FloatnFly

Can't say to much, because not often do fly fishing.

So far I knew, that is depend on the way you do the casting, special with heavier fly lures like for Musky.

And also you got to know your rods capacity , your fly reel and your line. We can't used fishing for Bass and fishing for Musky on the same rod.

Maybe that the cost problem you get hook your self. Beside using proper safety equipment like sunglasses, hat and wader.

actually you can, just need to change out the leader and tippet, a nice 8wt rod will do both species, an 8wt will toss a big top water popper for bass as well as the big streamers for musky. it'll also handle 30lb chinooks. its not a matter of gear, its a matter of caster ability/misfortune that one hooks themself on the forward cast.

Some guys that "Fly Fish" would be better off with a fly swatter.....

shatter resistant eye protection, even when its not sunny is a must, the fly travel around 140mph at the end of your line,

and would also suggest a wide brimmed hat to protect the ears. in the spring i had a gust of wind pop up and wrapped my leader around my head, the fly stuck into my cheek below my sun glasses.

You need to buy a vacume sealer.. Once you have the meat sealed,you can freeze it. Great for making winter soups.

 

Have a picture of the finished smoke? DROOLING.

vacuum sealing is a double edged sword, does it protect the meat, yes, does it hold for a long time, depends. with the vacuum seal, if the frozen package gets tossed around or dropped, the seal will break. it happens all the time at work, a customer will be looking at the frozen meats, toss the package back in, seal breaks, a week later we have freezer burned meat.

the absolute best way is to get the brown paper from your butcher, get the one that is plastic coated on one side. we use it to wrap freezer orders, and no matter how often the package is knocked around, it stays sealed. you can get a 900ft roll or 15" wide paper for around $30

I can almost gaurentee that everyone reading this thread has a pile of chinese made product in there tackle box. Many hooks, reels, line are made there and you buy it everyday from a brand company. I was at ICast in Orlando this year and I would say 75% of the product shown there was from China. I was at the natiional hardware show in May and I can tell you that number is even higher in that industry.

 

Bottom line is there are some great quality items from china and and there some duds for sure. You need to do your homework first. You can really find some great deals if you know what you are doing.

 

Cheers!

a ton of gear is made in China and tai wan on the cheap for major companies. All they do is slap their logo on it and make a 400% profit on it. With that being said, the Chinese makers now have the blue prints for the top fishing gear used world wide, they make it with a slightly different design, and slap a different label on it, and charge $50 for something that cost them $5 to make. From talking to multiple sales reps (Shimano, Zebco, Loomis, Orvis, Redington, Sage) these Chinese knockoffs are just as good if not better than the brand name gear.

@$5 for 1000 hooks with free shipping, its worth a try, if the metal isn't great, you know what, you're only out $5. there are plenty of ways to test out hooks at home before you get on the water

looks like the guy that got hit was under the influence of marijuana at the time

still three months of good boat fishing left

haha maybe on st clair where it never freezes.......

also hello fellow Sarnian, spent my first 20years there, but moved to oshawa 10 years ago.

by-law is out 24hrs a day, i've seen them driving around at 4am while on my way to the river, report the incident. in the mean time, carry a plastic bat with you, more than enough to get the dogs attention, but not enough to do it any harm

You've got Gbay, Huron, Lake O.. Great fisheries right at your doorstep.

swimming pool vs bowl i guess, easier to find and get something from a bowl than from a swimming pool

there are cases of landlocked salmon, but they are different than the monster chinnies, chinnooks would overrun simcoe pretty easily, they swim laps around lake ontario until spawn time.

but simcoe could definitely support a resident trout population, would be pretty cool to have a still water trout fishery there, i know there are other still water trout lakes in ontario

i have a buddy that does a ton of bird hunting, even does some guiding for canada geese and ducks, he goes out of his way to find the final approach decoys, so yes, they work, he has about 200 of them lol

the spotted sea trout which is also called a speckled trout, looks like a vampire check this out

browns are browns

and to make things really confusing, brook trout aren't actually trout, they're char....

and you obviously know what steelhead are, which are also called rainbow trout, but some will say rainbow trout are purely resident fish and aren't a steelhead.......so much confusion!

