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On my recent trip to the Attawapiskat I only used 40# Seaguar flourocarbon leader material.

I only had to retie a couple of times the whole week and I caught a bunch of big pike to 45" and didn't have a single biteoff.

I use a good quality snap/swivel on the lure end and use a back to back UNI knot to join my leader to mainline.

Oh man don't even get me started on these . They were in Brantford here a year or so ago..Try explaining to your 8 yr. old daughter what these people are doing. I don't understand how they can legally expose our young to this stuff. IMO its no different then nudity or foul language. You choose what you expose your children to and these jerks leave us with no choice. I'm telling you I'm very close to giving them some attention the next time I come across them. There is no need to do this. I'm not for or against abortion every person has their own reasons for it. I could care less. What I do care about are these jerks exposing our young to this stuff. They should be arrested and hung by their toenails..Perhaps water balloons full of oil based paint may be in order..A drive by painting of sorts.Actually I just found out that one of these jerks works at my sons High School here in Brantford at Assumption. This wad gets to teach our children too..What the hell?.End Rant

Two words: PAINTBALL GUN!!!

P.S. Don't forget to cover your license plates.

The sun is pretty intense up here where there is a giant hole in the ozone so I use the wet hat trick and also wear a wide brimmed hat. Another way I use to cool off when it's stupid hot (like in Ontario) is to stop the boat, turn off and lower the engine (I have a 90) then jump overboard!!! I use the cavitation plate as a swim step to get back in the boat. If it's like 30*+ just leave your clothes on and you'll stay cool for quite a while.

My buddy caught 27 walleye last week, due south of Port Colbourne 65'-70' of water.Fish were between 6 lbs - 9 lbs all on harnesses most off dippsies. 1.9 - 2.2 mph

Yep, I have always done well there.

Run out towards the gas wells (60'-70' FOW about 8 miles out) and run chartreuse or perch rippling redfins about 30' down on riggers. Make sure to hook a worm on the three trebles (one point on each treble though the worm). I ran custom 12' rigger rods with 6# test and run your baits about 75'-100' behind the cannon ball.

I have to disagree with all of you who say you don't need GPS (for what ever reason).

GPS gives you the ability to find, work and return to structure again and again.

It also gives you the ability to stay with bait in open water as well as being able to get you back to shore in dense fog.

I would be lost without my GPS and would catch way less fish without it.

There are humps and dropoffs I fish that are well within sight of land that I would not be able to stay on with out it. GPS in partnership with my sonar is an integral part of my fishing package and I would not go without it any more than I would not leave my rods or tacklebox behind on an outing.

As for a combo, in this day and age I would be looking for a colour unit with a 5" or bigger screen and dual frequency transducer. If you ar thinking you might upgrade in the future I would get a networkable unit that can communicate with this new unit. That way if you decide to move the new unit to the bow and get a 7" or 8" unit for the console they can share info.

I don't know a lot about the mapping cards (not much available up here), but the Navionics cards seem excellent and the price doesn't seem too out of line when you look at the cost of paper maps these days.

A full set of paper maps for Great Slave Lake cost me over $100 so $200 for an electronig map that includes more lakes doesn't seem bad at all. IMHO

 

 

Bettys going to kill me,you all know that right?

Not if you don't tell her until it's parked in the driveway!!!

Ok, here yah go plug in your top 10 comedies of all time. Its hard to pick an order so here is my non odered top 10 list

 

 

Space Balls

Caddy Shack

National Lampoons Christmas Vacation

Rush Hour

Crocodile Dundee

Three Amigos

Slapshot

Beverly Hills Cop

Police Academy

Hot Tub Time Machine

You missed the best comedy in all of creation in your list, at least IMHO.

Blazing Saddles

I bought my boat from Legend when they had a location in Mississauga and I opted for a larger motor as well as a few other goodies. The boat I got was a very good quality boat at a decent price and the folks at Legend were great to deal with.

I was on vacation in Sturgeon Falls and had a TM battery die while under warranty.

They asked me if I could get to their place in White River. I did and they gave me a brand new battery on the spot, didn't even have to haul the boat there.

Yes, the basic packages are under powered but if you know that going in you can just get one of the option motors that is bigger.

Funny you mention that old phone Wayne. A friend of mine has a cottage on Musky Island, not too far from Lakair, and he still uses one of the original cell phones, comes in it's own 12" x 12" case, haha. The thing is, it has\had way better reception than anything new. which is why he still used it. But the size of it, hilarious.

The reason for the better reception is increased power.

The old car, suitcase or transportable phones from the old days had 3 watts of power compared to less than .5 watts today.

Doesn't suprise me being a part of the gizard shad family.....yuk,double yuk !!

Manitobans are big fans of Goldeye, so much so that they even call their minor league baseball team "The Goldeyes".

They make great catfish bait though.

Should have them decoded in a few hours Cliff.

My buddy in Japan is going to take care of it.

He says the third one is going to be a bugger! LOL

Wow, the only argument you guys are giving is the keyboard? I for one prefer the iPhone keyboard since it's less bulky and isnt always there unless you need it. Please go into more details on the communicating part of your argument cuz iPhone does everything the BB does an thensome. Conference calls, email, work on email while talking to a contact, browse the web to find an answer while still talking to a client. I know my curve couldn't mutlitask like that.

