NAW

I was cranking an old Evenrude 85 with my deep cycle the other weekend. Turned it over no problem at all.

Not sure if it's recommended though..

I caught a laker on Simcoe one year ice fishing. Someone had left a night line set up, with just a spool of line sitting on the ice. I never saw it.

The laker was hooked up on the night light, who knows for how long. Just circling around under the ice, with about 100 ft of line.. Sad really. Until it pulled enough line, and got tangled up with my line.

I pulled in my lure, and there was another line attached to it, so I hand bombed that line, and there was a nice laker on the other end!

holly bugs!

Those go-pros are awesome. We where riding single track last weekend, and got a chance to try one out as well. Very cool!

I have also heard really good things about the Contour camera. I think that is what the dude on Uncut Angling always has hanging off the side of his melon.

You might want to check them out too. No case needed, they are waterproof out of the box. A little less bulky I think.

http://store.contour.com/

There is one spot on my toe that gets bit at least once or twice a year. In the exact same spot. And my entire foot swells up. Not sure why...

First off... Welcome to OFC!

I live in the area, and have always wanted to try for Pike there.

Some friends of mine have done well there in the past.

But like Cudz said, you really never know what you might pull our the Notti..

My neighbour has one. Heating and cooling. Used a sand point well to get cold water in the summer.

Lots of work cutting and bucking wood. Constantly having to stoke the fire. Smoke smell all winter long. And some maintainace issue as he bought used...

That being said. He LOVE it, and will never go back to electric...

He has a 100 acre bush lot for a wood source. And no neighbours close by to bother with the smoke.

You can add a solar powered pump to make the water flow faster, and increase the efficiency even more... So I've been told...

I am still on the fence about it. And in no rush to make my desision. If gas is an option (either a tank, or hard Plummed from the road) I would think that is a much better option.

That's awesome. Fished near there. But to honest, I had no idea those falls where there. Gunna have to check it out!!

Absolutely make the call!!

That's what warranties are for.

I asked them why they were doing it but they never replied.

What a prick...

You must be pumped!

Those are some great shots! Glad you guys could make the best of the situation.

That's an amazing report Simon! Great outing for sure.!

That video is wicked Simon!

I love his little Kiai during the finishing blow!

Good on you guys for toughing it out in the conditions.

Tasty looking 70th B-day!

Mmmmmmmmm...... Ppppppppiiike!!

could you share which wilderness race your buddy ran? I'd like to try one in the next couple years

I thought it was an official race. But when i texted him to ask what the race was called he said it was the "Annual (Insert your name here) Act of Stupidity Invitational"!!

100km trail in Killarny called the La Cloche Silhouette trail.

The trail is classed as "high risk". They made him sign a form saying that if he gets lost, the SAR bill will be sent in the mail...

90% of police forces don't use 870's because they're crap......that's a bold statement NAW.

 

Don't get me wrong S.. I love my 870 for it's reliability. I never said they weren't a reliable gun, and my 870's (I own 2) have never let me down. I said they rust like crazy.. And it's a real piss off for me. I know Kevin, and I think it would be a real piss off for him too.

The 870 combo gun is the Express model. Maybe the 870 wingmaster's don't rust as bad?

I have hunted in the morning in the rain, and my gun was starting to rust before the time I got home in the evening. Every time it gets wet, I have to disassemble everything short of the trigger and clean and oil everything.

Did I get a poor mill run? Does anyone else have this issue with a new 870 express?

My 1100 from the 70's has not one spec of rust on it. I've gone on weekend camping trips where it has rained all weekend, and my gun was soaked the entire time. NOT one spec of rust...

No kidding FF. I don't think i will ever be able to run a full 42km ever with my knee in it's current condition.

When I really want to stretch out my distance, I'll hop on my road bike and throw down a 75km ride. It's nice to fell the wind in your face.

And WOW Victor, your a rocket!! There's no hope in hell of me ever holding a pace like that for more then a few KM.

There now it's NNF.

I run too Nick, but not lately due to an inflamed plantar fascia . I used to run outdoors but started using a treadmill inside and enjoy that aswell Not too many stories other than a few swallowed bugs

I run with a patella band to stop my runners knee from getting any worse. They work great!

running lets me drink beer guilt-free and will hopefully keep me out of the hospital as I age. Apart from that, it's a wonderful, selfish indulgence that lets me escape email, cell phones, instant messages and every other bane of modern living, and let me just focus on putting one foot in front of the other for an hour or so every other morning.

That pretty much sums it up! It's like meditation, or yoga.. Very relaxing, when you not in pain!

Try a few guns out Kevin,

The cheap 870 combo package you can get is crap. I have one. They rust like crazy. Stay away from them.

I have not heard anything negative about the mosburg combo package you mentioned.

The choice to go pump or semi depends on the shooter. My vehicle has a manual transmission, My boat is a tiller, and my primary use guns are all pumps.

Totally NF post.

But I've always wondered how many other OFC'ers are runners?

I've been running off and on my entire life. But I've been plagued with injuries all stemming from a few some nasty spills I took while snowboarding, and now my right knee is in bad shape. It makes it tough to run, at the best of time.

Aside from surgery, there is not much I can for my knee (other then stop running). One thing that really helped was purchasing a pair of Asics Gel-Kayano running shoes. These things are the cat's pajamas for people with joint pain. I put 600km on the first pair, and just rolled over 50km on my second pair.

Again, I know this thread it totally NF. But I was wondering if any other OFC'ers had some running related stories to share?

Cool things that have happened to you while you were running?

Goals you have set and achieved?

Cool races or runs you have been a part of?

New goals you are attempting to achieve?

Maybe some crazy way this thread could end up being fishing related?

I'll share my goals for this year:

· Run a sprint Triathlon

· Run a 1/2 Marathon

· Run a sub 25 minute 5k (this is tough with a bad knee)

This thread will likely go nowhere. But I thought I'd give it a go.

A good friend did a 100km wilderness race this month. Found a 8pt deer shed, and had a close encounter with a mother bear and her cubs. That's one wild race!

I am very very far from being an expert in this field.

But.

I have a 16 year old oil furnace. Vented thru the wall in my basement. There is no chimney in my house.

Eating canned fish while out fishing... Although I do it anyway. My response to it is "to think like a fish, you gotta stink like a fish"

Then wash i down with some Maple Crown eh Chad!

My uni knot has to have 6 twists on my flouro leader, and 5 on my braid. Lucky # 11.

Awesome Randy!!

Great report!