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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

I'm with Dan ... nothing beats a supple twig stuck into the slush beside your hole ... line right off the spool tossed a few yards away in the snow ... except maybe this ... (because perfect twigs arent always easy to find) ... Notice the jingle bells, the rubberised release mechanism (from a skirt hanger) ... the glow stick for strike indication in the dark ... and the infinitely adjustable wire which can be bent to be more sensitive on quiet days or a little stiffer in the wind ... and as a bonus just wrap a cigarette tinfoil (or black electrical tape like in the second rod in the background) around the line to catch the wind for that little 'extra wiggle' and to be able to see that the line is still set in the release from a distance ... patent pending

I just love the ice cube ... http://cgi.ebay.ca/Eastman-Ice-Cube-icefis...1QQcmdZViewItem... goes up easy ... is light and truly portable ... and stays put on the ice - even in high winds ... and really is quite affordable ... I got the 2 man ... kinda wish I got the 4 man .. but hey theres always next year

Nope ... 269 days and counting

Now thats one serious brute .... Ill bet ya she is at least 50 yrs old ... dont think I could kill her if I had the priviledge of meeting her up close and personal ... but thats just me

Mike your nipples are blinkin at me ... geesh .. turn em off Glen ... you da man .... I love that striper ... but really ... 9" crappie .... what ya gonna do with that ??? Sushi ???

Cmon Dan !!!!... while I gotta agree wholeheartedly on the Health and Happiness .... but seriously man .... You of alllll people need to be wishin for a chance to swap spit with a 10lb + speck ... at least once before her release ... and of course I'd be happy just to be the cameraman oh ... and sorry Mods .... I gotta do it ... after all its just a wish (delete if you must) but here is my wish (assuming first I got all of the above) ...

GO LEAFS GO !!!!!! ... we may be down .. but we're not out .... I have to admit it was painful to watch the other night .... but for all the whining and complaining we still manage to beat some pretty good teams.... and nobody is on top all of the time ... I have been a LEAFS FAN all my life and dont intend to stop just cause theyre not winning today .... guess I'm just not a fairweather fan ... kinda like fishermen who only get keen when everybody else is catchin fish .... means very little to me... I say switch baits and keep casting ...

for 99cents you can get a can of comet .... that and a damp J-cloth will literally wipe away your scuffs ... dont be to harsh with it though so that you dont scour the paint right off your walls .... let me know how it works J.

Three words .... Catch Fillet Release ... I'd make a great redneck

Great report - as always ... boy I guess I really need to dust off the waders and get back at 'er !

Those are probably yearlings (almost)

Well, glad you made it home safe and sound ... we didnt want any international incidents (you're somthing of a National treasure when you cross that border ... anyhow sorry about the skunk .. but glad you made it through the 'brisk' weekend without any blatant (public) nudity ... thanks for that

Woo hoo ... 261 days for me .... but Im staying out of it ... because I still consider myself a smoker ... just one who hasnt been under the 'control' of my habit for a while ... and would like to keep it that way. I think the car thing is going a bit .... oh never mind I said I was staying out of it.

Wow... I musta been busy today .. just getting caught up ... Lew .. (and Paul) and very happy... even if a little late in the day ... Happy birthday to ya both !

Great report Joey ... thanks for sharing ... like Lew said you are having a great run ... now its time for some river chrome before a new PB on the ice ... just to cap it all off !

And ... try tightening your drag .... I really am surprised the number of 'seasoned' fisherman I have to remind that continuing to reel while your drag is loose will VERY QUICKLY make a mess of otherwise 'perfectly' spooled line. In fact I tell people DONT use the handle to reel against a fish ... use the handle to pick up line as you are on the downstroke of a 'pump' only to keep the line taught and the rod bent ...and NEVER use the hande to crank against bottom (sounds obvious - and sorry if it sounds like Im preaching - just trying to rule out some possible causes) I will say - even when ice fishing (ie vertically) ... that jigging with very light line will always seem to end up with some line twist - so time must be taken every so often to untwist (and re-tie)

Well ... I suppose ... a long as you get a good grip with one hand and crank with the other you'll be just fine .... same goes for your fishing rod

Yep ... here we go again I am a lefty and absolutely wouldnt consider using a 'left hand' retrieve unless it was that or no fishin... IMHO it would just be backwards ... I write with my left hand, hold a raquet with my left hand, I cast with my left hand, throw with my left hand play a fish with my left hand ... BECAUSE I am left handed ... reeling with my right hand makes the most sense since all the 'feel' of fighting a fish or control while casting is managed in my left hand/arm and would force me to switch up every cast / hit if I used a 'left hand' retrieve. BTW I golf right, shoot right in Hockey, bat right .... In my opinion that should be called LEFT ... because its the most natural way for a left handed person to shoot/golf/bat ... all my life people have been trying to get me to 'shoot left' because I am left handed .... honestly as a sports guy I can say ALL the really good 'Lefties' seem to have been people who were actually right handed

I like the Coleman 'CAT' it is really low heat ... but gets the job done and feels safer than alot of the higher BTU jobbies

Yes ... have a great trip ... and remember ... jumlas are the secret BOQ bait

Wonderful ... those are pictures (and memories) you'll TREASURE in 20 years ... which - by the way - comes really quick ! ... Thanks for sharing !

Hav e a great weekend guys and dont forget the pix .... lotsa pictures of the pickerals that is

Looks like he's our treasure now Art, but dont worry something tells me he's being well taken care of

Llloyd is the man - he knows Quinte as well as anyone out there ! Lloyd if you end up with one spot open ... pm me ... and Sunday is supposed to be awesome ...