FloatnFly

On 7/23/2019 at 4:21 PM, dave524 said:

Start eating more pork, if you watch you can get those whole cryovac packaged pork loins for $1.48 a pound, beef anymore , except for burger is out of this pensioners snack bracket.

 

theres a couple of suspect items that i saw here, the double stuffed pork chop?  how do you cook that and flip it with out the stuffing falling out?, the stuffed pork chops should have the pocket cut on the other side, not through the fat layer.  i didn't see any butterfly chops, and those country styles are simply half a rib end pork chop.  another use for the rib end, use it to make a pulled pork.

as for misfishs question, i disagree with this whole meatless concept, it is purely a money grab as someone else stated.  i read somewhere that these burgers are very similar to dog food ? not sure how accurate this is.  im no longer in the meat business so im a little out of touch with these things

6 hours ago, verno said:

Could be.  Her name was Jodie.  Awesome girl, but that crap got it's hooks in to her.

That's her,  she was a good person. We hadnt seen her for few years, and I guess that was why. 

get yourself a set of NEOs, they are fantastic, waterproof, and spikes are replaceable.  slide right over your normal footwear.  they fit small though, i wear a size 12 work boot, and need a size 15 neo to fit over them.

http://www.neosovershoescanada.com/

they are standard winter wear at the rail yards for anti slip

On 12/26/2018 at 8:31 PM, verno said:

 

A lot of heavy drug use in the bush around the creek.  Desperate drug addicts don't care who they hurt to get their next fix.  The Methadone clinic is about 200 meters from the creek down there and the bike path that follows the creek makes a great highway for people that want to stay off the main street and out of sight.  The bush surrounding the creek is a Rabbit's warren and there are increasingly bigger tent cities growing in it.  Those tent cities attract drug users and those violent people that want to prey on drug users.  

If you look at the link below the problem is severe enough that the city has converted mailboxes to accept used needles.  3 of the locations are along the creek.

https://www.oshawa.ca/residents/public-space-harm-reduction-needle-drop-boxes-.asp

And its not just your stereotypical junkie either.  Our former neighbour who was doing well in life, owned her home and had at least 12 yrs into a mortgage that we lived next to her, worked downtown in the TD IT dept.  Died of an OD days after getting out of rehab.  She wasn't a violent predator, but I'm sure she had violent predators at her house by the looks of some of the characters I saw before we moved.

was this just within the last month?  my g/f cousin just passed from an od and this sounds very very familiar to her circumstances

i know the area you speak of, i do not venture south of a certain spot, its too quiet and closed in, when i go there, i fish the spots that are frequented by many passer by.

Thanks,  I'm bringing a fly rod with me, my hotel is a couple blocks from the river

This girl loves to go fishing, took her out targeting pan fish with a little ultralight rod, a small fly, and even smaller chunk of worm, and she got a very nice surprise.

Anyone have any experience fishing in Winnipeg? Headed there today for 7 weeks of job training 

43 minutes ago, misfish said:

Thanks for the replying. Chad right?

That smoker looks like it,s been worked over pretty good. I am thinking I could build a plywood box and line it with reflex insulation. Would that work the same? The wrap they use on water heaters and hot water pipes. Maybe I am over thinking outside the box. 

 

And that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Looks awesome. 

Haha no, not chad

The smoker was my dad's for 20years before he gave it to me

He used stainless because it won't rot out in the elements. 

Pork belly burnt ends, salt them over night, cube them up, smoker for 4 to 5 hours, then bbq for an hour and a half in a mixture of your favourite bbq sauce, little bit of honey, and butter.  It's like pork candy0

Have these yummy morsels simmering in the sauce mix right now

2 hours ago, misfish said:

How is it insulated ?

1 inch insulation wrapped with a sheet metal exterior.  You can see the base little smoker inside 

Currently doing pork belly burnt ends on mine. 

Also, someone mentioned temperature of these units, mine is insulated with 1inch insulation all the around, took a temp reading at the very top just under the lid, it's sitting at 195 degrees F

If you boil your ribs, you're making soup and dumping all your flavour down the drain

12 hours ago, woodenboater said:

awesome ! can this smoker be used for ribs as well cuz that would be wicked !

I absolutely have used mine for ribs, and pork belly and smoked burgers.  It can't be used as a cold smoke, because of the heating element being in the unit.  Cold smoking requires smoke only. 

These are the ribs I did in mine last week.  I cook them in a bbq sauce mixture with butter and honey on the bbq after words to make them sticky and delicious 

I've got that same smoker, my dad gave it to me when he upgraded, it's over 20 years old, but works like a champ. 

Mine has been modified to hold the heat better, has a 1 inch layer of insulation wrapped in another layer of sheet metal.  

15 minutes ago, TJQ said:

Awesome pics... let spring begin I say!!

I think we skipped spring and went straight into summer

16 minutes ago, misfish said:

What a beautiful stretch  of water. 

 

It's an amazing area, that hardly anyone knows is there, if I told where this was, you wouldn't believe me

The last couple of springs have not been kind to me for steelhead, precisely zero spring steel. 

I almost though about not going out this year, but could not resist the weather.  Started off small, had another jump out of my hands, and then the beauty silver bullet today. 

Oshawa pier is cake walk compared port hope

On 2018-02-07 at 3:23 PM, Snidley said:

Oshawa pier could be dangerous if ice covered. The water there is at least 20-30' deep with huge rollers and it's a long way down from the pier to the water level, with few ladders. This year it is also under construction but in truth it is no worse than Bronte pier or 16 Mile pier most times. Those stupid handrails make getting to the side a pain . The old marina has always been a trespass as are the marshaling yards just north of the pier itself. For those that don't know it is also verboten to fish off 16 Mile Pier after dark even in the summer months. No lights is the reasoning. Bronte pier(s) are both legal anytime but comon sense is required especially if the water gets as high as it did this spring/summer.

Have you not seen the guys that fish the port hope lighthouse??? You want to talk dangerous, look there first

this was a nuisance fine, not a trespassing fine

My dad used to catch them that big when he was a kid.  

I hope that Swedish captain gets a good talking to,  poor sport throwing his medal over the glass

It was a pleasure knowing him.  Was a customer at my work, and my bosses neighbour for 35 years. Passed away very shortly after being diagnosed with leukemia.

http://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-wednesday-edition-1.4471382/remembering-artist-bill-lishman-the-man-who-flew-with-canadian-geese-1.4471389

If possible, stay with the boat.  Always wear your pfd with a plastic whistle attached.  Always stay within view of shore, if your boat does go down, make your way to shore.

get some expanding foam pumped up under the seats for extra floatation. And if you want to get creative, pool noodles around the lip

waters can get rough just from boat traffic alone, can be dead calm wind, but rough waters.   Those that boat in the st Clair river can appreciate that.