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3 hours ago, Iggy said:

4 of us in June

Bring your bug juice!  😉

Fabulous!  It has been decades since I had a feed of fresh smelts on the beach where they were caught.  I am not sure if it is the passage of time, or the beverages consumed during the activities, that make the memories a bit hazy though..........

Thanks for the report!

Doug

On 5/17/2022 at 11:51 AM, misfish said:

a blow up mattress

shaped like a sheep?  (asking for a friend)  😁

5 hours ago, huey graphite said:

Fish the bottom with pickerel rigs/minnows in 45-70FOW.

Very interesting indeed, that they are so deep.  I imagine you must catch the odd walleye when perch fishing?  That would be a bonus!  (assuming walleye are open)

There are some real hawgs there!  Do you guys jig for them, or fish minnows, or ???

Doug

Good to hear.  Hope you enjoy yourselves!
 

Doug

and the crappies are not on either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😐

Do you wear a different hat for every fish?  😉  Just curious.......I do hope you find a good fishing partner!

Doug

Thanks buddy!

1 hour ago, Fisherman said:

You want a foolproof bread dough recipe for white or rye bread, let me know I'll post it

Please, for the rye recipe again.  I lost it, AFTER I went and bought rye flour etc.............and did not want to go searching through 150 pages of this thread to find it....

Doug

33 minutes ago, Spiel said:

I've not done so in some time now.

me neither, I'm too lazy................

You are making me HUNGRY...........

Looks awesome!

Have you tried "no'knead" bread?  It is also fabulous!

Doug

2 hours ago, AKRISONER said:

Still waiting for some pics of the rig!!

Patience, Grasshopper!  😉

So I did buy the Minnkota Terrova 12v with a foot pedal and remote control.  So if you see a bearded old fart on a Kingston area lake cursing at his bow-mount electric, and the gizmos, that will be me!  😉

7 hours ago, smitty55 said:

You can be sure they're up down your way. Right now they are basically the only green in the bush so easy to spot.

Another item on my "to do" list................

Well, I did get my refund as well, and put it away.

You guys with those 40 and 44 hour work weeks had the world by the tail.  In my line of work, 80 hours a week was not considered unusual, and we were paid for 37.5 hours a week.  Period, no such thing as overtime pay for salaried people.  But the pension is golden, and I am not complaining.😉

Doug

On 4/15/2022 at 10:47 PM, smitty55 said:

Down to my last 3 logs of leek butter too so I'm just going to make it till mid May. Dougie did you end up making some last year?

Yep, not sure if I have one tub left in the freezer or not.  We had two inches of snow today (and so did you, probably) and I have not even looked to see if the ramps are out and about yet.

Doug

This build will rival the Pyramids!!!!!

And I do hope to see it with my own eyes one of these years.............

Doug

Good for you, Cliff!  Enjoy!

Doug

16 minutes ago, Spiel said:

You make sausage, onion and cheese stuffed Calzones.

My craftsmanship needs work but I assure you, delicious! 

Looks AWESOME!

Doug

15 hours ago, Fisherman said:

His name was Gary Burridge.

Yep.  Same guy that put his tag on a buck that Marcel shot (after Marcel had already used his tag), and then submitted the buck for the Meaford Fish and Game Big Buck contest.  And it says something about the club that Gary did get the prize even though he did not shoot the buck...........

18 minutes ago, 410001661 said:

rabid beaver. 

now THERE is an image...........

On 3/15/2022 at 6:05 PM, Crashman said:

I talked to Conner at Lynac, and you are right, he is a great guy and answered all my questions about batteries.  What size battery were you running on your trolling motor?  60 or 100Ah?  Trying to figure out what I need, I am not a tournament guy, but I spend a couple weeks up north every summer and sometimes can't charge for several days so I need capacity to go 2-3 days between charges.  My old boat had two group 27 lead acid batteries, 24/80 Terrova, but it was an Alumacraft 165 tiller, the new boat is a 185 tiller, bigger, wider, heavier.  Any input is appreciated!   

Crashman from CGN?  Doug here, I am picking up my new Alumacraft 165 on Tuesday.  We need to talk!  😉

Doug

That was a great film, and thanks for posting it!  What a face, now THERE is character!

On 3/24/2022 at 11:43 AM, craigdritchie said:

Finally, grayling are superb eating fish, especially fresh-caught and fried up for shore lunch

Well................I really like to eat fish, pretty much any species.  We kept a couple grayling to eat in northern Yukon (near Keno City) and they were pretty blah.  Met a conservation officer a day or two later who was going through town on a survey trip or something and asked him about eating grayling.  He said, if it is from really cold water and eaten immediately, it's good.  Otherwise, nope.

I would try eating them again, under those conditions.  I don't recall what lures we were using, but there was a chance that a twenty pound inconnu could take your bait, now THAT would be a hoot!

Doug