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Seems that on the Michigan side of Lake St. Clair 6 vehicles went through the ice today.
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Im looking at getting one of these. The toon tied up on the shore line as I sleep at ease. Need a small QUIET generator as well.
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.
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the biggest issue is panic people see a bit of open water or slush and grab a handful of brake, keep it to the bar my friends you'll be safer
Exactly!!!! When in doubt pin it!!!!!
And don't let off until you're on solid ground.
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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
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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.
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I really like the roof tents that drifter posted but man they are expensive for a jeep. Said and done after tent, roof rack, ladder etc it's $2000
Still cheaper than either a slide in or tent trailer.
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Where do these idiots come from??
S.
Toronto?
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Buff gets in some ice time while fishing on Lake Winnipeg
COURTESY OF HOOKED MEDIA INC.
It looks as though Dustin Byfuglien will be able to tell a few fish stories at the NHL All-Star Game this weekend, after all.
The Winnipeg Jets defenceman — who joked going to Nashville to compete in the skills competition and play in the defence-free game would cut into his ice-fishing time — was able to squeeze in some angling before leaving town.
COURTESY OF TODD LONGLEY
Byfuglien, accompanied by his agent, Ben Hankinson, who flew in from Minneapolis, spent much of Wednesday hunkered down in a fishing hut on the west side of Lake Winnipeg near Matlock.
"He had a smile on his face the whole day. He caught more fish than me, and I’m a pretty good fisherman," said Todd Longley, who runs City Cats guiding service and organized the Matlock outing.
"We caught some walleye, some pike, perch and a lamprey, which is a little eel that attaches itself to a fish and sucks the life out of it. We kept the walleyes to eat and everything else got released."
Byfuglien, who was born in Roseau, Minn., was so intent on dropping his line through the ice he convinced Longley they shouldn’t let a little snowstorm — visibility was reportedly down to about 100 metres — get in their way.
Longley was originally going to write a story about helicopter fishing trips for Hooked magazine when his editor suggested it would be cool if they could get Byfuglien out ice fishing after hearing his jokes about what he’d rather be doing instead of going to the all-star game.
"We called his agent and he said, ‘Let’s go,’ " Longley said.
Longley’s cousin, Derek Longley, who runs Prairie Helicopters out of Gimli, dropped in and took Byfuglien and Hankinson for a one-hour tour of the Interlake.
"(Byfuglien) wasn’t keen about the helicopter ride at first, but he ended up loving it," he said.
(Longley kept a few details of the trip to himself. Check out the next issue of Hooked at the Mid-Canada Boat Show from March 3 to March 6.)
This isn’t the first time Longley has gone fishing with an athlete. A number of Winnipeg Blue Bombers, including former general manager Lyle Bauer, former original Jets forward Randy Gilhen and former Winnipeg Goldeyes pitcher, Ace Walker, have all been clients, as has actor Rob Lowe.
Longley said Byfuglien was there to fish, so they didn’t badger him with hockey-related questions. "We had a good snicker about the Evander Kane (sweat suit) thing last year, but that was about it," he said.
"Byfuglien is a total stand-up guy. He’s very polite and very down to earth. You’d never know he’s a hockey player."
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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.
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if thats a 64...what the heck does the all tackle 72 look like lol.
the belly on that fish is just stupid lol
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
Deline man nets 38 kg trout
CBC News Posted: Jul 21, 2009 11:32 AM CT Last Updated: Jul 21, 2009 11:29 AM CT
Deline resident George Kenny netted this huge trout on July 17. The fish weighed in at 38 kilograms. ((Bruce Kenny))
A resident from Deline, N.W.T., out fishing with his son last Friday got more than he bargained for when he netted a fish that weighed approximately 38 kilograms (83 pounds).
George Kenny and his son Jordon, 13, caught the huge trout while fishing near Broken Plate Creek along the Great Bear Lake. The lake is home to the biggest lake trout in the world.
Kenny said his son was a bit startled when he first spotted the large trout.
"He was kind of … scared of it," Kenny told CBC News on Monday. "But I told him it’s only a bit alive. It’s not going to do nothing."
Kenny said the trout was badly tangled in the net. He tried to return the fish to the water but it wouldn’t come around. So he brought it back to Deline and weighed it.
Word of the large catch quickly spread through the community. People came out to see and photograph the giant fish.
Kenny said he caught an even bigger trout last year but he returned that one to the water.
The Deline Land Corporation plans to mount the fish, Kenny said.
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Wow! Is that common up there?
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.
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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.
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Although not nearly as cool, seeing Mike and Dave's retro pics, I thought I'd throw this up. Yeah, I have some free time right now.
Working as a summer student for the DFO on an electrofishing boat, we got this in Hamilton Harbour. The current angling record was 36 lbs and this bottomed out an old 50 lbs spring scale.
Crappy picture and it's the only one I have.
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.
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I might be mistaken, but I don't think Dave is in the pics? Dave?
How do you guide if you're not on the tiller?
Giant specimens for sure!
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.
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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!!
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I got the idea this was a municipal by law for Montreal in PQ. In hi-density URBAN zones it may be an appropriate approach, not one I'd agree with either but I can see the other side of the argument. If it wasn't controlled to some degree can you just imagine apartment windows getting knocked out to put out a chimney, or one townhouse smoking out adjacent ones? Extreme maybe, but certainly possible.
As for the "pollutant factor", when coupled with the already higher degree (concentrations) of pollutants being produced due to the denser population from all sources, it seems to be a situation of "let's go after the easiest one first before we take on the ones that REALLY impact the air quality" (and lines the coffers with income from outrageous taxes hidden or otherwise)!
In rural, suburban or remote (especially off grid) locations there should be a little (LOT) of temperance in approaching any restriction of this kind.
I wouldn't worry about it too much yet unless you're in a very high density downtown core heating with a woodstove. Maybe next year...
Michael
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.
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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.
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The belt is sitting low in the secondary clutch. Should it be level with the top edge?
I will check the track Cliff.
Thanks guys, I appreciate the input.
Yes, it should be level to 1/16" or so above on the secondary.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
The John Scott Saga....
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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.
