tinbanger

NICE

good to see a Gemlin again !

simcoe

but I may wait till the following wednesday and have no crowds

TB

thanks for the replies .

always can count on OFNrs to have some good suggestions .will have to do some rethinking it appears

on a side note youngest son and I spent a few hours on Sparrow today , 3 pike in the boat .one pushing 30" and two hammer handles. good day to be out

$20 for launch this year !!

TB

I admit the sound is part of it , but from what I ve read ( so far and not only the Magna flow website ,ha!) it improves performance and mileage albeit slightly

I ll check out ARAID and almost forgot about the cargo cover

thanks ,guys

Great report and awesome photos

planning a two week trip this summer , with one week on LOW with son #1 guideing and defineatly a day or two on Lac Seul (gotta find that sandbar again!) , then Eagle lake , then Nipigon , then Superior , ...maybe 3 weeks

TB

picking up my new , to me, f150 ,5.4l ,4x4 crew tomorrow and once we sell the honda van hope to make some nessasary purchases

purchase one

cat-back exhaust system , looking at magnaflow .any suggestions/opinions ? confused with all the options .

plan on installing myself ,so system that is easy to install preferred

purchase two

air filtre system ( K&N?) agian suggestions welcomed.

purhcase three

GPS combo unit for the boat , planning atrip to Radio world in the next couple of weeks

leaning toward Lowrance

thankS for any and all advice/comments

TB

Kirk Douglas was awesome! Lol

only he and randy newman added any spice(?) to an otherwise dull dull dull show

done

site was quick for me

good luck

well done

like the toboggan scence !

Tin.. WHO ?? Good to see you're still upright Dave !

to busy thinking bout fishin or some excuse

I ll be there and have 10-12 buddies who SAID they will come .we'll wait a see .

weather looks good ! coffee will be hot

bump

sounds like a great kid.

My advice whatever he gets invloved with you get involved with , weather thats coaching , cheering , being a Beaver leader whatever .

We did it and I think that why I can't get rid of the kids/teenagers + now !LOL

Hav efun

Nice spot .

headed into our camp in 2 weekends , more of a work weekend what with bridge repairs and some drainage issues around the camp.

hope to check out a few of the trails as well.

won't be long

sorry to hear Sam

but the adventures ahead sounds exciting .

you 'll be missed!

dave

Matts ( Pikeie) last fish at LOW gave him a nice going away present , a hook in the finger with fish attached .

Luckily it was a smallmouth with we quickly released , cut of the split ring and the remianing two barbs.

Once back at the lodge his fellow employess gathered for moral support !!

We use the same method ( first time tried) . 85 lb power pro wrapped arond the hook shank and a set of pliers a quick yank and ........ what happend ? I was staring at the power pro thinking it had snapped , matt was looking at his finger wondering where the hook went LOL.

Wish I had video taped it but was supecting a more grusome outcome .

never did find the hook!

tb

awesome report , gald you guys had a fun day .

Ryan - there is a PM for you .

TB

Birdfish

Headed up there myself in 8 days .

from what I hear Bucktail spinners , cowgirls ,white spinner baits and top raiders have been producing ( Son is working at LOTW resort)

I hope to have an aweseom report posted later in the month

TB

Ryan

as per my PM let me know if you are interested in a donation ! We can fiqure out how and when to meet up.

TB

Thanks Guys

With family up north , have made the drive countles times .Hwy 11 twice ( boring!),US once and hwy 17 more times than I can remember.Fortunatly our only issues have been a flat on a trailer once and an idler arm on my old van ( limped into Sault for repairs).

Countdown is on !!!

TB

Nice work

keep an eye out for a grey Lund Classic with a 90 merc.... I love that spot , just don't get run over

TB

Vary the depths , so far this year from less than 3 FOW to 20 foot plus

caught one a few years back while walley fishing in 60 FOW !

tb

Plans are coming together for north western Ontario hardcore fishing trip !!!!

Pikeie ( oldest son) has spent the summer working a resort on Lake of the Woods and last day appears to be Aug 22 .

so my younger son and I are planning to head up early that week and get at least 2 days of fishing on LOW before Matts last day . With family in Thunder bay and Dryden will also be hitting the waters of Nipigon ,Wapigon and Eagle ( maybe more, maybe less)

Also in the works is trip to Lac Suel to meet up with a fellow ofnr and a day of muskie hunting before heading home .

won't have as much time as I would like up north but will cram as much 'on the water time' as possible.

some folks think I'm crazy driving 40 plus hours (over 3500 kms), sleeping in the van , waking up at 4 am , eating bad food ..... to fish .

can't wait

TB

nice fish Ben

Now I have to add another lake to the upcoming NW trip ! Don't think I will have enough time LOL

TB

sorry to hear that pete. Hope it doesn't take to big a bite out of your wallet .

dave