Fisherman

That would be the understatement of this season on that board. I'd like to see what a couple of those vegetables look like, probably genetically modified.

If you want to go the cheap route, Wmart has 3 different ones from 500 to 1000MCA with a warranty.

I had to read everything twice..part of your title says "the fish were angry my friend" maybe "hungry" instead.

Boat & motor, 1060 + 3 batteries around 45-55lbs each, = around 1200 + trailer weight about 250 + tongue weight on vehicle, so you're around 1450-1600lbs, +/- a bit depending on kit, gas, etc which can easily add up to another 200 lbs. Small mini van/SUV with something that has a tow package including an over sized transmission cooler and hefty brakes.

I would do what is shown in the last picture, side to side, with or without the leg into the seat post. If you use a sturdy piece of hardwood, maple or oak, the peg leg is not needed. I don't care what has been said about mounting them directly to the gunnels, you put a 10/15 pound cannon ball at the end of a 3-4 fot long rigger arm and now you are talking 30 - 45 pounds of weight putting a lot of torque on the gunnels. When you run in a bit of rough water, that action is further amplified. If you put a side to side plank across the whole boat absorbs the torque as a rolling motion rather than the twist on the gunnel. Your boat your choice.

Well before you do the 1.5 semi backflip into the cake, if you haven't yet done so, make yourself a chart with the different models and their spec's or "limitations" for each mfgr and model that interests you. I also looked at the Honda ATV's, one of the deciding factors was the ground clearance, only 9.2 inches and that's measured with no hambone sitting on the ATV. So you may have to deduct a bit more when you "mount" your buggy. I'm not saying anything bad about Honda products, they are well put together and reliable, just some little things need tweeking. Some of the smaller models are still running carbs, that's ancient.

Quick..scoop em up, ship them somewhere and we'll get them back in rectangular zip to cans.

For a second I thought someone had raffled off their 50 MIL, then I realized I didn't see "year old" in the sentence.

I would bet that it will be reasonably drained by Monday with the surface frozen, However, punky white ice never refreezes to the point of becoming really hard and safe again, it sort of hangs in limbo. The next warm days, rain or sun just degrade it more and more.

Just came back from a quick run to Barrie, man oh man was it pouring, I have visions of the water levels coming up in a great burst overnight. Looked on the weather radar and looked like Lew-ville over towards Peterborough was really getting hosed. Keep the kiddies away from the water, don't need any accidents.

Wayne and your family, I really hope things take a real turn for the better, this is something no one should have to endure. I wish her the best.

It's more than just the price of gas in Europe that affects what people drive. Engine size per ccm, HP, amount of pollution, size of vehicle, etc. It all adds up for your licence.

And you wonder why people don't have a pot to whizz in or a window to throw it out of. As part of my taxes, I pay a $1.18 for a cubic metre of city tap water, for those that can't figure it out, 1 cubic metre equals 1000 one litre bottles and at the rate above would sell for about $2000. But, it wouldn't be cool to run your water through a Brita filter and fill up your own container now would it. I understand some have low quality water, but, most of the world I see wandering around with a water bottle in hand need a healthy smack upside the noggin, not to mention the waste of plastic.

Okay, so feed the Easter Bunny some Ex-lax to advance the egg laying or Immodium to plug him up and he can lay the eggs the week after. Personally, I would go for the Immodium so the eggs won't be runny.

Okay, I know I'm slightly wacked by some pills this morning, but yes, after every friday comes a saturday, been doing that for a loooooong time and don't see any change soon. So what the heck is the difference between the 4th and 5th saturday, other the other 6 days between them. I'm sure the trout don't know, just sneak up on them and fish. Jeez, you should be so lucky it's early this year.

Just looked out the window, there's a raging snow storm right now, probably got 5cm in the last hour.

Rushing cold rivers and children don't ever mix, a sad moment for the family to bear.

Well that is going on my list for tomorrow if I can get to the store, escargots in garlic herb butter, makes for some good after supper toots

Shouldn't be a problem, -8 tonight will firm things up. I would recommend cleats.

Made supper(sheppards pie) earlier this morning, then been trying all sorts of positions to gain some comfort, blasted lumbar disc took a slip on Thursday. Now I know why they make shooz with velcro closers. Can't even get into the car or truck to go spend money.

Real wood always seems to have some warmth and life in it, nice job Lew.

I think one of the most important rules that you can live buy was mentioned above, the WANT vs. NEED rule. I'm not talking about basic life items, but the more frivalous things that you believe you can't live without, 3 TV's, the complete line up of cable or satellite service, dining out far too often, go to the movies, and oh ya, that "special" rod and reel that is supposed to catch more fish. A mega sized house complete with the mega electric and gas bill, the 3 cell phones and all the different iPods/iPads. Do ya really need the $XXXX sized fish finder or will the $xxx one work. Another thing that a lot of people don't do anymore is live with a hard and fast budget. My wife puts away the money to run our daily bills, house taxes, ins, hydro, heat, cable/phone/internet, groceries, etc in one account. There's NO DIPPING allowed. Leftovers at the end of the month are placed in another rainy day account for bigger ticket items like washer/dryer/fridge. If the money isn't there, it sure doesn't get spent ahead of of time. One of the biggest things that should scare a lot of people is their personal debt load, last study shows it's about 150%, for those who don't know what that means, people are spending $150 dollars for every $100 they earn. DUH. Anyway, just an opinion.

Well I see that all of us around Barrie must know how to fish..right smack dab in the middle and no coverage.

FishnWire, good post

1. Like it mentioned above there are only a handful of companies that physically make the battery, they are just sold with different stickers on them. 2. Optima batteries are way overated, check the actual capacity vs. size. vs price and you will see. 3. Go to a place like Total Battery that sells a lot of batteries otherwise you end up with old stock. Batteries that sit around for more than 3 months without a maintenance charge even if brand new start to sulfate. Do a google search on it. CTEK chargers are very good for off season maintenace charging, however, the smaller ones can't recharge a big battery very effectively.