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Awesome pics thanks Wayne! Gerritt

Fishfinder I did post a full report... and no I am not a troublemaker... although sometimes when people speak the truth it hits some people close to home for that I am sorry... and no I am not stirring the pot.. I am offering my opinion and it was in good taste and not directed specifically towards you.. funny... and Obviously there were many others before me that also spoke up.. Gerritt. I also need to add that I have been a long time member here and until recently this is the first I have seen this sorta stuff in terms of fishing reports... perhaps I need time adjusting to the new generation and the methods in which they post their reports....

My opinion is my opinion... if people are that worried that I am gonna be on their backs fishing their spot then why post the report at all???... Unless they are interested in something more?? Look at me... Look at me... this is what we are receiving as of late... I am all for reports yes they make this site awesome!! Especially when I cant get out fishing as much as I'd like too!... but unfortunatly it has become much less of a report and more of a self gratification type of post...these posts offer little in terms or technique lures presentation used.... Want the exact opposite?? Look at for example the Barrie docks reports.. full of info what was working what wasnt and how they made out... Did I hit the Barrie docks just because of a report?? nope... did the thousands that use this site daily converge there?? Nope... but a few did (perhaps 4-5) and reported about what an awesome time their 5 year olds had... this is what this site used to be about!! and I hope it is not changing.. I know I am not alone in this.. Most people here are here to exchange ideas and what is working and not (other then NF posts) but to be so secretive does little to nothing for the good of the board and people that feel the need HAVE to hide something are purely in it for themselves.. Infact someone ( a good friend and user of this board) once told me something...and it kinda stuck... Dont want your hole fished?? dont say a word to anyone ever... these posts we are seeing are nothing more then people being self promoters. I my above post is both written in good taste and not directed towards anyone, I am only expressing my opinion... hopefully it will stand without being dusted or modified by the mods. Gerritt.

Nice report!! and yes photobucket will resize the pics... just click the right setting Gerritt.

yup that was COOL! Gerritt

I certainly agree.... the photoshopping certainly takes away from the pictures... turns it into more of a LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME sorta post.... I normally pass on these for that exact reason. most here feel the same way. Sucks that the things that make other fishing sites horrible are beginning here as well. nice fish though.. Gerritt. PS... Why not add steeples to your pics as well LOL

TG me too.... from my knuckles to my elbow... and l feel yer pain it SUCKS! I have been in and out since the end of Sept.. I refused the cast a few times as I couldnt work... I now regret doing so.. and now I am not working.. sucks lemmie tell yah... after surgery I can look forward to another 8 weeks in a cast... this should be fun.. Now to try and find a job that doesnt involve heavy lifting or swinging of hammers... should be fun.. Gerritt.

Pinch thanks for the link, infomative. Gerritt.

