JustinHoffman

Bucktail - best way to gain confidence in the flipping jig, or any lure for that matter, is to just take those out in the boat. Leave all your other lures at home. This is how I first learned the ins-and-outs of pitching and flipping close to two decades ago. Without any other lures at your disposal, you are forced to spend a day with a lure you want to learn. Best way in my books in building confidence....far to easy to switch to an "old standby" when the other one isn't working with a whole tackle box at your disposal.. Good Fishing, Justin

Shoreline depths vary - most are gradual breaks into deeper water, but there are some fairly significant drops. Most of my fish come from 4 to 12 feet on this lake. If the sun comes out when it is cold, you might luck into a few shallower. All are predominantly rock shorelines...finding some scattered wood on bottom is always a bonus at this time. The first photo showcases a shallow weed shoreline - it is too shallow and large in size to hold any fish during the fall. Did get into some fish along the arrow heads in mid-summer when the water levels were up. I only used this spot to set up a photo, as I thought the fall leaves in the background looked pretty neat... Good Fishing, Justin

Hello All, With the weather looking favourable Monday (it turned out not as nice as they said!), I connected with my "farmer friend" and, with the use of his tractor, launched the boat into my favourite bass lake. It was drizzling lightly on the drive up, and a bit of a chill was definitely in the air. I hoped the sun would make an appearance sometime during the day, as this generally turns the fish on. (lets just say I didn't need sunscreen...) Motored my way over to the shoreline that coughed up Andy's 5lb 14oz pig from last week. A very slight ripple on the surface from the north-west winds and nary a boat in sight. It was 9:30am. Tossed out an XCalibur Xw6 Wake Bait over 4 to 12 feet of water. Bottom composition here is mostly rocks and sparse weed and wood. Didn't take long for the action to begin. Three smallies in the boat in the first 10 minutes. Although a cold front had definitely set in, the activity levels in these fish was still high. As I slowly cruised down the shoreline to my most productive spots, I opted to slow things down a bit. Out went a Carolina rig with a Senko, and I worked that through a 10 to 18 foot area. Brought one puny smallie in with that. Next up was a flipping jig. Changed up to a white jig/trailer for this excursion, hoping to give it more of a shad look in the water. Tossed it around the deep wood and rock, but only had a few pike to show for my efforts. On to plan B. Motored over to a large rock shoal that traditionally holds decent fish. This spot is approx. the size of half a football field, and the steep edges (that contain a smattering of weed) often hold the largies. Began throwing the Wake Bait along the edges, on to of the shoal, and over the deep water. I caught fish from all three areas. Put a nice 4lb 1oz largie in the boat, when he sucked in the topwater from right on the edge of the shoal. Bunch of smallies were also caught, and I also missed a 5+ fish on a Spook that missed it's mark twice! Could tell it was a bass, but not sure of what kind. Skooted over to another producted shoreline and worked the jig. Picked up a nice 3lb 10oz fish from a weed/rock transition zone just out from a dock. Here is a picture of the first two decent largies...was fishing solo, so had to rely on a tripod for these shots. Put those two fish back in the locations they were caught, and continued on with the hunt. After working another nice shoreline with a jig, and coming up empty handed, I began to rethink my game plan. Now, I throw a flipping jig a lot - probably 80% of the time. It is pretty much the one bait I rely on come fall time. And with the front that had come through, I figured they would be all over it. Thinking back to the topwater bite I experienced earlier, I began to wonder if they wanted something a little bit quicker. Out came the spinnerbait box.. Tied on a 1/2oz Booyah Blade - silver and gold blades, white/silver skirt. It was the right decision. Fish began pounding this bait! Shorelines that were void of fish when using the jig were suddenly alive... Best fish of the day came from a small area between two docks. It has a rock formation in the centre of it, and usually has a bass nearby. One cast in with the spinnerbait, and a 4lb 6oz largie was being led to the net.. Cool thing was, the next cast to the very same spot coughed up a nice 3+ lb fish.. Spent the rest of the day working the spinnerbait and Wake Bait in conjunction. The smallies were definitely out to play today, and they would smoke the bait most times. Here is a shot of the two better ones caught.. Certainly not huge, but tonnes of fun all the same! Had a cool thing happen late in the day - hooked into a 6" largie on a spinnerbait, and while reeling him in, the water erupts! Decent pike of around 8lbs took a run at him. Reeled the fish in fast to spare his life, and the pike jumps clear out of the water in one last futile effort. Was definitely cool to see! Not a mark on the largie, and after telling him how lucky he was, off he went back into the lake... Although I couldn't crack the 5lb mark on this outing, I definitely learnt a valuable lesson: GO AGAINST YOUR THINKING AND TRY SOMETHING NEW. That motto worked like a charm on this day. Met Jack and his tractor back at the "launch" and dragged the boat out - time was 5:45pm. The season ends two months from today - plenty of time to put a few more porkers in the boat! Outing Synopsis Total Hours Fished - 8 hours, 15 minutes Total Fish Caught - 27 (largies/smallies), 8 pike Largest Fish - 4lb 6oz Largemouth Rods - Kistler Helium 2 LTX 7'6" Flipping Stick, 6'6" Medium Heavy Casting, Magnesium 7'8" All Day Flipping Stick, 6'9" and 6'6" Medium Heavy All Purpose Special Casting Reels - Quantum Accurist Line - 14lb and 20lb BPS Excel Mono Baits - XCalibur Wx6 Wake Bait, Zara Spook, Senko, Booyah Blade 1/2oz, Booyah Jig/Yum Chunk 1/2oz. Until next time... Good Fishing, Justin

