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Beautiful fish and even better pictures! Thanks for posting. I'm absolutely drooling!

Welcome home boys!

Thanks Wayne, Those are cool. One of the things an HVAC Tech needs to measure a lot these days is control signals that range from 4-20 mA DC. We usually had to break into the circuit and place a regular multimeter set on "mA" in series with the signal to measure. PIA. I wonder what the accuracy is like with those clamp-on meters down in that low range? It would be interesting to compare the two methods. If 4 - 20 mA represented say 40 - 240 deg.F, any inaccuracy would throw things way off. That is 200 deg. over 16 mA. (.O8 mA/Deg). Oh well, sorry to get off topic here.

Very Nice Mr. B! Them are some greasy little buggers ain't they? Very well done.

Funny you should say this Art. McD's is all about consistency if nothing else, so it certainly makes sense. It might not be any good for us (their food), but you can always count on it tasting the same wherever you are.

Where ya been Justin? I haven't seen you around these parts in a while. Nice Blog!

Guys, No self respecting Canadian buys his beer in 12 packs! Go big, or go home! LOL Course, you are correct, you might have to extend your line of credit to accomplish this feat, but 24 is the norm. 28 in some cases.

Bernie, You have to be careful with this method. The majority of clamp on ammeters can only measure AC. I know there are a few that will pick up DC, but they are rare. I don't know about the automotive field, but any electrician will not likely have a DC meter. Just a word of caution, not disagreeing with you.

Do you eat from coffee trucks much? If so, your system will have built up immunities to anything that you could get from eating that 2 year old chili!!! After all, some of those sandwiches have been heating slowly for days, maybe even weeks! Go for it!

Really very sad Wayne. I would imagine that a lot of those planes are "priceless" when it comes to replacement?

Dozer,I don't mean any disrespect here! I watched the You Tube video and don't get it. There is less than a minute of lyrics in that song. There are 4 lines of words and a repeated chorus. The music is computer generated (synthesized) and repetitious! 7 minutes and 48 seconds of my life that i will never get back! I'm trying not to be old and narrow minded (it just comes naturally!), but what gives? okay, i'll crawl back under my rock now! LOL

Congrats Grampa Brian!

Those fish are beautiful Solo! Thanks for sharing and posting the pics!

Gord, Can i get you a bigger spoon to help stir the pot? LOL

Brian, I believe Gord is correct here. I was told that Pflueger was their major supplier of house brand reels. This info came from a friend and looong time employee of the Headquarters store in Missouri. Of course other companies might produce specific models or types of reel for them. I have had several BPS brand reels for many years and were trouble free.

Fishing plus was changed to JB's Fishing Depot a number of years back, was it not?

Holy crap Skeeter! That would have been a risky trip just driving the Voyager...never mind with that beast on the back! LOL

Sorry Wayne, just saw this now! I was 270

Thanks Kickingfrog, of course I was talking about doing it legally! Seems like with the legislation in place currently, it is not even a matter of hassle, but that it cannot be done. Most of what I found online pertained to an American bringing a gun into Canada, not a resident going South to purchase one.

I'm curious as to whether any of you have tried to purchase a non-restricted rifle in the US and brought it back to Canada? I'm only considering a .22, but has anyone had any experience with this? I'm thinking it is more hassle than it is worth? I could not find stock here of the gun i want and will be spending a considerable amount of time across the border. Thanks

Happy Birthday there young fella! All the very best to you!

Sorry to read this Cliff and Sue. My condolences go out to you both. It has only been a few short months for us since we had to do the same thing. I think Wayne nailed it. The coming home part still hurts when there is no one there to greet us and at bed time, something still feels missing. All those years of our nightly routine are hard to get past. Take care.

Just one more case that shows that it is much more than just about catching fish, that we get out there and enjoy this sport. Thanks for sharing that.

This is very interesting regarding the Suffix line. I tried a few of the braided lines years ago and was not impressed at all. This year, I was thinking of giving them a try again and I have been bombarded with reviews of Suffix Line. Seems like this is the one to go with for a renewed try? I spoke to a fellow today that absolutely loves it! Now if Garry says it is good stuff, I'm sold!

This is a bad year for them for sure. Last year there were hardly any. I would think the heavier snow cover this winter had a lot to do with their population explosion. Our yard is a total right off as well.