10 CENTIMETRES HEAVY SNOW AND ICE PELLETS WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AGAIN TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS IS A WARNING THAT DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS. THE LEAD DISTURBANCE THAT BROUGHT A FEW MM OF FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS TO AREAS NEAR LAKE ERIE AND 2-4 CM OF SNOW FROM SARNIA THROUGH KITCHENER TO THE TORONTO AREA HAS MOVED AWAY INTO UPSTATE NEW YORK. ISOLATED FLURRIES OR VERY BRIEF OCCURRENCES OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS EXPECTED BREAK IN THE WEATHER UNDER GENERALLY OVERCAST SKIES INTO THIS EVENING. DESPITE THE LULL..THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE MILD AIR WELL TO THE SOUTH AND THE INVADING COLD ARCTIC AIR OF WINTER FROM THE NORTH IS NOT OVER. THE MAIN STORM CENTRE..CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS WILL RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE LINE OF A STALLED FRONT INTO OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA BY MONDAY. THIS LOW PRESSURE WILL BE QUITE A BIT STRONGER THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE AND WILL SPREAD A LARGER AREA OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN BACK INTO THE DISTRICT BEGINNING LATER THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO THEN INTO REMAINING REGIONS OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN AND ICE PELLETS WILL ONCE AGAIN AFFECT AREAS NEAR LAKE ERIE WHERE THE FREEZING RAIN WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. ICE ACCRETIONS OF A FEW MM ARE QUITE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY. SNOW..HEAVY AT TIMES..MIXED AT TIMES WITH ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT A SWATH OF REGIONS FROM SARNIA THROUGH LONDON TO HAMILTON AND ST CATHARINES WHERE WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT. SNOW AND ICE PELLETS AMOUNTS OF 10 CM ARE QUITE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH ICE ACCRETIONS OF 2-5 MM DURING PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN. FURTHER NORTH IN THE KITCHENER TO TORONTO TO KINGSTON AREAS..SNOW AND ICE PELLETS WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND MAY MIX AT TIMES WITH FREEZING RAIN AS WELL. SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CM APPEAR QUITE LIKELY BY MONDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE DISTRICTS. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE ST LAWRENCE VALLEY MONDAY MORNING WHERE THE WINTER STORM WATCH MAY BE UPGRADED TO WARNINGS LATER TODAY AS THE EVENT DRAWS CLOSER. SHOULD THE HEAVY SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN PUSH FURTHER NORTH THAN EXPECTED..WARNINGS WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. THIS MAY BE QUITE A HIGH IMPACT STORM AS MOST AREAS HAVE HAD LITTLE OR NO SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN UNTIL NOW. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED TO ALLOW MUCH EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY..ESPECIALLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING HOURS WHEN THE SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MAY BE HEAVIEST ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE FORECAST DISTRICT. WINTER WILL FINALLY WIN THIS LATEST BATTLE WITH THE MILD AIR AS THE STORM CENTRE RACES OFF INTO NEW ENGLAND BY MONDAY EVENING. IN ITS WAKE THE COLDEST AIRMASS SO FAR THIS SEASON WILL INVADE BEHIND THIS STORM BY TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AS WINTER FINALLY SETTLES IN FOR THE TIME BEING. ENVIRONMENT CANADA CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SITUATION CLOSELY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

Hmmm.... Here it comes... be prepared... Copyright law changes could leave consumers vulnerable Last Updated: Thursday, January 11, 2007 | 9:39 AM ET The Canadian Press Ever recorded a television show or a movie so you can watch it later? Or ripped a CD so you can listen to it on your MP3 player? With changes to Canada's copyright laws expected as early as next month, these mundane 21st century activities could theoretically be open to prosecution — unless the Conservative government steps in with expanded "fair use" or "fair dealing" protections for consumers. Close observers of the file say all signs point to a new regime that will improve safeguards for major music, film and media companies and artists for unpaid use of their material, but neglect to make exemptions for personal use of copyrighted content. 'About as market interventionist as you can get' "We're dealing with an industry minister [Maxime Bernier] that's tried to extricate government from the telecom area with a very strong deregulatory focus," said Michael Geist, the Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa. "Yet the kind of copyright reform that is being contemplated is about as market interventionist as you can get." Amendments to the Copyright Act are fraught with problems, since there are so many players with contradictory views. Exacerbating the situation is intense pressure from the United States, where Canada is considered a rogue when it comes to copyright and intellectual property. It still hasn't ratified a 1997 World Intellectual Property Organization copyright treaty. Sources say the new legislation is ready, but Bernier and Heritage Minister Bev Oda are struggling on final wording. Two of the most controversial issues are called digital rights management and the closely related technological protection measures. 'People just assume it's free' Graham Henderson of the Canadian Recording Industry Association, one of Canada's top lobbyists for stiffer copyright controls, notes that a variety of digital services have taken off in the United States and started to make up a large percentage of music revenues. "In Canada, that's not happening and it's not happening because we have a culture here where people just assume it's free," said Henderson. "It's a big black market effect and so instead of 25 per cent [of the market], it's eight per cent here. People are simply abandoning the marketplace altogether, and they've made the decision they'll just download the music and worry about how the artist gets paid later." Exemptions for consumers urged But what does this mean for the consumer who legitimately buys a song or a film, and wants to use it on several different devices? Consumer advocates, such as Ottawa-based lawyer Howard Knopf, are urging the government to protect Canadians with wide exemptions in the Copyright Act for "fair use." As well, a group of Canadian musicians, including the Barenaked Ladies and Broken Social Scene, have come out against the technological protection measures, arguing they actually stifle creativity and their relationship with consumers. As I stated be careful. Rick Civial Litigation can be EVEN worse the criminal... 10's of thousands on lawyers fees the risk of paying the prosecuters fees then the acual judgement itself.. and you are still out thousands regarless of weather you win or lose... that is what they are counting on... OUTSPENDING YOU... I'll stick to itunes... Taken from the CBC. Gerritt.

