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Hey guys, I will be there.... and might bring a few OFC'rs with me.. is there anything you are short of that I might be able to help with? See you guys there! Anyone interested in a carpool? Gerritt.

Cliff, Awesome report, and a great read! if only my reports were as well thought out! Awesome to hear about your first on ice fishing adventure Nowwe gotta get you and Bly to Simcoe for the 24th!! WooooHooooo.... Glad to hear you had a great time! Gerritt.

You want to limit the amount of time you keep the fish exposed to the cold and wind..... catch, quick picture then release... The longer you leave it exposed to the elements the higher the chance that you will damage the fish. Gerritt.

Geez.... you guy are tough..... Here is a picture from this fall.. <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC00910.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> Gerritt.

Hey Clampet, There are no pics of me because it seems I am the only one that takes pictures LOL.... besides you dont want a picture of a skunk....LOL Still trying to wash off the smell!.... I ont think anyone else took any pics... perhaps they did and hopefully they'll post em.. Gerritt.

Mike awesome report and pics!!!! Glad to see the BlackCat is working well for you... I have no complaints about mine either thus far! heats a small in quick order, infact turns it into an oven in no time! Nice to see the little man getting into em.. always great to see the smile on a kids face when a fish is on! one question??? In the one picture with your son with the ski goggles on... their appears to be alot of down trees Logging? or natural causes? again awesome report man... I may just have to drive my rear end up there for a little fishing adventure! Gerritt.

You mean we were all going to Walmart...Kinda good we didnt go, we would all have had a say in your final wardrobe, it for sure would have been the Pink Barbie Boots for you brother!!! infact I woulda paid for em!! LOL Gerritt.

cityfisher thanks for the report... how was the wind in the afternoon? it was brutal on Quinte! Nice to see though I am not the only one smelling like a skunk today.... makes me feel a bit better about myself LOL Thanks for sharing. Gerritt.

Well, what a day and what a weird start to it... The boys met me here around 3ish we loaded up the truck and were off and running by 4am. First Stop? You guessed it Timmies. We pretty much had the Highway to ourselves and it made our travel an enjoyable one, a tons of laughs were shared even a couple at my expense We were on to Ajax to pick up Gone_Fishing (Scott) grabbed Scott and again we were off.. About 45 minutes after picking up Scott I hear OHHHH CRAP!! (that is never a good thing on a fishing trip) Corey exclaims "I LEFT MY BOOTS AT HOME!!!" kinda to late to turn back now.. so here is Corey in his running shoes going on a ice fishing trip... not a good idea.. We pull into Belleville around 6:30 am have a TON of laughs @ Corey's expense another coffee waiting for Carra Outdoors to open. Adam and Sandy arrived with their puppy... what a sharp looking pup! 7:00am Laura greets us with a warm smile and invites in, She also let us know that Sam had made an OFC special for our outing...10% off! WOW!!! Thanks you Sam! that was awesome of you... I picked up a few new lures and started to GRILL Glen for all the info we could muster.. I gotta tell you Glen is top notch provided us with a ton of info on what was working and what wasnt and most inportant where to go!! He draw us a map and explains the layout of the bay we would be fishing and drew a map how to get there! Glen we all want to to thank you..Sam this guy deserves a raise He really knows his stuff and is super friendly as well and willing to help.. Again Thank you! I should add Corey Still doesnt have boots... he also left his debit card at home so he was unable to purchase a pair from Carra... Sheesh this day is getting better and better.... After shooting the carp inside Carra, BrickNblock (Pete) showed up with his daughter after all the nicety's and a few handshakes we conducted out business with Carra... When Pete heard about Corey's situation he offered to run home and grab a pair that Corey could borrow for the day.....WOW!!! Pete you saved his arse! We waited @ Tim Hortons for Pete while he ran and grabbed the boots for Corey.. 30 minutes seemed like HOURS!!! and I think Corey was shedding tears he was the brunt of every comment made in the truck Pete fianlly arrives and were off to go fishing!! Ohhhhh it was also around this time that the new nickname for Corey is now "Boots" We get to the ice... and I admit I am a chicken while there are alot of cars parked on the ice I for one did not feel comfortable with it... the guys understood and agreed... I parked on safe dry land and it only added 5 minutes to our walk.. I was shocked at the amount of people driving their vehicles on the ice, many of them full sized trucks... the ice was 9-10 ... I know I wouldnt be doing it! we walk out to the spots Glen provided us with and set to fishing... The bite was slow with one small one caught by Uncle Buck (Goran) back into the hole it went... then nothing... no taps, bumps, hits or strikes on anything! Pete and I decide to go so a little exploring... Auger in hand we drill holes in a few place then decide upon fishing an area along a pressure crack it turned out to be a wise decision! We got into some fish! I do need to add the wind got something fierce and we were visited by a CO who was a super guy! I forget his name though... perhaps one of the other guys will remember it He checked our Liscences gave us some fishing tips he was hearing from the other guys had a bit of a conversation with us, Wished us good luck and was off to the next guy.... A great guy and it was nice to see them out there doing their jobs! Here are the pictures from today Ahhh the man of the hour today!! 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Adam and Sandy <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01394.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> Here is Goran With his first fish if the day...This one went back <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01395.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> A picture of a eye iced by Adam <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01396.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> Goran with another! He put on a clinic today.... and it was his first time ice fishing for eyes! <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01397.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> Jay with a nice sized Eater <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01398.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01399.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> Goran with the big fish of the day.... 8 & 1/4 lbs! <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01402.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01401.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01400.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> Goran with another! <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01403.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> I call this the running back special! <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p224/gerritt_2006/DSC01404.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting"></a> We decided to leave the ice around 4:30 as the wind was getting worse and worse Corey and Jay hide inside his frabill to get out of the wind and get a bit of heat... Keeping snow out of the holes was a major PIA! I went over and talked to Adam N Sandy and they had a fish on and they couldn't get the head through their 6" hole!! insane! well Thats about it folks I am sure the other guys will chime in soon! I had a great day, met some new people, made some new friend and busted myself into stitches for most of the day! Come on February 24th!! so we can do it all over again! Gerritt. PS... say hi too Boots!

