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WTG on a successful ( for some) outing.

Love the look on her face. Cute.

When I was a kid ( can't believe I'm sounding like my uncle ) we wet lines everyday from last Saturday in June til the end of September. Started each morning by checking the bait traps. I used to sell a lot of minnows back then. Then check the night line ( they were allowed back then.) and making a few casts before breakfast. Probably went a solid month without breaking that routine, back in the good ole' days ( another case of 'oldfartitis' setting in )

You could mount a single propane burner instead of the hotplate. Only way to get higher temps with the hot plate would be through insulation and getting a better air seal along the walls of the smoker.

Just gotta love those smiles. You've done a good thing Dad.

Running up the 400 get off on Hwy 12 and go east. No more than 5 minutes down the road. Expensive for minnows. Beyond that you would go 12E to Orillia or 12W to Midland. There were a couple of hole in the wall joints in Honey harbour and mactier, at best, iffy, if they are still around at all. In 2003, water levels were 8' below normal.

Any map is no more than a guideline when it comes to Severn Sound. Changing lake levels from year to year result in different actual depth. Ask the folks at Muskie's they usually carry a fishing map, and they can give you some guidance. The one year, 2003?, lake levels were so low I had to push pole my 16' to the channel from Muskey's dock. Some great fishing areas were islands.

Sorry, not a fan of the Neutered kittens Used to be an Argo fan, but then again, my coach was an ex-Argo.

Wonderful adventure there guys. Just goes to show that doing the homework, and leg work pays off. Half of the adventure is in the planning and getting there. The other half is the success that comes from the effort.

Pretty solid results from what I see.

It takes a good sense of humour to last 20, and some, years without trying to kill each other off. Congratulations

Had some time to kill before I could visit the daughter in hospital. Good thing there is always gear in the van Just an hour or so of casting. A few pan sized smallies. Plus a few WGSF. Dropped off some fishing gear for the rehab department. Apparently my daughter is going to teach others the basics of fishing. Kind of funny cause 2 weeks ago she still had me tying on all her tackle I'm hoping I'll get a few pics of these sessions to share.

It's been beached. Hard to press a salvage claim. Adrft, you would be within your right to do so. However, you may only claim a fixed percentage of the vessels worth as your salvage fee unless no one claims the vessel. If unclaimed, a percentage reverts to the Crown. There are , again, fixed time frames to follow. You really do need to talk to a lawyer.

All depends on the recipe. We used to do fermented dills. 10 weeks. Gave up on that process. Some decades back woke up in the middle of the night to gunshots . Go down to the basement to see pickle jars exploding everywhere. The house reeked for days. There is an old oak leaf recipe my Mom has that I have to try again. A distinct flavour.

They look good, but,,,, I gotta wait 6 weeks before they are ready to taste.

Heck, that first 50 jars barely gets us through til next summer. Thanks for the compliments guys. Just hope they taste as good as when wifey was doing them. Usually I do the washing and prepping while she does the actual preserving and mixing.

To quote a song; "to everything... there is a season..." Summer harvests mean canning season. Feels kinda weird doing all this stuff without the Mrs. around. We usually work on this together through the season. Anyhow, after 8 hours effort we went from this: A lot of prep work: to produce this: I don't want to look at another cuke for a month , But I'll be staring at em again in another week or so.

Not every adventure can make it into the record books.

Gotta cherish every minute you can get together. Thanks for sharing that.

Well, I started to reply to this thread when the power went out for 3 hours. I had just pulled into Guelph around 8:30 when the sky went pitch black. By the time I hit Clappison's hill the storm had cut loose. One hour of driving through sheet rain, horizontal rain, blinding flashes, and 101 people who don't know how to drive. Worst section was the lakeshore stretch from the Skyway to Grimsby. Serious flooding in Beamsville. 5 streams run through town, and every one had surged over the banks to flow along the main drag. All part of living at the base of the escarpment.

What an intelligent and inspiring young lady you 2 are raising.

Love your Grandad's old photos. They provide a personal sense and connection to the past, and an understanding of who we are. Cherish those pictures always.

None at Grimsby or St Kitts. I've asked if I can bodge one from a willow or maple whip, like we did as kids.

Nearby dollaramas don't have the pole, just the reel. Can I bodge one from natural materials, wire and duct tape( purchased at dollarama)?

Fer that you get an 'Atta boy'. Congrats on your tournie win. Just don't turn into another Ike eh?