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We all know what direction the comments would be going if they had lost those three games... don't we.

BTW the go to colour for sheaphead is orange.

Another option for beads it a local craft supply store. Some of the colours may not be all that manly (but they might be fishy), but you can often save a couple of bucks. As to the components, I am a big fan of a quick change clevis. Blade size, colour and shape can be changed fast. The only time I don't use them is when I'm using super small blades.

Local tv news mentioned that a body had been found in Cooks Bay this morning. No confirmation as to identity at this point.

The reason you haven't heard back from him is that his client has decided to buy my boat instead. Too bad for you, maybe I'll take you out for dinner when the money is deposited into my account... should be any day now. Do they serve haggis at IKEA?

If that's the criteria, are there any walleye anywhere?

I must be related to you.

No worries, this is better than watchin' monkeys smell their fingers.

Lets hope not! Did I mention that if I sit backward on the subway and try to read I get a little motion sick?

Those are two nice lookin' Muskellunge! Ben sure seems to know what he's doing. I've only read his stuff.

Weren't you payin' attention? He's got Lloyd mounted on the outside of the plane. Lloyd sure does have a steady hand though. Thanks for taking the time Wayne.

http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2793066 Anybody heading out on Cook's Bay this weekend should take note of the last couple of lines. Search will continue for missing boater Command post to be set up Saturday and Sunday Posted 8:00pm Oct 8, 2010 YORK REGION — The search will continue on Cook's Bay this long weekend for a boater who went missing. York Regional Police are looking for the missing 20-year-old Georgina man after the 14-foot fishing boat he was in capsized last Sunday afternoon, leaving three men stranded in the water. Around 2:20 p.m., an off-duty York Regional Police officer discovered two of the victims and called 911. Police say the two Toronto men, aged 73 and 48, were in the water for about two hours before being rescued. They were transported to hospital with hypothermia. A police command post will be set up Saturday and Sunday on Lake Drive South and Walter Drive in the Town of Georgina from 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. The missing man was last seen wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt with white designs, blue jeans and a baseball cap. Police and firefighters, as well as a Hercules rescue aircraft from Canadian Forces Base Trenton, have searched for the Georgina man for the past days to no avail. Investigators are asking anyone who finds any clothing along the shores to mark the area, leave the found items where they have been located, and contact police immediately. The public, boaters, operators of personal watercraft and hunters, are reminded to avoid the area of east Cook's Bay, near Ravenshoe Road, while police conduct their investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call York Regional Police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7341, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

The dynamic duo. :Gonefishing:

It does look interesting, this is the first I've heard of it, but since it is a year away there is still lots of time for them to get the word out.

I read it as, if you catch a tag fish it gets you a free entry into next years first festival.

Link: http://www.thebarrieexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2789173 Fall Fishing Festival promises to be a 'reel' fantastic opportunity By SHERRY SIMONS, SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER It may be a year away, but the fish are already biting for the inaugural Barrie Fall Fishing Festival. About 100 tagged perch have been released into Kempenfelt Bay, giving anglers ample time between now and the spring of 2011 to catch themselves a free entry into the festival, which runs Sept. 23 to Oct. 2 of next year. One has already been turned in to Penny Curtis at Rack N' Reel (formerly Simcoe Bait and Tackle) on Innisfil Street, in Barrie, where all tags are to be handed in. The festival, organized by the Rotary Club of Barrie-Huronia, will feature a planned prize board of both cash and merchandise, estimated to be in excess of $50,000, including a grand prize estimated to be in excess of $10,000 cash value. Daily prizes will be awarded for up to 100 tagged perch with a minimum value of $100 to a maximum value of $2,500. Rack N' Reel's Penny Curtis said she is "excited" about the upcoming tournament and expects a lot of interest from her customers. Kathleen Trainor, executive director of Tourism Barrie, said the festival will be a big economic boost. "Fishing is big business. About 1.27 million anglers fish in Ontario each year and these anglers spend more than $2.5 billion annually on fishing-related expenditures," she said. "Barrie is the perfect location for a fall fishing festival and a great opportunity to showcase our spectacular lake on Barrie's beautiful waterfront." The festival will close at exactly 5 p.m. on Oct. 2, 2011. Rotary organizers are hoping it will eventually compare in size to that of the Orillia Perch Festival and Owen Sound Salmon Hunt, which attract close to 6,000 anglers annually. Sherry Simons in the Examiner's co-op student from Barrie North

I didn't open this because I thought I knew what it was about, and I was behind "live" tv. He is one of the best pitchers ever. I went to one of his games last year in August because I thought it might be the last time he was going to pitch for the jays. In 40-50 years I can say I saw him live, and so did my son. Oh ya... he also out hit the reds.