At least we don't have these anymore:

 

haha true enough, but something is wrong with that picture....why is the older kid the only one with a life vest on?

for the amount of times im on a boat, yea i wear one, im only on a boat a couple of times a year, so to me, its a no brainer, it only takes one idiot to fly close by you at a high speed to knock you off balance.

bottom line, its just common sense to wear it. as the saying goes, ' that idiot must have a lot of common sense, cause he never uses any'

would not want to meet this up close

http://www.worldfishingnetwork.com/news/post/angler-catches-monster-shrimp

i like my shimano crucial worm and jig rod, its only 5.5ft long and 2 piece, so its light weight, with strong back bone, i put a smaller gander mountain reel on it, holds about 150yrds of 15lb braid

look around at independent lots as well, I bought my truck from one, hes a customer at work who buys the cars/trucks for the dealer, he now works for a chrysler dealer, buying their cars from auction for their used car lot.

but i have a 2005 f150 fx4 with a step side, paid 14,000 for it, im the second owner, the first one being a ford employee in quebec, I bought it 3 years ago with 52,000kms on it. I love the thing, its not horrible on gas, but its far from the best, the happy zone is around 90km/h, you can hold it there, $50 will take you about 300km ( got to wiarton, found out I left my bank card at home in oshawa, and only $50 on me lol) but to be honest, you don't buy a truck for the gas milage, you buy it to use the box to move crap around, and for towing heavy trailer loads.

another tip, don't look at anything other than 4x4, 2 wheel drive sucks, especially in a PU since they are rear wheel drive, you have to put sand bags or patio stones in the bed to weigh it down for traction.

before deciding on a pickup, make a list on paper on what you NEED your vehical to do, ie do you need to pack up a load of lumber or supplies every so often, is that something you don't do. for myself i wanted the exterior cargo capacity for my fishing gear, i didn't want the smell of my waders/boots or fish on the inside of my vehical, plus I do load up the bed at least once or twice a month.

if you don't need it to do any of the above, look into the SuVs the edge and escape are very nice, as are the grand caravans and journeys.

what ever you decide, make sure it is something that you are going to be happy driving and that it suits your lifestyle

nice! thats great to hear that theres some bigger fish in lake, im hopefully head on the lake on sunday

Is there a scrap yard near you? If so contact them, I often see guys hauling loads of old appliances in to scrap dealers.

yea, the closest one is in Ajax, but only open 8am-4pm tuesday to saturdays

Well, I heard back from 2 appliance centres, apparently neither one save them because 'they are too hard to remove'

so he parked his malfunctioning truck in a way that it blocked access to the ramp

I dunno if the one I have here is any good to you. It looks pretty flimsy. Ive seen the old steel washer drums your talking about, and this one seems really thin in comparison.

 

Its yours if you want it though. I can email or text pics if youd like to see some. Just pm me a contact.

 

Im in millbrook BTW. Washer even works

 

S.

ahh so the thin walled stainless steel one. i'd be scared it would burn through after a few uses. the manufactures switched to save weight and money in producing washing machines

I like an unobstructed view of the fire myself, some trailer parks require chimenias or drums for outdoor fires

 

one advantage I've seen guys do (I wouldn't do this myself), they save their used motor oil after an oil change, and pour some into the bottom lip of the drum while the fire is going, the slow burning oil keeps the fire going when burning big logs or crappy, wet wood

i do as well, but to keep the by law office happy, it needs to b enclosed and used for 'cooking' so going to throw a bbq rack over it and keep a pack of dogs next to me lool

Just curious, but do you burry any of it or just place it on the ground? I've heard of this method before and was also curious of any advantages over using rocks.

 

Pidge

you can do either one, but the FD would probably want patio stones under it, and an oven rack over it, im going to put mine on a couple of cinder blocks on patio stones

I might have what you need. I'll go have a look. Just got a new washer

 

S.

that would be awesome

If you find one, let me know, I might be able to pick it up for you and drop it off at your place.

thanks for the offer, i'll keep that in mind, if you find one on the side of the road in that area let me know as well, i have a buddy in caesarea thats goes into lindsay quite a bit as well