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adjust the downward force.. not the downward travel.

but do you see the rabbit¿

One day after losing her husband to a Lake Superior ice fishing accident, Hannah Stonehouse Hudson took small solace in what she considers one indisputable fact. “He died doing what he loved,” she said Sunday. Jim Hudson, 34, a well-known fishing guide from Bayfield, died after his snowmobile went through the ice near Madeline Island’s South Channel shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday. Hudson was born and raised in Bayfield, spending much of his youth on Lake Superior with his grandfather, a local commercial fisherman. After working 10 years as a member of the Bayfield Police Department, Hudson had left the force a couple years ago to devote himself full-time to growing his Lake Superior fishing guide service. “All he wanted to do was to teach others about the lake and the importance of preserving and taking care of it,” said Stonehouse Hudson of her husband. “He was living his dream.” Chris Beeksma, a fishing guide from Iron River with 26 years of experience, considered Hudson a good friend. “He was always smiling and always jovial,” Beeksma said. But Beeksma said Hudson didn’t fool around when it came to fishing.“He was all about catching fish and helping others catch fish,” he said. “He always wanted to be fishing on the best possible spot.” Beeksma said Hudson distinguished himself as a gracious, knowledgeable and driven guide. Unlike most of his peers in the business, Hudson managed to book clients steadily all through the winter ice fishing season. “People trusted him and knew they would catch fish with him,” Beeksma said. Rescue attempt Shortly before the accident, Tim Foley, one of Hudson’s friends, had been fishing with him atop “about 10 inches of good, hard ice” just off the end of Long Island in about 60 feet of water. He said Hudson was guiding clients at the time and had left them fishing near Foley, while Hudson went to scout ice conditions farther out toward the South Channel with his buddy John Esposito. Foley said he was inside his shelter when Hudson went through the ice and wasn’t aware his friend was in peril until Esposito showed up, dripping wet after several unsuccessful attempts to retrieve Hudson from the water. Foley and another fishing partner rushed to the scene, but Hudson had already lost consciousness and slipped below the ice’s surface when they arrived. “It’s my understanding that he didn’t have any flotation equipment on at the time,” Foley said of Hudson. Esposito told Foley he tried to rescue Hudson and twice broke through the ice himself trying to haul him out of the water. “He (Esposito) did everything he could to save Jim,” Foley said. Foley said he’s thankful that Esposito at least was wearing a flotation suit and observed: “If he hadn’t had that suit, we might easily have lost two friends yesterday.” Knowledgable guide Stonehouse Hudson was at a loss as to how the accident happened. “He (Jim) was a safety freak,” she said. “He was the safest ice fisherman I’ve ever met. I don’t know how this happened. Nobody knows.” Pete Maina, a professional angler from Hayward, knew Hudson for the past decade and considered him a close personal friend with a bright future in the fishing industry. “He was about the last guy you’d expect something like this to happen to,” Maina said. “Jim was very safety conscious and detail-oriented.” Foley agreed that Hudson had a reputation for his sound judgment and attention to safety. In fact, Foley said Hudson was instrumental in convincing him and several other friends to equip their sleds with an emergency flotation device manufactured under the Nebulus brand name. But apparently Hudson did not have the equipment with him when he went through the ice Saturday. “What happened Saturday was kind of the result of a collection of bad decisions. But second-guessing things now is not going to bring Jim back,” Foley said. “We all wish things could have been different.” Beeksma said few people were more knowledgeable about ice conditions in the area than Hudson. “He knew very well how dangerous the lake can be and how ice conditions can change,” said Beeksma, noting that Hudson probably would have exercised special caution in the vicinity of the South Channel, where his sled went through. The U.S. Coast Guard estimated Saturday’s water temperature at about 33 degrees. Hudson was in the water for about half an hour before members of the La Pointe Volunteer Fire Department, with help from the Madeline Island wind sled, managed to pull him out. Rescuers performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation as Hudson was brought to shore. Hudson was transported to Memorial Medical Center in Ashland and then airlifted to Essentia Health St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, where he was pronounced dead. The incident remains under investigation by the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Community reacts Hudson’s tragic death reinforces a sobering truth for Lake Superior ice anglers. “You can’t take anything for granted on that lake,” Foley said. “You always have to be prepared for the possibility that you’re going to break through some day.” Maina called Hudson’s accident “a wakeup call.” “I’m a pretty cautious guy, but if something like that could happen to someone like Jim, it makes me think I need to be more careful out there myself,” Maina said. News of Hudson’s death prompted an outpouring of condolences for his family from friends and fellow anglers on Twitter and Facebook. Hudson’s wife of eight years, Stonehouse Hudson, said her phone had been ringing steadily with calls from friends and well-wishers in the wake of the accident. A photographer by profession, she found herself in the news last year when a picture she snapped of Bayfield resident John Unger and his elderly dog, Schoep, resting in the cool waters of Lake Superior on a hot summer day, went viral. A tearful Stonehouse Hudson was still reeling from her loss Sunday, referring to her husband as “the love of my life.” While her husband’s life was cut short, Stonehouse Hudson said he had taught her by example a valuable life lesson about the importance of pursuing your passions. “He taught us to love life and never do something you don’t love,” she said.

