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  3. How do flashers work ??

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    I agree fully Lew .. I am a little slower than some at picking up the new technology ... but I am almost alway thrilled when I do ... I dont know what I would do without my little Lowrance H2Oc ... there are lakes and streams literally within yards of places I have fished for years that I would never have known about ... and nothin beats following your cookie trail on open water to help you 'see' a drop-off coming before you hit it ... and thus allowing you to get you lures coming in at the right depth and from the right direction ... yep ... I thinks a new sonar is on the 'gotta-get-it' list ands thats the exact one I would opt for.

     

    :thumbsup_anim:

  4. How do flashers work ??

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    Jeeze Lew .. when I saw the title ... it took me back ... when I started ice fishing ... a flasher was a guy in a raincoat that was wanted by the law ...

     

     

    Anyhow .. to be honest I have always preferred the sonar to the flasher .... If you are looking at the screen (IMHO) its exactly the same speed as the flasher .. but if you ARENT ... you get about a minute to see what you missed :)

     

    There is a alot to be said for seeing your jig AND the fish ... but if you tune your sonar right you can do that too ... and see the 'trail' of the fish coming up to the bait

     

    Anyhow ... at least you'll never wonder 'what if I also had a flasher' :)

     

     

    BTW .. I am jealous - thats one awesome looking piece of equipment ... blows the doors off my 20 yr old Humminbird ... hmm maybe a little boxing day shopping is in order after all :)

  5. Ice on Lake Rosseau

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    Hi folks,

     

    I am thinking of venturing :Gonefishing: up to the muskokas to try out some of my new :canadian: warm christmas garb ... so I wont freeze my :asshat: off ... just wondering if any locals have ventured out onto Rosseau yet (south end near Port Sandfield or Windermere) ... and if so what the ice conditions were like.

     

    Thanks for your help and have a safe happy holiday/ beginning of the ice fishing season !!!

  13. Cordless Hand Drill Augers ??

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    In case you're watching Santa .. hint hint .... I am looking to upgrade to a 10" power Auger ... dont get me wrong I love my fin bore and it works like a charm ... but after 4 or 5 holes in 2' or more of ice .. I am tuggin hard on the the ol' flask .... if you know what I mean :)

     

    As for batteries... I only lug them out for the sonar and the camera ... and they stay right near my heart to keep warm enough to be of any use ... I cant see the power drill being any use at all after a few hours in the (real) cold

  15. I need to know...

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    Yep .. backtrolling rocks for me ... but then most of my time is spent in a tinny with a 9.9 tiller .... and no electric ... I think if I had a bass boat and a foot operated electric I wouldnt backtroll too much ... but for now ... its my way of covering water AND being able to jig/cast/bottom bounce AND see whats coming toward the prop at a manageable speed ... and it really does put more fish in the boat (for me at least)

     

    Like Big Cliff said though ... backing trolling into the wind isnt a very good idea ... BUT thats when I toss the anchor out the front and 'back-drift' with the waves for power .... theres always an answer :)

  16. What are your Christmas memories ??

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    Funny you should ask Lew ...

     

    This year I bought a combination VCR/DVD recorder for christmas ... and I just finished copying our home movie VCR tapes to DVD - one of the first christmas' with our girls when they were just old enough to 'get it' - at that time my oldest was four and the younger one was two .... it brought a tear to my ... they're both grown up and in University now ... but I dont think they have changed a bit ... in fact I found an old dirty 'rag' in my tackle box - which was an ALLADIN TOWEL .... from that christmas ... it one of the biggest hits with the girls that year (1991)... which has new meaning to me after watching the video.

     

    Anyhow, my point here is ... take lots of photos, and lots of videos (if you can) ... they are TREASURES later on in life ... and they really do help you with the memories ... oh .. and do get your tapes copied over to DVD ... these were salvaged almost too late :)

  17. Go Leafs (NF) !!!!!

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    OK ... so I think I finaly have an answer for all those people who seem to think it is necessary for me to apologize for being a leafs fan (and call for someones head on a platter - these days it seems to be a coach or a GM) when they arent winning enough... and who want to jump on the bandwagon when we have a little stretch of success...

     

    Answer :

     

    I am a Leafs fan - get over it.

     

    In my world - hockey is a great sport to play, watch and to enjoy ... and being a fan means cheering for your team ... sharing their rapture with their success and sharing in their pain during loss ... to me it means BEING a part of the team ... and enjoying every emotion that comes with it - period.

     

    Furthermore - as any good team member understands, and as hard as it sometimes is to execute - it means NOT SECOND GUESSING every move your teams leadership or team-mates make. The only unforgivable sin is apathy.

     

    And ... the simplest answer I can give to the biggest question of all - WHY ? .... BECAUSE IT IS FUN !

     

    So ... just shut up and enjoy :)

     

     

    (By the way ... this is not unique to the leafs ... you can replace the word Leafs here for any team name you support - its not about thinking my team is the greatest ... its about loving to support MY team win lose or draw)

     

     

    GOOOOOOOOOOOO LLLLLLLLLLLLLLEAFFFFFFFFFS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  19. The Ultimate Fishing Machine!!

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    Very nice .... now ... since you have all winter to figure it out ... for the challenge .... reverse the fin so you can watch your lure while trolling at depth .... I tried it by using a release from the camera to the line just above the lure but the key is to get the camera to run backwards without too much to-and-fro so you dont get sea-sick watching it :)

  20. Weather question? NF

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    Well I am looking at about a foot of it here in the West end of the city ... so while I am sure others got it worse, we didnt get 'missed' and for the 24 hrs beforehand I saw the weather warnings on the TV ... I am sure the lake effect is a major influence as is the Niagara escarpment on the west side of the city ....quite a major difference in climate above and below it

  25. 2007 musky season is over

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    Great stuff Lew ... thanks for sharing... yes its definitiely been quite a year ... lots of things to put in the 'journal' ... hopefully 2008 will be good to us.

     

    Anyhoooooowwww .....You know ........ I am still looking forward to one day getting a chance to try out that Pete Maina rod and CT400 you helped me pick out with ya... havent held a Musky since .. but been followed ALOT so I know its not the equipment :)

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