Some healthy looking fish there from Pigeon - used to be my old stomping grounds for many years! Congrats on the 2nd place finish.. Love the colours/bars on the smaller fish from that system - always nice and cleaning looking. Nice report. Good Fishing, Justin

Great job for a great cause... I'd say the word of the day here is "initiative".....thanks for those that put in the effort for the sheer fact that they want to. Kudos to you... Good Fishing, Justin

Thanks for the comments, guys... Hopefully I can share with you a 6+ in the coming weeks. Good Fishing, Justin

Hey Cudz, Both digital scales - an X-Tools and a Mustad. Both read the same, and are accurate within an ounce when I calibrate them/test against a known weighted object. She was a chunky smallie, but just shy of 4. (Plus, he's holding it a bit closer to the camera than normal..) lol The big largie weighed 5lbs 14oz on both digi scales - weighed it twice as I was certain it was over 6. Good Fishing, Justin

Great mixed bag, Rich! And that smallie of yours sure is resembling a plump football!!! Good Fishing, Justin

Hello All, With the great weather we have been experiencing as of late, I decided to treat myself to a few days on the water. Was also looking forward to testing out the deck extension my Dad constructed for the boat. Adds an extra 22" of deck, and with it butting up against the two livewells, it creates an even larger area. Still shake my head that this boat is 20 years old this season.. Day 1 (September 21 - Sunday) Headed out with my Dad onto a stretch of the Rideau River. The weather was quite chilly to say the least. Had found the fish the previous week relating to shallow water cover, so began by working over that stuff. Flipping jigs and Texas-rigged craws/creature baits were the main baits used, with water between one and four feet being the target. Fish were definitely tight into cover, with only the odd fish being found on the outside edge of the slop. The sun hiding behind the clouds didn't help our cause with this method of fishing, but we did manage to put a few in the boat. Here is the best of the day.. I must say - fish were pretty cautious this day, with many coming out to look at the bait, but opting not to eat it. Working the jig or craw in place for longer than normal achieved a few extra bites. Judging from their skinny appearance, I'd say the front from a few days earlier had shut down their feeding, and they were just beginning to turn on again. Not the best outing in terms of numbers or size, but I had a good feeling about the next days excursion... Total Largemouth Caught - 7 Day 2 (September 22 - Monday) Decided to spend a day trophy fishing on my favourite "BIG" bass lake. My bud Andy came along for the hunt. Launched into calm waters this morning, with a slight nip in the air. Headed straight over to a large rock shoal and began working the edges with a variety of lures. Topwaters, cranks, Senkos and flipping jigs all got a good workout, yet action was hard to come by. Andy and I both missed our first fish to strike, which caused a few curse words to fly across the desolate lake. With nothing to show for our efforts, it was time to hit "money" shoreline. This shoreline has coughed up a few beasts for me in the past, and is a typical trophy fall bass spot - fast sloping shoreline, slab and chunk rock, wood, and a scattering of weeds. I was throwing a 3/4oz Booyah Jig and YUM chunk, while Andy went with a 5" BPS Stik-O. It didn't take long