I ask... why is this being brought up more then 2 years after the fact...... G

Your family has my thoughts and prayers behind you! Enough is enough. Alot for a family to bare... G

a true Canadian.. and has a bunch of great outdoors related videos. G

Good luck with your quest Pete, and stay out of the cafe at work, they have some fine food there hopefully you can handle the hunger pangs you will experience. all the best, G

Looks like a good piss up with some nice fish mixed in! thx for sharing

There have been many times I have fished and my GF has she just read a book in the boat.... so yes it does happen and is entirely plausible. G

Go leafs go!

I can tell you.what I lived through in Caledonia.... War upon Canadian citizens, racial based policing... Our government is afraid of the natives....the hennings made a fortune building only one house... Occupied by natives...... The government paid them out 22 million... Arrested law abiding (white) citizens and Allowed the natives to run amok.. . There were TWO sets of laws.... One for white one for native.... I could go into a lot further detail... But I would rather not see this thread derail.... But I will say this much... All the natives care about is the $$$$ and could give two craps about the land. G.

Having gone threw Caledonia... I know what these people are capable of.... Interesting times indeed

TJ, show up shirtless.... Sturgeon Falls Sasquatch. Just a thought

A close second would be Henry's on Frying Pan Island in G-Bay

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Emery P. Dalesio January 08, 2013 RALEIGH, N.C.—About four hours after the fishing charter boat Citation left dock on the Outer Banks to compete in one of the country’s richest deep-sea fishing tournaments, crewmembers were in the fight of their lives. Something huge was hooked, but it was invisible to human sight as it dove for the ocean bottom about 45 kilometres off the North Carolina coast. Five hours later they hauled up a monster, a 400-kilogram blue marlin. They knew the silvery-blue torpedo of muscle bigger than a bear would mean a huge payday in the June 2010 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament when they recorded their catch in coastal Morehead City. “When we finally saw it we couldn’t believe it,” the Citation’s captain, Eric Holmes of Buxton, said at the time. “To catch a fish this big ... it’s something. It really is. We got lucky and it’s good to be lucky.” But their luck soured. The boat’s owners landed in a fight for the $910,000 in prize money that continues Tuesday with arguments to North Carolina’s Supreme Court. Tournament officials disqualified the Citation’s crew because the first mate, Peter Wann of Alexandria, Va., did not have a $30 North Carolina fishing license when the fish was hooked. His license was purchased while the Citation was still two hours out to sea and chugging toward a landing. One of the Citation’s owners said in 2010 that Wann thought the boat had a blanket license that covered the entire crew. The boat’s lawyers also argue now that the fish was landed outside the state’s territorial waters, which extend nearly 5 kilometres from shore, and Wann’s license was purchased while still in federal waters. But the tournament rules state that a fishing license is required for everyone aboard a participating vessel, lawyers for the tournament and owners of the 2010 runner-up boat, Carnivore, argued. That rule was also emphasized at a pre-tournament meeting that Holmes and Wann did not attend. “The guiding principle in all of the various tournaments that has existed from time immemorial is ‘the rules are the rules,’” attorney Claud Wheatly III wrote in one Supreme Court filing. Wheatly represents the Carnivore’s owners, who stand to divide $999,453 after taking the winner’s share and part of the third-place money. But Wheatly’s long friendship and former business partnership with Superior Court Judge John Nobles Jr. are among the issues the Supreme Court will have to decide. The Citation’s lawyers were never able to produce evidence that Nobles displayed any prejudice or bias, Wheatly said. But the Supreme Court is hearing the case after a three-judge panel of the lower state appeals court issued a divided ruling over the lawyer-judge relationship in the county that has hosted the tournament for more than half a century. Court of Appeals Judge Robert C. Hunter wrote in his minority opinion that it should not have been up to Nobles to decide whether another judge should hear the case because it would “allow a reasonable person to question the impartiality of the judge’s ruling.”

That sucks! Hopefully the police find it and they haven't trashed it. Good luck

Holy Moly!

Well I picked some up... seeing as how I cant get live here... and will give them a shot... here is a picture of the package

Looking to have new hardwood installed in my house in Brighton... I have had a couple of quotes but thought I would offer up the job to members of OFC as well. I have 915sqf that need replacing in a 1800sqf (main floor) bungalow... three wide steps (treads and risers) and two reducers needed for bathrooms... We are looking at white oak in a wheat colour with a matte finish for the main area... due to my dog (less noticeable scratches) and tiger eye in the bedrooms (darker colour) not alot of cuts involved... Main living/dining room, hallway and the three upstairs bedrooms...3 closets and a linen closet. I would easily do this myself...being a carpenter... but my job does not afford me the time to have it done in a timely manner. I would be willing to supply the materials if need be. Cash payment. If you are out there... send me a PM or post here. G

I am really liking this... so far so good. Love the fact when you click a link it opens a new tab! Versus the old version. Good job boys G PS... The Club skin and this skin dont look right with one another... look at the member "status"... it is in club style.. while the rest is white and blue.

Anyone use preserved minnows? I have a hard time finding minnows locally so I was thinking of picking up a package of preserved minnows.... worth the 13.99 for a pouch of them? G

New ignition for my skidoo sled was 30 bux..... 600 seems insane!