I have had a few of em... and never had a problem... what software are you trying to use it with? Ger.

Dude!! your bigger into Fishing because your married!!! it is a common affliction!! LOL Welcome to the OFC... I am the resident trouble maker... LOL Gerritt.

Lew, Good job on doing your part for helping a suffering animal... you certainly are different then most... alot of people would have just walked the other way not wanting to be bothered Good on yah! Sorry to hear the little gaffer didn't make though. Perhaps it was for the best, noone wants to see an animal suffering like that. Vansela, All animals on the face of the earth are here for a reason, it is by design. While you may think that a Raccoon is a meaningless lifeform I assure you there are thousands that will disagree. Most Fishermen are outdoor lovers and in some way enviromentalists.. People wanting to take care of mother nature and respecting the enviroment.. there are exceptions to every rule however and these people are usually identified quickly. Thank you for putting your hand up in the air. Gerritt.

wicked intro!! And Thank You for not using the caps lock! Makes it alot easier to read, and CAPS is considered shouting... wicked pics... especially you storming the beach with Helicopters chasing you down! LOL Welcome to OFC Gerritt.

As some of you may know I broke two bones in my wrist sometime ago and have been casted up for what seems like forever. After numerous tests MRI's CTScans, I was informed surgery is pretty much my only option. As it has never healed What they are planing on doing is cutting open my pelvis and creating a bone flap in order to scoop out the "good stuff" then reseting the flap and stitching it up... they will then open up the back of my hand put this "good stuff" between the broken bones to fuse them together and then screwing everything together. The doctor says he will need to do some research on this as it is not often they see these bone broken and there are tendons and vessels they will need to contend with... Just wondering if anyone here has experianced anything similar?? What was the outcome? How long was the recoup time? Thanks! Gerritt.

A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING A SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE REGIONS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. AN EXCEPTION WILL BE AREAS NEAR LAKE ERIE WHERE ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE LIKELY TODAY. IN FACT FREEZING RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN IN WINDSOR AND WILL SPREAD ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO LAST SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW AND ICE PELLETS. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE AGAIN TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. TRAVELLERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AS UNTREATED SURFACES MAY BECOME QUITE SLIPPERY. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING OVER THE SOUTHWEST FROM SARNIA TO LONDON TO HAMILTON AND AS FAR NORTH AS KITCHENER AND MISSISSAUGA. NEAR 10 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER 5 CENTIMETRES MONDAY. SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH ICE PELLETS AT TIMES. THIS MEANS A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 15 CENTIMETRES FOR THESE WARNED REGIONS. THE TIMING OF THE SNOW COULD ALSO POSE A PROBLEM FOR MONDAY MORNING COMMUTERS. GIVEN THE TIMING OF THE EVENT AND THE FACT THAT THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MAJOR SNOWFALL FOR SOME OF THE WARNED COMMUNITIES..THIS COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT WINTER EVENT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR REGIONS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER. WARNINGS MAY BE EXTENDED TO THESE AREAS AS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRACK OF THIS STORM SYSTEM BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE COLDEST AIRMASS SO FAR THIS SEASON WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM. ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SITUATION CLOSELY. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. There are a host of warnings issued for various regions... Gerritt. PS.. sorry for the caps... this was a copy and paste from the weather network.

CC you need to post this in the main forum... it wont get many views in the Help section. The Help section is designed for people that are having issues with this website etc...ie navigation controls and picture posting help etc. Gerritt.

Hmmmmm I think I have read this thread else where today infact!.... LOL Welcome to the OFC Krawler.... nice to see your defection ) Gerritt.

there was a post on this topic not to long ago....someone will chime in Gerritt.

