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It's OK Chris. There's a WHL game coming up shortly. Last night's game between the Oil Kings and Wheat Kings was pretty dang good.

Seems that on the Michigan side of Lake St. Clair 6 vehicles went through the ice today. http://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/local/2016/01/30/6-vehicles-plunge-through-lake-st-clair-ice/79579576/

Pick yourself up a Yamaha generator. I love mine!!! Has things the Honda's don't. Like a fuel shut off and a fuel gauge.

Exactly!!!! When in doubt pin it!!!!! And don't let off until you're on solid ground.

http://www2.tsn.ca/bardown/Story.aspx?Five+great+John+Scott+moments+from+All-Star+weekend+so+far&id=571684

How can you not like this guy? Seems like he would be a great guy to be around. Thumbs up to Bab's for his text to John. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/video/scott-blown-away-by-babcock-text~798685

They have a nice solid, flat base to sleep on and you won't wake up in a puddle if it rains all night. I believe the set up on them is fairly easy too. As an added bonus, you're away from critters. Especially nice in bear country. I have awakened to find my tent set up area of choice has had a depression that I didn't notice. It rained hard all night and there was a nice 2" deep puddle in my tent. Right where I was sleeping. Have also had bears sniffing @ the side of my tent in the night too. That's pretty spooky.

Still cheaper than either a slide in or tent trailer.

Toronto?

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/Buff-gets-in-some-ice-time-while-fishing-on-Lake-Winnipeg-366937211.html

While it is recognized as the WR, there are many of us up at Bear that know differently. Lets just say the circumstances around it are very similar to the large muskies that were validated and then DQ'd much later.

I won't comment too much on the "world record" fish as those of us in the know don't believe it was anywhere near the weight said. This from guides I know @ the main lodge that saw and held it. However there are fish that size and bigger in the lake. One of my long time guests has landed a 70# fish and there was an 83 pound fish caught in a net @ settlement of Deline on the lake. Here's an article on the fish. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/deline-man-nets-38-kg-trout-1.784756

There's usually a 60 or two caught each year on the lake. Plenty of 30's, 40's and decent #'s of 50's too.

I have a tent trailer and like I think it's a pretty decent way to camp. Set up and take down can be a little time consuming and if it rains or is cold (think condensation inside) then you need to dry it out or mold and mildew will be an issue. If I were you there are a couple of ways to do things. One you've already stated the pick up and slide in camper so you can haul your 16 footer. A truck bed tent is a less expensive option. Another possibility is the Jeep with a roof top tent and you can still haul the 16 footer.

Somewhere I have a pic of a giant carp I caught while fishing @ the Lakeview Generating station in the 80's. I caught it on my 16' steelhead rod and 4# test Ande. Had I kept it and filled in the proper paper work it would have been the all tackle world record at just over 55#'s.

Yep, I'm not in those pics. Buddy that got the 64#er is almost a foot taller than me and close to 100#'s heavier.

These were taken in the first week of August 1999 on Great Bear Lake in the NWT. My two guests for the week were from Texas and we had a heck of a time. The biggest fish I guided during my 15 years up on the bear it the big girl. She weighed in @ 64#'s!!!! The other two were just babies in the mid 40's!! First the babies. And Troutzilla!!

During the winter in Fairbanks Alaska the smoke from wood stoves can be overwhelming. They are working on ways to cut back the pollution there. Not sure how bad it is in Montreal but Fairbanks looks like China during the winter.

All 1/2" braided nylon on my boat. Even my anchor line is braided nylon. $40 for a pair of mooring lines is cheap insurance IMHO.

Yes, it should be level to 1/16" or so above on the secondary.

Punches through faster, yes. Don't think it's any lighter. Mine is 6' long and is a pretty good weight. You can drill a hole through the top end (side to side) and tie a rope loop through it to put around your wrist. Don't want it shooting through to the bottom.

On my trip to Ontario in December the highest gas prices were in the section from Thunder Bay to the Soo. A good chunk higher than our prices were here in Yellowknife.

You can use a piece of 1" rebar. Just grind a chisel tip on one end. I have one that has a piece of 1/4" plate welded on the end for the chisel.

Damn dude!!! Glad yer OK!!!! Things can be replaced, lives can't. Should be able to get the sled back I would think. I hate running rivers even here in the Arctic. Always worry about something like that happening.