SlowPoke

I hope you took notes because I'm not going to tell you again!

Also handy should you snag bottom with a cannon ball and need to cut the cable.

Hey Rob, I just picked up two sheets of okoume 3/4" marine ply for $126 each. 1/2" is $96 each. They stock it. Ontario Plywood Specialties John 257 Centennial Prky N. Hamilton 905-561-3576

They're just in compliance with the law. Many Shoppers Drug Mart locations had sections of the stores closed off due to compliance. Two I went to had the entrance closed because they led into the cosmetics department (closed) to get to the main section of the store. You had to enter via the exit. I had to go to three stores to get cheese on sale. I'm not going to do the math on how much I 'saved'.

Pick a sensible location for you and approach property owners. Many farms around here have an RV or two and some boats on it. They're either HEAVY recreationalists or don't mind a few extra bucks for storage each month. If you don't see any, ask anyways. Going rate around here is about $30/month outdoor for my 18'er for secured outdoor. I pay $40/month for winter indoor storage with limited access.

Am I the only one that sees the ?

Use the 50amp breaker and add a 10amp fuse... simple math.

Gimme "Finding Nemo" over Charlie Moore anyday.

Best wishes Joey!!

LOL, never mind G, he's just a redbloke The Terrova is a sweet peice of equipment. I'd have one on the bow this year myself if I didn't blow the boat budget on frivolous things such as a floor!

Nice job Wayne. When you told me you were doing an auto-loader I had envisioned the canoe being lowered from the wing. Then I had visions of two canoes, one each side. Then you'd want kayaks at the wing tips. The look wouldn't be complete without you wearing a mad bomber hat. I'll bet there will be some wet feet and balancing issues the first couple of times but it looks like a great setup. -Brian

Thanks for the comments everyone! Absolutely. Prime muskie and salmon time, your choice. That would have been the game plan if I could stay out longer.

No problem, I wouldn't have said it if I aren't one I wanted to say to "Dumb old people" about the guy that cut me off twice but since I'm not old, I kept it to myself.

You're right, I do.

I'm in the middle of a boat renovation... stripping, cleaning, buying, installing and I had some materials to pick up in Hamilton. Dan (Percher) calls me earlier in the week and the conversation went something like this.... Dan: 'Brian, I need your help.... forgot how to catch salmon.... Bronte...... Friday' So, the morning is off to a crappy start... My Wife: 'it's 6:20, I don't know what happened' Why is it that the alarm "didn't go off properly" when I want to go fishing. It works flawlessly for her. I wanted to leave London at 6AM so I'm already behind schedule.... I know "what else is new, Brian" I packed the car the night before, get my butt out the door, noticed my right front tire was really low, headed for the highway and then this.... I figure the truck turned, missed a shift and dropped a driveshaft or ran out of fuel. Dumb truckers. So I says to myself... Self: 'this day isn't getting off to a good start, what else could go wrong' So I put on my seatbelt. (I paid the seatbelt ticket today from the MC Odyssey BTW) The ride from London to Burlington was uneventful. The front tire felt squishy but it got me to Dan's place. So I was about 20 minutes late. Dan was hooked and ready to go, I tossed my gear in and we left. Got to the launch, get cut off twice by the same old man, got the boat wet, I park the car, head back to the boat, step in a pile of goose poo. So I says to myself... Self: 'nothing else could possibly go wrong!' Fortunately, it didn't. We motored out to "the spot" and we were into fish before all the rods were out. Sometimes this is a bad sign, today would be different. Dan's downrigger rod went off while his back was turned. So I grabbed it (Like you wouldn't?). It felt like a freight train! Two or three solid runs and I handed it off to Dan when he finished what he was doing. This fish wasn't done yet... Another couple solid runs and Dan takes to the "Fighten' chair".... He gets the fish boatside and I put the net on it. I can barely lift this thing into the boat! It wasn't a huge fish but must have swallowed a cannonball. Pic's and measurement... 31" and splash. Dan deploys what would end up being the hot rod for the day. We still don't have all our lines out and wham! The hot rod fires again. I grabbed it and this one felt as good or better. Run after run and then a it comes stright out me. I reeled as fast as I could to pick up the slack. It's back under control. A couple more runs and I'm almost ready for the fighten' chair myself! Dan puts the net to it and he can barely get it out of the water. What are these fish eating? Pic's and measurement, 33" and splash. I mentioned to Dan that we should lose about 10'-15' of stretched and mangled line but he said 'nahhh, it's alright. We had enough time to get all the rods down; rigger/dipsy on the port and stacked riggers starboard. We ran all the same colours; two identical of the hot spoon and one smaller on the riggers and a black dipsy/green spin doc/green meat rig on "Torpedo Wire". It was my first outing with the new wire rig. Matthew raved about this wire and I couldn't wait to try it. Call it spamming if you want but it lived up to what he claimed "Low memory & Kink resistent". Needless to say, I was especially excited when the new wire outfit went off. I knew this fish wasn't as big as the first two but I felt every inch of it through the wire in addition to 17 blinks and 2 farts. Wire rocks. This fish was a party all the way to the boat. No measurement but I'd estimate 26", photo and splash. We got the rods down again and the hot rod fires again! Dan grabbed it out of the rigger and and muscles it in... that is until, the fish put on the brakes. It was a standoff. I was waiting for the line to bust and Dan was strumming it like a poorly tuned banjo. "This one's fighting better than my derby fish". His 34.72lb from last summer. We expected to see some length and girth on this puppy but it turned out to be of the same class as the first two we caught. Perhaps a little angrier. We forgot to get a pose with the fish but did take a measurement for the tourney, 34". Splash. The rods went quite after that and I had to be off the water to go pick up boat materials. All in all, 4/4 within the first hour and a half and about another hour floating around. All fish came from 32'- 48' over 85'-115'. Hot colour today, green. Thanks again Dan - it's always a pleasure!

Try narrowing it down by the serial number. Certain parts are good for certain years, especially electronics. The part will sometimes have a range of serial numbers pertaining to certain years.

Ahem... we're still talking about fishing, right?

LOL!! It's his way of saying he likes me. Rednecks are funny that way. Mother would have wanted it that way.

You're absolutely right in the morning and evening but when the fishing drops off at 9AM, the bigguns have gone somewhere! There is a reason why I have treble hook shaped canonballs.

Not even close, It's red.

Can I keep it in your garage, along with a bunch of other stuff I don't have room for?

3 weeks? YIKES! I don't have a floor in my boat right now. Tell you what, bring your riggers, a piece of plywood and your blender motor and I'll tell you where to go.... er, setup.

Thanks, I like it too, we just don't have a place for it. My Mother gave it to me a few years ago and she got it from her Mother. I would suspect it's nothing to base my retirement fund on but it could buy some lottery tickets in which I am relying upon for the golden years.

Funny you mention that... talking to a buddy today that was fishing the Grand and he found one with the price tag on it. Dried it off, took it to Canadian Tire and got $35.00 for it.

If you have access to the article, it's worth reading. One paragraph states "This sounder shoes two riggers set: One at about 190', the other tight to bottom, 281' down. The low rod is usually the hottest for bottom hugging salmon. I think many Lake O guys are set in their ways, myself included. Every time I've been to the BZ it's been 'bows & 'hos and no big kings. I know they're there, just have to find them!