for a big fish to show itself. Two casts in and Andy reefs back on his rod - instantly I knew we were into a sow. Big largemouth (especially those in deeper water) are notorious for bull-dogging when hooked, and literally put a huge bend in a stout flipping stick. This fish was doing just that. 15 seconds in and it finally surfaced. I was confident we were both staring at a bonofide 6lber. Of course, I hadn't brought the net along, and other than a few hairy seconds while I tried to lip the bass, the fight and capture was picture-perfect. 5lbs 14oz of pure largemouth! A quick weigh on two seperate digital scales confirmed the weight. Andy and I high-fived, let out a little yell, and had smiles from ear to ear! It was quite the moment. Guiding Andy to his biggest largie ever felt pretty damn good, and it actually ties for the second largest bass I've ever seen first hand. The streak on this lake continues - in three years I've put a 6lber, two 5lb 14ozer's, and now Andy's 5lb 14oz's. Now those are pretty good numbers! With this being Andy's first fish of the day, we knew the remainder of the outing would be pretty anti-climatic. lol! The largies were few and far between for the rest of the day, but we did manage to put another eight or ten in the boat. Here is my best of the day - 3lbs 10oz's. Came from a tree sitting over 16 feet of water. A flipping jig was the lure of choice.. Around 1pm we decided to change things up, and went in search of smallies. Found a sweet hump that rose from 26 feet to 10, and put four quick 2lbers in the boat on tubes. We then scooted over to a small bay that often holds a mixture of both bass, and found the weed beds lush and green, and chock full of bait fish. First cast with a Spook and Andy had his biggest smallie of the season in the boat - 3lbs 10oz. She was a fatty for sure! Came from 6 feet of water.. Had a 15 minute window of fast topwater action (with quite a few fish missed) before the water went calm. Worked other areas over for largies, but were only able to pull small fish. With our time coming to close, we ended the day with a few more smallies on topwaters off a rock shoal.. Total Largemouth Caught - 22 Day 3 (September 23 - Tuesday) With the weather man calling for even nicer weather, and with the trophy from the day before still dancing in my head, I decided to hit the water one last time. My destination was another stretch of the Rideau River. Most of my productive weed clumps had vanished from the previous weeks outing, so running and gunning the water was the recipe for the day. Worked over most types of structure, and with a large variety of baits. Most productive pattern was shoreline wood, slop (both open water and shoreline) pads, and undercut cane. Saw a tonne of cruising largies on this day, but most were far too skittish for sight fishing tactics. Big fish of the day was 3lbs 4oz's, and came from 1.5 feet of water and from under some slop - the bottom of the following picture shows where he came from exactly... I forgot the tripod on this outing, so unfortunately, didn't take any other shots. Was a warm one out there, and a fun fish for sure. Total Largemouth Caught - 13 Well, the three days of fishing was certainly eventful - 42 bass in total, and one PIG of a largemouth! I don't think Andy will forget this one for quite some time.. Will be back looking for trophies again real soon - time to put a 6+ in the boat before the season ends... Until next time. Good Fishing, Justin

