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Put the baits in a sealed bag of fresh ground coffee for a week or two. The scent will permeate the plastic. We used to spread a can of ground coffee on the floor of meat hauling reefers. Even does a good job of blocking the odour from loads of fresh culled chicken.

Hit the shade earlier. The feeding will happen there before it happens on the east shore. So will the mosquitos

Thanks for the encouragement guys. I'm still going fishing from shore on good days, and still stumbling or falling. It just isn't really safe for me to be running a boat on my own or trying to manhandle the heavier boat at the ramp. I've been stuck in the 'chair', and carried a stick before and after another repair, but the repairs are temporary. The last fix lasted 15 years, but I still farmed, timbered and built houses. Still had to pay bills so I accepted the risks of ignoring my handicap. Banks don't give out mortgages to handicapped people, it's hard to get insurance, and few will give you a job. So, yeah, it's self inflicted.

"The sky is falling, the sky is falling. Said Chicken Little to Turkey Lurkey"

Sometimes life can really suck as our bodies age. As I am progressively losing my balance, stability and mobility. I am being forced to accept some hard truths lately. 3 years back, I had to give up hiking and skating. 2 years ago I gave up my waders and golf clubs. Now I'm not steady enough on my feet, nor alert enough to, to use my boat. All I've got to look forward to, next, are the wheelchair and depends. Sorry for the rant. If interested I'll give a member of the community a better shake than most.

I can think of a couple of good ole boys in the Skokas and Highlands who look a lot like your brother in law. Probably smell as bad too

A most touching lesson we can all learn from. Thank You

They gotta catch em before they can pose with them

That's too bad. hopefully everything will be simple and straightforward so puppy will heal soon.

More media hype and more blame fools running around screaming "the sky is falling" Truth is there is a certain minute quantity of natural toxins and heavy metals in every morsel we eat. Then you can add in all the noxious man made stuff we've smothered the planet in. There is no species, animal or plant, that is 100% clean. Science has also redefined the safe tolerance levels a few times over the past 50 years. We used to talk of parts per million, but now we often talk of parts per billion or trillion. What was safe then is potentially lethal now. Grin and bear it, or starve. You cannot avoid it. That is reality

Dealing with HD, Walmart, Lowes, etc.., requires deep pockets. Margin purchasing, consignment sale, guaranteed sale ventures, long payment schedules, all require a big credit line on your part. Your computer system must be compatable to, and work with, their purchasing systems. With Lowes and Walmart you must be able to distribute chain wide within 7 days of go date (especially for an ad). HD has their system broken into purchasing districts. You must introduce yourself, and befriend, each district purchaser for the relevant dept you want to sell to. Once you have enough of them on your side, you can then seek head office approval to carry your product as an approved vendor.

Coloured pics for recognition are great. I still refer to my "Freshwater Fishes of Canada" ( Scott & Crossman) Can't remember what edition. The standard reference book with black and white illustration plates. All 900+ pages.

You can't get rid of the tub! You won't want to take that fancy bowrider out for your late fall perchin expeditions. Ice and fibreglass are a bad combination.

What a pig!

You, and your family, have my deepest and sincerest condolences Wayne. It is ever so hard to accept when this happens without warning.

Perhaps C.C should add a few fishing reports to help bring back a greater emphasis on fishing reports. At least take note that NF in the title means "no fish"

Got out for a few hours this morning to try yet another pond. Biggest bite today was the one that swallowed my bobber as it hit the water. It was a big boil and it probably still has it in its gullet. There were quite a few large WGSF around getting in the way. There were also some 1/2 -1 1/2 lb bass to keep me entertained. I'll have to work the other shore next time out.

That's because you are in a part of Ontario that has not been sufficiently Americanized and lobotomized

I've always kept gear in the car all year long. After a bad day at work, nothing better than fishing away the Bull Doesn't matter where you live, ther is always some pond or stream to explore. Even in T.O. Couple of great spots at a particular Toronto cemetary come to mind

Took our cubs and scouts there about 5 years back. They had a blast. I do have to admit that many displays were the exact same as they were 20 years back, and may seem stale to anyone visiting on a regular basis. Museums are the same way outside of special showings. The annual P.S. trips to the ROM always started in the lower level with the native peoples exhibits and the same static displays year after year. My class trips, decades back, would be repeated, exactly, by my kids some 20 years later.

One of these days you are finally going to hit an old 15" sow out there.

They work great, and in sizes right down to a teacup miniature. Both dogs have jackets for 10 to 20 lbs.

The fish thievin dogs have life jackets. Although they can swim, most dogs can only last 5-10 minutes in the water before they tire out (retrievers don't count). Had one dog that sank after jumping off the boat. he could not keep his head above water. Lesson learnt.

My fish thieving dogs are plastered all over this site. They are absolutely loveable little buggers.

My old glass rod 2 ultralites (one for floating, one for drifting) 1 baitcaster (one in reserve) 3 6'6" spinning rods of differing weight 1 heavy rod The ladies of the household have 4 the son has 10 St Croixs We have 8 ice rods