Sam thats awesome!!! Now I know why Bill speaks so highly of you.... we will be at your shop around 6:30-7... if your not open yet no worries... I will get the IV of coffee hooked up to me while waiting and thank you for taking care of us. There will be more then a few coming. PS... how difficult will it be to kidnap Glen for the day? LOL Gerritt.

Wow talk about speedy delivery!!! Hmmmmm.... Gerritt.

I am in the same boat as SS... I will be at the show on saturday.... Have a nice supper... then off to The Leafs-Oilers Game Should make for a great day!!! Gerritt.

it does not surprise me in the least they are going out of business... they by far have the WORST customer service of any tackle shop I have ever dealt with.... Have a problem with a product... doesnt matter if it was 30 seconds old... you deal with the manufacturer and send it off... To be honest? I am surprised it took this long.... Good Riddance ProGear.... I just hope your employees can find other jobs that are NOT involved with dealing with the public.... I hope you are getting raped by selling your remaining inventory at a loss.... I should add I was counting the days...knowing this was going to happen.. you can only get so far business without offering customer service.... then people (Like myself) would rather pay more, but know if we have a problem it will be looked after... this has been a long time coming and I am GLAD to see it finally happen .... do yourself a favour... stay OUT of retail.. leave it to the shops that actually care about repeat business. Gerritt.

could someone please PM me the phone number for BrickNBlock? our plans for Quinte have changed slightly and I wanted to inform him where were are meeting, So he is not standing there with his family alone waiting on us! Thanks! Gerritt

As far as I know NOONE can own a body of water unless it is land locked and contained within their property lines (ie. a Pond) I dont think they were within their rights telling you to leave... I mean what harm were you really doing? if it is a publicly navigable water way it is for public use. Gerritt

Ok... here is who is coming with me..... Corey Troutologist (Jay) Gone_Fishing (Scott) Uncle Buck (Goran) Sounds like a few will be meeting us there @ Skevy's BrickNBlock and family Sandy and Adam Anyone else planing on coming? Gerritt. I better buy a KingCab truck if Uncle Buck is coming!!!! god help us LOL seriously have you seen how tall he is?!!??

The springs are fairly inexpensive... but can be somewhat dangerous to install seeing as how you need to put the spring under tension... defiantly worth it to have a professional install it. I have seen homeowners trying to do it themselves until the spring unwinds under tension.... not pretty seeing a guy thrown off a ladder. Gerritt.

NICE!!!! Congrats!!!! ohhh yeah yer friend..... she mind fat married guys? LOL!! joking.. Gerritt.

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Well I woke up this morning to the sound of rushing water outside my front door..... seems as though a watermain has busted out front of my house!! Argh this stupid city and its infastructure!!! just neeeded to vent a little bit.. I have placed a call with the city and "someone" will be coming out. Just needed to vent... pictures to follow. Gerritt.

Have justherb try the "Help if forgotten my password!!!" link it will email him his password to the valid email address he provided... hopefully it'll help Gerritt.

Seems everyone catches mudpuppies on nippissing.... next thing yanno they will be considered tablefare! LOL welcome to the board brother!! Enjoy you flight. Gerritt.

Snady, pretty much our plan is to meet @ Skevys for 7am ish... then decide where were heading after that... seems things are changing daily there... perhaps after talking to him we can come up with a good plan of action... wouldnt hurt to fill up on bait there too and whatever hot baits seem to be working... Is that cool with you guys? Gerritt.

Sounds good to me! a couple of us will be bringing up portables.... but there is one that I know is not (Troutologist) I think we should heed Skevys advice and stay off the ice in deseronto in light of this info... I am trying to get one more person to fill my truck... perhaps that will get you the third person to share the hut with? unless Cliff and Bly are interested in take it with you... I dont know... All I know is I will be there!! LOL... we can either meet @ Sams or Skevys for around 7am and take off from there? I just want to get on some safe Ice and put a couple small eyes in my fryer Heck I'll even take a feed of Perch.. I aint picky! LOL What do you think? Your the resident there, we are the tourists.... Tell Skevy if he is willing to divulged a spot or two I'll buy an extra scoop of Minnows!! LOL My thought is go to the guy that is gonna help give you a bit of advice and possibly put you on some fish! Looks like Skevy is that guy... as Sam is busy (understandable) and wont be around anyways...Had he of been he said he would come out and fish with us.. Great guy! So it looks like we may meet @ Skevys and head out from there... thanks for the heads up brother... you still in? Gerritt.

sooo whens the OFC BBQ? Gerritt.