Jeff R

Very sweet fish.....nice pics

Sorry about your loss bass. Doesn't seem to matter how old they are, they manage to make us feel like they've been with us our whole life. When we had to put down our 5 yr old border collie a couple of months ago, for medical reasons, the vet said " it is a great and loving friend that would never allow a friend to suffer. She knows she is loved"....It didn't help much at the time, but it will get better Jeff

Sounds like a good day out there Johnny....from your last few reports, sounds like you're really becoming quite the master with the jig and pig....you'll have the pros calling you for tips soon enough

Congrats and best wishes of health and happiness

WTG Cliff....first one is the toughest, but you'll be bringing them in like a fishing trawler soon enough....

Congrats and WTG..... just another great way to spend time together... .....That Wild Turkey won't know which way to run Jeff

As veryone else has said, a trade is a greta thing to have....With so many people and students getting into compter realted fields, tradespeople are a hard to come by....The hours may be long, and a bit of a dirty job, but your paycheck at the end of the week is ALWAYS clean. With tool and die, and millwrights, that ticket can pave the way for other opportunities in the future. We have had a lot of tool and dies, and millwrights come into the elvator industry. There has been more than one occasion, when their experience has been invaluable. Especially when the parts they send you don't match the drawings you're supposed to be installing them in. If a company shows you the back, say thanks, because there will be a front door waiting for you when get out....Good Luck Jeff

Awessome and amazing pics..ubelievable action shots tooo..thanks for an amazing read. Those are some seriously sick sized fish...

Belated Bithday Wishes....Cheers to a good year Jeff

Recipes are running through my head looking at them....Nice catch and good luck tonight

Are Shakespeare's any good? never used them...not sure what the reel was....cruised into LeBaron's today to start getting an idea of what I'll need and they had a couple of combos for $40-$50. just wondering if I'll get what I pay for...hate to cut a weeknd short because of junk

In a time when bottom line and profit matters the most to many companies...It's always nice to know there are still some who know when they made a mistake, and go beyond to fix the problem..Great outcome

Thanks all.....And Majorly stoked about Quinte...don't think I slept much last night after our conversation Gerritt....I almost wanna do a practice run so I can see the look on his face.... Ummm douG?....I hope that is a new bait concoction, and not a snack you're bringing up to Quinte....Isn't falafel like sprouts or weeds?....Thinking the combination of that and chewy skittles, dentist will think I was trying to eat a Chia Pet, or I'll look like one....Actually, might be a good idea, I can always use it to fill the hole the barber keeps putting in my brand new haircuts

SUPER SWEET fish....makes you wanna call in sick tomorrow....nice pics

Was there a few weeks ago. Water level is really low. You will really have to keep the motor clean. Lots of nice bluegill, and some smallies....no luck with pike or perch.....if you head straight out from the dock towards Hwy 10, and drift around, that was where we had luck with the crappie. We used live worms and white grubs with a float about 2' up. The northeast arm we had to tip up and row most of the way, but once in there, mini tubes and small spinners got us some 1- 1.5# bass. The crappie come out draped in weeds, gives them a little extra weight for fighting... ...good luck and enjoy Jeff

Awesome read, thanks for sharing. Was almost like being in the boat fishing with you....Bit of a rough one, but to paraphrase " Any hard day out in the water, is better than any good day filling out a timecard".....Best of luck with the rest of the tournies Jeff

I have been away from this sport for awhile. But, if I remember accurately Solo, the rule was that any fish planned for packing, had to have the skin on for identification purposes. Also, if fillets are packaged/ wrapped for storage to be transported at a later time, they must be packaged so they can be counted even while frozen. If not, it is considered illegal, and can be seized with charges laid. Not sure if it has changed, but if I remember correctly, that's the standard. Hope that answered your question.. Jeff

That's what I'm looking forward to Beans.....Thanks for the welcomes and compliments all...and for the invite Cliff, very much appreciated Jeff

Just wanted to say HELLO ALL...... Although I signed up a couple of weeks ago, you all have made introductions rather tough. You all have done such an amazing job here, that by the time I get done reading stories, quips and quotes, I have left no time for my "lightning fast" 2 finger typing. Anyways, I once was rabidly into hunting and fishing, but lost interest long ago. I never got rid of my equipment, and always wondered if I would find the urge to use it again. I have 2 boys, 11 & 9, and about 4 weeks ago they asked if they could learn to fish and hunt. At the time, I didn't get too excited, as anyone with children knows, what's exciting today, can be passe by tommorow. I picked them up a couple of rod combos, dusted off the equipment, and headed to a stretch of the credit river where it wouldn't be to busy and let them get used their new equipment. Although no fish were caught, and I spent the afternoon trying to become the posterboy for "Johnson and Johnson's No More Tangles', the first question when we got back into the truck, was " can we go again tomorrow? That was cool". I was grinning from ear to ear as we drove away, even though the closest I got to my rodm all afternoon, was to lay it on the ground unset up beside my tackle box. I think the 15 year itch was setting in. The next day was on to bigger and better. I decided to scoot up to Island Lake ( Orangeville Resrvoir), as you can rent 10 footers, with a 30 # thrust trolling motor. We headed out to the deepest part ( 11') and dropped anchor. After setting them both up, and was now working on my own set up, when it came......"DADDDEEEEEEEEE"......I am sure they heard it in Guelph....." I'm stuck, but my line keeps moving" was the next line out of his mouth. I had to laugh....He was so excited, he forgot about reeling, and was trying to pull everything into the boat. I finally got him to reel. Figuring he would be a few minutes I went back to my setup, while talking him through it , when all of sudden....THWACK....Bounching the 1# bluegill, and 2#'s of kelp off my face, he now began to ask what to do. We finally mangaed to get the fish off and back to the water to fight again.I noticed my other son sitting tearfully. He explained he lost his rod in the water. He said it just " jumped out his hand" when he went to cast it. With the water not being very deep, I figured I should be able to hook it. As I turned around to began the salvage, I noticed fishing line running across my leg. One end of the was going into the water, the other somewhere behind me. After pulling up the rod, I was able to trace the line to a hook lodged in my PFD. Turns out my young lad had forgotten to open his bailer on his cast, and managed to hook me while I was dodging the swinging bluegill covered in weeds. After alot of chuckling, we spent the rest of the afternoon, catching and releasing some fun sized bluegills, and smallies. A few tangles, and one major regret....LEARN HOW TO USE A CAMERA PHONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...I had never used one, and didn't realize you need to manually save pics. But the memories will last just as long, as will my new found re-dose of "hook in mouth disease". Best part of once again piling into the truck..." Dad today was awesome....can we go agin tomorrow?" Well after doing a good job of making a short story long, I look forward to being part of an awesome fishing community that will help put some pretty huge smiles on some pretty amazing boys making memories for years to come... Jeff