OhioFisherman

I have have beer in glass bottles and beer and pop in cans burst in my refrige in the garage, it has to be very cold for a good while though(below 0F). Most years not a problem, never had a need to store stuff in a cooler.

They have been advertising it here also Gerritt, my favorite channel. A lot of good programs.

Nice report, looks really strange, a desert with some water mixed in, they could have thrown in some trees and grass on the banks! Banks all rocks?

Stoty unless you have some time on your hands the quickest way to go there and gets results is to hire a guide and shiner fish. Just the fastest way of a good chance of a lunker, 8 to 12 pound fish, had friends that have done it with good results. Tackle is supplied, wild shiners I believe were extra like a buck a piece.

http://www.hawghunterguideservice.com/species.htm, open all year, the bass masters seem to follow the spawn on their tournament trail early in the year.

http://www.nysite.com/nature/flora/basswd.htm Linden tree, aka basswood. Nice action on that lure! http://www.fandfwoodcarving.com/basswood-blocks.htm Can ya tell I got a lot to do?

Welcome back Jack! I hope it all goes well!

Yes ladies and gentlemen another boating season, talk here is gas could hit 3.50 a gallon by summer, and some mention in the papers about an increase in gas tax, 40 cents a gallon over 5 years. LOL fueling a recession?

Stoty just from what I have heard December thru February is big bass time down there, even if they are not spawning they are carrying eggs(increased weight). Although they all maybe preparing to spawn not all do at the same time so the tactics can vary, sight fishing, actually targeting fish on beds, not real fond of that method. Flip a lure on or near the bed and bother them, jig and pig, lizard, soft plastics that imitate bluegill or something else that eats their eggs. It can take repeated casts to the same bed(fish) to provoke them. They will stage outside of the spawning area at times, area of deeper water near the spawning beds, doesn`t have to be a lot deeper( the first edge ). Regular tactics may work for ones not on bed, they may be feeding getting ready to bed. Large baits sometimes down there than here, just bigger fish. 8-10 inch plastic worms, lizards, heavy line, strong hooks, ambush feeders for the most part, cover, lilys, grass. wood, docks.

If your young consider this, interest on your home mortgage may be your biggest expense in life besides the actual cost of the home, it is nice to be able to cut that in half or more with a larger down payment, or have funds available for a safety net. You never know what is going to happen down the road, having cash on hand can smooth bumps. Expenses, purchase price, taxes, maintenance of a cottage, vs rental income and time to enjoy it? Er and headaches, time for upkeep. A vacant piece of land that you can camp on or put a trailer on may be a easier solution? Less expense up front and less money tied up in case the plans change? But a spot for the future? Just depends on your dedication to the plan I guess.

Thanks Justin! Dollar dropping in value and they still want more for them up there? LOL go loonie!

http://www.nitro.com/boat/index.cfm?boat=2681 What do they sell these for up north?

Congrats! another oarsman!

Not a bad idea to keep your eye on the US boat market, with the rash of foreclosures a depressed economy a lot may be coming up for sale.

Give him our best wishes for a speedy recovery Norm!

Just a tip, take a 1/4 x2 inch strip of the white belly of a perch you are keeping, scale a section first, leave the white skin on. If they are biting it works just as well as minnows and the skin makes it hard to get off. An old Erie trick, we have also cut the minnows in half, didn`t seem to matter to the perch.

on simcoe when the perch are biting that would last you less then an hour ? Catch the darn things don`t feed them! LOL

A ban on the sale, possession, and use of gorge hooks makes much more sense than a bait size limit.

Great catch Mike! Congrats!

Everyone has come up with some good reasons. A changing world and a lot of choices for the recreational dollars. Kids are impatient and in a hurry. I belonged to a bass club for a number of years, age differences caused some rifts. Young singles guys in a hurry to try new places, without taking the time to learn the old. We set up club tournament dates in like February, like 7 tournaments 6 qualifiers and a championship. 5 one day tournaments and 2 two day tournaments. just logical for the older guys with families to limit the driving distance for a one day tournament. Drive 3 or 4 hours, fish for 8 or 9 drive 3 or 4 hours home? Didn`t make much sense to us family guys, our two days were usually in New York or Erie Pa. A bit of a drive but you had more time. A lot of us made a family vacation out of it, a cabin on the lake for a week. A battle every year over locations, and some guys wouldn`t show for the longer one day tournies. Some of the young guys were gung ho, until not doing well in the first couple tournies. Kids with fathers or uncles, whatever stayed in longer than kids without other family members involved. Maybe a tradition thing? Turn off the tv, put the video game down, get out and do something. You don`t need a tv or game to have fun. Fishing is a game, you get out of it what effort you put into it. Our club had boaters and non-boaters, gave people without the resources a chance to fish, a draw for partners so you got to fish with different people and get to know them and learn different styles of approaching the tournie, different methods, choices in locations on a lake. The bickering over tournie locations was a drag, some guys would fish a lake a couple times and not do well and not show for tournies on that lake. You can`t learn if you don`t fish it? Start them off early make a game and fun out of it, expect that some won`t show much interest.

LOL who needs airbags when you have something soft and warm available.

Dang Glenn! Just saw the pictures of the damage on CNN School bus on top the school? If you can tell it`s a school! Glad your OK!

http://www.ofncommunity.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=14420 The pretty girl in this picture is holding what would be a nice Ohio Brown!

Hookset, not a knob! My Dad passed in Feb of 91 of Brain Cancer, fished all his life, grew up 3 miles from Lake Erie during the depression years, fish was food when work and money were not readily available. Quit school at 13 when his dad died to help support the family, never wanted much, water and a rod and reel and someone to fish with, we were close at hand. Great tribute to your man! I still miss mine!

Just a tip, get a large boat bilge pump and a float switch, 12 volts and may save a flooded basement. You can always take a battery out of the boat or car to run it.