dave524

I replaced one back in the 80's, length is critical when getting a replacement, too short is an obvious problem but as it is not very flexible you can't just coil up any extra, get the same size exactly. I remember I had to lift the engine, used a chain fall from the rafters of the garage, hope you have enough clearance to get the job done without this step.

sucker spawning time , black bears like to fish too

Remembering back to Toronto Star Salmon Derby, would have been August probably 83 , I was out Bronte near the Shell Pier, I got in just in time when a similar front hit suddenly and quickly. Lots of small boats were a long ways out from Bronte to Port Credit, many were swamped and equipment lost. I don't recall if any lives were lost but that was only due to the fact that we had a lot of larger charter boats in those days that helped in the rescue. Everyone learned a big lesson that day. I think it was referred to as " Black Friday " for years after . Anyone who was out in it would have it permanently etched into their mind.

The original Rapala's came in gold or silver, blue came along later. Normark , Canada was founded in 1965 according to this. http://books.google.ca/books?id=nimoGOo2GP...lt&resnum=1

Remember buying a Rapala in a box like that at Tower's in St Catharines, they were new in Canada and were getting rave reviews, I was in high school and $2 was a lot for a lure, would have been mid sixties.

Going back 40 years they used to sell a plastic duckling lure with a couple of spinner blades for feet and some trebles on it. Believe there was also a muskrat looking lure as well. Edit: found a pic of the duckling http://cgi.ebay.com/CREE-DUK-VINTAGE-BROWN...%3A1%7C294%3A50

I have been wearing Aspex Eyewear Easy Clips for probably 6 years now. I think my last set of frames were under a $100 including the polarized clip-ons. These are not your normal clips , the accessory sunglass lens fits extremely close to the perscription lens so that you or others are not aware that they are not just sunglasses. This closeness causes the only downside in that if a drop of sweat from your brow gets into the tight space between the lenses if spreads to about the size of a quarter necessitating you dry them or suffer blurry vision in that eye , hope you understand what I am meaning. Check them out here, it is the best solution I have found for aging eyesight/polarized lenses. http://www.aspexeyewear.com/

Just a guess, I think you might mean Oxtongue Lake . It might be clear the end of the month.

this thread reminded me of a video i saw on Utube but it wasn't just a limey angler it was in England . Same Muskie / Pike controversy

Anyone one likes Blues/Rock along the lines of Cream , Led Zep, Rory Gallagher, Alvin Lee , TYA , SRV , Jeff Beck, Hendrix that sort of stuff, really needs to check out who I think is the best of the young guitar heroes, Joe Bonamassa, try his double live album " Live from Nowhere in Particular " got to see him live at Brock University last fall . I'm 59 and got to see some of the greats of the late sixties and he's as good as anybody ever was in my opinion. Blues Deluxe