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and dave mercer and pete mania, leo & ron,italo,paul powis,

But someone allready beat me too it...Man it sucks havin to work....lol...

I was dizzy after watching the part of you walking from the hut too paul. ...lol......

I have allways been a bit weary on the ice i never feel totally comfortable and am very cautious. Had i been they're and seen that i think i may have been staying alot closer to shore.....lol....

4.30am....If i had someone willing to come with me......Only seem to be able to get people to come out with me at 3.00am when the weather is warmer......

Yip you can renew your licence on line. You must print it out and carry it with ur ontario outdoors card. With out your card the printed peice of paper is invalid.

So sorry Lew, My condolences to you all.

Crazy Busy this last yr and lots of visitors from Europe. My dad is not in best health either lots of worrying especially as he is across the pond and i know its really hard on my mom, so 2008 was just one of those yrs........

Hopeing this one will be better.

I do pop in time to time just had nothing to report really.

I c you been a busy lady which is awesome good for u

I need to get out and fish i think it would be good therapy....lol....Its been too long.

Great report as allways Joey....& Man look at the length of your hair grl......I know mine grows to damn fast.......I was like bloody nora is that Joey?.....lol

Last time i saw u your hair looked like this...

lol

Great pics grl. ....I love the north its beautiful up there.

Brandon what camera are u useing? ohh and like the new Avater...

I took these photo's a few weeks ago here in port dover.

Oppsaaaa sorry doube posted...Grr!

LOL Jen....Thanx allthough i am thinking i may have to extend to another room.......So much stuff and i am running out of spaces in my den. I just noticed the empty blooming laundry basket on my couch.

& MY FISHING WALL OF FAME is not in those shots......

As for memories i have plenty i caught my 1st toothy critter with my grandaddy on the Grand actually. I was about 5 or six yrs of age and i remember being scared half to death of it because of the teeth. But was not long before i was holding my 1st ever pike. Some things you just never forget. I remember that day like it was yesterday.

Hope you had a great summer hun & thanx again.

I don't know to much about hunting but have thought about takin a course. Not sure i could shoot a deer though. Yeah i know sound like a right wuss....lol..

Last month we had three does behind my property . We have alot of deer where i am, just a few weeks ago there were four deer just down the street and around the corner standing in the middle of the road in broad daylight. Thats not normal is it?

A few weeks back comeing back from Niagra falls on a backroad saw a big stag.........& IT WAS BIG......So big i laughed at my aunt cuz she said...WOW did you see that big thing on its head.....I allmost wet my knickers from laughing so hard.....lol

I am so sorry also beans....

I have a darlin myself she is 16 yrs old next month.

LMAO Joey......Your sopost to be looking at the fish.....lol...

Great report allthough i cannot see any eagle....Am i missin somethin? Besides a guys pants not zipped up......lol

I may be way off base here, but with the spring steel rod you mentioned, it may be a wire line setup for trolling for lakers(or maybe Musky). The reel seems too small though.

Maybe your grandfather trolled for lakers in shallower water in the spring after ice out with it??

Usually the reels were 9-12" diameter, filled with copper line(yes, I said copper line, still have one around here somewheres spooled with it).

 

Never saw a rod like that with a wood handle though.

 

Its a keepsake for sure, find a nice place for it somewhere in your house and do not try to find value in it, it already has it.

To be honest Tjisa i don't know i never even thought to ask because i was so overwhelmed. My grandaddys memory is not the best but next time were togeather i shall see what i can find out. I have looked to see if there are any kind of stamps or names on the rod and reel but cannot find anything. I took a couple more pictures this evening. This reel really is tiny it only measures 2" in Diameter and is 3ft 6" in Lenght from the tip of the wooden handle to the very tip of the rod.

I would not ever swap this for anything to much sentimental value for me. My grandaddy is the man that got me hooked on fishing since i was knee high to a grasshoper as he would say.

I fished there last fall. Not sure i ever want to fish they're again. I was sickened to the stomach with what i saw.

I agree it is for sure a snaggers heaven.

My grandaddy who had his 81st birthday in June.

Let me tell you this has got to be one of the most precious and beautiful gifts i have ever been givin. May not seem much to some but beleive me when i say this is worth more than any diamond or gold to me.I was overwhelmed when he gave this to me. My grandad has had this Rod since he was a boy. It really is beautiful. The handle is all wood what kind i do not know and the rod is steel. The reel is tiny. I am wondering if we have anyone here that knows much about old antique rods?

I have decided i am going to hang it on the wall in my fishing room. I am just trying to decide where....

This is the rod & reel and it is beautiful.

This is my fishing room. Still want to add lots more yet. ;D

Sad very sad news indeed. I was shocked when i logged in and saw this post.

My condolences .

Thanx so much for all the Info Guy's greatly appreciated.

Took a look at the boat last night. The hull looks to need to much work. Sinns reckons the boat has hit something at one time but cant be sure. This guy brought it from someone else had not had it long when he got it in the water found water coming in. Says he does not have the time to repair it which is why he is selling. I just got a bad gut feeling and i allways allways go with my gut feeling. So we passed on this one.

But thanx so much again Guys. Your Great.

Nauti.

I got ur Pm Cranks Thanx.

A motor i can change that i really am not to worried about and of course priceing would also come into play.

As i said my main concern is the cost to the repair that needs to be done to the Hull. When i took a drive over this morning i could see some kind of white paste or something like that had been covered over some of the rivets. Not sure what that was.....lol....Going to take another look later today and speak to the guy.

Thanx Lundboy.

I just took a drive over they're No one home. Nice looking boat but heck when it comes to boats i really don't know what to look for......lol

I plan on heading up North tommorow Night.

Coming back from up north in December we used the car pool lane once we hit toronto. I was totally gobsmacked at how so many vehicles only had one person in them. That just boggled my mind to no end. It was plain sailing for us we got through using the car pool lane in no time at all while the rest of the traffic was snail pace.

Make sence of that then cuz i still can't.....lol

Have a great weekend.

Blimey Cranks i never even thought about the size of the motor. Hopeing to go take a look at it tonight sometime.

My main concern though is the Repair that will need to be done to the Hull.

Thery're is a boat here in dover up for sale i am interested in.

This is the Add.

17ft sylvan profisherman thats needs repair to the hull ,,needs to have new rivets in some places.i dont have the time or the place to do it,and i,m to honest to sell it with out saying so.this boat is set up for fishing big water.comes with,1990 60hp johnson(runs well and strong)2 big jon electric down riggers with dual rod holders on each,2 eagle heavy duty downrigging rods and reels,hand held garman gps,lowrence 300 gps fishfinder/plotter/sonar,big bow livewell,3 swivel seats,new battery,new livewell pump,am/fm/cd player,all safety equipment,fresh painted EZload trailer with spare.this boat still has a lot of good years left in it,but just needs some repair.i,m asking $6,000 or best offer,,dont be afraid to make a offer,,thanks ,,,,REMEMBER THE BEST SALE IS A HONEST SALEs is the Add.

Now when he mentions Rivets just how big a job and expence are we looking at here?

Thanx so much.

Nauti.

Its a beautiful night here sat out on my back deck with my Laptop here in dover.