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My Michelin Defenders were $400 cheaper at Peterboro Kal Tire than the local FORD dealer

I just put 20" Michelin Defenders on my F150 and the total price including road hazard and taxes from Kal Tire was $1193 and they're the best tires I've ever driven on.

Thanks to all once again, I never thought this post would last so long LOL And just an update in case anyone is interested, we're 2 weeks into our 2nd half century together and the ole girl is still talking to me so I spose we're still good

They just knew how good you were Drew LOL

Split rear seat is nice but if you can get a split center seat as well it'll make your day on the water much more enjoyable. Gives you much more room and makes moving around the boat FAR easier without having to climb over that center seat all the time. If the open concept is beyond your budget maybe worth your while looking at a slightly used boat with the option. Just a thought though.

Outstanding weekend Josh and a good bunch of fish to go with it. That moonrise/sunset combo is (was) always my favorite time to be chasing those slimers.

That's great Dave, I got my license in '62 in Mom's Austin A35. Only mistake I made was reaching for the dash mounted turn signal switch before I completed the turn. Did yours have the same little lighted arms that swung out from near the roof to indicate the direction of turning ?? LOL Funny little car but me and my buds had a blast in it.

Thanks for posting the pics of the old Chevy again Dan, never get tired of seeing that old girl.

Are you for friggen real ??

I did the same thing thing Mike, put a Beckman pen on a Frabil frame and got the best of both worlds.

If your gonna use a gripper to control a big fish close to the boat Mike, try and get one that swivels rather than a solid one. If the solid one is locked onto her jaw and she starts to thrash...which she will... there's every chance you could snap her jaw bone whereas the swivel should just spin without hurting her. Same as holding a fish up with a solid gripper, all sorts of bad things can happen to her when she tries to break loose.

Thanks once again boys Our daughter had invited us out for supper last night...Chemong Lodge in Bridgenorth)....and when we arrived a bunch of our friends were there also for a surprise party. Fun way to cap off 50 great years.

Some things never change Rob LOL And congrats to you too on your Anniversary

Thanks all, the well wishes are much appreciated. And Paul, 50 years ago I WAS young

We got married in '66 and spent out 1st year in an apartment in Scarboro and payed a whopping $125 per month in rent. When I joined the Fire Dept in Toronto in '68 my starting salary was $5200 a year and that was pretty decent money back then. Dad bought a new Chevy pick-up in 61 for $1800

.....this beautiful young lady said "I do" and for the last 1/2 century I've been telling her it was the smartest thing she ever did. It's been a blast and now we're on to the next 50

Same here Wayne, 11 more days and we'll be celebrating our 50th anniversay and every day is still a blast.

Cast-Away, yes the ship was open to visitors in Halifax but it was so darned packed I didn't bother standing in line to board her, although if it wasn't so busy I would definitely would have. To go on a cruise though, they're booked weeks in advance. Jesse, I love the Maritimes and was station in Halifax in the 60's when I was in the Navy, but have gone back a couple times since then. Always great memories after visiting the area.

Morning boys, the Mrs. and I have been away on a 17 day drive through the Maritimes. We visited some great spots and I took a few pictures of some old sailing ships that I thought some of you may enjoy seeing. This one takes people out from St. Andrews NB to watch whales in the Bay of Fundy This ship was in Lunenburg NS and owned by a group of folks from Holland who basically just sail around the world. They just returned from the Carribean and were getting ready to sail back home. Floating museum in Lunenburg This old girl is the Picton Castle also based in Lunenburg and travels the world teaching folks how to sail. It's normally white but has just returned from Europe where they painted her black for some movie they were making. There was a show on TV a few years back about her trips and some may recall hocky player Bob Gainey's daughter fell over board from her and was killed. Up in Halifax this beauty takes folks on sight seeing trips. Canada's most famous sailing ship is definitely the Bluenose and the Bluenose 2 is an incredible ship to see. She's normally based in Lunenburg but we missed her there as she was sailing to Halifax but we timed it perfectly and saw her there. Diane and I were sitting in a waterfront restaurant when she came into harbor and I got this picture thru the window. Doesn't get much better than that. Absolutely gorgeous ship Here's a couple pics of some Right Whales we spotted in St. Andrews. Evidentely there's only 3-500 left in the world so it seems we were very lucky to spot 8 of them this day and even though it doesn't appear in the pictures, we were actually only about 200' away when these ones surfaces and we could actually hear them blowing the water out. Beautiful to watch them surface, blow out the water and breath for a bit, then raise their monstrous tails and dive straight down.

Morning boys, I'm currently sitting in a hotel room in Drummondville Quebec and once the Mrs. gets up we'll be heading to Fredericton NB then onto Nova Scotia and PEI. Anyways, just to clarify, there's absolutely nothing wrong with me and I'm healthy as a horse, infact most days I still feel like I'm 18. I just lost the passion for fishing and have no regrets about packing it in and selling all my gear. I'll still be doing all my normal trips up north with good friends from this board but fishing won't be at the top of the list. I'm off to find some breakfast now and get ready to hit the road, we've got a long drive ahead of us. Thanks again, your a good group.

I'd been retired from the Fire Dept. in Toronto for about a year so when I happened to see the fire on TV it caught my attention right away. When I heard it was a plane that hit the building I called my wife and while we were talking the other plane hit and of course right away realized it was no accident. My son was an iron worker and the day after the attack him and a bunch of his buds chartered a bus to get to NYC. Steel girders is what they worked on and knew more about than just about anyone so they hoped they could offer any assistance needed to move the steel beams to help find anyone trapped. They got to the site and found whoever was in charge and identified themselves but were thanked VERY much and told they already had more workers than they could handle. Lousy day for 1000's of good people, that's for sure.

Thanks boyz and also thanks for the offers of fishing. Not saying I'll never fish again but it'll just be very occasionally if I do. My bud that bought the boat and owns the amp says I can use it whenever I'm up there. And Matt, the jacket is yours, I'll contact you when I get home.

I mentioned awhile back that after 65 years of fishing, the last 40 odd years basically chasing nothing but muskies, I decided to call it quits and sold my boat and a bunch of gear to a bud up north that owns a fishing camp. I also listed a lot of rods, reels and baits on this board and was able to sell it all very quickly. I kept my favorite rod & reel plus a few more baits for another friend and he came yesterday and picked it all up. Only thing left is a Mustang HIT inflatable jacket ...MD3153...that needs a new canister but we're leaving tomorrow morning for Nova Scotia and PEI so I may list it here when I get home. Seems strange...and empty... in the garage now with no boat and no tackle after all these years but it's what I wanted to do. The last 65 years and I've fished with a lot of good friends and family, done a pile of travelling and have boated plenty of nice fish and best of all is so many great memories. My garage walls are full of pictures to keep reminding me of fun trips. I don't post here much any more but still enjoy reading the fishing tales and will continue to do so even though fishing for me is now just a spectator sport.

Heard on the news that a young girl was killed in Newfoundland yesterday when their car hit a moose.

Just got back from Nip last week.