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Yes you were,guess my scence of humor is off today.LOL

Brings back the horror stories of my 95 B2300.Same as the Ranger,they blow that figg,n converter box. I replaced 3 of them.Dont ask how or why. Machanic couldnt find anything wrong with the veh. wiring.

Who said they would????????? My boat is 83,115 power,17.5 ft,1,000,000 liability. Just to cover the boat motor and trailer Im paying 246 dollars for the year, with a 500 deduct. Im only insuring it so I can fish tournys. If it were not for that I wouldnt be bothered.

Yes they are here,they say we are in good hands with allstate.

I just changed to statefarm. Sperate policy,but stuff like the finders and rods,anything I can remove and take in the house,is covered by my contents insurance.

Hope yer day is going great Pete. Happy b-day.

Thank gawd you responed,thought maybe ya got the pan to the back of the head.

They sure do, me thinks I,ll buy him a coffee. Have a great day.

What I posted I didnt write,it is just from my library of info on bass. I have alot of this stuff I have been reading up on. Im sure you all knew that though.LOL

Largemouth In early May or when the temperature of the water is about 60'F., the male builds the nest, a circular depression, six inches deep and two to four feet wide, in more or less sheltered areas on sand, gravel, clay or mud bottom, or on the roots of vegetation, in water up to three feet in depth. The spawning act is similar to that already described for the smallmouth bass. Eggs are extruded by the female and milt by the male simultaneously, thus effecting fertilization of the eggs. A female largemouth bass may lay 2,000 to 25,000 eggs. After fertilization of the eggs, the female leaves the nest, and the male remains on guard, driving away intruders and constantly fanning the nest with his fins. Hatching time depends upon the temperature of the water but it averages five to ten days. The male largemouth accompanies the school of fry until the fry reach a length of one inch or more. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are sensitive to environmental conditions at spawning time. A sudden lowering of temperature may interfere with egg laying; the male may desert the nest, and the deposited eggs may be destroyed by enemies or they may become fungused. Sudden temperature changes may cause the female to become egg-bound and to die as a result. Parasitism is also known to interfere with the proper functioning of the ovaries.

Small mouth Spawning and Hatching: Reproduction of smailmouth bass is limited by the availability of gravel beds, and is not established successfully in slow-moving streams having a muddy bottom. Nest building takes place in water up to ten feet in depth. When a sustained water temperature of approximately 59'F. is reached, the male bass prepares the nest by fanning the bottom vigorously with his tail and by rooting out coarse materials in the nest with his nose. Silt and sand are displaced and carried away with the current. The finished product is saucer-shaped, two to three feet in diameter, consisting of clean, polished stones in the centre with wide crevices between them. The preparation of the nest may take a few hours to several days. If the water temperature continues to rise slightly from 60'F., the smallmouth bass is ready for spawning. The male coaxes the female into the nest, and eggs are laid and fertilized by the male in lots of 20 to 50 at a time, until all have been deposited. The eggs settle to the bottom of the nest and adhere to the clean stones. The eggs are tiny; it takes 10 or 12 placed side by side to measure an inch. A female bass, ten inches long, may produce 2,000 eggs; one 18 inches long may produce 10,000 eggs. After spawning, the female leaves the nest and the male remains on guard. He is a most devoted parent, driving away intruders and fanning the eggs with a gentle movement of the fins to prevent silt from settling and to provide a supply of oxygen by creating a current over the eggs. The incubation period is three or four days at 70'F. and 10 to 12 days at 55'F. Tester investigated the spawning habits of the smallmouth bass in Georgian Bay and Lake Nipissing and found that, at a temperature varying from 54'F. to 73.5'F., with an average of 62.0"F., bass fry rose from their nests 12 days after hatching. Bass-embryos, at a stage just before hatching, were killed by the temperature of the water rising as high as 73.5'F. It has also been found that, if a cold snap occurs after the eggs are laid, the male deserts the nest and the eggs become fungused. In the Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River area, there is considerable variation in the spawning time. In tributary streams and in some warmer bays of the St. Lawrence River, spawning may take place in late May and early June, while in the colder waters of Lake Ontario, spawning occurs in June and July. Stone, Pasko and Roecker explained that, in these areas, bass populations are not homogeneous but are composed of a number of local populations. After hatching, the fry soon use up the food stored in the yolk sac. At this stage, they are about an inch long and jet black in colour. They leave the nest and travel in schools under the protection of the male until they are several weeks old. After the male ceases to guard, the fry scatter in all directions. Temperature is a major factor in the successful reproduction of bass in May and June. According to Fry and Watt the strength of the year class is correlated directly with the accumulated temperature experience of the fish in their first summer. This is particularly important in Ontario where the bass are approaching the northern limit of their range.

