NAW

That's one hell of a story.

Good luck finding the "kid".

I haven’t had any hits on my add yet. I guess know one wants to trade up a 25Hp motor for a 15Hp Merc, plus a little cash on top..

I’ll get rid of the thing eventually

Exactly what I was thinking.

The last time I brought my camera fishing, I got skunked. And to boot, I left my $1000 SLR sitting on the dock by the boat launch. Thankfully it was returned to me later that day.

What I need is a cheap, waterproof digital camera.

That's a great picture you took.

My vote has been cast.

Good luck!

Thanks for you kind words GCD. I have several digital cameras; I just have a bad tendency to forget them at home.

As for the C&R for birds. I have, but not intentionally.

So I’ve been posting on this forum since June, and I haven’t really introduced myself to the community.

So I thought I would take a quick minute and tell you about the great weekend I had. It pretty well sums up the kind of guy I am. It's to bad I forgot the camera.

On Friday nightI headed up to an old, thought to be abandoned, hunt camp near my cottage for the duck hunting opener. I got there at night, just after sunset. First I set up the koys and my new duck blind for its first duck hunt. Then I came ashore, and started a fire. There were way too many roots, and sharp points to set up a tent. So I just slept in the open beside the fire. That was a great experience. A first time for me doing this sober.

It turns out the camp I thought was abandoned, was actually still in use. About an hour and half before shooting time, and I’m greeted by a pissed off hunter hollering at me from the other side of the bay. “You’re in my Blind… You got balls boy…”. The hunt went well. I was able to drop 4 wood ducks.

After the hunt, this other hunter came buy an introduced him self. He had a very recognizable face. After I told him I wasn’t a city slicker, and I’ve had a family cottage on the lake since the early 30’s, he turned into a very nice guy. Turns out he was the guy from the Survivor Man episode where they did the “lost hunters” scenario.

I took off after that friendly discussion, and headed for the boat launch.

I figured I’d stop by a new weed bed I’d found a few weeks earlier. On my first cast landed a 4 Lb pike. A few more drifts of the weed bed, and I landed 6 lb pike. Both on a meps spinner, in 15-20 feet. The few weeks before it was endless bass, and now pike. I think I might have found a honey hole.

Figured that was enough of a good thing, and headed back home.

It was a great peaceful start to the weekend. I made it home just after lunch on Saturday. The rest of the weekend was spent working around the house, and a little wife appreciation on Sunday.

Anyway, hope you enjoy reading about my weekend. I look forward to being an active member of this community.

F-is-H

P.S. You'l find that I have horrible grammer. Possibly some of the worst on this forum. Sorry about this in advace for all future posts.

I just talked to someone I barley understood for 5 minutes, and now I have WFN.

An extra $3.00 a month, no big deal.

I hope they have some good ice fishing shows in the winter!

Yes its available individually like $3/month. Channel 426

$3 per month..

That's cheap man. I'll have to check that out. If it's that cheap, I'll get it fir sure.. I didn't realize you could get WFN on it's own. Considering Rogers is selling 1 episode of Facts of Fishing for $1.99, why not get WFN for the whole month for $3

I was checking out ROD this weekend to see if they had any free WFN shows, as they do every so often.

To my surprise, they have added a ton of new hunting and fishing shows to the roster. However, none of the shows are free!! From what I could see they all cost $1.99. Some them you get two 1/2 hour shows, and other you get a one 1 hour show.

I don't really like paying to watch TV shows, but I guess if I’m really itchin' to watch some hunting or fishing, then it's worth the $1.99.

They even have a few Canada in the Rough shows you can buy. I love that show.

I havn't seen any post about this yet, so I thought I would let you all know.

ever hear the one about dragging a length of chain on the bottom while drifting to kick the bottom up and thus attracting feeding fish? I have yet to put this one thru any testing lol

I did that in PEI once.

We got skunked becuase of a drastic change in water temps. Hard to tell if this chain thing would have done anything though.

We where using it more to slow down our drift, rather then to churn up bottom though.

What size is it? I'll give you $50.00

For the 25 bucks I spent on it. I'm going to use it untill the crotch blows out of it!!

That's one tiny walleye!!

I bought an old Mustang Floater from a guy who used to sail. He only wore it once or twice.

Paid 25 bucks..

Take her Ice Fishing on a nice -40 morning with high winds and zero visibility (on 6" of cracking ice).

My wife isn't into fishing much at all.

But on nice days, she loves to come out and read a book in the boat while I fish. That works for me, cuz she enjoys running the trolling motor, while I stand up front on the casting deck.

I got sick of having to buy licenses every year. So, when it came time to renew my card (this year), I got it with 3 years fishing and 3 years small game hunting. It cost a few bucks, but you do save money that way.

That's gunna save me some grief

Well, I guess Couch really is "your lake".

Congrets on your success!

Yes, that's getting me cranked for hunting season too.

Wups..

You wont let that one down will you!!

I wouldn't

That's increadible.

Thanks for sharing.

The wife calls me Monkey as a nickname (all started after our first camping trip together when she saw me scale a tree to hang a tarp)

So my av pic is of a monkey. It just happens to be spear fishing, while hanging upsidedown from a tree.

Fitting.

romeo y julieta not a bad price and it's all my brothr smokes and hes big into cigars i think they are around 10 bucks a cigar

My brother just got back from Cuba, and that's what he bought me as a gift

Looks and smells great. I'll find out how it tastes tonight!

I bet! He looks like a mean old buger in his avitar pic

Not sure if you can get them a crappy tire, or wally world. I picked mine up at a local baits shop (Simcoe bait and tackle).

I rig mine with a slip sinker when in 15' or less. Bottom bouncer when trolling in deeper waters.

"Slow Death" means that the presentation is supposed to mimic the slow death of a minnow. However, they where designed to be rigged with crawlers. I’ve used gulp alive and live shiners on a slow death hooks, and landed some fish too.

Roy, I normally enjoy your posts as they are intellectual and well thought out but this one offends me. Having a friend that is mentally challenged I can tell you that he would be the last person to ever attempt to pit friends against each other. These folks you speak of are not mentally challenged, just bitter people with nothing better going on in their lives.

Take a pill Ziki.

I've never personally met Roy, but I’ll back him up to no end. The Mods on this site are great.

We all know someone who is mentally challenged. His post wasn't meant to bash those with disorders. That seems obvious. Enought said.

Edit: I posted this the same time Roy posted the above.... I didn't see what he had said... Roy, your a good guy....

I like them a lot.

You gotta use swivels though.. Lots a twirling going on.

I've caught tons of bass on them so far. A pike too.

I would definitely recommend them to others.

Thanks for the report Andy, and conrets on the new PB.

Maybe the next full moon, you'll get a new PB!