Hello All, Just wanted to post a big thanks to Karl and the team at Extreme Angler productions. Found out this week that my 19-year old "Springbok" was selected as the August winner in the 'Reader's Rides' section of the website. After a quick email with Karl today, I headed on a short five minute drive to the Interstate dealer here in Ottawa, and picked up my prize - a pair of Deep Cycle marine batteries. The owner, James Locke, was extremely kind and helpful, and had me loaded up with my free gear in no time at all. (171 MacFarlane Rd., Unit C, 613-798-9700) This is the second time I've won with Extreme Angler - picked up a trolling motor less than two years ago! Give these contests a go - you never know when your name will be picked... Thanks again, Karl - keep up the great work on the show - it is one of the better ones out there! Good Fishing, Justin

Hello All, Got out on the Rideau River Monday and today. Conditions were less than favourable... August 18 Woke up to pretty strong winds this morning. Weather was hot and humid, but a bad rain storm and front were forecast for late afternoon/early evening. Launched the boat to a stiff north-west wind. Knowing how the wind swirls and hits you from every angle on this stretch, I headed to a deep bank that I knew would be fairly protected. Started pitching jigs and Texas-rigged Paca Craws to laydowns and isolated slop. Water ranged in depth between 2 and 7 feet, over a mostly sand/rock bottom. Most fish caught were relating to the wood in some way or another.. Picked up six largies fishing this 200 yard stretch of shore, before sadly, hitting the end. Most fish were plump and well-fed, with a couple coughing up craw parts during the fight. Biggest fish went about 3.25lbs. Was fishing solo this day, so didn't bother with any self-portraits. The winds were gusting to 42km's this day, and all of my spots (over than the one shore) were virtually unfishable. With the storm lingering in the distance, I made my retreat back to the launch. August 19 Today was in sharp contrast from the previous. Woke to 10 degree weather on the morning, and a brisk east wind. Even though I knew the fishing would be real tough with these cold front conditions, decided to head out with Dad for a 4 or 5 hour fish. Long pants and sweaters was the necessary attire, and I must say, the hands were getting a bit chilly while flipping and pitching! Began working thick slop clumps with Paca Craws, working both the edges and deep inside. Fish were fairly sluggish, but would hit if tempted enough. Worked water between 1 and 4 feet deep. Put six largies in the boat (and a bonus crappie), but we sure worked hard for them today. The front definitely affected the fish considerably. Here is a shot of the biggest of the day...not bad for the elements we faced. Tough couple of days on the water, but it always feels good to wet a line... Until next time. Good Fishing, Justin

Hey Mark, Give the Title SHot "Shaky" Jig a try - made by Fin-tech. Comes in 1/16, 1/8, 3/16, and 1/4oz sizes. Also eight colours. Has the fully collapsible retainer system that holds your plastics solidly, yet allows easy and quick hook penetration. And yes, the Chompers "Dropshot" Worm would work well with this system. Good Fishing, Justin

Hello All, Headed out on the water with my bud Tim yesterday. High hopes as we launched at 9am...but sadly, it just wasn't to be. Worked the water hard for 8 hours - pads, slop, wood, flats - but came up virtually empty-handed. Final tally at the end of the day was two largies - one each! If anything, it was a humbling experience. Tim with a decent pike - huge head but very skinny body.. My one largie of the day. Can't complain I guess, as it was my biggest of the season thus far....4lbs 7oz. This girl was short but built like a girthy freight train..Came on a topwater frog. The release shot.. Here's looking forward to better co-operation from the fish next time...lol! Good Fishing, Justin

Decent fish, Coach... Can't get over the heat... Question for you - what are the other areas of the lake/river like? See that most of your fishing happens at the dam. Any other productive spots on that water system, or is it a one spot kind of place... Just wondering - I'd get a little bored if I just fished in the vicinity of one of the locks here on the Rideau....curious to hear your thoughts? Good Fishing, Justin

Hey Mike, Did you get the PM I sent in regards to your visit to the Rideau? I sent it from work, and wasn't 100% sure it made it through... Good luck when you're up here - we're dealing with some pretty iffy weather at the moment, and quite the cold front appears to be coming through. Middle of next week looks like it will be decent again.. Good Fishing, Justin

