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There is some good smallie water around Brantford and down at least to York.

From Belwoods on down to Erie there is some fantastic water. It's going to take years to get to know the Grand well.

It's because Finns have something special. It's called "Sisu"

I keep 2 diaries for the conservation authorities every year, as well as my own personal log. I just could not see a reason to have a digital log as well.

Nothing here. Sunny and warm.

That is a beautiful thing.

That was a different time and an age gone by. Remember my 3 categories of animal??? a} work animals, b} vermin, c} food. Vermin need exterminating, but if you can put them to work to catch fish as food, you've covered all 3 classes. Fish were food to be harvested back then, not play things.

Might lose power 1-2 hours in West Niagara. We are getting some coloured lightning. No biggie.

On the question of live mice, I'm pretty sure that it is now considered cruelty to animals. Forty years back it was a different story. As kids/teenagers, we would be sent to clean out the boatshed every once in a while. Rodents loved the coils of rope and assorted materials for brightwork and coirwork (both the grandfather and great uncle were well seasoned sailors). One of us would gingerly move the piles, the second would chase rodents with the broom, the third of us scooped the mice with the net. Live mouse, hooked lightly through the skin, tossed out to swim top water. There was no better live presentation for big bass and pike. We caught hundreds with the mice.

I remember seeing the Bolens way back when. We also had a similar unit for hauling select cut timber out of rough bush

A 40lb transom mount on a 12-14' tinny should not be a problem. We've mounted our own electrics on rentals numerous times.

Nothing to get in trouble with here. No batter, no cholesterol or trans fat in the oil, and only one tater for me

I caught a couple of the early games, but haven't watched since. Don't have much time for the TV, but I can hear it in the background. Wife and son are both 1/2 deaf with the volume cranked. Get to listen to 3 straight hours of the "Beards". Lets face it Simon, there are far better things to do.

That would get me in trouble with the Mrs.

$700 + or - should be fine if open to the general public. From a restricted, screened, audience from groups like the forum. That is another can of worms.

Take 3 lbs of pickerel, 2lbs of taters, homemade tartar sauce and some Cajun coating. What do you got??? A little taste of heaven. Me and the boys are living high.

Glad to see that Jen is still going strong.

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Fresh grounds straight from the can. Powerful enough to even mask the smell of raw chicken flesh and blood that builds up in a reefer trailer.. We would spread a 1lb block inside a reefer trailer before loading it.

Why??? I've never worried about it. Beats some other household odours Takes about a week to get rid of the cucumber smell after cleaning a couple thousand smelts

The funniest moments all involve my son and ice fishing. Almost every year, if there is a soft spot, hole, open water. Robert will find it. It's not just that he falls in well past his waist. He is like a cartoon character when he hits the water. Shoots straight back up and out of the hole without having enough time to get more than his feet wet. Then there is the epic fight with the Loon. Robert tosses a spinner bait, not knowing there is a loon swimming underwater. Wham the bird slams the bait. Here is Robert thinking he has a whopper bass until the loon finally surfaces. Shoulda seen the look on his face. One of his buddies caught a gull. Once we got the bird in the poor teenager was so terrified he was running all the way back to the car just squealing. By the way both birds were carefully unhooked and released no worse for wear

Every lake is a challenge. Even after a dozen visits. Different conditions, atmospherics, seasons, all come to play.

Those vids were great. There used to be another member who used to put up great underwater perch videos. What was his name... Brian, do you remember who...

I have a 4 1/2 ft uglystick ultralite . Over 8 years it has been through the ringer from perch to pike, drifting harnesses for walleye, and the odd accidental carp. I love it.