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This was vintage Canadave. He adds every day to this board by his historic contributions, deeply woven in the weft and the whoopf, the wharp and the wooft, the harp and the wept.

Deeply woven, in the weave, and all that.

You might want to add your additional layer when you start to get chilly. Definitely do not wear everything on the walk out.

CoLD, with a nice breeze out of the NW. It sounds like a day that you could boast about, whether you catch or not.

I think I will bake some bread instead. And maybe some beef stew to go along with.

Looking to the future, AileGoby, you might be able to cruise by my place next time on your way to the laker/perch holes. I pay for gas and minnows, and, as always, the gweeches are on me.

Tis a chilly night to be wrestling with trailer lights, voltmeters and such, especially when you are trying to make a picture in your mind of what might be wrong.

You and Emilio might have to shoot for the afternoon bite tomorrow. Good luck.

Hi, Meely!

Pay it forward. Very nice stuff. Even if someone drives by you in a similar situation, you still know that you did the right thing for you today.

Suds, that Michael Smith recipe was the one I have in the back of my mind when I make a stew - his instructions were exactly what I try for.

Thanks for the confidence vote, Joe. I hope it worked out well. If I don't have some fresh bread handy to serve along side, some egg noodles make a comforting companion. I bet the puff pastry added a nice crunch to the gravy. Now I'm hungry.

Be prepared to work up a sweat while walking, and avoid it. If you are wearing a cotton undershirt, don't, as it will get damp right away and make sure you stay clammy and chilly all day, until you warm up again on the walk home. A light fleece shirt is better underlayer.

Pay attention to your core temp, and start removing layers as you warm up, starting with your hood, jacket zipper, hat, and so on. Sweating in this weather will guarantee that you will get cold when you rest.

Your furnace needs food and water, so bring some, even if it is just chocolate and jerky. Gatorade won't freeze as quickly as water. And, make sure that you have a coupla layers on yer noggin, that is the main determinant whether your feet freeze. Or not.

SirFStar111 is what I have in my 76 CSX. Its receive sensitivity is military grade - to do any better, you would have to cool the antenna and front end to liquid nitrogen temps. AND IT FLOATS. Did I mention that already?

For on the water use, I like a model that floats like the 76 CSX. I think they have the same GPS receiver engine, but of course the user interface is much more slick on that Oregon you are talking about. I have no doubt that it would be well received and well used.

You are a sweetie.

Thanks for the lesson, Bernie, Cliff. I is smarter now.

Does joey still have that lovely picture of Melody?

I agree with Wayne and Skeeter, that's a lot of water and not just condensation.

Wayne, how do you practise that sort of landing?

'You'll get it right next time, Chipper. Don't give up,'.

If this is a meat stew, cut up yer meat in cubes or slices, dredge in seasoned flour, and fry in olive oil until browned on all sides. Remove from pan. Add onion and garlic and sautee until edges are starting to brown. Add meat, and some wine- white for chicken or pork, red for beef-, and simmer. Add some vegetables like carrots, potatoes, celery, right away, so that they mush up and thicken the gravy, and some chicken or beef stock as appropriate.

Simmer for an hour. You can add a tsp of bovril or chicken bouillion, a 1/4 tsp of thyme (savoury sage for chicken), and ground pepper. We also like some ground chilies by times.

Add some more chunky vegetables and more water or broth just until covered, and simmer until the new vegetables are tender. Thicken by mixing 1 tbsp of flour with 1/4 c of cool water or stock, whisked into stew. Add some Worcestershire and or HP sauces. Adjust salt and serve with my own fresh bread, some Strubb's dills, a sharp cheddar.

A Keith's or two might help.

I have ordered from Wholesale sports several times, and have always been impressed with the fast service, and the pleasant people at the other end of the phone.

Half price wings?

Dang!

OK, will get me some o dem ones,

Steve,

You gotta lose the avatar of Farley, soon is good.

Wonder of wonders also.

All this talk about mini usb connections is as precarious as a fiddler on the roof.

I'm just saying.

You can't go wrong that way, Lew, stick to the manufacturer's recommendation. On the other hand, I've never gone wrong by taking Terry's advice.

That was a nice pike, must have been a tussle. Thanks.

Wouldn't that meat be horrible tasting after all that adrenaline?

Walleyeboss, no deers died in that video. The point of the whole thing was that he shot the antler of a locked in buck, and saved them both as a result, since they both ranned away. There was no meat, in other words.

I just read the rabid posts on the UTube, from many who couldn't bear to watch. The embarrassing thing was that they still had no idea how the whole story turned out, but still castigated the hunter for saving a coupla bucks.

In these here parts, a billion equals a thousand million.

10^3 = thousand

10^6 = million

10^9 = billion

10^ 12 = trillion

10^15 = quadrillion. Don't worry, we'll get there soon.

The notation I used means 1 followed by that number of zeroes.

Hope this hleps.

Very nice shots, Joanne, the one of the cocoa was fabulous. Nice to see Terry and Paul again with fish too. Thanks for your post.