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I've thought about it, but the dog is much friendlier than the offspring Besides, who else will quietly listen to my grumbling all day.

Cute pup. Almost as cute as the fish thieving dog.

I paid $10,000 for my 16 1'2, Lund wanted $19,999.

Ahh, the sounds of wedded bliss. Cash registers ringing and the husband crying 'why me?' Remember the three golden rules of marriage: Yes dear. No dear. Anything you say dear. Your ticker will last a lot longer.

Yeah, but I paid 1/2 for the exact same package that Lund offered for what is still a couple of pieces of tinfoil some bar stools and a few scraps of carpet pushed by a Merc. Spend the money on the boat or spend it on fishing. Brand loyalty only goes so far.

What a wonderful family vacation. It feels good to have your whole family together enjoying themselves. Those memories are priceless.

They speak this wonderful lost language here that has been lost elsewhere. It's called "FISHING"

If its about dollar value and road time, I would say no. At an hour's distance I go twice a year. Just keep in mind the saying "if mamma ain't happy, nobody is happy". Treat it as an adventure. Lots of neat toys and eye candy.

Good solid hull on the Legend. It may not be a thoroughbred, but a solid comfortable workhorse. You can upgrade on the power package. I didn't. 4 stroke all the way, very quiet and clean. I have the 25/4 my buddy has the 25/2. I use up to a third less gas. With the 16'4" side console and 2 persons we do 25 mph full out. Of course I want to enjoy the ride and take in the scenery. Speed is not an issue. As for service, each dealer has a different level pf performance. Nichol's on Ft Erie has been stellar. The dealer I purchased from has been a turd.

That's just so much fun. Love the looks on the boys faces Thank you for sharing.

YOu just weren't giving them what they want

A lot of hair brained schemes and quacks will come crawling out of the woodwork at the first hint of government funding.

I doubt they are going to find an easy and profitable solution for disposing of all that carp. Whatever they do it will be expensive, and we don't need any more expensive pipe dreams here in Ontario.

The smiles on the kid's face say it all. I always got a bigger kick out of watching the kids catch fish. WTG dad

Good selection of titles. Usually end up reading LOTR every couple of years along with the Hobbitt. Forgot all about Heyerdahl's books. Been over 20 years. My fave outdoor books are written by Prof. Sherwood Fox which detail much about the nature and history of the Bruce peninsula. OF course I'm a little biased. Grampa traipsed through the bush with him in the 30's and 40's. Close seconds are London or Mowat. The nautical adventure is my relax reading. Duley Pope and the 'Ramage' series, Douglas Reeman and 'Richard Bolitho' or his modern naval adventures.

Great report. I bet your son's catch had you grinning ear to ear. Got love that feeling of "that's my boy"

I'm out doing road cleanups with our service club on a regular basis. You would be amazed at people's nerve. There are those that have dumped their trash right as they drive by you. Of course, there are those who stop and thank us. Some have even brought us coffee. Yup, Timmies. When possible, I will pick up at shore fishing spots as well, but one bag of recyclables doesn't even make a dent in some of the worst places. Like they say, I alone can't clean up the world, but I can look after my own little corner. Just keep it in perspective.

Now that's a good fishin story With lots of nice fish to boot

Wait til he gets home. Him and the coach are in deep doodoo for disgracing their country on the world stage. Erasing his Olympic stats means taking away his gold medal in 2000. Fidel will not be pleased.

A measurement and a pic are just fine, especially when we C&R so many fish. Heck, you don't even need a pic of the fish against a tape for OFAH. We all know how to spin a tale(the doozies I've told the Mrs.) and to spot one.

Bring lots of bait. Hook robbers, and gobies, aplenty.

Kinda like using a granny knot to tie our hooks on when we were kids Only to get a little tap on the back of the head for losing too many hooks.

Goldeye, mooneye, smelts... Odd balls happen in nature all the time. Whether we like it, or not, genetic mutation is part of the evolutionary process. Pollution may just be speeding up the process. I have caught 2 "freaks". One with an extra adipose fin, the other with 2 tails. Both were suckers.

So they brought Joe in from Niagara. Boy he gets around. I may not get out to Scugog often, but the lake has never disappointed me.

Hopefully, I'll beat up on some fishies tommorrow. I've been right foggy for over a week now. Only good for about 2 hours at a time. I think the racoons are building a home in my boat From previous browsing and lurking over the year, I think I'm gonna like this forum. More fishing, less Bull.