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Tried on good friday . about 6" visibility but wayyyy to much ice solid and moving. Going to try again today a bit farther north . Keep an eye out for us ,one guy looks like he knows what he doing and me ! Red Honda van TB

lots of great advice only thing I could add is you will be tempted to leave the bunks (assuming bunk trailer) to far into the water .That was my mistake with the old boat ,someone suggested I only leave the last foor or so in the water ( after wetting ) and now we can almost always drive right on.Also help is ramp is level left to right . We launch on a backwood river from a non maintained ramp ,trailer always unlevel and it takes sometimes 4-5 tries to get it on the trailer straight. Good luck TB

Cmon give Terry a Bungee otherwise he might fall out

now I get it ..had to read it aloud Good friday it was full of ice both solid and lots of it floatin by , tough fishing TB

Fyrguyry Sounds like a good idea PM sent Anyone else need a ride from Barrie /Orillia area let me know still have room for a few more. TB

Been going for last 7 or so years and always been able to launch and suspect this year will be no different. Narrows are open all year due to the current just gettin to it is the issue right now . Once year fished in heavy fog with lots of loose ice around ,sounded like a million wind chimes ! May take a pass this year kinda tired of crush of boats at the launches .Or maybe launch at Tiffen and go for a cruise tb

thanks for posting Ron With Pikeies future plans this would be a great opportuinity. I presme we just show up . TB

Very inspirational TB

1962 ! Jeez I 'm older than you Hope it was a good day TB

can't even get to my boat as its snowed in! Maybe I should haul the snowblower up to the cottage and dig her out. Plan on hitting the river this weekend that otta hurry spring up Happy spring to all TB

had a chance to see this mount 'in progress' a few weeks ago . quite the impressive animal , especially in person. Still remember Randys ( fishhunter ) repsonse I'll have to stop by and see the finished product TB

I'm thinkin sled a) lower cost to buy ( used) lower cost to buy (used) Don't see many lower priced ATvs on the market ,but hoping to pick up a used sled this year for a decent $ TB

I have no clue when it comes to fishing rivers so thought I 'd throw out these questions . Any river fishing opportunities beween Barrie and Parry sound this time of year or is all still froze solid? Will rain tonight tomorrow make it not worthwhile I'm travelling north tomorrow on buisness. Pikeie has got the itch to try our some of the flies he's created over the winter . Thanks for any and all responses TB

welcome ..welcome Look forward to some reports and .....pictures ! TB

I was thinkin the same 'cept maybe rigid insualtion in place of the rubber . will give it a try next year TB

Way to easy ...don't even bother First year that we had a permanent hut on Simcoe ,my question is how ( if at all) can you keep the hole from iceing up so much between uses ? TB

call Lloyd , he will take good care of you . one of the hardest working I've seen. Got us on some nice Walleye last fall at BOq. TB

Glad to hear you are ok . Vehicles are repairable or replaceable . Stock up on the Advil as the soreness may get worse .TAKE CARE TB

comes and goes can go for days without and othe times get the shakes if I havn't checked within the hour. dam OFC tb

Way to go You don't work at Cintas by any chance ? Got my hair cut today and was yackin with the woman who cuts my hair and she know someone who works at Cinta in Newmarket that won the same thing ! Was that you ? TB

Thanks for the report planning on being there at 10 am tomorrow . 7 of us going but luckily I scored 5 free passes so Only have to pay parking and $9 each for the 15 and unders. Looking forward to it . TB

welcome Anton , always glad to see new members show up . Do you have a specific species you like to target , where do you fish mostly ? TB

great report wayne even without (insert laker photo here) fish TB

Congrats Maureen Occassionaly on the 'red rocket' I'll keep an eye out for ya! TB

Whats worse than trading the SUV for a mini van ...owning two mini vans Not so bad really 99 venture , 259,000 km runs ok , except this morning with a puddle of tranny fluid underneath .Good news is it just the tranny cooler. drove the 06 Honda today Picked the Honda to tow the 17 ft lund with 90hp and all the teenagers (3) Most torque and HP ( I think Toyota has since passed ) of that years crop of mini vans and 4 wheel disc . People some times forget about the stopping part. It pulls no problem although gas mileage drops ( runs in D3 higher rpm) which is undertandable. We launch several times a year at Ontarios steepest boat ramp (Pier 69 , Vistoria harbour) with no problems , doesn't even spin a wheel , where I 'v seen a Ford ranger do a very nice burnout . I think for the boat you're puilling any Mini van will do the job , just prefernce I guess TB