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"what we do in life echoes through eternity" Gladiator " I'm your huckleberry" Doc holliday from the movie tombstone " if my aunt had balls she would be my uncle" unknown but makes for a good reply for someone who what ifs alot. lol jason

dude that is a heck of a report. way to go on getting him that beautiful pike. i hope he tipped the charter captain for a fine outing like that. congrats jason

we are still making our north trip come hell or highwater ! that is at least this year. lol on our trip we usually put in close to 2500 miles. ive been going to elk lake for over 15 years on our annual trip, to me it just means i need to save up a little bit more before we go. as far as the fishing it will be the same as always for me. we split everything 4 ways and that helps out alot on the gas and cabin. i have heard that their is consideration to ease the taxation on accomadations to lure people into camps, not sure if it went through or not. i figure alot of the camps and resorts in the north are going to be hurting from the high gas prices, and understandably so. our fuel bill will be almost as much as our cabin for the week. i do plan on taking a limit of deer this year. we are allowed to kill up to 6( 1 antlered) white tail per year. with the rising cost of food, it only makes sense to fill the freezer with vinison, plus my boys and i love it. jason

i think i read where they take the top ten vote getters and then interview them with a pannel of 4 judges to determine the final winner. not sure exactly how it works. jason

thanks a million solo!! thats some great info, im sure the boy's will use it well. thanks again, jason

i tried to get on to vote for joey, but everyone listed is from the states. is there a seperate contest? i clicked the above link and it took me to the page of entries, but none were from canada. Is there any way i can still vote for her even though im in the states? jason

thanks solo. if ya can find it great, if not i understand completely. my cousins group really want a big pike, so they may be disapointed but who can complain with great walleye fishing. lol thanks again, jason

awesome report gerritt !!! those are some special moments you got to spend. kinda makes catching that big lunker not so important. glad ya had a good time with the family, everybody needs to do it more often. jason

hi, my cousin just told me today that his group has booked a stay with meta lake lodge. its a fly-in just outside of nakina. none of his crew has ever been, so i told him that i would try to find some info for him other than what the web page has. has anybody ever stayed there? how is the fishing? any particular lures to take for pike? any info would be great. thanks for any input. jason

sounds like a great fathers day gift for you and your dad, dont hesitate to get out there with your dad, you never know how much time you may have left on this earth, make the best of every moment you can. my dad is still able to get out to our farm pond, but any big adventure is out of the question for him now though, but we still enjoy the time together. now its more about talking than fishing with us. jason

your not out of school? lol i know what ya ment, congrats on finishing the year, have a good time fishing and camping this summer. jason

best of luck, hope ya have a great time, play safe and catch some big ones. jason

thanks for the input guys, think im gonna pick up a can and give it a try. i dont guess it could hurt much and cheaper than taking it to a shop some where. thanks again jason

not gonna be there, but congrats to avery!!! that is great news. As a teacher i sure can respect a student that works hard and achieves such awards. good job again avery. have fun at lakair, sounds like you have worked hard and deserve a good vacation. jason

hey folks, i have a 1981 3.6hp merc that just doesnt seem to want to idle down very strong, it runs good while opened up, but when down to a low idle it gets kind of jerky and pingy. i was wandering if i ran a little seafoam through it might clear it up some. i have never used it before, and didnt know how well it worked. thanks in advance for any input. jason

thats great news, congratulations on the new arrival. jason

sorry to hear this, it just blows my mind what some people will do. i would love to see them cained on national tv. now that would be a reality show i could really get into. jason

neat, there is a guy near us that is doing something similar with flesh eating beatles to clean deer skulls. when they get done, there is nothing left but a fleshless skull and some beetle manure, a quick scrub and they looked as though you had bleached them. jason

good job, that doesnt sound bad at all for the first time on the lake. jason

we have had a real wet spring here in the midwest, so its been hard to get much fishing in with our creeks overflowing so much, but i have managed to get out some and spend some time with family as well. here it goes. started out going to one of my favorite creek spots looking for a few catfish to fry. it was a cool evening on the creek and got a late start but ended up with a few little kittens but no cats that night. since there wasnt much size, they all went back to bite again another day. my next adventure was to bass pro shops near cincy to get a few lures and a new tackle box, it was also a chance to get my group of guys that going to elk lake later this year to get to know each other. i know them all but the other 3 had never met, figured if they are going to spend 10 days together they should at least get aquainted a bit. loaded up on way too much stuff, got the few things i needed and then some, even a little food plot seed for the deer for later on this fall. had to replace my old boy, i had it since my college days but it was getting pretty broken down and too full to make it another trip. my next outing was more for fun than fishing for me, i took my boys out for their first boat ride of the year, loaded up my little 10 ' tinny on top of the xterra and went to the creek to run my motor and get them into the swing of summer. my crew- the fishermen- kelby ethan not much was caught, ethan lost a little smallie at the boat and kelby got himself his 1st stripped bass, but the boys had alot of fun just being in the boat and putting around. the evening ended up with this nice shot on the horizon. sorry wrong sunset pic lol and finaly we got into some nicer cats. my brother and his son came up for a couple of days last week to drop off a new bull for our cow herd and get some cows ready to do some embryo transplanting. we also busted our butts building fence together but was able to fish out of one of our ponds one evening. my brother got things started with a respectable blue cat then after about half an hour i got my first one. another blue just a little smaller ten minutes later my first shovel head (flat head) and at the end of the night i got another decent shovel head we put them all back in the pond again, had alot of fun and just spending time with my brother was great, that was the first time we got to see each other since early april, and got a few fish to boot. well thats about it for the report, hope you all enjoyed. jason

great report connie, looks like a wonderful family.you have almost 49 years to the day on me and steph. congrats and heres to many more. jason

im 34 years old, grew up in the country on my family's farm along the ohio river about 60 miles east of cincy. graduated from Morehead state university in ky.(near cave run lake for you musky guys). i got my degree in agriculture education. i have been teaching agricultural science and horticulture for 10 years. i also have coached varsity softball and jr. high basketball. i also own a 200 acre beef cattle farm with my brother. often joke that im on vacation 9 months a year and work 3 months, because the farm work i do in the summer is way harder than the teaching. lol teaching is the perfect job for me, i get my summers of to work on the farm and although it isnt the best paying job, the benefits are great, plus i love working with the kids and trying to make an impact on their life. very rewarding when you know you have made a positive mark on their life. jason

looks like another amazing trip for ya up there. thanks for sharing with us. jason

congrats, your gonna love it. have fun and be careful out there. jason