Weeds

Or just start using the sculpin

I’ve noticed in the last couple of years lots of them in Little lake and the Otonabee around Peterborough. Thought they were gobie at first too. They make good bait, durable. Not saying they weren’t there but don’t really recall seeing them prior to a few years back.

Thanks for input guys. Looking forward to getting out. Has a tilt trailer too. Watched a few videos, looks like it could be advantageous occasionally. I think I’m kinda of small water (but hopefully big fish) fisherman at heart.

I only have one fishing buddy so I figure I’m adequately powered. Rest of the time I’ll be fishing solo. Maybe a few more ponies down the line at some point might be nice.

Don’t really have any pics yet. Next one should be boat and musky.

I just bought it this afternoon so she’s all mine for better or worse. Ultracraft 14 foot. Not a big seller in this part of the world, or possibly anywhere but seems clean and solid . 30 hp US coast guard max, 20 transport Canada. What’s up with that?

Tru-Fuel still ethanol free but not like you’d want to fill up anything other than a small tank with it.

You’ll have to forgive me if I’ve asked this question before, like 15 years ago, my memory is terrible. I’ve had a few 12 and 14 foot cheap tin boats over the years. The kind that swell out to 60-65 inch beams but narrow considerably at the transom, 50-55 inches perhaps. This time around I’m looking for something that has a decent transom width, I’m thinking 67 inches plus, in a 14 foot boat. Does that extra width in the transom provide much benefit, beyond looking much more robust? Stability? Fishability? I figure wider is better but is there any sort of consensus regarding minimum transom width in a 14 footer? Thanks

All true I suppose. Particularly the bit about me treating my mower better. But…it ain’t gonna happen.

The lawn mower references make me curious. Why is it that I can leave my mower literally outside beneath the snow all winter, never stabilize the fuel which is probably already old by summers end, and it still starts reliably in the spring? Granted a few extra pulls initially but then good to go for the season. Boat motors have finer jets or something? Obviously the outrageous cost of an outboard is incentive enough to have one take every precaution, just curious why they are so finicky/sensitive.

Should mention there is a fair bit of boat traffic though

I’ve fished various sections of the Otonabee , from shore and aboard some kind of crappy boat/canoe and there’s always been plenty of water where the weeds don’t reach the surface. That includes where the river empties into rice, although it’s been a few years.

You know what that means! 3-08 day is just around the corner!

Smitty, I double checked this. Apparently it’s totally inaccurate and the authors words have been selectively quoted (or misquoted) to make windmills look less effective than they actually are. It’s based on the premise that windmills are placed in poor locations where in reality they’d most likely never be built. They are ugly though, I’ll give you that. If you look at Homer-Dixon.com the supposed author suggests the poster is fraudulent and that he didn’t write that.

Let sleeping dogs lie. Interesting thread. In the pic with the bank of 3 of them I think they look vaguely like some kind of high tech urinals. The props might make you hesitant though..

He mentions in the post it’s a .22, unless I’m misunderstanding something

I would’ve given up fishing years ago if not for senkos and wacky rigging. Started catching fish in places I had fished countless times prior with little to no luck. Got to be one of the easiest techniques to learn/use. An o ring gets you a lot more mileage out of your worm, worth the 3 seconds it takes to put one on.

Googling the article I can’t say I’ve ever heard the term “Cabbage Dragon” before either, but I like it,

Oh yeah, I hadn’t even noticed till you mentioned it, but there they are. Surprising that I’d get any ads political in nature as the majority of my time is spent searching porn. Go figure. That was a joke. Should clarify.

That’s awesome. No mention of it in the article and I’ve always been poor at identification;would that be a tiger? Super cool regardless.

Just did some googling. Nov 5th, 65 bucks all you can carry, although I don’t know if they’d have your door or not. Just to be clear, you also have to pull the part yourself.

I remember Standard Auto Wreckers in Toronto used to have an all you can carry day, can’t remember for the life of me how much it cost as it’s been a million years since I was there, but I think it was reasonable, especially if there were a few items you were after

Victorinox also make nice knives. I’ve had better luck with them than Henckels. 12 inch chef knife with the rosewood handle is my go to kitchen blade.

I don’t think your link is working. I bought a couple a few years back, one like yours and the other the slightly thicker bladed stainless steel variety, in orange handle. Really like them both. Great value too

I’m pretty sure Dara’s post was intended as a friendly reference to “A Christmas Story”