Rich Clemens

Nice detailed reports and loads of pics of your adventure. Really enjoyed the view and the read. Sounds like you put a lot of time into the posts and it shows. Thanks for the opportunity to share your trip - must have been a great one. Trips like that with your father are worth a life-time of memories.

Nice looking eyes and doen't sound like too bad of a week-end. Love those sunset pics

Let's see if I can remember .. Adjustable Wrench, Vise Grips, Roll of black electrical tape, spare spark plugs, spare fuses for the electronics, couple regular and phillips screw drivers, spare plug for the boat. Probably a few other little things in there. I also have extra rope and a first aid kit. Few clean rags, role of paper towels in a zip-lock. And the ever important roll of T.P. I'll be getting mine ready before long here, so I'll be going over everything.

I'd be lying on the bottom of the boat kickin' and screaming like a 2 year old. Very cool video.

We picked up one of those Scooby-Doo life jackets for our Airdale (Avatar). It took her a while to get used to it, as she would just stand there stiff as a post, and not move. After a while, she took it all in stride, although she didn't like it. She may not like it, but those dogs weren't ment for swimming. Great to hear your considering the safety of your pet Naughti. Just like us humans, unexpected things can happen out on the water.

Simply amazing. I can see a couple guys creating havoc for the fish very soon. Belonging to OFC is more than just fishing. GO GET 'EM CHRIS

Welcome aboard WA. Leraning to fish seems to be an ever evolving process. Glad to see ya joined the group. Post a couple questions on what your looking for and you'll get some great tips and advice. Remember ... post of pic or two of your catch ... we love pics.

Wayne, you disappont me. At the very least, I thought you would offer to save the customs folks the trouble. I'd hate for the annual to get damaged during the inspection.

43, 45 .... Dang kids. Hope ya had a great day.

Ohhhhhh ... you mean I'm gonna get a package in a 'brown wrapper' Can't wait for that one. Exceptional prize package and never expected all those extra goodies thrown in. Saying THANKS just doesn't seem good enough to Extreme Angle, Karl, TJ, and the others involved in this.

Rubbing elbows with the upper class are we ? Well, I'm glad you remembered us little folks here with a report and PIC. Congrats.

She's gettin' closer ... and closer .... and closer ... and .... BRING ON MY TREAT !

Glad you could get out for a little while. Heck ... one fish is better than no fish. Mmmmm 60F, no wind, slight over-cast .... really nice.

I agree bucktail ... it sucks outside. 30+ mph wind gusts, blowing snow flurries, maybe 40F. One of these days Spring will come and stick around until summer. This is crazy weather.

A smile on the face and some envy in the heart (no able to get out yet). Nice Vid.

The wild turkey is one of the largest birds in North America. An adult male can grow up to 4 feet long from his beak to his tail. Wild turkeys live in open fields and woods and nest on the ground. Wild turkeys prefer to eat insects, grasses, nuts, and berries. The "beard" that grows from the center of a wild turkey's breast is actually a group of modified feathers that look like hair. Beards are most commonly found on adult male turkeys (called gobblers), although females (called hens) will grow them occasionally. In spite of its large size and rather awkward appearance, the wild turkey is a powerful flier, reaching speeds of up to 55 mph over short distances. Turkeys will most often fly hard and fast up through the treetops, then set their wings and glide back to the ground. Benjamin Franklin wanted wild turkeys to be our national symbol instead of the bald eagle. He felt that the stately, majestic qualities of the wild turkey would make it a fine symbol for the new country. Most people are familiar with the term "flock of pigeons" and even "gaggle of geese," but did you know that a group of turkeys is called a "rafter"? And baby turkeys are called poults.

Got this in an E-mail this morning. A blonde calls her boyfriend and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have got a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get it started." Her boyfriend asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?" The blonde says, "According to the picture on the box it's a tiger." He decides to go over and help with the puzzle. She lets him in, and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table. He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says, "First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble all of these pieces into anything resembling a tiger." He takes her hand and says, "Second, I want you to relax." Let's have a nice cup of tea, and then .... ." He sighed ... "Let's put all the Frosted Flakes back in the box .."

You'll be back on the water in no time. Hope you're on your way to a full recovery. Appreciate the update and I'm sure the others do as well. Keep us posted as to your progress.

Well my friends .... it's geting worse. The one news channel just reported the death toll is now over 30. Simply unbelievable that anyone would even consider doing such a thing. What's this world coming to ??

Nice Ride BPS. My first boat was the Pro Angler V16. Had it a couple years and moved up to the Targa V17 Deep-V. I really like the stability and the extr room. You're gonna enjoy that one and may the fishing gods smile upon you and your new ride.

The more I read this I keep wondering .... must have been tough calling this thread "The Finale". If it is, it must have been one of the greatest finishes ever.

NIce report there. Looks like opening day of trout season down here - which was yesterday. Elbow to elbow, while others wade down the middle. Great to be out none-the-less.

Great intro RB. My wife and I hit that part of the French the last two weeks of September, with the second week out of Wolseley Lodge. This will be, I think, our third year there. Never been Walleye fishing in my life, so I'm sorry I can't help you out there. I'm hoping to give it a shot this year. I've been picking up some lure suggestions from folks on the board. I'm hoping to hook up with someone at our Lakair GTG this year and teach me a thing or two. For pike, I've had pretty good success in the weeds. The largest come from little bays with rocky shore-line with coon tail interspersed between the rocks - or just out from the ricks. Had some luck in some of the larger cabbage beds. Had a big blow-up last year on the North Channel (just down the road at Rainbow Camp), fishing right up to the reed line. Not huge in length (high 20"s / maybe 30") , but nice and heavy. I was fishing a Shallow Invader, which caught a few pike and also raised two muskies. I used the Invader quite a bit last year. We also used some spinner baits through the weeds to pick up pike. I add a longer twister trail to the spinner bait for a little something extra. Mainly I try to target musky. We troll a fair amount as we go to/from camp. I've been trying to hone my skills fishing points and around rock islands cropping up from deeper water. No luck yet, but I'm hoping its just a matter of time. Just gotta keep putting time on the water, Last year, my wife wanted to try a Suick, so I rigged her up. We were fishing the shoreline not too far out of Wolseley Lodge. On one of her casts, that landed just a few feet from the shore line, something of fairly nice size took a swipe at the Suick. Huge boil in the water around the lure. Unfortunately we didn't see the fish and it missed the lure. We tried a couple throw-backs and returned a time or two later on, during early am / late pm ... but nothing. Too bad, I would have loved to see my wife latch into something of decent size for a change. I have a GPS unit now and purchased the Canadian Topo CD to create maps of the area. So, this may be by first real on-the-water use of my GPS and anxious togive it a try. A couple years ago I went on Google Earth and printed off a satellite view of the area. I kept a copy of this in the boat and even had a few extras that I was able to share with another group in camp that year. We're looking forward to our trip again this year. Best of luck and post your pics when you get back.

I usually keep 2 bass for a fish fry on our annual treck into Ontario. All the rest go back.

I'd love to latch into just one of those Northerns. Simply an awesome trip, pics, and report .... as usual MB. Wishin' I was there too.