Mike Pike

My small stream rods have pretty dirty cork, as I like to chase trouties with worms so the handles get dark with worm dirt in no time. I love taking the Magic Erasure to them and having 'em look nice and new again( until the next trout trip .. lol ).

A place for everything and everything in its place. Tidying up my tackle room isn't hard. The hard part is keeping it that way! lol

I have a daily 200k commute so two years ago I thought I should get snows for the safety and insurance savings. I forgot how much better they grip in snow and now would never drive a winter without them.

Thanks for the clarification i2cool2fool. Can't wait for the Daytona 500 then. A non-points event is like pre-season hockey, footfall, etc. to me.

So, is tomorrow's Unlimited race a points event, or does it just decide Daytona 500 starting position? I remember it really had me confused me last year!

Wow, what a great promo! That was some pretty wild driving thru traffic, too. I wonder how they were able to shoot that. Go Loganooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you have a clean driving record, it's probably worth your time to try get it dropped. Several years ago, I got clocked speeding and the Police Officer told me that due to my good driving record, there was a good chance I could have my fine reduced and points dropped. so I took her advice and was happy I did.

Did anyone else find it funny how this guy with a thick accent identifies himself as Officer Eric Foster! BwaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have you ever heard John Scott speak? He's a very well spoken, thoughtful guy. He didn't want to go into detail but said the NHL made it clear to him they 'preferred' that he didn't participate in the All- Star game. So he's going! John Scott is now one of my favorite players.

Hey Brian B. No, my comment about bashing unions was definitely not directed at you. You were very clear in your original post.

I find it funny that people bash unions when there are job loses. A union doesn't fire people. A bad company fires people. We have weak labour laws now and bad companies use them to their advantage. It seems to me the only thing the union can do these days is make sure the employees are treated fairly during their time with the company and they get a proper severance package when they're fired( which is usually a better package at most union shops ).

The absurdity of the fan balloting has had a most unintended result for the NHL. It's created the most talked about All-Star game in history! ...I still won't watch it, though.

Packer's got jobbed with some non-calls, I thought. But the WORST is the lousy NFL overtime rule which clearly gives the advantage to the winner of the coin toss. Seriously!??????? ...and I'm not a even a Packers fan.

Ya, I remember in the 80s we'd be fishing deep water for Lakers and Whities by mid-January. Today, even the shallow water perch guys can't guarantee having their hut out at this time of year.

I don't even wanna tell ya what I used to pay back in the day. OK, I will. $20 on the weekend, and only $18 if you booked a weekday! Yup, I'm old.

Every winter, my buds and I get onto Lake Simcoe for trip or two for a little social and hopefully some fish. I noticed surfing around the operator's websites this year that many have hiked their prices to, like, $60 and even $70 per person, for the day. Has anybody else been looking to book and noticed this? Sure, I wish the rates were lower, but I'm not complaining, as every business has the right to charge what they think the market will bear.

To Old Iron Maker: We are definitely ranting at the right people if we are ranting at the cable company. That sports talk show host you were listening to was probably on a Rogers owned station and spouting the company line about how it's sports leagues that are the reason your cable bill is too high. Betcha he never mentioned his companies' profits over the past year. That's the problem when the cable company owns the radio and TV stations. Truth goes out the window.

As mention before, Natural Sports in Kitchener is very close to you and has quite an awesome selection. You can even call Neslon before you make the drive out to see if he has your model in stock. Also, have you shopped the new Sail store in Cambridge? A good place to try, as well. Ps.. Ooops sorry, I see you already checked with Natural Sports for the rod. Anyhoo, I was in there a few weeks ago and was very impressed with their reel selection. Lots of choice and they had a lot on sale as well. PPS.. I wade the Grand a lot too. Try adding a twister tail grub and jig combo to your attack. And 1/8th once jig will stay above all that matted weed on your retrieve and has accounted for a lot of bass for me.

Ha ha ha Shak, this is a great topic! I went over to my steelhead fishing rod selection from back in the day and found my old 12'6" St. Croix UL that was rated for 2lb to 6lb line. Man, what a whip! But I bested some real beauty Bows with it, including a few fresh river salmon. The 'C' arc it formed fighting a fish is a classic 80s image you don't see on the rivers anymore.

Hey Wayne, that movie is not actually about Moby Dick but about the real event that inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick. It's a movie about the whaling ship Essex and her crew and it proves that truth really is stranger than fiction. No spoiler alerts from me.

I work out of town with a 100k commute( one way )everyday. I got a CAA Gold membership and have had to use it a couple times to have my vehicle towed quite a distance back to my mechanic in Hamilton. Not to mention calling them when I locked my keys in in my car last winter( duhhh ). I'm a fan.

Ya, but movies were always a bit pricey, relative to the times. I even remember back in the day when you had to factor in parking! lol But now with surround sound, digital images, reserve seating, 3D and those rumble seats.. PAAAAARTY!!!!!!!!!!

Ya. and did the CEO mention of the 50% that goes to Cineplex, 50% goes to him.

Ya, I agree with Crappieperchhunter. If you're behind the wheel, the cars in gear( all be it in at drive-thru ), don't touch that thing. I don't know why it's so hard, either.

I too have used Krown for years now on several vehicles and am really satisfied. Never had ANY rust issues for the life of my cars.