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What NO PICS!!! They better have a camera at the hospital!!

OK... Ill put it in the mail to Maureen...

TonyB's got it.... pm me your complete name and mailing address and ill get it out to ya

The Sportsmans show has blessed me with a bunch of Entry Tickets that I give away from now to the beginning of March. This year Ill keep it down to one ticket per contest, and the MAX anyone can win is two tickets... The first person to get me the correct answer to this question wins a ticket... What dates is the sportmans show on??

research.... ya...

some great topwater video waiting to happen!!!!! <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q_a0B6xl2Y&rel=1"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q_a0B6xl2Y&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q_a0B6xl2Y&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

Tomiko is just northwest of North Bay...okimot lodge has huts out I think... lol.. and by your board name... i think your wife is already dissapointed.... Try Okimot.

I haven't been on the board much in the last few weeks, (not that I expect anyone to notice..lol) I can't remember the last time we have been this busy... work is overwhelming right now, hopefully it will start to become reasonable again sometime in March... lol.. Thanks god Monique is here to take the brunt of it. I am working on a couple of cool contests for every one, Xtreme Anglers gonna have another good one coming soon. It was all I could do to get the newsletter out, even two weeks late... I saw a thread directed to me that came and went with out me seeing it... I promise to try and check in a bit more.

Go gettem!! Iveb een thinking of ya!!

Ontario Fishing Network E-Magazine Volume 8, Issue 1 - Jan. 2008 #85 CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE E-MAGAZINE!

awesome report dude... quite the adventure!!

Hahahahahahaha!! thats just hikarious... i spit my drink out,....hahahahahahah

I have to say that that, after watching this board for better than 7 years now, that is one of the best posts I've ever read. None of this... is actually about the fish.... at least not for me... well said.

Bojangles... perfect.. ill use the one with you in the picture... make ya famous..

If ya got one I could use post it here... Ill give ya credit on the site of course. I could use a brook trout photo as well...

Holy Crap! banged up but alive is good!! Ill be thinking of you guys!

Good luck... sound like its painful, i hope things work out well.

Ditto on Cliffs comment. I have a bit of a comment on making things "mandatory" When do we stop having society protect us... at what point do the rules and regulations regulate all aspects of our lives... If your gonna make safety devices mandatory.,.. then ya better first BAN cigarettes and liquor, cause they cause more grief to families than a lack of life preservers ever could... but thats a whole other thread that doesn't belong here. Accidents happen, my condolences to the family. It ticks me off when I see peoples comments about how stupid someone is cause they made a wrong decision... how many times has your heart pounded cause you passed when maybe you shouldn't.... Alot of these accidents happen to experienced snowmobilers.. doesn't mean they cant make a wrong decision. Hell ... I've been through the ice on my sled where I thought it was PERFECTLY safe. Maybe they weren't paying enough attention... I've put myself in some situations that I had to act fast to get out of... by mistake, some of them could have went either way.... When you live its an adventure... when you die its a tragedy. Every time you venture out into the outdoors you risk loosing your life ..... it's just a fact. Some decisions don't turn out right... mistakes happen, can they be avoided sure... Like what was said... Im sure neither of these two gentleman decided it was a good day to die... Some days just don't turn out the way you would like... its a dangerous world... and again... my condolences to both families.

Heres my first favorite... <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value=" name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> The main reason is that the water is SOOO clear and you can see through the gills when he (or she) nails the lure.... My second favourite is this one, cause as far as I know.. and I'm likely mistaken now but the last time I checked this is one of the ONLY videos out there that actually show a muskie hitting the bait... Theres lots of underwater video of Muskies.. but not alot of them attacking the bait... <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value=" name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> Other than that... when I picked up a lawn chair.. that was scary...

Thats the biggest goldfish I have ever seen!!!!! congrats!!!

Bylaw may be thin edge of the wedge Burns By NICK GARDINER Staff Writer A recent decision by United Counties council to ban overnight fishing from county property is being challenged by a well-known Brockville-area outdoorsman and former Ministry of Natural Resources officer. "I don't think the county has any business legislating anything to do with the sport of fishing," Brian Burns told The Recorder and Times on Friday. "I get the willies when I think someone can swim there or walk a dog on that land, but if you have a fishing rod in your hand you're breaking a bylaw." Burns, who wrote a letter to the editor on the matter arguing for residents to speak up against the county bylaw, said it contradicts ministry fishing regulations, which are a provincial jurisdiction. What's more, he said, it could lead to other measures to restrict outdoor activities, such as an early-morning ban on discharging firearms, for instance. "One of the bigger fears is what's the next group they're going to target. Hunters could be the next one if we don't act now. "I think that any user of county lands should be very concerned about this bylaw and what could be next. "A single complaint or two and there could be another bylaw restricting activities on county land." Counties council passed the bylaw at its Dec. 12 meeting following a request from Westport Mayor Bill Thake to endorse a ban on overnight fishing approved previously by his municipal council. Thake said his municipality wanted the ban so it will be able to bring in the OPP at night when anglers are putting their safety at risk fishing off bridges and along the roadside. But he acknowledged the action was partly in response to alleged fish-poaching incidents in recent years that have not been fully investigated by the MNR because of a lack of resources. Two such altercations last summer are part of a study by the Ontario Human Rights Commission into racism against Asian-Canadian anglers. But if counties council is attempting to curb illegal fishing with the bylaw, Burns said they are barking up the wrong tree. "It's totally the wrong approach. If you're unhappy, go to the MNR or MPP Bob Runciman," said Burns. "The counties would be a very strong lobby group with Runciman going to ask the ministry for more enforcement. "That's the proper channel in my mind and you're not disguising it as public safety." Furthermore, Burns suspects the OPP won't be interested in providing enforcement of a municipal bylaw. "I don't think the OPP will touch it." That remains to be seen, said United Counties Warden Jim Pickard. Pickard said he isn't in a position to determine the OPP's jurisdiction, but agrees with Burns that the province ultimately has to provide more resources for the ministry that oversees the use of public lands. "With respect to the MNR, I don't disagree. That's where the problem has to be solved." But he said counties council has a concern about liability that has been addressed by the bylaw. "There are areas where it is dangerous to be fishing off bridges, especially along the Rideau Canal at Chaffey's Lock and Jones Falls. There are locations even off the bridges that can be dangerous." Still, the countywide ban doesn't prevent people from fishing at night at other public locations that are not on county "highways and rights-of-way" as the bylaw reads, said Pickard. "I would suggest it's accurate to say there are other places to fish." However, Pickard acknowledged it remains unclear how the OPP will respond to calls to aid municipal bylaw enforcement officers. "We have to ensure the bylaw is enforceable and meets the intent, one of which is the liability issue." Published in Section A, page 1 in the Saturday, December 29, 2007 edition of the Brockville Recorder & Times. Posted 10:01:29 AM Saturday, December 29, 2007.

If you say pickerel, you mean pickerel... lol

I hope everyone gets home safely tonite!!! Here's to a great 2008!!

Yor darn tutin', what a year its been. And always remember... I can run faster scared than you can mad!

Glad your ok.... i bet the footage is interesting