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I just heard on the news that the 70 year old man who murdered Officer Vu Pham has succumbed to his injuries.

I have to admit, I'm a little torn on what to think about his death. The rest of his life in prison, or him being killed? I would never wish death on anyone, but what this guy did what horrible..

The world needs more people like you Randy

I was raised in Wingham, however moved away for school before Officer Pham came to town. I know lots of people who know him. Everyone says he was an incredible man and father. I have never heard any bad words about him.

The population of Wingham is going to triple the day of the funeral.. (If they have the funeral in Wingham)

It's a horrible loss for the hole community.. He was a soccer coach, and very involved with his local community from what I understand.

What a tragedy eh

Glad to see you got the fishfinder figured out.

It sure was a rough weekend on our gear too. Broke the auger, a rod, the fishfinder, etc...

Also broke a 1 month no whitefish drought, so it was worth it. Pulled up two massive hogs..

Congrets on the fun trip..

An OPP officer was shot in the head this morning around 10:00am just north of Winthrop (about an hour north of London)..

They have not released his name, but said he was air lifted to a hospital in London where he is in grave condition.

Supposedly he has been on the force for some 20 years.

This happened only a short distance from my hometown where I was raised, so it hit close to home.

Lets all hope the officer survives this disaster.. Though it really doesn't sound good. The gunman was hit in the gunfight, but is not in as suvere condition as the officer..

There will be a press conference today at 4:00.

I used to hunt with a bow. I changed my rig over to a bowfishing for hunting Carp instead. Way more fun....

Sitting in a tree stand for hours on end while watching deer in the feild across the road just wasnt for me. Id rather reach out and tough them 300 yards away.

The most fun you'll ever have with a bow. Sneaking around Cooks bay with a bow sniping massive carp.. You can't beat that!

As soon as the snow's out of my back yard, I'll start warming up for carp shooting.. Can't wait..

^^ ^^

I've been following this closely. Each new article says something a little different.

One really messed up thing about the situation though - He tried the same thing earlier this winter around Christmas time. According to family members, he nearly died of hypothermia that time, but was able to get out of the wood alive. He said the wood was to wet to burn, so he couldn’t start a fire. I guess he didn't learn from his past bad experience.

As an avid outdoorsman, and volunteer SAR tech, I really feel for his family and friends.

He definitely does NOT sound like an idiot, but maybe should have planned things a little better.

EDIT: from all the reports I've read, there aprears to be no signs of fowel play. All signs point toward hypothermia..

Here's the Pic TJ..

I'm the guy on the left with the bright pants.

I have run both, and prefer the 9.9. Like others have mentioned, it's nice to have a little extra power, and top end speed. I camp allot, and the 6 with 2 people and camping gear is DEADLY SLOW!! Not that the 9.9 rips either, but it is noticeably faster..

If you can't get it to trol slow enough, use a sock.. IMO..

The people that took the pics will be e-mailing them to me sometime this week..

The only one I have right now is a crappy fuzy shot taken on my camera phone..

^^Dam right ^^

Got hang out with him for about 15 minutes before the show started. He's quit the character!

oh, and its only underage in some provinces..

 

GO CANADA!!

Poulin.. Sounds like quebecer to me!

And so it should have read from the start.

Have ater girls.

They didn't mention anything when the Canadian who won gold in skeleton chuged a picture of beer after winning..

The Toronto Outdoor Adventure show started today, and runs through the weekend.

Check out the link if you’re interested.

It's at the international center.

Personally, I've never been there, but am thinking about checking it out on Saturday.

Anyone here ever been?

http://www.outdooradventureshow.ca/toronto/index.html

How long is the cable..? And what's the max speed you can get up to..?

That looks pretty cool.

RENEG!!

I havn't been out there yet, but with the constant wind, and steady snow we had last night.

It'l probly be tough goin with a quad this weekend..

My grandma had these all over the front yard at the cottage for a sumer. I've never seen an elderly lady laugh to hard, and so often in my life.

They're great fun..

same thing BigChev4x4 told ya on the LSMB..

GIVER.. She's good to go!!

Good luck eh..

I have the 565 too. At 40' I can mark my double-uni knot.

Joey, There are several things that can effect the clarity of these units. If the transducer is not pointing DIRECTLY down toward your bait, it won't mark it as clear. There's a bunch of settings that will affect clarity too, such as bottom zoom, bottom settings, and sensitivity.

Do you ever fish the Alcona area? If so, we can meet up one weekend, and I can show you all the tricks..

Aint nothin better then sittin on a block of ice :^)

I got a pair of the el'cheapo Rapala shades from crappy tire.

They work good. Excellent for what I paid for them.

BUT if $ wasn't an issue for me, I would have got the Oakley MD.. They look like wicked shades..

I have the 565, and I have the same issues at any depth over 60-65ft. It's only the bottom 2-4 inches that I can't see, but not in all situations. If the bottom is soft, or stirred up, it gets worse. On a hard bottom, my lure can be seen right to the bottom at any depth.

Try messing with the sensitivity, and the bottom view.. Also use the zoom so you are only looking at the bottom 10 feet or so. That may help..