OhioFisherman

CCMT ya you seem to have it right, demand is way down and expected to drop more, prices could get to 1-1.25 a gallon here as predicted by the experts. OPEC is supposed to meet to lower supply, but if there is no demand prices still won`t rise much. Prices should remain lower as long as the recession is continuing, maybe a rise for the summer driving season. Still not a time to buy a gas guzzler if you don`t need one, rising oil prices might be a marker the recession is ending, but I don`t look for that soon.

Just some tough times ahead, numbers for next year are also gloomy, unusual for retail to be losing jobs in November, a time when they are usually doing some hiring for the Holiday shopping. No one yet seems to have a good plan to fix the problem, just rumors of job creation when the next Prez shows up for work. You have to think the tourism industry will be affected to a degree. A time to consider spending choices.

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I don`t ice fish but have use minnows for bait a lot. Depending on what you are fishing for, eg. panfish a light wire aberdeen hook is fine. I usually hooked my minnows under the dorsal fin also when still fishing, thru the lips for casting or trolling, some times just run it thru the mouth and out the gill plate. A lot of different qualities by brand in hooks, some have no strength compared to others of the same style and size, they bend too easily if you happen to catch a species you weren`t fishing for. Thicker wire does more damage to the bait, they don`t last as long or swim as naturally.

LOL Great Norm! The problem is a little deeper than that though. Some bad moves by all parties involved, including our government. Maybe the auto companies spent this election cycles campaign contributions to charter jets to fly to Washington? That would really tick off the powers there. My personal favorite is when they put taxes on the people to build stadiums for billionaires to sit in and watch their millionaire players.

http://www.propertyroom.com/ No I haven`t tried it, caught it on the news this morning. Items supposedly sold as is.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-1...r-attacks_x.htm Big powerful animal, I don`t want to to close unless I am absolutely sure it is dead.

Dang Ponto, I lip them!

That is the problem with a lot of the big box stores, they only stock what they want to sell you, what generates the most profits for them. The mom and pop smaller stores may actually have what you want or need.

....You stink! wink.gif LOL Glen, say it ain`t so! Got to remember us yanks are in a warmer climate and the heat can bake the brain!

Dang like a lot of them? Bigger than the ones I have see down here I think.

No problems for me with older models, D1300 D1600, haven`t bought any newer ones in a lot of years,

Any one know what the yellow things are around the inside of the boat? Thanksgiving weekend was the latest in the year for me to fish, toys got put away after that, no trips up north after the last week of September. Fish eat all year, certain times of the year make catching food tougher on them, bigger fish the metabolism usually slows faster than bait fish except maybe for trout and salmon. If food is available in quantities and easy to catch they will continue to eat., they will eat anything they catch if it makes a mistake. Buddies have had real nice days on the water in December here for bass when the water temp was under 40F, using lures.

Huge fish in great condition, I don`t need people breaking out micrometers for me to give them a "hats off" a "hats off" for the live release with as little extra stress to the fish is enough for me. Props dude! That is what the sport should be about!

Great! Never seen one in the wild.

Tend to agree, poaching, taking under size fish, to many fish, take the boat and gear. Same with the drug thing, better the people doing it fund enforcement than the law biding taxpayers. Cars seized in the area all the time here, major east-west highway and north-south highway nearby. When you see some of the police reports in the papers of how they got caught? better they didn`t have a car!

A lot of trouble to dig up some worms.

Thanks friends! Dinner at three.

Get well soon Rick! You have helped a lot of us!

A link to one in the states. http://www.mapleridgewind.com/ Fossil fuel, whether it is oil, natural gas, or coal is running out, just a matter of time as to when. Be prepared? Do something to lengthen the supply? Fossil fuel pollutes some to a lesser degree than others, but wind doesn`t? Don`t know why out in the lake, seems an added hassle to construction, and except for less interference in the wind patterns? Blades are high enough off the ground so a home won`t block the wind. Our government is also talking about them, energy and job creation, why not along our interstate highway system? !0`s of thousands of miles of roadways and access, 100`s of thousands of acres of adjacent unused state and federally owned land to build them on. Here every state could use the jobs they would create, and the electrical power. Along the highway system everyone could see the benefit.

Depends on what you mean by bass boat? The fiberglass ones like the ranger are hard to beat as a fishing platform, heavy, stable, and not affected as much by wind as the higher sided aluminum ones that are lighter. Aluminum ones like the 1750 fish hawk are more general purpose fishing boats, I have no problem with them, mine is similar and old smokercraft. Lew`s is also and also a crestliner, I don`t think he has any complaints. I used mine on Lake Erie a lot, I do feel more comfortable on rougher water with higher sides and decks a little deeper in the boat. More of a matter of what you are comfortable spending, a 19 foot fiberglass bassboat will run you 25 grand plus? here in the states, and most come with at least a 150 hp. You can get a 1750 fishhawk for less and it doesn`t need a 150 hp motor to get you around well, 90 or 115 will do. Gas prices have dropped a lot here, less than 1.70 a gallon, I wouldn`t bet on them staying that low. Take some time shop around, news here states that 20% of the population of Michigan is on some sort of public assistance, maybe more to follow, might be some deals there if you are close by.

LOL Like Bob Dylan live at the rock&roll hall of fame concert?

You do know there is cold water under that stuff? That hole your BFA makes going thru maybe harder to find when your cold?

Born in Cleveland Ohio and moved to the burbs in 1973, now about 10 miles west of Medina Ohio, 35 miles southwest of Cleveland.