Tell your ISP that... and no... copyright infringement is still illegal in canada.. The fact that people believe that it is legal is infact false. Someone owns that music and they want to be paid for it... Same goes with Free to Air Sat systems.. Someone OWNS the content. Gerritt.

MPAA Caught Uploading Fake Torrents It is no secret that the MPAA and other anti-piracy organizations track down alleged pirates by uploading fake torrents. Up until now it was always unclear where those files came from, and how to identify them. The MPAA and other anti-piracy watchdogs try to trap people into downloading fake torrents, so they can collect IP addresses, and send copyright infringement letters to ISPs. They hire a company to put up fake copies of popular movies, music albums, and TV series. They even use pirate like filenames such as “Battlestar Galactica S03E07 REPACK DSR XviD-ORENJi” and “Miami Vice[2006]DvDrip[Eng]-aXXo“. One of the btjunkie admins has found a unique way to identify trackers that host these fake files, which makes it easy to efficiently remove them. Virtually all the servers that spread these fake files are located in Southern California and Las Vegas. The administrators of these servers follow patterns that make it easy to identify them. The content of the trackers and seed amounts make them stand out. There are more unique characteristics, but we wont reveal all the tricks because they could take counter measures. Here are some examples of servers that host and track fake torrents: Tracker 1, Tracker 2, Tracker 3 & Tracker 4. (Screenshots: One & Two) All the information was provided to me by one of the admins of btjunkie, who works together on this with other torrent site admins. He says that the MPAA and friends use a variety of tactics. The tracker will either stall everyone at around 90% or the content will just be a blank monochrome screen. “I really think this is being done by professionals with a budget, that’s a lot of servers to setup and it takes some expertise to setup in the manner that they did it,” says the btjunkie admin. “I don’t think I really need to say who would spend money on something like this.” Here are some good examples of how these fake torrents clutter up the search results. Virtually all of those X marked torrents are coming from the ip-ranges we mentioned, and are fake files. The good thing is that Torrentportal’s report system is well used by their users. The server boxes that host these torrents fall in serveral ip-ranges, and are not yet blocked by blocklist software like peerguardian. Here are a few of the ranges that were discovered recently. You can easily add these to the blocklist of your torrent client (if it supports one), filewall, or blocklist manager. # 66.172.60.XXX, 66.177.58.XXX, 66.180.205.XXX, 209.204.61.XXX, 216.151.155.XXX The anti-piracy servers use hostnames like 101tracker.dhcp.biz, aplustorrents.qhigh.com, bitnova.squirly.info, bittorment.ocry.com, and pirate-trakkrz.leet.la. All these hostnames can be traced back to the same IP Ranges, these ranges contain possibly hundreds of fake trackers, so feel free to block them: A list of infohashes of fake torrents can be found over here. Note that it’s not only MPAA material that is hosted on these fake trackers. It is more likely that the servers are owned and operated by an organization that logs IP addresses for several copyright owners and or anti-piracy organizations. Update: according to one of out readers these ip-ranges belong to “Media Defender“, a company that is hired by copyright owners, to log IP-addresses. This reader, who worked for Media Defender until recently, confirmed that some of the torrents that were mentioned, are indeed on the MPAA’s list. Taken from http://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-caught-uploading-fake-torrents/ Be careful out there!! There are a ton of debates on the legality of this going on... they are distributing "Fake Files" then going after people for it.... when they are they ones uploading it.... Anyways just a heads up for everyone Gerritt.

goto the dollar store and purchase a bunch or tooth brushes and other essential toiletries They are highly regarded by the cuban locals (They use them to trade on the black market as cash is no good there) and will get you more then your share of "comps" hell they may even invite to their house for supper (Been there done that) it was awesome! Gerritt.

I got it here as well.... horrible... both ends LOL.. I find myself sleeping alot... but in weird patterns...1 an hour asleep 15 minutes awake etc... mainly for washroom runs... How you feeling Pam? I musta shook your hand (virtually) and didnt wash it lol Gerritt. PS... Boston how you feeling?

I had no problem with my Telus phone working up there you should be OK Joey Gerritt.

the fan that pushes the warm throughout your house and suck air in though the cold air returns Gerritt.