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It certainly sounds like a great hunt. Congrats

My uncle Bob was with the horse arty in WW I. Fought the whole 5 years in France. Gassed twice, was at Ypres to hold the line when the French broke ranks to escape that big first gas attack. Drove their horses right into the gas cloud and kept their position til help arrived. They survived the gas by pissing on a piece of cloth and tying it over their face. He rarely talked about it. When he did, you could see in his face the emotions welling up. As if he was reliving another horrible moment. I can't imagine how much it hurt just to remember. He never went to the Legion for weepers, and would never leave the house on the 11th. I and a couple of cousins have been fortunate to have never seen combat, but I have lost friends in peacetime. I can understand why he did not want to remember. The faces of friends lost frozen in memory. Being one of the few original old sweats to actually survive pained him. ..."At the going down of the sun and in the morning WE SHALL REMEMBER THEM"

I've eaten sheepies from the smoker and in good old fashioned "fish-head soup". That was what was put on the table, and that was what you were going to eat. As for edible bottom feeders, there is cod, halibut, haddock, sole, catfish.. You could even put perch in that category at times.

Looks like a nice meal for 2. Good going.

Hate to tell you this but most prime species of table fish at the restaurant are bottom feeders I'm sure the sheepie gave a nice fight.

Pure water is distilled and only comes from a lab. All water, even the sweetest spring water you've ever tasted, has trace metal, or salts, in it. That is natural. Removing all of that is not necessarily good, You need some of those trace elements in your body.

The law is very specific. You must have running lights to be on the water at night. Years back we spent a long night trolling for the bodies of 2 anglers who got creamed. They did not have any running lights and there was no moon. One fella was found alive in the water, the other was found washed up dead on the shore the next morning. Better safe than sorry.

It couldn't be any worse than the 'Pocket Fisherman' or the 'Thrummin Rod' If made from the right materials it could prove quite sturdy. I have an ice fishing gaff that telescopes down to pen size, but is strong enough to handle 10lb pike.

Just like 'Enter our Free draw for a Dream Vacation'. My wife must stuff a hundred or more ballot boxes a year We get phone calls 6 months after the Sportsman Show for the draws she entered. But every once in a while she scores

Glad to see you took advantage of the gorgeous weather to go fishing.

I can't remember my own birthday, let alone the wife's , or the anniversary, or the day of the week. I've been early on Judy's special days. I've also been caught off guard when the kids leave the cards on the kitchen table in the morning. Then I quickly run to my stash, because I at least bought the stuff ahead of time. Judy on the other hand, can tell you the birthday of every member of the extended family, twice removed.

I have always believed that quality family time has far greater value than a day of school or work. It took a heart attack to learn that lesson Funny you should ask about the smoking. I never allowed him to smoke. He was there when I had my M.I., and was there when the doctor said quit now or you'll be back on the slab next month. He didn't take up smoking, or hid it well, til he was almost 18. Being an adult, there is not much I can tell him to do or don't do outside the home. He saw the consequences up close but chose to ignore them. Kinda like a person coming from a family of alcoholics and saying "booze can't hurt me"

Best of luck to you and your new Mrs. Looks like you had a blast down South.

With a weather forecast of warm air and clear skies, I just could not resist. The brood and I hopped into the van at 6 and ran for the lake. Weren't sure where we were launching. Depended on the wind. Barrie or the south shore. Wound up on the south shore. The bite was not hot and heavy, but steady enough to land a few hundred over the course of the day. Lots of small stuff. Not cold enough for the big jacks to really move in. My daughter has never been out on Simcoe and she had a hoot. The son got a few pigs: We managed to have a great day with a fine take home meal or two to boot

I'll keep the whitish complexion. I've burnt my skin far too many times over the years. Burnt and blistered skin is far from pretty. Smells bad too. Same with always wearing the hat. Sunstroke sucks. The hard lessons we learn when we are young and stupid. As for the portly stature. Its bought and paid for. They make us big where we come from And I like living large.

Regretably, I am old enough to remember when, in Toronto, the only places a guy could walk around without a shirt was at the pool or at the beach. The moment you stepped off the beach you had better have a shirt on. I think it was a $10 fine for public indecency. My Mom got a warning from the good constable because we were at the playground without our shirts on. That was back when T.O. was known as "Toronto the good" In many cases I think it is still a pretty good idea I don't think little kids need to be traumatized by seeing Santa in the buff

I'm very green with envy right now Glad you had a great experience.

Disney has a full service C & R guiding package. If you go that route take the guide out of Ft Wilderness. Not difficult to pick up 20 bass in a 2 hour session. If you want the 'real deal', hook up with Roland Martin's marina and the guide service they provide. I know a few people who have tried the Martin's operation and have none but good things to tell of. At that time of year they are usually big on fishing with shad on circle hooks

You got that right. Goes great with the bacon and eggs for brekkie

At least 3 days a week Me, the kids, and the puppies. Actually, we had a shore lunch as part of a fun shore derby. Needed fish for 10 people. OF course, we had a few donors.

As I recall there are a few spots for monster LM's. I think Izumi did a show from there about 10 years ago. OF course, you could check Italo's site for all the pricey offshore outfitters him and Henry have been to.

Molsons is what the sissies drink down in the Maritimes Real maritimers drink Keiths, Moosehead, Olands, Ten Penny and the old black rum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD0XihILQzk...feature=related

Grabbed a bucket of minnows and met up with a buddy on the Welland r. Found a spot where a small feeder empties into the river and hoped for crappie, perch or smallies. The action was pretty heavy for most of the afternoon, but not with the target species. There were a few nice perch, a couple of dink bass, and hundreds upon hundreds of these: There were probably 3 year classes schooled up on the one spot. A half hour of one size followed by a half hour of another size, etc.... Gillies from 6"= 9 1/2". Kept a few fish ranging from 8-10" for a feed or two. Despite the weather being a bit off, not a bad afternoon.

In Canada there is only one true song for November. For all who have fallen. Lest We Forget

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