Thanks for the kind words, guys... Until next time. Good Fishing, Justin

Hello All, Came across this in the news today. Defending their cause and equating animal slaughter to that of beheading victim is beyond sick... http://blog.P3TA.org/archives/2008/08/cannibalistic_a.php I think this one may of went too far for even some of the P3TA members... On a positive note, the paper has decided to not run the ad.. Good Fishing, Justin

Hello All, Headed out this past Monday and Tuesday to my newly-found stretch of the Rideau River. Here's what happened.. Day 1. Fished this first day solo. Arrived at the launch around 11am to hot and humid conditions, and very light winds. A quick 40 second trip with the outboard, and I was at my first spot - a large weed flat that contains slop, emergent weeds, and pads. Depth ranges between one and five-feet deep. Began tossing around a Bobby's Perfect Frog, and it didn't take long for the action to begin. Fish were mainly hitting in open pockets adjacent to heavy cover, and really jumping all over the bait. As you can see, they were hungry.. The bait of choice.. Picked up a half dozen fish, including the big fish of the day - a 3lb 3oz largie. This sweet spot produced a decent fish on the flipping jig - she was tucked into the top corner in the shade.. As the day progressed, the fish were positioning themselves tight up under thick cover. Although the surface bait was garnering a bit of attention, getting right into the thick stuff was key for getting those extra bites. Tied on a Fin-tech "TitleSHot" jig with a Berkley PowerBait Mud Critter, and punched my way through any slop, pads, or vegetation I could find. Picked up a few more fish using this technique.. As afternoon turned into early evening, I decided to spend the last hour of my trip working a large weed flat (4 to 6 feet deep) with the XCalibur XW6 Wake Bait. This bait really provides some great topwater thrills, and the "swell" and "wake" in provides across the top of the water really does provoke some heavy hits. The last fish to end the outing.. The Kistler rods really shine out on the water. Having "Technique Specific" rods on hand, such as are found in the Magnesium lineup, make the task of fishing specific baits all the more easier. The sheer lightness of these rods can also be felt at the end of a heavy day of flipping, also. I am also very happy with my switch over to Quantum reels this season - very dependable and ultra smooth... All in all, a great first day! Hopefully day two would be a repeat... Day 2. Headed out on the second day at 9:30am with good 'ole Dad. Conditions were much the same as the previous days, although cloud cover was a bit more prominent in the morning. The humidity was pretty sticky early on. Started at the same spot I fished the day before. I began tossing a Wake Bait to the open areas outside of the weed flat, while Dad tossed a Frog into the thick stuff and adjacent open pockets. Didn't take long for the first fish to the Wake Bait, but this one was of the Esox variety.. Not long after, Dad finally gets the skunk of his back, and lands a decent largie on the Frog.. As the surface weeds began to get slightly thicker, I also opted to toss a frog. Didn't take long for the action to heat up, and with a big splash, the big fish of the day was landed early on. 4lbs 2oz.. This fish gave quite the tussle in the shallow water and heavy cover. Dad did a great job with the net. Until we meet again.. Really liked how this next series of shots turned out. You can really see how a rod flexes on the back cast of the second image.. As early afternoon appeared, we once again headed into the thick stuff to scrape out a few more fish. Texas-rigged plastics were the key, with Papi Craws and Sabertail Burly Bugs working best. Most fish were relating to small clumps of isolated slop adjacent to emergent weeds, especially those that had the wind blowing in on them. Here is a typical fish using this tactic.. All in all, another great two days on the river. It's only a matter of time before this section coughs up a fiver... Report Synopsis Total Fish Caught - 32 Largemouth Largest Fish - 4lb 2oz Rods - Kistler Helium 2 LTX 7'6" Flipping and 6'6" Medium Heavy Casting, Magnesium 7'8" All Day Flipping and All Purpose 6'6" and 6'9" Medium Heavy Reels - Quantum Accurist PT Line - BPS Excel 20lb Mono Baits - Booyah 3/8oz Flipping Jigs/YUM Chunk, XCalibur XW6 Wake Bait, TitleSHot Jig w/ Berkley Mud Critter, Bobby's Perfect Frog, Texas-rigged plastics - Sabertail Burly Bug and Papi Craw. Until next time. Good Fishing, Justin

