splashhopper

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wtg on the laker

Dutchy and I are heading out on to long point this weekend with his new shelter. We want to peg it down and I only want to bring my cordless drill and one bit if possible. Should I bring a bit for wood or for metal? My guess is wood. One of the hut operators is taxiing us out there and don't know if they would do that, and maybe even drill some fishing holes too. I think it is Grangers that we are using for the taxi and minnows. Thanks. Splashhopper.

Holy smokes. Pretty amazing that they were even rescued at all. Kudo's to the locals and the EMS teams.

Fantastic report. Keep em coming.

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cliff.... u will have to get a new mirror for your toilet now.. The new one should say : objects in mirror are further away than they appear in the mirror

I Have a berry and can't find the section to turn it off... please advise if you know how. Thanks

The 5lber appeals to me as I don't have a snowmobile to pull the sled and gear with, so the lighter the better. Probably going out this weekend with Dutchy as his new shelter just arrived on Friday...

Got it.... and done... very nice pic Dave

How long would the 5lb tank last.. .assuming it isn't being run all day ?

when i click that link, i can't find the "like " button, but ican see that 15 others like the photo ( yes, my FB is logged in)

They wanna leave, then they wanna stay... Now they even have the fish all messed up !.... what gives

"Quebecers purchase about 555 million antidepressants a year. That works out to about one in four Quebecers taking one pill a day. That does not include the amount prescribed by psychiatric hospitals." Explains alot

St. Lawrence River fish are loaded with antidepressant drugs such as Prozac, leading scientists to wonder if the "happy hormone" is altering the lifestyle of the chronically grumpy-looking marine animals. Researchers at the Universite de Montreal and Environment Canada have discovered large quantities of antidepressants in the liver, muscle and brain tissues of brook trout exposed to three months of various levels of treated effluent from Montreal's sewage treatment plant. According to the peer-reviewed study, which is published this week in the journal Chemosphere, most of the drug was found in liver tissue. Slightly less was found in the brain. The least amount was found in muscle, which is the filet eaten by humans. UdeM professor Sebastien Sauve, a co-author of the study, said that because relatively small amounts are found in meat tissue, he is not worried that these fish pose a danger to humans. Research during the last two decades has revealed that pharmaceutical drugs and personal care products are a major source of pollution in the marine environment. Even in very low concentrations, they have altered the ecosystems. Sauve said drugs such as chemotherapy medicines, hormones and antibiotics have been found in fish and they pose a greater danger to human health than antidepressants. "My real concern is the effects on the fish," he said, adding that they "could be quite serious." He said the study shows that fish exposed to the effluent have changes in their brains's nerve activity. "We don't know if these are positive or not." The problem is how to measure behavioural changes in fish. "It's very hard," Sauve said. "The question itself is quite interesting. You can't ask a fish whether it is happier or not. One of things they can do is use cameras to look at the male behaviour. Will it have the same behaviour in mating or feeding? Then you have to go back and look at its normal behaviour. It's quite tedious work and difficult." Quebecers purchase about 555 million antidepressants a year. That works out to about one in four Quebecers taking one pill a day. That does not include the amount prescribed by psychiatric hospitals. Residue from antidepressants leaves through bodily waste and ends up in our waterways. Sauve said that his study indicates that the problem of antidepressants contaminating marine animals is probably global. Most treatment plants are not equipped to deal with pharmaceutical drugs. Montreal's sewage treatment plant treats only solids and does not remove chemicals. "The chemical structure of antidepressants makes them extremely difficult to remove from sewage, even with the most sophisticated systems available," Sauve said. The research team found eight different kinds of antidepressants in the fish. The highest concentrations came from Prozac. The study is a result of a controlled experiment. The volume of antidepressants that can be found in river fauna will vary greatly depending on the kind of fish and its habitat. © Copyright © The Montreal Gazette Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/Antidepressants+found+fish/4148501/story.html#ixzz1Bzyjbtk1

Did she tell u it was only four days.... i am pretty sure she posted here a while back saying that Cliff would be missing for about a week since she had just whacked u with a 2x4 a little harder than anticipated

very kewl.... I wonder how they transport those beast between shows? Maybe take the wheels off and lift them on to flat beds that get winched in to the trailers? Does anyone know

Welcome junior When I was in college, I spoke "code" to my parents too >> "Although school is my biggest priority, I am hoping to get out on the ice as much as I can. " lol Happy fishing

I wanted to be on the wagon on our family farms near Kirkella Manitoba and Moosomin Saskatchewan every summer when I was a kid. The first year I ended up in the hospital. Turns out I was very allergic to the hay dust. The second year I tried riding on the open air tractor with my uncle.... was ok until we headed down wind. Back to the hospital and in to the oxygen tent. The third year I didn't even get to go to the field. One of my cousins says: " oh here comes the sick little kid from Ontario AGAIN" ! I got the picture loud and clear. I jumped in the air conditioned tractor and never got out, even to give that dude a drink out of the big orange cooler

Kayaking through instruction 31 is gonna be a trip

If you look long enough and hard enough, there is always an upside to every downside