, ice, slush & slop, then parked the truck all day, and I don't think the temps got above freezing. On the way home last night down the 400, I clicked on the cruise control but it wouldn't engage, infact I tried it a dozen times over the next hour, but nada. I took the truck out earlier this morning and tried it again, and it worked fine, although I never got above 45 KPH I can't imagine why, but is there ANY chance it could have somehow been affected by the slush up under the truck last night ?? I'm assuming the cruise is strictly an internal component, but now I'm not so sure. I'm heading to Windsor this weekend and want the cruise working for the trip, and even though it's covered by warranty, I'm hoping to avoid a wasted day at the dealership. It's a 2005 Safari....any thoughts ?? Oh and BTW, this thread is fishing related, because......umm...... I was coming home from a fish'n trip when the problem with my truck occurred.....yeah, that's it

You may get a few different opinions on this Mike, but myself & most of my fish'n buds prefer PowerPro with a fluoro leader......80 pound for casting & 100 for trolling works well and 130 pound fluoro goes good with it. Myself, I like Seaguar fluoro, but again you may get varying opinions on this. You also need good terminal tackle to go along with the line & leaders and I find Stringeze snaps are about the best around and Spro makes excellent swivels. You can buy fluoro in bulk, but it's expensive at close to $70 / 50 feet, or you can go to JB's and buy a couple leaders already made up. Brian can set you up with everything you need there.

Shoulda called me Andy, I coulda swung by & picked you up

Another awesome day has come & gone Wayne, and as usual, it's always a pleasure to spend another day on the water with you. No fish this trip, but that's never mandatory for a good day of fish'n anyways. It looked chilly out there, but it wasn't really as bad as it looked, infact I don't think I even put my coat on till about 2:00 or so when the temps started dropping again. The drive from Penetang back to the Smoke this evening was a heck of a lot easier than the drive north at 6:00 this morning, cept for the fact that my cruise control decided to take a vacation ...... Have to get that fixed tomorrow before I head to Windsor this weekend. Here's a couple shots of the hiway up around Barrie about 7:00 this morning Sorry Wayne, but I had a good shot of you in the boat , at least I thought I did, but it never showed up on the camera. Oh well, I'll take 2 of you next time to make up for it. Thanks again for another great day Wayne, the pleasure was all mine

No fish......lotsa snow......tons of laffin Now I gotta go find some grub !!

I'm outta here shortly and heading north to spend the day with Wayne on G-Bay, lookin to see if any big girls wanna come out & play on this beautiful fall day. Looks like some snow up that way, and it's gonna be breezy on the big water, but even if we don't get what were after, were still gonna have a great day. Talk to y'all tonight

Don't worry about it Wayne, I'll probably be at your place by 4:00 tomorrow morning and have the snow all shovelled outta your driveway by the time you wake up. Just leave a thermos of coffee on the porch beside the shovel

I often think alot of folks spend far TOO MUCH time sleeping and in my opinion, that's nearly as bad as not sleeping enough, and I'm sure many would feel better if they got up and got going, rather than laying in bed for 8-10 hours a day. Not saying that's YOUR problem Gerritt, but I think it's a problem for many. Even when I was working, I'd be up at 2 or 3 in the morning and head off on a 20-30 mile bike ride nearly every day before heading into the hall, and I'd do this 12 months a year, no matter how nasty or cold it was outside, and like Dawg says, I never felt so healthy in my life and I did that right up into my 50's. Even now that I've been retired for 7 years, I'm still up nearly every day by 3:00 AM.....hence the "Lew O'clock" ......and have most of my stuff done around here before anyone else is even awake. Maybe it's not for everyone, but more folks should try it sometime rather than laying in bed cause they THINK they need more sleep. When you WAKE up.....GET up

It's funny, but in all the years myself, friends and family have owned outboards, which is at least 50 years that I can personally remember, I don't recall ever hearing anybody talk about changing impellers, and I can definetely say that NOBODY has ever had one fail on them, and some of these motors were ancient. It's only the last few years that I've been on this board, that I've even heard mention of it. My bud has a 9.9 Evinrude that's gotta be pushing 30 years old and it still purrs like a kitten, runs all the time, and still has the original impeller. Infact, I honestly don't think he's even changed the lower unit oil. Not saying that's a good thing, but it almost seems like the newer units aren't made nearly as strong or dependable as the older models, as today, we hear constantly about somebodies impeller breaking down after only a couple short years. Maybe our throw-away society now includes outboards too

Yes it did Goran, but evidentely it's open again under a new owner. Hope it's as good as before, their burgers & fries were worth the trip themselves

A longtime and very dear friend of mine owned a 200 acre dairy farm up on the hill near Binbrook (SP) He retired several years ago and was offererd an insane amount of money for the property. He kept a 1 acre piece of ground near the road, built a new home on it and sold everything else off to the developers. What was once a beautiful farm and plenty of trees and open space is now homes, stores and traffic congestion, but I spose that's progress. He's dead now, but his family is living well from the sale.

This is always a good day for anyone who's interested in joining us. We all meet up on the Niagara Parkway in the morning, then spend the day on the water and as Pete said, we'll all head to the restaurant at the end of the day for supper & fish'n tales. Great way to close out the season. It get's pretty chilly some years, so If your coming, dress well for the day.

What I failed to mention Mo, is that the motor needs to be RUNNING while you spray the fogger into the carb. After you've run the motor for 15 minutes to circulate the stabilizer, spray the fogger into the carb until the motor stalls....THEN it's done. It'll smoke in the springtime when you 1st fire it up, but that's normal.

And I STILL say you guys are jealous of Shelly & Courtney........ A couple gurls can get paid to fish & you can't