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Happy B-Day pal and all the best to ya

I had a 6 HP Merc long shaft for a kicker on my 16' Crestliner and it would push the boat OK, but if there was a decent cross wind it was almost impossible to make a turn without cranking the motor wide open. I'd go at least 9.9

Have you checked Gagnon's yet ?? I haven't been in there since the re-build, but they used to carry a huge assortment of pickeral baits and may have what your looking for.

dang, I'm sitting here eating a cheese sandwich while I read this Enjoy your roast Peter, it sounds great !!

Happy B-Day Raf, all the best to ya

Any fish'n report by Moosebunk from the land I'll probably never visit

Yup, we used to fish for smelts around that bridge ourselves many years ago turtle. That entire area used to be excellent for smelt back in the day, but sadly, those days seem to be gone forever The new camera seems to be working well dsn, and the pictures came out very nice.

Very nice Jim and good to see you finally got it. Now you just have to hope for snow, and then you'll have to hope the boys let you drive it once in awhile

Nippissing, here's a couple old pics you may be interested in. I posted this one recentely but you may not have seen it. This is a 15' Peterboro Boat that my dad bought back in the mid 50's and kept for about 8 years. Interesting to note that my dads boat had the steering wheel on the left side of the boat, as compared to the right side in modern boats, and it was also located in the rear seat, which was quite common back then. And this one was owned by a family friend, also in the 50's and I think it was 16' Both excellent boats !!

If it's a welded hull your interested in, have a look at the Crestliners. Mines an SC model and it's an excellent boat, but Fishdawg has a tiller model and I know he's very happy with his. Might be a good place to start.

Absolutely Gary !! I buy a new truck every couple years and adamantly refuse to have the dealer sticker on it and they know that before they get the cheque.....or they don't get it

Aluminum & fiberglass are nice, but they don't even come close to the style and craftmanship of the cedarstrip. Really nice to see a few companies continuing the history and tradition of them. Thanks for posting those pictures Nippising

Guess they need the extra $$$$ for the multi gazillion dollar Christmas bonusus for the execs .97 ¢ in Toronto this morning

Same with me Roger, I was a kid in the 50's, same as in the movie and can almost see myself in that show. I had a BB gun (but didn't shoot my eye out), drank Ovaltine and am pretty sure I had the same snowsuit as the little guy and I couldn't climb outta the snowbanks either........always great memories of a better era everytime I watch it Christmas Vacation is also a favorite that I watch every year

Absolutely outstanding guys !! ....... 17 pickeral over 10 pounds in 1 day

Very nice Peter, hope you got a Jumla sticker for the back window ??

One of my favorite movies and it get's funnier everytime I see, infact I just saw it again last night

Hey Roger, good to see you stopping by again bud, but what the heck ever happened to my glass musky baits your pal was making and wanted me to test drive ?? I've been sitting here waiting patiently for a couple years now and don't know how much longer I can stand the suspense

Certainly nothing as elaborate as Bill's umbrella, but I did manage to snag a nice little Jake off the bottom of Lake St. Clair last December

David, thanks for the report and congrats on your best Quinte day ever.....that says alot coming from you. Those are some beautiful fish and to see double & triple headers of those huge fish shows just how great the Quinte fishery is once again and it's also nice to hear of so many folks releasing them, rather than hanging the breeders on their rec room walls. Great stuff !!!!

I'm 99% a musky fisherman and when their in season, it's the only species I fish for. In May, before musky opens, I enjoy fishing for pickeral in the Kawarthas & Quinte (and hopefully tomorrow) and then in the winter I fish with Squid a few times on the Lower Niagara, and even the odd weekday salmon trip thrown in early in the season on Lake O No interest in ice fishing though.

OK Jamie, I'll start knocking the dust off some pickeral rods.....if I can remember where I put them Leave the Dawgs at home though, NOTHING eats them things

When I'm using the receiver, it's padlocked to the hitch. When I'm fishing and the truck & trailer are parked at the ramp, the trailer is padlocked to the ball. Then I take the spare wheel off the trailer tongue and lock it in the truck. Plus my expensive chrome truck wheels are locked onto the rims with special lock nuts. It's a pretty sad world were forced to live in, isn't it ??

It's beautiful Bob !! I just came in the house from working in the backyard wearing shorts and a T-shirt and I'm heading back out shortly to wash the truck Gotta luv El Nino

Perfect Jamie, just gimme 3 minutes to pack my gear and I'm there