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I have also had very good results with the Cosco / Kirkland brand. My guy eats it and the vet even recomended it a we were buying it the first time I started up a discussion with a lady that was buying 3 bags, she is a breader and a trainer and gave it a big thumbs up.

FLEX

Nice color on the fish Scott, ah only to deam about getting out on the river, I hope soon this leg will work.

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Thanks, it was just a thought.

FLEX

I see that they have cleats on them i have not ever seen them could they be used as wading shoes?

Just slip on the stocking foot and you are good to go.

Any feed back on this would be great, as I have a bad leg this would make my life alot easier.

Thanks in advance,

FLEX

Do not think twice buy the best reel you can afford, and make sure to buy some spare spools for it that way you can get a number of different lines on it and make the reel as versitile as possible.

I have a reel that is still my go to reel and the reel is now 35 years old, DAM QUICK, and ask any body what they think of the old Zebco Cardinals 3, 4, these are reels built for a life time of fishing.

And again buy a longer rod, nothing under 7' once your budget improves then you can start going into the specialty rods, and once you get to this stage good luck as their will be no such thing as disposible income it will be sucked up on the toys.

FLEX - John

Lighten up people...it was meant to be a joke.

 

No matter if your white, brown, blue, purple or pink...Port Hope is a zoo, and its really annoying!

 

I went down there yesterday to check the river out, and it was frozen over. But that didnt stop 3 guys from using the winch on his Hummer, to try and break up the ice!

No Stoty this was not meant as a joke - and no response has been issued to state that, so that does justify these responses.

Nobody is arguing that the Ganny is a ZOO, but insulting a whole Continent of " mostly " honest hard working people should not be tolerated and or allowed!

If the post stated what you just did "No matter if your white, brown, blue, purple or pink...Port Hope is a zoo, and its really annoying!", that would have been fully understandable and agreable too, and recieved a completly different response, and their would have been no need to lighten up

FLEX - John

Zebco – read ,my post my point is not to single out a whole continent and unless you are a true native your roots are of immigrant nature also, and if we investigate what came here and where it came from we will find that most of it was 1. From Europe and 2. Again “ most” of it was the undesirables and prisoners thieves and un desirables that basically had the choice of prison death or the New World.

I am not on a pro immigrant rant here I am on an anti racist and ani bigotry rant; treat each case on its own merit. Both my son and I are active members of Trout Unlimited to the point that I am on the executive committee and we both go out and do what we can to support TU and the whole environment from planting trees in the rain to streamside rehab and yes to picking up garbage also.

RAF – if that shot was directed at me, no problem I will handle any and all comments so in this case you are sadly mistaken I do get out as much as I can but unfortunately a Canadian almost killed me in a car accident so heath and kids have taken a big bite out of my free time but I still put on a lot of miles and Kilometres on my truck and I do get out to the Ganny, she is in the top 5 rivers that I have the pleasure to fish.

Any other shots can be addressed to me as I will be happy to stand my ground or PM me.

FLEX - John

That sign is only for Canadians. I think you will find most of those people are of Eastern European origin.

 

DRIFTER as per your post, if you kept the post to the facts as they are you would have been perfectly fine!

 

As one of those " Eastern Europeans" who has been in this great country for over 40 years and considers himself a Canadian, with European roots, who has fished the Ganny for over 35 years can and will tell you that taking a big brush and painting not just a country but most of a continent in the same colour does not really win you any points but really shows that what you are speaking about you not much.

 

How many years on the Ganny have we had the Canadians and the Americans come in and start lining fish, or how about the years we had the 3F club on the river that would come in with spinning rods and big spinners snagging in the pools, oh let us not forget the true fishermen that as still on the river every year with the fly rods spooled with 20 plus mono and bottom bounce with three big shots and snag what ever and we can also look at the group that used to come in from Michigan every year and try to push you out of a hole and then rip the hole apart and I will stop with this one what about the group that came down from Quebec?

 

So unless all of this falls into the Eastern Europe I think that maybe you really should think about who you want to slander as you never know who will be standing next to you when you are fishing as some of those Eastern Europeans have actually contributed to Canada and to it economy and we speak a la englis maybe even a little bit better than some of the naive Canadians and have done well to provide for our families and are raising them to respect and abide by the law.

 

FLEX - JOHN

I am really sorry, for your loss, my dad has been all of the things one could ask for and as you have stated my Friend. My heat goes out to you and your family and enjoy the priceless memories.

FLEX - John

Stan,

These guys are world famous, they have set the bar as far as I know, in comparing their price I do not know as I have not been in a position to even look at having anything done in years.

