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Proenneke went there already a skilled outdoorsman.

 

I think Manitou is more looking to send a city slicker into the woods, which would be awesome!

If they are going to do that I would like to see survivor filmed on the barrens!!!

IN WINTER!!!! :rofl2:

I'll watch it again every time it comes on.

Me too!!! :good:

I would also watch a show where they take a guy and place him in the wilderness, give him a small cabin and some tools, and film an entire year of trying to survive in the wild.

Been done already. If you haven't seen the movie yet find it.

This dude is awesome and his craftsmanship stellar!!!

Pretty good deal on an Eagle portable on the BPS site, but hurry they wont last long.

Perfect for a little tinny, pontoon or for back lake and fly in trips.

Eagle Fish Easy 245 DS Portable Fish Finder

It is a good idea installing brakes, you’ll like them during heavy braking; but you’ll also need to maintain them. This would mean a couple of inspections, cleaning and adjustments a season; maybe more if the drums have seen a lot of water. Not that electric brakes are that troublesome but they were never meant to be submerged in water and then sit in a parking lot soaking wet for 8-10 hours while you’re fishing.

I would also suggest that you buy a system that the internal metal components are made from corrosion resistant material, such as galvanized or stainless steel. The shoe friction material is not a metallic composition but organic and the actuating electromagnet should be of a type that is ok to be dunked.

You may regret buying a cheep system like what you’d find at Princess; due to rusting and seized actuators; the electromagnet becoming inoperative due to water intrusion; corroded internal windings or the rust blowing the magnet apart. Why organic material shoes; metallic friction will rust very quickly and possibly lock themselves to the drum; yes even after only a few hours while you’re out fishing. Nothing worse then having to drag a trailer tire into the ramp, so that the weight of the boat will hopefully break the wheel fee.

One other down side of electric or any boat trailer brakes; be ready and willing to sit at the boat ramp waiting for the brake drums to cool before launching. Hot to the touch drums (as in almost burning fingers) and cold water don’t mix; not without warping the drums and turning then egg shaped.

Just a few things to check and think on before you have them installed.

 

Dan.

If you really want to do it right go with disk brakes instead of drums.

There's a reason most factory installed boat trailer brakes are disk and not drum.

The only caveat is that they are hydrolic which means installing either a hydrolic surge actuator (reasonable) or an electric over hydrolic actuator (spendy) if you want electric brakes.

Something like This Kit would be the most reliable and most cost effective solution.

The problem with that title is that they are not all ladies.

Semantics.

The Ladies of Jarvis

A reality show about TO's nightlife!!!!

Dave, I'm sure that setup is a riot!

It's a lot of fun.

I used to use it fishing my pond in Grand Valley too.

Caught rainbows up to about 6#'s on it. :thumbsup_anim:

8ft 3-4wt would be great for the small resident fish around here.

Yes it would.

My favorite Upper Credit rod is my little 7'6" 2wt.

 

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Whats the dif between, wet/dry fly?

Wet= sinking ie nymphs, streamers etc

Dry= floating ie. elk hair cadis, hoppers, adult mayfly imitations.

You can use wet flies on a floating line but dry flies don't work so well on a sinking line.

Hmmmffff.... last time i look for support here.. lol

I'll be nice and only add, "BWAHAHA for you."

Fixed it for ya buddy.

If you find yer really digging throwing flies, then you may get the itch to upgrade and that's a slippery slope which leads to trips to Labrador or BC or destinations further afield, which in most cases hurts the pocketbook

It true!!!

Why do you think I live in the NWT and spend my vacations in places like Alaska?

It has gills and is covered with slime so yeah it's a fish!!!!! :tease:

Im looking at small creek/stream trout.Maybe up grade to larger rivers. Thats if I get it down pat.

 

Lost me on the,kiss your cc balance good bye.

Some of the combos out there are quite good for the $$$. Looks at the BPS and Cabelas combos. If you are just going after small stream trout I would go with a light 4 or 5 wt setup, with a floating weight forward line (easier ot cast than adouble taper) and 20# backing. There are those that will tell you to get a 6 or 7wt but I would not if you are chasing smaller fish with smaller flies and tippets.

I used to fish the Grand for browns and my 4wt or 5wt were my rods of choice depending on what flies I was likely to throw on the day. 5wt was used when I was chucking large weighted flies like buggers and muddlers while the 4wt was brought out for tossing dries and nymphs.

A 9' rod is perfect for length unless you are fishing large rivers where keeping line off the water and mending at distance is required.

Heavier weight rods such as 7wt-9wt are best for fishing salmon and steelhead in bigger flows (I use my 7wt mostly for lakers and Kenai River silvers) and my 9wt is reserved for pike. The heavier rods are made for chucking bigger heavier and more wind resistent flies.

6wt-7wt are perfect for chucking flies for bass it that's what you're after.

There is no need to spend a ton of $$$$ on your first outfit, in fact a less expensive moderate actioned rod is much more forgiving of little mistakes when learning to cast.

Here's a great Deal on a Cabelas starter combo.