Thanks for the kind comments, guys... Will have another up in a few days. Good Fishing, Justin

Hello All, Decided to head out to a new-to-me section of the Rideau River yesterday. Launched the boat with my Dad out of the small gravel ramp, and off we headed to explore. The time was 10am. Here is a shot of the first spot we stopped at.. This whole stretch screamed to us "TOADS AND FROGS," so that's what we began chucking. Here is my Dad working a frog.. Fish were fairly active, and willingly smacked our topwater offerings. Missed a bunch of fish, but put a couple in the boat. We then drifted outside of the pad area, to a nice flat that bottomed out at 4 feet deep. Nice mixture of subsurface weeds, as well as some emergent cane. I began working an XCalibur XW6 Wake Bait, while my Dad tossed a spinnerbait. The first cast of the Wake Bait produced a dink of a fish, with a better fish coming a few casts later. These baits are awesome! Produce a sweet surface wake/wobble, and the internal rattles are extremely loud. It's one bait I'll be tossing a lot this year. Opted to head to a narrow section of the river near the upper reach, and began working shoreline slop, wood, and pads. Fishing was a bit slow to pick up, but I finally put a nice 3.25lb largie in the boat. (Came from a deep, shaded tree from 6 feet of water.) A short while later, the best fish of the day was put in the boat. 3lbs 15oz of chunky largemouth. Caught from the edge of a slop mat in 2 feet of water.. And here she is with a 3.5lber that was caught a short while later.. The gentle release.. Continued to fish this area, and put a few more decent fish in the boat. My Dad finally put his first, and sadly his only fish in the boat, from this spot on a frog. At only around 10", we both deemed it not picture worthy! lol It was a good bite on the frogs for an hour or two after this, but hooking them was another story. The old man stayed with that technique, while I clung tight to the flippin' stick. Another one that came on the jig.. Continued to search out some new water, and tried to interpret our new water better. Found some sweet undercut banks and slop areas, as well as mid-river flats and cane. All look promising for future trips. Here is the last fish of the trip, caught some 100 yards from the launch. Caught from a slop patch over 3 feet of water.. Fish are finally beginning to turn on, and from the looks of the fat bellies, they are beginning to chow down. The next few weeks of fishing definitely look promising. Off the water by 4pm, and down to the local watering hole for a cold pint. A day on the water doesn't get much better than that... Report Synopsis Total Bass Caught - 13 Largemouth Bass Big Fish - 3lbs 15oz Rods - Kistler Helium LTX and Magnesium Flipping Sticks, Helium LTX Medium/Heavy Casting, Magnesium All Special Medium/Heavy 6'6" and 6'9" Reels - Quantum Accurist PT's Productive Baits - Booyah Boo Jigs (3/8oz) with YUM Chunk trailers - Red/Black & Perch, XCalibur XW6 Wake Bait, Booyah Spinner Bait, SPRO Frogs Good Fishing, Justin

Welcome to the board... Use to spend a lot of time on Benoir, as my buddy had a trailer at the park there. Anyways, the shorelines around the trailer park used to cough up some good largies and smallies, as well as decent muskie. One of our favourite spots was the area that connects Benoir and Elephant. It is a winding section of the river that is fringed by pads, cane and stumps. This entire area is productive early and late in the day. We would throw topwater frogs, as well as Spooks and Pop R's. Always some fish willing to play tug of war there. Not too far of a drive with a 14-foot. That's all we ever fished out of. Hope this helps a bit. Justin

Wasn't sure if it had been figured out - couldn't be bothered to read through the 8 pages of posts to see... Will be interesting to see the outcome....a wonder what board the # 1 guy belongs too??