Old timers use to say that bass spawn when dogwoods bloom in the spring. This actually isn't far from the truth. Bass will begin spawning in late February or March in the South. Spawning activity takes place later in the North. Older fish usually spawn first and spawning usually occurs first on the north end of a body of water, which warms up first. Females can have up to 13,000 eggs per pound of female, with older fish having fewer on a per pound basis. The first spawns from a female are the largest. After a female spawns, she will move off or be run off by the male. A few days later, immature eggs left in the ovary will ripen, and the female will find another male to spawn with. The first male is usually too busy caring for the eggs or fry to spawn for a while. Last year on Simcoe the spawn was late.

I really cant see the fastest growing city in the country, allowing this plant to happen. People will leave and no one will come. Barrie I believe, cant afford that to happen.

Here too get me some maggots

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That one caused a tear.L M A O.

Sweet and innocent,then she met you.LOL Happy B-Day M.

Is there a difference between the two Roy LOL

2006 regs are to be used. This was anounced in December.

Just read the local paper,seem the major concern is the stench. For those that live in Chatham,they apparently know to well what the smell is like. The CEO of northern Ethanol said the Barrie plant would have a system to control the odur,they call it the "regenerative thermal oxidizers"it appaerntly "burns the smell". Another concern was more truck traffic on the HWY.That I dont have a problem with,thats why I moved north,so I could get a head start on it.LOL Looks like we have a couple of years yet to worry,cOnstruction wont be starting til late 08 or 09,if it happens at all. They are also waiting for a certificate of approval from the MOE. The cost of the plant,200,000,000 dollars.

I believe I seen a report from Skud stating the ice was becoming honey combed., Thats enough to make me stay off.

They use to hold pro/am,s there . Then when the limit for bass was lessen,the tourneys stopped. I believe it was the GM series that ran it back then. Yep, get it on and hope it dosent get off.

You really need to get out more.LOL You can bet they got thier greedy paws in it Roy.There was a meeting with the city last night. Be interesting what came of it. All I know is they said the building was coming down and the new plant was going up. Back door politics maybe.

Well on Erie this maybe true,as there were boat clusters on well known spots (from what I seen),but on Simcoe you may see at the most ,2 maybe three, on a spot,but that would not be for long. I have been out there, just fishing when a tourney is on, and not seen more then a handful of bassboats the whole morning. There are many spots to fish. As for luck,well,,,,,,,,,,Im not sure about that,there is some luck but,these guys do thier home work and spend a week if not more to find the green fish.Some have that luxury,some dont,so if the weekend guy finds them on the opening day,well I guess thats luck,but alot of these guys know the lake and have thier spots and go to spots. I guess after many years of fishing,these guys know where they are going,but we all know with the changing of clarity of the water and invasion of spieces,the fish habitat changes every season or so.Fox island is a prime exaple to start. Use to be nice rock bottom,but is being taken over with weed. So,now the fish move and you are on the move as well to find them. This season I will quickly prefish my spots I found this year on the lakes I fished last year,but will move on and look for other new spots,this giving me other spots to fish if they are not there when I found them the week before. Just to add,if I dont win a tourny,thats just fine with me. I always leave with the satisfaction, I competed and learned and had a great time doing so. Sure I may be disappointed at times,but Im learning and thats the main thing. Bring on the next day,I say.

Not only is the probability of an explosion possible,the stench,yes the stench,will be over whelming.I use to live by a milk bone plant in Bramalea, and every morning ,when I walked to the bus stop,the smell would make me throw up,right there on the walkway to the bus. Gross. There is alot of vacant land on the outskirts of Barrie to have this plant,why put it right in the city? Do they think the 400 hwy will give them exposure ? Why not have it out in the country in the middle of a CORN FIELD!