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Well we heard of him arriving safely along the way to the BOQ, has anyone heard from him on his trip home? When did he leave Merlands? Maureen

Looks like a good weekend, some nice fish you guys had there. Maureen

Great report Mike thanks for all the pics , that food looks awesome!!! Maureen

Great stuff Joey, congrats on getting the skunk off your back...that's a nice fish! Who knew GCD had hair??? Mike, congrats on your first Walleye Maureen

Congrats on the win and the new PB's to both of you! Maureen

Congrats again on the little one. I don't make it out to Markham much these days, but if you see a grey sportage with my name on the plates, say hi As for posting pics, it's fairly easy... just look Here it should help you. How's the sports memorabillia sales going? Maureen

Hey Dave, welcome back! I was wondering how you were doing! I don't remember you saying you and the Mrs were expecting, Congrats. Also I'm glad to hear you finished your training, how's the new job? Where abouts are you working? Looking forward to your reports. Maureen

Thanks for the update Sam, hope everyone had a great day today, sure looked nice out . I hope Dawg stays warm and gets a few bigguns with you. Maureen

Glad you're ok, could have been a lot worse. Surprisingly and thankfully I've only seen the tail end of two this year and one Coyote. Maureen

Would go well with TJ's toilet Maureen

Welcome to the board EC1, I think you can fish for perch on Simcoe all year if you're able to get there. ice fishing is always good too Maureen

Great stuff! She'll be giving you lessons in no time Maureen

Have fun and play safe folks Maureen

If you're not too fussy I'll see if my friend can get one of one of her red footed toirtes Actually they had 8 or 9 turtles at one point, fairly good size too, I'll ask her if she has any photos and let ya know. Seems Roy beat me to it Maureen

Thanks Joey, I had hoped to have some pictures, and I do, but not of the boat in the water...Steve's not big on taking pictures and he was pretty tired as he had worked through the night so the only ones I have are scenery Next year for sure Maureen

Thanks Cliff, I did all those checks, I've been with Steve putting his boat in enough times that I pretty much had that stuff down. I do want to get new straps for the back, and a couple of new safety chains and a transom saver. I noticed when I was driving that the motor was turning left to right...don't think that's a good thing. I looked at them when I was in BPS Sunday and was surprised at how expensive they are...but a lot cheaper than a new motor Maureen

Thanks guys, no I didn't forget the plug...this time Actually, I only ever use the mirrors, that's how I learned...did most of my driving in the beginning in a dump truck I find it hard to turn around and look out the back. Maybe I should practice that??? I'll unplug the lights next time and see if it happens again....but like I said, Steve has had boats for over 40yrs now and never a problem ??? No fishing was done this time out, but next spring I'll take the gear first time out Hey Keram, the lights on the car worked fine. Maureen

And she didn't sink Steve called me this afternoon, said he was on his way home from Toronto and would be up here by 3:00 if I wanted to take the boat out....ummmm...YAAA! I had pretty much given up and figured it would be next season before I got her in the water. I hooked her up to the little SUV, checked all the lights and with my heart beating a mile a minute, I was off to Penetang Bay to meet up with Steve (first time I ever towed anything . It was a noisy but uneventful drive. Steve arrived shortly after me, and the next part of the adventure began...backing it into the water . I didn't do too well the first couple of times so Steve jumped in beside me, got me straightened out and we were off like a herd of turtles . I managed to get it into the water without killing anyone, and thankfully Steve was my only audience and even better he didn't laugh at me...at least not outwardly, and put up with my bichiness when first trying to back in. Parked the trailer and jumped in the boat. She started up first time not that I was surprised. Steve had already put in the stabilizer. We let it run for a few minutes and then we were off. She ran real smooth while we were out there, and the water was nice and calm which helped me. We didn't stay out long, maybe 30 minutes or so, headed back and the adventure began again. Actually it wasn't so bad backing in the second time, and Steve loaded the boat for me while I stayed in the truck. It's going to take some practice, especially since I drive a 5 speed It will be a few trips before I feel comfortable going out on my own. The only problem that came up was the trailer lights didn't work when I pulled the boat out of the water. No I did not disconnect the lights, Steve never has in all his years of owning boats and never had a problem. The part where the connection is never got wet, so I'll have to look for breaks in the wires sheathing. We also fogged the motor before I pulled it out so the only thing left to do is change the oil in the lower end. While I realize it would have been good to do it when I got home it was too dark so I guess it will just take a little longer to drain when I do it next week. Getting it where I wanted in the driveway is a whole other story on it's own Maureen

That would work for me, I hate coming home in rush hour, and I'll be in court that day with no idea of what time I'll be done. Maureen

Cliff you keep forgetting I don't have the Golf anymore, but you'd be amazed at what I could get into it My sportage is pretty decent inside and I figure I could get a thing or two into it with all the seats down. Coming after 2 would be a challenge for me though as i am going to be in Oshawa in the morning, no really planning on spending the whole day there, but then I may have to Maureen

Great stuff Joey, glad everyone had a great time, congrats on some nice fish too Maureen

Now that's EXTREME Maureen

Hey Keram, I might be able to help you out if Cliff can't come get them. I will be in Oshawa on the 29th, I might be able to get them from you and if I don't make it to Cliffs, I can get it to my folks who see Cliff on occasion. Maureen

Too bad you won't be able to meet up with Ric Clive, would have made for a great report and a good time for both of you. You may be able to hook up with Roy while in Montreal though... Maureen

In this house the female always does I should add that the female is the white one, Sasha