Fisherman

Ya, got my card last night, no return address, opened it carefully, another filler for the recycle bin.

Use the lower setting, it's not as fast but doesn't cause a higher rate off gassing a water loss.

Hmmm.. Trailers should ride level or slightly tongue end LOW, this prevents high speed sway/fishtailing.

Get one of these and leave it hooked up all winter, my RV battery is a 1998, the boat battery is 2002, both 100%. http://www.vdcelectronics.com/batteryminder_12117.htm

Nice boat, waitaminit, where's the wormpoop, I don't see no wormpoop on the carpet.

Sort of like Terry said: In open water, you can cover much more water casting/trolling, hard to do that in the winter, besides fish are a bit more lethargic.

Okay, pay attention, we're talking ice fishing, not the general rules of fishing in open waters where 2 rods are allowed, such as parts of the Great Lakes. Last CO I spoke with, on the ice, 2 rods, no ice, such as sitting in a boat during the generally accepted ice fishing season, 1 rod.

19a. No person shall drive an off-road vehicle or ride on an off-road vehicle or on a conveyance towed by an off-road vehicle unless he or she is wearing a helmet that complies with the regulations, securely fastened under his or her chin with a chin strap. R.S.O. 1990, c. O.4, s. 19 (1).

Did you see any of the flood reports this week? That should give it away.

Who cares who's out first, as long as the last one out closes the door behind himself and locks the door. I'm sure with the money any of those crows makes, none of them really give a rats donkey.

Wait until next sunday, let you know, we're going this coming weekend if the, hopefully there weather co-ops and makes a bit more ice.

Hoping for his safety, big thumbs up.

Probably one of the worst moments of life, loosing a parent. For me it's when they play that tune by Mike & The Mechanics-In the Living Years, something I can't handle. Hookset, without a doubt, your story is worth the reading.

Ya, used to buy them at Pennys in Thornbury, haven't seen them for sale for a couple years now, and, when it comes to spoons I either use the Silver Fox or Fishwitch.

Okay, this story is getting plastered everywhere, getting tired of it.

Best wishes for a full recovery..

You sure the fuse the the plug on the GPS was okay, or maybe the power receptacle on the ATV is toast. Mine works with or without batteries in the GPS when I use external power.

Putting part of the blame on shiftwork I can understand, but, did this thing come in a package? Were there any instructions on what NOT to do and what is supposed to be done? RT*I. Then there won't be a ball of smoke and the "oh sonofabirchtree".

I don't think the warm temps will kill the ice too much, the suns still low on the horizon at this time of year, it doesn't sugar the ice as bad. What may be worse if the snow days afterwards add up too much weight on the ice and make slush again.

Going to add the obvious one, not challenging your electrical smarts, but, have you put the voltmeter to the plug to see if you are getting a constant 12V? Sometimes the plug can get a "shakey" contact and we think it's the on/off button.

My descriptive version: They are nothing more than a faster version of a regular fishfinder, with the "screen" wrapped up in a circle, 0' at the top and deeper increments as you go around the circle, til you're back at the top, then you go to the next deeper scale. I honestly think they are overpriced. I purchased the Aqua Vu version for half the amount, it's format is in the regular rectangular display, multiple depth and variable zoom settings. There is no perceptable "lag" time between you twitching the bait and what shows on the screen.

A mighty Amen to all the above posts.

No, that would just give those "prone to accidents" more fuel to push their luck.

Vex or Marcum, hokum pokum, ya still don't know what's down there, could be a couple of crayfish doing a Mikael Jackson moonwalk. At least with a camera you know what you're getting. If you do want to try a flasher, Nature vision also has them at about 1/2 the price of the other two.

I just wonder what possesses people to do that. Will we ever see a season where people will wait long enough and not cause grief to their families. Why?