For your stated purpose the 20 is perfect. If you decide to broaden your species later you'll want a second gun anyway and then the 12, or a rifle maybe, would be a logical choice depending on what you're going after. BTW I am bias towards a 20 because that is all that my dad ever used for grouse, and we all know our dads are infallible.

For what its worth, some of the people who voted for this, are now saying it should be changed. Classic example of not knowing all the details in a thousand page by-law document being voted on.

The news in Barrie tonight said the search is still on. The news also mentioned the missing man was fishing with his grandfather and a friend.

No worries here. I though it was interesting that someone with from indiana with the handle hoosiers would be such a big reds fan. Maybe there were fishing in Ohio, and wanted to fit in?

Hey I recognize that guy. Nice fish.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/the-short-lived-invasion-of-the-salmon-snatchers/article1742544/ The short-lived invasion of the salmon snatchers JUSTINE HUNTER Victoria— From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published Monday, Oct. 04, 2010 9:25PM EDT It sounds like a dodgy premise for a B movie: An invasion of fierce, cannibalistic predators from the deep. But when fisheries biologist Laurie Weitkamp explained the very real threat posed by an unprecedented Humboldt squid migration into northern waters, she had scientists with the Pacific Salmon Commission on the edges of their seats. This summer, those same scientists were scratching their heads about the record high return of sockeye salmon on the Fraser River. Now, the mystery deepens: It seems the Humboldt squid, the locusts of the ocean, have vanished from the Pacific north of California this year. Ms. Weitkamp, of the Northwest Fisheries Science Centre in Oregon, first encountered Humboldt squid by chance one night off the Oregon coast seven years ago. Crew members called her up on deck to see something odd: Huge numbers of sardines were churning the dark water. Then they saw what was causing the panic. “We were watching these five-foot squid coming up out of the depths, tentacles first, grabbing fish and then disappearing again.” For the scientists on board, it was thrilling to meet a real-life Kraken mythical monster. At the time, the Humboldt squid were almost unheard-of in such northern waters and she had a front row seat, watching the monsters explode up out of the depths in huge numbers to feed. “It just blew our minds.” Since then, Ms. Weitkamp has come to worry about what this shift might mean for the oceans. “In some ways it’s really scary. It’s this huge biomass. They had one [test net] last year off the mouth of the Columbia River and they caught 40,000 pounds of squid in a single tow of the net.” Last year saw a population explosion; squid were washing up on the beaches of Tofino on Vancouver Island. The tropical cephalopods were turning up in commercial fishing nets in Alaska. But this year, researchers have been searching for them – in vain. “This year is really weird. We haven’t seen them at all. Zero,” she said. Bill Patton, a salmon biologist for the South Puget Sound, was in the room when Ms. Weitkamp made her presentation to the Pacific Salmon Commission in Portland last February. The scientists in the room had no doubt heard anecdotal reports about the squid migration. “Everyone was taken aback. I’m sure fishermen would be just panicking,” he said. “It’s just another of many things that make us anxious about marine survival of salmon.” Her work has been rippling through the research community. Now the Cohen commission, the Canadian judicial inquiry into the 2009 collapse of the Sockeye salmon run on the Fraser River – is asking if the squids’ unwelcome presence in northern Pacific waters may have played a part. Buried beneath the debate over salmon farming, the Cohen commission has listed the Humboldt squid as a potential marine predator of the Fraser River sockeye. John Payne, staff scientist for Pacific Ocean Shelf Tracking project, was part of a team that tagged two dozen Humboldt squid last year. He has a scar on his hand to remember their “monstrous” sharp beaks. This year, the hunt for specimens has been difficult. “Their behaviour is unusual. We don’t really know what’s going on. That’s the mystery and that’s why we are tracking them.” Earlier this year, fishery biologist John Field of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Santa Cruz, Calif., confirmed for the first time that the Humboldt squid have developed a taste for salmon – with the discovery of otoliths, the ear bones of salmon, in their stomachs. The Humboldt squid, which can grow to two metres in just two years, are opportunistic feeders: They’ll eat each other and have been found with seabird feathers in their stomachs. However. the Humboldt squid prefer smaller prey than a full-grown salmon. While they are feeding on juvenile salmon, he believes the more significant link between the squid and salmon populations may be ocean conditions. Warming oceans have allowed the Humboldt to move north, but this year, temperatures in the Pacific have dropped, with lots of cold, subarctic water that is probably very high in oxygen, he said. Better for salmon, less appealing for the squid. Confirming that link may help salmon researchers better understand the wild swings in salmon stocks – and the future of what was once both a profitable industry and a reliable food source. Ms. Weitkamp expects her chance to study the squid isn’t over. “Squid in general are designed to take advantage of temporary environmental conditions. And these Humboldt squid are the specialists. … I can only imagine they’ll be back.”

Great stuff! Go Reds?! Is that allowed?