 

 

I also got a kick out of a post on another thread about the stove that could charge you hand-held device. My God, are people so enslaved to these things that they have to take them in the bush. Isn't the whole idea to get away from these damned things. Yes, I'm ranting but at my age I've earned that right,LOL.

I have always pulled off the road when using my cell, it just made sense to me.

As for the cell while out camping or fishing, mine stays home or turned off especially up here where I live. The things don't work too far out side town and even if they did I don't want to be bothered while out having fun.

The stove would be great for recharging my cameras whil back country camping.

Thanks Lew - thought a regular file would do the trick, just was wondering if there was something specific out there to do the job. Tightlines is right down the road from my work - I will check them out for the snaps for sure. I figured Shimano would probably be my best bet - after all they would have the parts right there. The reels are still working fine, but I have had the Calcutta TE for 3 seasons and the Tekota for 2, and want to keep them running well for the long run. But what to do with the Quantums... hmmm...

 

Mike - they were rubber coated for sure, but just the top part where it holds the reel. Keeps the reel from getting scratched up. They were mounted on a custom little tower made out of machined aluminum - something like a downrigger tower? Was really solid and made it very easy to adjust the rod angle and direction. Pretty sure it was from that place in Woodstock - anyone know the name? I'm good in the lures department... been collecting some new weapons over the winter. However I am still interested in those ones we talked about that you had for sale if you are passing this way anytime soon!

 

Peter

You mean Angling Outfitters Pete?

You will need to know what axle is on your trailer in order to get the correct size brakes. i.e. 2000#, 2200#, 3500#.

Lots of choices for 3500# axles (which I would think yours is but best to check and make sure.

Check out eTrailer.com for some info and if needed just give them a call and they should be able to help you out.

Another adventure where duct tape saved the day... Mike, there's a pattern starting to be established! LOL!

It's the Red Green Fishin' Report!!!!

Has it been rustproofed already?

If it has and you can find out which company did it it is best to go to them and have it checked out and touched up. If it hasn't because it is used the only way to go is with oil spraying. All of the other types require a clean new vehicle in order for the under coating to adhere properly.

Adam Yauch Dead @ 47

Adam Yauch, a founding member of pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, died Friday at age 47. He had been receiving treatment for cancer since 2009.

 

Known by his stage name, MCA, and other pseudonyms such as Nathanial Hörnblowér, Yauch co-founded the Beastie Boys with Mike (Mike D) Diamond and Adam (Ad-Rock) Horowitz in 1979.

 

The band started off with a punk sound, but soon began experimenting with hip-hop, becoming big with the 1986 album Licensed to Ill issued by Def Jam Records.

 

As one of the first white hip-hop groups, the Beastie Boys were accused of being cultural pirates. Their second album Paul's Boutique got little attention, but Check Your Head, where they played their own instruments, brought them back to the top of the charts.

 

Directed videos and concert film

 

Yauch used the the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér to direct many Beastie Boys music videos and also directed the 2006 Beastie Boys concert film Awesome; I F***in' Shot That!

The Beastie Boys, from left: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, and Michael Diamond. (Thomas Rabsch/Nasty Little Man/Associated Press)

He missed the Beastie Boys' induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland in April, and his cancer treatments delayed the release of the group's most recent album, Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2.

 

Yauch was born in Brooklyn, taught himself to play bass guitar and gave his first show with the Beastie Boys on his 17th birthday. The group first played in underground New York pubs before opening on tour for Madonna and Run DMC.

 

Then Fight for Your Right (To Party) became a massive hit, catapulting the group to fame. The Beastie Boys split with Def Jam for their second record, then built their own studio and founded their own record label, Grand Royal for Check Your Head.

 

Crossover hits

 

Early ‘90s songs Jimmy James, Pass the Mic and So Whatcha Want also became big hits on college and alternative rock radio signalling a crossover of the rap sound. During the summer of 1994, the group co-headlined the fourth Lollapalooza festival with the Smashing Pumpkins. They came to be considered one of the most influential and ambitious groups of the '90s.

 

The Mix-Up, an instrumental album the band released in 2007, earned the Beastie Boys a Grammy Award.

 

In 2002, Yauch built a recording studio in New York called Oscilloscope Laboratories and produced punk band Bad Brains’ album Build a Nation.

 

Oscilloscope Laboratories also distributed Yauch's directorial film debut, basketball documentary Gunnin' For That #1 Spot in 2008 as well as Kelly Reichardt's feature film Wendy and Lucy and The Messenger in 2009.

 

A practising Buddhist, Yauch was heavily involved in the movement to free Tibet and co-organized the Tibetan freedom concerts of the late 1990s.

 

He is survived by his wife, Dechen Wangdu, and daughter Tenzin Losel Yauch.

I figured you must all carry adding machines in your boats :lol:

It's the 40% of Canada no one really cares about, lol.

Until the rooskis start drilling for oil and mining up there and claiming it as theirs.

The 40% is where you live Bill the other 60% is North of 60*.

I would call a couple of other dealers and check availability and if they say they are available and in stock I would go to your dealer and threaten to cancel the order. Then see what happens.

If they start saying they aren't available tell them you talked to some other dealers that have them in stock and watch the back peddling begin.

I love watching liars squirm. :clapping: