captpierre

too narrow a boat/canoe to be doing that....even if it looks like fun

Dog likely panting a lot. Still has his winter coat.

Arctic breeds in Florida struggle. Watch for heat stroke.

Delirious, crazy panting, get the hose out with fan and shade

Looking at the Bass Pro flyer.

Looks like this reel ($110) is very similar to the Abu Revo SX ($160).

I'm guessing it's made by Abu. Would you pay the difference for the brand name reel?

Are either of these any good?

looking for a rip jigging and light trolling reel

peter

Love it. Sent it to all my friends and family

Would have thought since Lakes Huron and Superior froze up this year, evaporation would be minimal.

Nevermind all the snow

People on Georgian Bay need a break

Kudos to you for driving.

How many tanks of gas?

The candy thermometer will tell you what temperature you need to stop boiling the syrup at. It will boil hotter and hotter until it turns to sugar. If you take it off at the right temp, and add it to the snow, it will stay soft, like you described.

 

I usually just eyeball it, or test it as I go, but the thermometer doesn't lie.

 

S.

Makes sense. Thanks

I'm guessing need to boil the syrup to half the volume?

Grab a candy thermometer from your local hardware store,that will help you get an idea as to when its close.

Gotta boil it down to a proper thickness. How will a candy thermometer help?

Ice fishing doesn't count.

I might be critical by May

Neighbour of mine drilled and found a yard of ice, north east Pigeon Lake.

Unbelievable!

Won't be thawed til when, June?

Glad your prices have come back down to earth -still a ways to go

Had some thick, cooled syrup on a stick at Winterlude on the canal in Ottawa.

Gotta be one of my favourite things to eat.

Bought a litre of syrup at Costco.

Any idea how much more I need to evaporate to get down to that thickness to try it here at home?

The guy in Ottawa just had a trough of snow. He made 2x4 inch 1/2 inch deep slots in the snow and poured in warm thick syrup. then used a popcycle stick to roll out the syrup on to stick.

SOOOO good. $3

I know a guy that drives a 4 cyl for day to day and has a 10 yr old

pickup for towing his boat and all the other things a pickup can do for you.

not a bad idea if you have the room to park 2 vehicles

$1500 each in Jan and Feb at my country office.

Heat with heat pump and electric furnace.

$500 in summer

killer.

I think of our friend McGuinty every month when I sign the cq

Purchased a new vehicle last fall and after much looking and asking the guys on this site went with a new Toyota 4Runner.

So far so good.

$38,500 out the door with the end of year rebate.

Other candidates were new Pilot, 3 yr used Tahoe (1/2 price of new).

Sucks to spend the extra $ on gas for the times you need to tow in a year.

But then there is the safety aspect of a larger vehicle.

Does your trailer have brakes?

Several charter/party boats at reasonable cost.

Was there 2 yrs ago and hit heavy winds for 5 days. Nobody would go out.

Didn't try around the bridges. should work. talk to local tackle shops. usually need to get shrimp/squid.

Tides play a big role. Ask around. Lots of fish.

Best, Peter

well done

As far as I know, if you trade a car in at a dealership, you pay tax only on the difference

might apply here too

nice.....we'll be coming to you for advice!

kawarthas. maybe not Scugog. Swimming iffy. Balsam, Cameron, Sturgeon, North Pigeon, and the rest east.

Ist week in July often booked up early so don't delay

New to me. This size. Handy for in boat. $18

http://www.rapala.com/RMFR/RMFR,default,pd.html

Will be awesome for measuring skis.

Now gotta work on a new PB

Thanks Guys. Was wondering too. Cottage west of Buckhorn on Pigeon.

Already had 18 inches on the roof there last week. Concerned about the weight especially with 1-1.5 inch rain coming.

Had 6 inches here in Stouffville this am. Supposed to freeze up again next week.

welcome.

great area : Erie, LSC, Detroit river. I'm at eastern GTA. Never fished your area, but some day..........

It's a secret lol.Some.

Had a fellow ask if he could join us last Saturday.He parked his hut about 100' from ours.We caught 12 Perch just over 2lbs.A couple smaller.Never seen the size of this years perch.Around 3pm we met up with our friend,leaving the exact same time(great guy).He had caught about the same size,29 in total using no minnows,just a white Banjo minnow.He swears by them.Anyone else use these and have luck like that?.

Already looking for skuds,now Banjo's.Whatever works I guess.

Are you saying you are catching perch 2+lbs?