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Thanks so much for sharing that with us, Brian.

Best to you an the Missus.

Best to the whole famn Shaffe damly. Thanks for thinking of us.

And I mean that.

Very nice, Glen. Yo' is a lucky dude to fish as much as you do.

God Bless you and your family, Gerritt. Thanks for reminding us who we are, and why we carry on.

Doug

Hi, cisco, nice to see you are still around.

I am sad, I just passed on an opportunity tomorrow for those zact same fish. Mike, I had no idea what you were talking about.

Please o please, I will change my priorities, I really will.

Those are great photo captures too.

Did anyone who read the story in the Nugget scroll down to the bottom of the page? There's an advertisement that reads,"Bag a Freezer Full of Walleye Every Time You Go Fishing". Whoops!

Fabulous, Wayne, Dano. Great muskies from the Larry. Topping it off with some of Roy and Jeanne's hospitality made that a perfect trip.

Fabulous! Thanks for those great shots.

Wow. Nice job on that post there, Chris. Great to have you around.

All that I can come up with as a response to that amazing post, is Thanks Very Much, Mike.

Nice shootin', must have been a blast.

I'm sorry to hear of your tragedy, Norm. Maybe we will all be a little more careful as a result of your loss. Best to you and Maribeth.

Jeeze, Mike. I am already WAY overspent on the domestic currency as it is. That was six nights in, just last week.

I need some of your sales skilz. Sry.

I wish, and keep me in mind pls.

Beats, you are right along with me there. I couldn't add words to describe this trip.

Since you asked, the weather was fabulous, no rain for six nights, and we swam on that sandy beach every day. There was a day trip to Langford, where that scrappy splake was fooled with a blown worm on a barrel weight in 15 fow.

Most of those lakers were caught in 25-35 over 40-50 fow, but the bigfish was caught 55 feet down. Small bodybaits and spoons in natural patterns took almost all the lakers, trolled between 2.2 and 2.8 km/hr. Lil cleos, phoebes in silver/blue and blk/sil rapalas and other naturals worked best.

I'm with Moosebunk on the Lumix Panasonic line. I have a similar camera to Bunk, and Rafal, too. It seems that we all believe that a larger lens will gather more light for a more detailed picture. This camera is not an SLR, but still has a 2 inch wide lens, and a 12 X zoom, and shake removal stuff. I also believe that beyond 10 MP, you are beyond your needs for resolution. Get a camera that you like to shoot, because that is the only way you will improve as a photographer.

Panasonic has Leica lenses, Sony has Zeiss, both are superb.

I've had this camera, the DMC FZ8, for almost 3 years, and I am still learning and improving as a photographer. When I stop learning is when I get a better one.

The Lumix has a proprietary battery (no AAs), but I got two when I bought the camera, and always have a fully charged spare. Each pack lasts for over 500 shots even using the lcd screen already. Memory is a 2 GB chip thingy, only, but I have a couple. This combination lets me shoot over 500 7 MP shots without a reload, and then another 500 after that.

The market for a pocket camera has been taken over by cell phones. Use your cell for a pocket loaded snapshot, but get something with a larger lens for better, more vivid pictures. Or just go deep and get a DSLR.

49 K over is real real close to a road race debacle. That's French for messy.

I think your power pack is a good guess from what you said. Take the covers off and see if the little fans on the mother board are working, or clogged with dust and cat hair. If so, set the shop vac loose on her.

Good luck getting back online.

Wow, Carole. I bow before your greatness. That is one fantastic fish, and a testament to your fishiness in landing that one. Attagurl!

Great to hear good news, DonF, especially from a big box store. Let it be told that they are a great supporter of small local causes too.

Notwithstanding Twilight's concerns, I have to agree with Big Cliff. We is fine folks. Good on you for trusting your instincts, and finding a new buddy.

Great to hear you are back, safe and sound, Mike. Bring on the rest o this report!

Specks are only like my favorite fish ever. Very nice catching.

Glen, that's a great Lakair report. As far as I can see, one of the things missing was me. I wish I had been able to attend.

Hope to see you in June at the next conflagration.