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For me its always been spoons, jigs and topwaters!

I think the problem is that the pump ius thermostat controled and i dont want to over heat the motor so im only running it in 3-4 min short bursts.. but theres no water discharge, so maybe its not warm enough, but i don't want to over heat it... kinda a catch 22

Thanks guys.. i put it in the barrel.. and ran it a bit its running without the choke on now, but doesnt like to idle down.. seems like the more i run it the better it gets. Hasn't kicked on the water pump yet. Ill try Bernie.

Forgive me if I ask some stupid questions.. but other than my honda ive never dealt with a small 34 stroke. Ok.. So I picked up a small 2.5 hp yamaha 4 stroke. MINT. Its been stored a while. It runs... but only really well when the choke is on so im thinking letting it run for a bit would help.. But I cant can really see where the water input in is (if there even is one)... I want to let it run, but dont want to mess it up by not having it in the water....... Help.. this is new territory for me and I want to make sure its running well before i take it in the bush.

Paper shredder .. fast.

Ya know Gerritt. We're just humans, trying to do the best job we can, geez its just a message board bud. I'm sorry if each and everyone of us doesn't continue to reach your lofty expectations, but that's just the way it is.. Im sorry your done with us, you've been a valued member who has benefited in many ways from this forum. I'm sorry you think its gotten so bad that you have to leave but that's (as its every members decision) entirely up to you. Ya know you asked if you could "borrow" our rules for your own message board and we said sure. I hope they work better for you than they do for us. I wish you all the luck in the world bud and I'm sorry to see you go. Never to post here again I guess. As for Fish Hawk, I hope they get up and running quick as possible. I know what its like to get hacked, and it aint no fun. Good luck Gerritt, no hard feelings dude.

That looks pretty good!

Never THROW the anchor in.. or your boatmate may throw you in after it!

Great report!!! The Kids are cutie pies.

Awesome report... like finding buried treasure!

Not sure about our area. I probably could have left the cans on for another batch, but we started cleaning and fixing things Mid Feb. and This was the weekend I had planned to quit. So we could have done more. IM sure anyone who rides out the next week willl have done fine, but i dont think it was a banner year for anyone up here. Weather just wasn't consistent at at.. (well not consistently good anyway!) Thanks! and shes doing just fine!

Well another year of maple syrup done . Bottled the last Batch, took the cans off the trees today, and some were still running, but its time to move on to other projects. Still gotta clean up everything and tidy up but the end result was around 1800 litres of sap collected and around 52l of syrup. Thanks to everyone who came out to party and help us my buddy Carl for his electrical expertise and unwavering ability to help me get a hangover. A big thanks to Monique for her constant patience and devotion. The last batch of syrup was really thick and very dark, which shes always said is exactly the way she likes it!! LOL Here the last batch.

Finished a batch of 700 litres of sap down to 20L of syrup.. trees are running today again, likely have one last batch this weekend...

Im still waiting for the thaw.. lol... I was gonna collect, but missed my opportunity, now everything is frozen in the cans. Gonna be Sunday when things start to thaw out. Then its gonna get really warm. Im thinking one more batch here before the end of april.. Very strange and uncooperative weather up here this year...

Blecchhh... 20 cm of snow to come overnight..... really??

Sorry for you loss bud.

Welcome!

LOL... mine didnt run at all today... slow slow slow.. sposed to be a bit nicer tomorrow.

Seriously.. you guys are the best.

Ya.. they dont look too hard thats for sure... can you guys post your favorites so i have a better idea of what us northerners use.. i picked up a couple at CT for examples... what size blades do you use Mike??

Thanks guys... Ill get to work! (rather ill get my kids to work.. lol)

So really a single hook and spinner walleye harness.

OK.. this is gonna sound a lttle stupid.. but someone asked me if i could add go getters to my store... for walleye.... whats a go getter... is it like a walleye harness?? Ive never used them.

CONGRATS!!! There always that crud in the bottom .. like a black fuzz?? ... but you dont get it in the bottles when your drawing off the top a big batch that settled. The crud I get on the bottom I mix with water and put through a filter and put into the next batch... which hopefully if things go as the weather network says we will be boiling a monster batch next weekend. Its a season long thing.. lol.. and ya its like anything else when its done your happy but you can look back with a sense of real accomplishment. I have people asking me every day if I want to sell some, and I tell them all they cannot afford to buy it from me.. you can get it at Costco for $15 a litre. Its worth more to me as gifts for special people. i have to say.. i think the best run is yet to come for us.. still a foot of snow in the bush and -10 tonight. I am making some sortilege tonight with crown and doing a Shameless marathon. lol

Ya.. thats why they cant get ahold of the guy..