Hey Folks, Just took a close look at the "fine print" for this contest. The online voting portion is only used to award secondary prizes. As for the awarding of the grand prize (the boat), WFN selects 10 top entries, and then a panel of four industry types chooses the eventual winner from that list, based on the criteria of the contest. So, although getting Joey into the number one spot would certainly get her a secondary prize, I don't think it's the boat as most of us think. (I certainly didn't until I poured through the page of rules...) Good luck, Joey - may the best angler win! WINNER SELECTION AND ODDS: The selection process for the Grand Prizes from the eligible entries received will be held in Toronto, Ontario on or about August 11, 2008. A) GRAND PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize is available to be won by entrants whose TSP is Rogers. One (1) Grand Prize is available to be won by entrants whose TSP is not Rogers. The Grand Prizes shall be awarded as follows: I Non Rogers TSP: The top 10 entries as selected by WFN received from entrants whose TSP is not Rogers will be evaluated using the following criteria: (i) originality, (ii) creativity, (iii) innovativeness, and (iv) overall persuasiveness of the entry (each a “Criterion” and collectively, the “Criteria”). Each Criterion will be weighted equally. These 10 semi-finalists will then be reviewed by a panel of four (4) industry experts selected by WFN and the winner will be chosen based on the Criteria. The odds of an entry being selected by the judging panel depend on the number and the caliber of entries received. II Rogers TSP: The top 10 entries as selected by WFN from entrants whose TSP is Rogers will be evaluated using the Criteria. All Each Criterion will be weighted equally. These 10 semi-finalists will then be reviewed by a panel of four (4) industry experts selected by WFN and the winner will be chosen based on the Criteria. The odds of an entry being selected by the judging panel depend on the number and the caliber of entries received. SECONDARY PRIZES: Three (3) Secondary Prizes are available to be won by entrants whose TSP is Shaw. One (1) Secondary Prize is available to be won by entrants whose TSP is Eastlink. One (1) Secondary Prize is available to be won by entrants whose TSP is Cogeco. Three (3) Secondary Prizes are available to be won by entrants whose TSP is not Shaw, Eastlink or Cogeco. The Secondary Prizes will be awarded as follows: The top three (3) entries from Shaw subscribers, the top one (1) entry from an EastLink subscriber, the top one (1) entry from a Cogeco subscriber and the top three (3) entries from all other subscribers, as determined by the public based on online voting will be eligible to win a Secondary Prize. The odds of an entry being selected for a Secondary Prize depend on the number and the caliber of entries received. On-line voting: Subject to the Criteria, entries submitted by the entry methods described in Sections 3(A) and 3( will be posted on the WFN website at the following address: www.wfn.tv/adopt within three (3) business days of being received by WFN. Once posted, members of the public will have the opportunity to vote for those entries which they feel are most deserving of being awarded a Prize. Only one (1) vote per email address per twenty-four (24) hour period will be permitted. If it is discovered that a voter voted more than the permissible number of times or if there is reason to believe that the voting under this Contest has otherwise been technically manipulated (as determined by WFN in its sole discretion), all of the votes by such voter will be void and the entry for which such voter has voted may be disqualified from the Contest without notice. All decisions of WFN in regards to the foregoing shall be binding and final. Online voting will close on August 10, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. and the online votes will be counted on August 11, 2008. Within two (2) business days from the final tally of votes, the selected entrant for each Secondary Prize may be notified either by: (i) an initial telephone call during regular business hours (EST) at the home telephone number or mobile number recorded at the time of entry or (ii) an email at the address provided at the time of entry. If any selected entrant cannot be reached within two (2) business days from the time of initial contact, an alternative entrant may be selected until such time as a selected entrant satisfies the terms of this section. Good Fishing, Justin

Enjoy the trip, bud...and very much looking forward to the report! Good Fishing, Justin

Hey Tangled, Great shots of the dragon flies!!! Love that last pic.... Thanks for sharing. Good Fishing, Justin