I have attached the link for them, give them a call and I am sure that they will be able to give you all the info you need.

FLEX - John

What are you looking at haveing done?

http://www.advancedtaxidermy.com/

With out thinking twice I would go to Advance, what I have seen from them hands down the best work.

FLEX - John

Good luck to Mr. Mackie, I hope that a solution can be worked out BUT he did not follow the process and the fact that it is HIS LAND does not entitle him to do what he wants.

Considering that his livelihood has been affected and he has been fighting this since 2002, one would think that a viable solution can be made and additional safty tools can be implemented to make the other parties more at ease.

FLEX - John

I got mine last fathers day, the kids got it for me and my only regret is that I have not used it enough.

It is great love it.

FLEX - John

Little Angler,

Cockapoo is what we ended up with, the wife and kids wanted a small dog I wanted a big dog he is a happy medium. He is the best and he is also extremly smart, that comes from the poodle side he loves everybody and he is also right in your size range - Cockapoo 10 to 15 inches 12 to 20 pounds.

They are non alergic and such good dogs that when we got ours my brother in law fell in love with him and a week later we went and got his brother so we have both dogs in the family and the boys visit each other regulary and it is great when some body wants to go on holidays.

As a long time dog lover and owner, the second choice .... distant would be a Schnazure good dogs smart hard headed hey it is a terrier.

I would stay away from the Jack Russels as they require too much attention and the only way that i know how to keep a Jack happy is by adding a second one, it is not non alergic and they shed.

Good luck,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockapoo

FLEX - John

Thanks, Bernie get shots.

Bernie, what kind of scanner are you using as I have a wack of negs that my dad shot and I would love to scann and print some?

Most of them are 2 1/4 x 2 1/4.

Thanks,

FLEX - John

You can also try [email protected].

FLEX - John

Help please, looks like I am going to go to Punta Cana as my parents want to go some place warm and at 81 and 75 they need some help.

Last year my sister went so I guess that I will have to suffer and leave my wife and kids at home and go .

I have never thought about this, but I am thinking that I will couple of rods and some tackle down with us and try to do some shore fishing with my dad in the mornings but I have no idea as to what to bring as in rods and reels and tackle, help please!

Also what should I be spolling the reels with?

Any suggestions will be really helpful, oh and know I could do a charter but I dont want to do that.

Help please,

Thanks you,

FLEX - John

Once again guys thanks for the input.

Kemper, the Raven that you buy did you buy new or used?

FLEX- John

Thanks for the feed back, okay let me be more specific, is the Raven and the Islander like 50 dollars difference in cost?

The Raven around 300 and the Islander about 350? If this is a case which one would be the one to look at? I do not plan on spending any more than I have to to get a good reel that will last me.

Billm when you say keep up with the maintenance on the Streamside what exactly are you refereing to?

Thanks guys,

FLEX - John

So you can store things other than your hands in there and not have it fall out.

Thanks, but I think that with my vest and jacket I have anough pockets for!

All I am saying with a zipper and cold hands you can and you will scrape your hands on the zipper sooner than later!

FLEX - John

Why make them with a zipper?

You would be putting your cold hands into the hand warming pocket and first you have to get the zipper open and then you have to be carefull not to scrape your hands on the zipper.

As was said already, get some gloves.

FLEX - John

Okay foalks, all the recent posts regarding Float Reels has made me want to go out and buy one, now the question is what to buy.

I want to buy a good reel as I know that a good reel makes a heck of a difference and a good reel last my go to reels are 30 plus years old and I have had them since new.

So I want a good reel but not sure what I should be looking at spending, do I go Raven do I go Islander if so what should I be expecting to pay for it?

Help please,

Thanks - FLEX - John

Sorry I should have mentioned this in the orriginal post - I am not looking for any personal spots just some names of outfitters and or names of which lakes to target. As I do not know this area and with my knee being what it is any and all help would be appriciated.

Thanks, FLEX - John

Sorry I should have mentioned this in the orriginal post - I am not looking for any personal spots just some names of outfitters and or names of which lakes to target. As I do not know this area and with my knee being what it is any and all help would be appriciated.

Thanks, FLEX - John

Just found out the wife has booked Grandview Reasort for March break with the kids just past Huntsville they will be skiing for 3 days I cant due to my loosy knee but that means I should be able to get in some ice fishing.

I have never ice fished out this way and being late in the season March 14-21 I have no clue where to go.

Please advise I do not want to drive too far 20 - 30 min max. and I am open to rental or just on the ice HELP PLEASE.

Thank you,

FLEX - John