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I've been meaning to visit for some time Roy. Heard there's muskies up that way... and yourself too. No wonder it's number one dood!

Yeah.... saw that after. Most tubes are usually 250. It must be a bigger rig with thinner materials though, because the weights of the two are the same.

That Cumberland does allow more weight though... maybe it is beefier?

It is and isn't that good a deal. For $20 more at its regular price you could have IMO a better tube. The Cumberland is much like a TUC tube I once owned a short time before selling, it was nice but not as good and even durable as the OutCast. http://www.cabelas.ca/product/56619/outcast-fish-cat-4-float-tube

Beverly Hills Cop and Porky's Movie Night at Brians. Wooo VHS Hooo!!!

Can't bring myself to go quite that "Metro sensitive" with a buff yet. But, we as men after our mid 30's do lose about 1% of our testosterone per annum. Maybe the levels could reach low enough in time. Ti'll then I'll roll the dice... because the sun does give us through our skin the best doses of one of the strongest anti-oxidants we can absorb. Vitamin D doods. Lots of block on for the ears and nose though, couple of higher percentage oma spots.

The initial story of him missing still seems like yesterday. Most of us read it here. Today does not seem like four years later, but to his family we can only imagine it felt like 40. Good the family can now lift from it's shoulders one heaviest burden of mystery and lay much more than just Daniel to rest.

Gar can't see forward too well at all... and they can't reverse well either. If you're stealthy, you could net gar off the bow of your boat if you approach them quiet and head on. They were no match for that fence they were being pushed into, that's for sure.

Yes man! Imperial it is. Down there some years ago with Bren I bought two. Milked one of them to death. In any reports (and some still) I'm wearing a black T with the Imperial dragon logo. Down there last year bought five more and haven't worn a few of them yet. Beer is OK.. but the shirts are like $5 so why not load up on them eh? Seems when people find a crappie spot there's almost always some sort of drama that ensues. Up around Ottawa some years ago it was Petrie that made for issues for one local bully and some kids... Silly. And I too remember fishing the closest lake to me one evening and banging 'em good, keeping only 16 for the table though. Wasn't 24 hours later I was booted off a website because it was the straw that broke one crappie God's back. lol. It was his spot and I needed permission for it I guess... That night there'd been 3 other boats go through there. lol. Week or so later, my buddy and I were in there again with 6 other boats fishing craps. All those other people had nothing to do with me or who I talked to... one fella I hadn't even met before did ask us if we had permission from the same so-and-so to fish there. It's public water man! My buddy and I just laughed about it, but it's funny how some people just go retarded over crappies... and in your case, the crowds literally come and ruin the fun in a totally different way.

You have no idea how busy the ER is today, and this just made my 15 minute coffee break fly by. Great read.

They're not that deep. The MD's, Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment companies may just be able to bill the big amounts, but beds and nurses are getting shoved out the door while those others get paid. Rant over! lol.

Made them both a little big Chris for under the float, they did better casting out. I did forget to add one other "morning" fish I squeezed in for crappies. So I guess it was two full days and three half days. On that other day I did take a skunk. Was trying a new waterbody from the float tube, caught OOS bass, bluegills and one crappie. That crappie I lost tube-side though... so I took a skunk on the intended species. This year I've had a few misses for sure. Everyday logged since 2002. It's absolutely ridiculous my friend. Joey, they're quite easy in the spring. Locate them and it's usually a slay, and usually they're easy enough to find. Stick with the walleye if you have to choose. lol.

Pulling off ticks and answering questions to the tune of about half a dozen to a dozen patients per day in one of the rural ER's I work in. It's quite annoying really... and per person per visit that's also an average of about $300-400 billed to the tax payer. Yes Lyme would suck... The percentages of getting it, quite low. Go into the bush nowadays, come out, check for ticks. Find tick under 24 hours, remove, destroy, and go to the doctor if you come down with fever and/or headache, or bullseye rash. Over 24 hours and tick engorged, go to the doctor for prophylaxis.

They're fun and tasty yes It's all rather crappie and I get it. When the float drops, the crank stops or the jig pops over and over and over again, one can't help but grin. For some years reading about spring online crappie reports from a place in the north, I'd honestly sit and wonder what the big deal is..? These are panfish eh? They are panfish. Only Freakin' PANFISH And yet to a serious some who love 'em, they're worth going to war over. Well, I myself wouldn't ever call in poop troops for craps but... I would call some friends aboard to enjoy 'em. During spring I'd say crappie fishing is pretty well the southerner's equivalent to the northerner's walleye. If given the choice, personally I'd rather peg 10 to 50 bigger walleye over double that in 20 to 100 craps any day, but when you can't get that kinda local gold action, the craps really do make for a pleasurable alternative. Before the first trip out on this 2015 softwater, while at the bench tying laker jigs, the fingers got excited enough to spin a couple patterns liked for craps. After doing that, there was now a really good reason to get out the ultralight set-ups and wet the boat. Early season around here; this year like recent others, I took a couple full days and a couple short afternoons to pound on a couple hundred of these prolific pannies. It was easy-peasy and quite the joy for myself and friends. That's what crappies are about ... And being on the water in May fishing anything really, that's hard to beat too. New greenery at it's finest. 400 year old crappie eater. Threesome of slitherin' love. Rusty Craw & Oh Canada. First outing afternoon warm-up. Slay day with my old hockey and highschool friend Paul. Salmon Simon up from the south for a cold front hot bite. Now with laker lakes opening up, gar still in mid swing, maybe a little bass and skis come their openers and some big summer work and fishing vacations to prepare for, a plan is to take on those other things and put the crappies to rest ti'll next year. Much more fishing to come, always is. Enjoy your season. Bunk.

That was different! And wicked at the same time. Great shad for the lad.

Congrats on the PB! Quite the week for ya.

Good pick up for a good price Brian. More fun to be had a coming!

Do love those fish. Gentle giants... except inbetween the hookset and the landing. Cool shot.

Gotta love a place where the walleyes bite like spring perch or crappies down south. Only thing is, walleye are better. You're living it Simon.

Envious here dood! Miss the spring piking. Read slow at first for yas, but you surely finished up quite alright.

That was funny! Them badgers be second only to the wolverine for their grit. You tube some wolverine fights... Good your dog is OK... would have been a cool site to see. And hear ya about huskies and wolves too.

Spent a good 10 hours the past couple weeks tying up jigs for some BIG laker loving. Sniffing the head cement and thinking of Slave! Enjoy as much as ya can each short season Dave.

That was fun! Brian... the things you do to amuse yourself eh!?! I like that little diddy of a tune.

Your posts are always treat man! You've got something special going on in your backyard. Enjoy!

Those common grey skitters bugger off to the Deet, and those small greens and browns aren't around. But if you've ever see the white, blow in on a northwind flight, run or be dead into the ground.