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kemper

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  1. Wait a minute, are you suggesting that I have to carry my printed piece of 8 1/2 by 11 around with me in a ziplock all year?
  2. That is the answer that you were looking for right there. Just a note - when I suggested personal connections might help it certainly wasn't to say that it would influence the decision. It can (and often does, in any type of business) get your proposal into the hands of the person who needs to read it.
  3. Interesting, for sure but not for me. Anyone who has fished with me knows that I would last about 3 minutes at an event like that. I get fishing ADD even when I'm standing in a run full of fresh chromers, I literally can't stand in one place for more than 20 minutes even when it's one after another.
  4. If it made sense economically, we'd be doing it. Oil refining is low margin, extraordinarily high capital cost, and super volatile. There's a reason we haven't built a refinery in a long time... We ARE paying market price, plus lots of happy-fun taxes that were mentioned earlier. When you factor in the negative externalities of oil production/use we're actually paying less than what would be socially optimal. It's easy to get annoyed at high gas prices, but compared to many places in the world I'll pay our price (and taxes) every time.
  5. I've found fish from cold water seem to taste better almost all the time. I also enjoy the odd (very odd) great lakes trout without issue, tastes fantastic if it's the right size. I imagine if someone served up a plate of drum I wouldn't turn it down, but I don't think I'd go through the work of catching/cleaning/cooking for a fish that I've heard tastes fairly bland.
  6. Depends which kind of sense you're talking about. I'm also not sure its quite that cut and dry. Does it make sense to you and I? Nope, not likely. This causes a higher price at the pump for Canadians and that sucks. Does it make sense in the scope of international trade/economics? Without getting into it (and I'm far from being an expert but I do understand the basics) in many ways yes it does. We don't at this point have the capacity to refine the amount of oil we produce, and the U.S is our largest customer when it comes to oil (and many other things).
  7. Yup, that pretty much puts it into perspective.
  8. I imagine asking on a forum like this is a good start, there are probably some folks here that have some pull in bigger tackle corps. Nothing like a personal connection to get you in the door!
  9. Apparently they aren't half bad...I saw apparently because I've never actually worked up the courage to try one. Similar to eating a carp I'd imagine.
  10. It costs close to $40/barrel just to extract the raw stuff from Alberta's oil sands. Now add to the the cost to ship it to a refinery (often a US refiner) refine it into something useful, ship it back, put it on a truck, drive the truck to the gas station, fill up the tank and make sure everybody in between makes a buck or two. Makes me wonder how it doesn't cost MORE than it does
  11. I have no experience in landing company sponsors for fishing tournaments, so I'm guessing here but... Big tackle companies have their pick when it comes to sponsorship opportunities, they are likely getting knocks on the door every day. If I'm Rapala or Shimano or whoever, I want to sponsor the tourney that's going to benefit ME the most. Could be audience, exposure, radio air time, local TV spot who knows?
  12. The price of gas at the pump is high for a whack of reasons, but there are two big ones staring us right in the face: 1. Gasoline is demand inelastic in the short term. If the price goes up 15 cents a litre for the next 3 months most of us are going to keep buying the same amount. 2. TAXES - in Ontario we pay somewhere in the neighbourhood of 36 cents/litre in taxes. When you consider the final price hovers around $1.20/litre that's a serious amount of tax. I'm in Peterborough most weekends, so I try my best to fill up when I'm there. Gas is consistently 7-10 cents/litre cheaper than in the GTA and Guelph, where I spend the rest of the week.
  13. Might be hard to land a company like Rapala on the first shot, but there are lots of smaller fish out there that are looking for exposure. As wallyboss said, what you can bring them is the key!
  14. Yup, cash grab unfortunately. If you spend any time at all on the Kawartha's its easy to see that most people driving a boat have a hard time figuring out which way is forward. I took a course when I did mine, the course was well presented and I LEARNED the material. Not that I needed it when it was test time, but hey at least I know a couple things about boating.
  15. Sounds like crap to me. I'm sure the system is kinda buggered because it's new, but it should be pretty simple if you ask me.
  16. I'm still waiting for my 2013 licence. Renewed in December, and I've been carrying the print out ever since. I understand that it's expired, but I would fight any charge based on the fact that they haven't sent me the dang thing yet. Anyone else in the same boat? I guess I'll start annoying someone at the MNR now.
  17. I use an "internet card" as well, can't be too careful. I had my info swiped at a shady gas station last year, was out about $500 before my bank figured it out but they refunded all the $ no questions.
  18. I suspect I will, now just need to set aside an hour and watch that bad boy
  19. Happens from time to time when I get the Impreza sideways... Just have to get sideways a little faster to bang it out.
  20. I thought about hiking out, then I remembered the snow and decided not to. Good on ya, looks like I missed out!
  21. Only problem is that every time I step foot in that place I leave with a pile of stuff I don't need...
  22. It's expensive to go (parking, tickets etc) but good for the industry. Gives new companies a chance to build some critical mass, and old companies a chance to show us what's new. I normally go, but can't make it this year.
  23. Check out your local Princess Auto - I was browsing today looking for supplies to build a power rod wrapper and I came across a whole section of the things. Depending on the type you want (size, rubber grip, straight or curved etc) they are going anywhere from $1 to $6 bucks each. Much less than the tackle shop version of the same thing...
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