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About as plant base as it comes. Yummy lunch ?

Sure does

I have cut my salt way down. I will do 2 cups of brown sugar and a 1/4 cup of salt when I do the dry mix. If I do the brine,I will use 1/2 a cup of salt. I have not had any complaints. I also just let the water flush in the cure bowl while I am washing off the cure. Helps a ton. I did start letting it dry in the fridge for 12 hours max, but have found letting it sit out and air dry for 6 is plenty. To each their own I say. This is what works for me now.

Right in the channel. You will see guys chucking for salmon now. Across from the silos.

There are lots off the wall. MONSTERS. You can stand there and watch them. Same for the wall in Collingwood Harbour.

YUP Yer still young, plenty of time JR.

This is a real fact on Simcoe. Just look at the fat smallies come October and November. I also put the feed bag on in the fall. LOL

David, nice shot, but no waves or rollers.

They are a thing of beauty. Just need to be smart and stay home til they are over with or drive carefully . 25+ years here. You get use to them. It,s winter after all.

Sound like fun to me Lew. LOL

Not the most friendliest place to grow up. Barrie is getting to the point where I want to move a bit further up north now. Just outside of Orillia. Thinking Coldwater area.

I woke up this morning expecting to be a bit sore, but I feel great, and can only think about doing it again this up coming weekend.

Ah no, walking and slugging. No trail, no ATV, boots made for walking.

If that was what we did, many would know,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, capeesh

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY SURE I get an invite to go fish some banks for salmon yesterday. Report from the day ,it was stellar. We all know, the stellar days are always the, should of been here yesterday the next day. We meet up in the dark on some dead end road. I had to google map the spot. Plan was meet up at 4am. Son is like me,get there early and get yer spot. I arrive and the gangs is there with,n minutes of each other. I start to get dressed up for the party,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, I am the only one getting suited up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,WTH. Next thing I hear is, you wearing all that ? My reply, we are fishing the river correct ? My answer, Yes. OK then. I hear a bit of laughter, and chuckles. I have no clue where we are fishing, but do know, looking at the map, the river is not that close . So all dressed for the party, we start our way into the dark with head lamps pointing straight forward. I was the guy at the back of the line , so my head lamp was pointed down, so I knew where I was walking. I let the young guys blaze the trail. After the first 15 minutes,I was thinking we were getting close. I yell up to the leader, we there yet ? My reply, just getting started. OMG.My reply was, you know I have a bad knee,bad back and I need to stop and pee right ? My reply, your good ole man, just follow our lights. So after what seemed like 2 hours , (Was only 1 hour) ,we arrive at the spot, the stellar day spot from yesterday. 1.5 hours still til day light, I sit on the bank and just chill. It didn't take long for my attention to catch the sounds of swirls and jumping of fish. They were every where. To the left, to the right, even right in front of me. It was stellar. I thought OMG, were going to have a great morning. Day light starts to show and I start with hardware. Nada. Chuck for another 30 minutes and, nada. Ok, time for the fresh skein under ye float. I,ll show these young guns how it,s done. 2 drifts, float goes under, pull, nada . HA HA, you missed. Buggers. Continue on. Son tosses a fresh bag , drift and wham . Kids, what ya going to do. A short fight and , gone. Rookies. LOL I re skein,drift, float down, Swing and another miss. Old age reflex. Son drifts again, and dip, dip, yank, fish on. A great battle for a fresh runner. Managed to help him out as the NET man. We, well they, had many on and many dip dip and swings and misses by me, this morning. It got quiet so by 10 am, we made the walk back. Oh to walk in day light.LOL I can sit hear and say , I would do this everyday. The body pain I am feeling now is nothing, compared to, the great feeling of fishing with my son.

I have more confidence in this toon, then I would in my old tinnie in those rollers. I,m a bobber out there. Just call me bobbing for fish guy. LOL

Those were friendly's Paul. Been out on 3-4 ft ones. Rollers are cool, crashing waves, not so much.

Thanks buddy. They had a stellar day today,. Hope it holds for Sunday.

Started with a slice , then a light yonder, then a glimmer, then a beacon. I followed, as a lost ship at sea, in gale rollers . Will be calmer waters on the river come next day I am sure. Looking forward to some fishing time with my oldest.

Should of offered up my spare toon Lew. LOL Enjoy bud.

Cool read Chris. Bob the dick . 2 beers each ? PLEASE

Looks like I will be making a trip down for the net. Me bad . Thanks Richard.

All yours bud. I was hoping for a local to grab it and bring up, but no reply. No rush now anyways.

I would take the net, but your a drive from here. That is a great price.