As a Blackberry administrator for my company the ability to brick a lost or stolen BB in seconds plus all of the security features available make it a far better business tool than the iPhone. IMHO

As for the OP, he's a 16 yo kid. He needs an iPhone.

And a job to pay for said iPhone and data/airtime.

A friend of mine has an excavator that he bought used, all the labels in it are in Japanese and he'd like to get a rough translation of what they mean. I have photos of them and will post or email them if anyone thinks they might be able to translate them into English. Sure would be appreciated!

 

If you want, you can email me @ [email protected]

Please to check PM's Cliff san.

It keeps the satellites from scanning my thoughts!!!!!

Ahh yes I remember those days, sort of. The 80's are kind of a blur.

For some reason I don't remember these guys (O.M.D.) being so young. They look like high school kids in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szIx2hOiVWs&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

These guys were under 20 when they broke into the industry too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6FBfAQ-NDE&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

Could be a few things.

First off it could be a fuel problem or an electrical issue.

I have a couple of questions: after it dies do you have to pump the primer bulb to get it to restart?

Have you checked the fuel filter to see that it is full of fuel when the engine dies?

If you have and the filter is empty/bulb needs to be used to reprime the system you either have an air leak before the primer in the line or you have a problem with the fuel pump. If fuel is fine you probably have an electrical issue either an intermittant ignition component or a loose connection somewhere. Check all connections and disconnect and reconnect any bullet connectors.

If the problem persists head on over to your local Honda Marine Mechanic and have them look it over for you.

I have a 2004 Legend. Great boat but the steering seems loose. Trims out fine and there's not a lot of play. The problem is when trolling because the kick of the motor (Optimax 90) will slowly steer the boat. It's a real pain when tending rods while on the move. There is also the concern of the motor steering rapidly while on plane and trimmed out right. Fortunately this hasn't happen - I just have to keep my hands on the wheel.

 

Anyways. Is there something I can adjust to apply some friction to prevent the "motor kick turn". I remember a 9.9 Merc I once owned had a screw to tighten the steering. I think they even called it the autopilot. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I had the same issue with the Teleflex steering system on my boat. I finally got tired of going in circles when setting the riggers so I replaced it wit a Teleflex NFB Helm and matching cable. No more problem. The NFB Helms have a built in clutch that will lock the steering when you are not turning, but functions normally when turning. I think it cost me about $230 US but it was money well spent.

Here's a link for ya

As an added bonus they are on sale.

Teleflex NFB Helm & Cable Kit

Make sure you remove your old cable to measure it to get the right length (I didn't and got it wrong and had to send back for exchange $$$$$ )

Guys would hot dipped galvanized hardware work or should I go stainless. Want to make sure it won't react with wood or aluminum

Yes, galvanized is fine.

oh man that looks so good.... *insert drool icon here*

Oh man that looks so good....

Good old spruce sealed and painted,covered with carpet, will be fine aswell. The thing is,you dont want the water to absorb into the wood.

Yep, I used 2X6 spruce and sealed the wood with a couple of coats of varathane before carpeting.

I also did mine the hard way. I raised the boat up off the trailer (using jacks and blocking) then just removed and reinstalled the bunks.

Seeing all this a scared the jeepers out of me

Whats is the correct pressure in trailer tires anyway??

Check the pressure rating on the tires.

It will be stamped onto the sidewall of the tires.

Fill the tires to this rating.

Depending on the weight rating of the tires it can be as much as 90psi.

The load rating C of the tires on my snowmobile trailer require 60 or 65 psi.

Lost a bearing once on a trip North, but it died just before my destination and I was able to replace it at the camp I was staying at. Another time my trailer popped off the ball while driving down the 401 :w00t: The safety chains did their job but it was a wild ride for a few seconds while the trailer whipped back and forth at 100 kmh!!!

My dads buddy was driving home from Florida with his travel trailer when he was side swiped by a tractor trailer. He ended up rolling the whole rig and the truck driver fled the scene.

On this topic, my motor is spitting water however my over heating alarm is going off on my 1989 90HP Merc. It's in for an impeller...however I am not confident the impeller is the problem as it went into the shop spitting water? Is it possible the impeller has deteriorated and possibly not sucking up enough water? The Impeller hasn't been changed for at least 10 years.

 

Thanx

There is a pretty good chance it is the oil level sender in your oil res.

Mine went on me out on the lake years ago and I figured out it was the problem by just un plugging the oil sensor wires. They remain that way to this day as they want you to replace the entire tank to replace the sensor. As doon as I unplugged the sensor the alarm stopped.

You do need an impellor replacement so getting that done is good.

If you still have an alarm situation try unplugging the oil level sender and see if it goes away. Remember to check your oil level manually if you do this so you don't run it out of oil.

PS my engine is a '91 90hp Merc so it should be the same or very close to the same as yours.

Been running 87 octane Shell in my OB for 20 years with no issues.

I do add a bunch of stabilizer to it though.

Supposedly all of our gas in the NWT is Ethanol free from what I have been told.

Nice shots. The CBC had a funny comment this morning on the current.

 

"After the hockey, to give them a real sense of the game, Vancouver fans came in and destroyed the place." Haha

BWAAHAAHAAHAAA!!!! Too funny. :clapping: