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Okay I guess it's settled, I'm now officially a redneck .

Ahh the power of the internet, truly amazing.

Huh, go figure eh? It's amazing how these things spread so quickly. Sure does sound like Andy though .

Hope I don't get any backlash from the more politically correct on the board, but ya gotta love Andy Rooney! Andy said on 60 Minutes' a few weeks back: I don't think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America and see what happens...Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door. Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game. I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, which is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE? I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion. I have the right 'NOT' to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off. When 70% of the people who get arrested are black, in cities where 70% of the population is black, that is not racial profiling; it is the Law of Probability. I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English! My father and grandfather didn't die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours. I think the police should have every right to shoot you if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can't understand the word 'freeze' or 'stop' in English, see the above lines. I don't think, just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business. We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations. I don't hate the rich I don't pity the poor I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn't stop you from watching them. I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that's better and put your name on a building. It doesn't take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary and say 'NO!' I think tattoos and piercing are fine, if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement. And please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don't want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries! I am sick of 'Political Correctness.' I know a lot of black people and not a single one of them was born inAfrica; so how can they be 'African-Americans'? Besides,Africa is a continent. I don't go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else, and if you don't like my point of view, tough... I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITHLIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL! And what about CANADIANS? They feel the same. Bravo for the Canadians too!!! It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore I have a very hard time understanding why there is such a problem in having 'In God We Trust' on our money and having 'God' in the Pledge of Allegiance. Why don't we just tell the 14% to BE QUIET!!!

Ahhh man, that sounded like a fun weekend! Great report Wayne .

Between the 3 you listed Farm, Booth and Crotch for sure. Beautiful area with the added bonus of big pike.

That was great Joey! Congrat's to everyone .

Nice job Bernie! I'm very envious, I'd love to build a boathouse at my cottage but they won't let me. Must be a lot easier to get permits in your neck of the woods...

Well done! That was quite possibly the longest internet report I've read, LOL!, and one of the best! As a former guide at Kesagami there was much I can relate to... Curious on a couple of points, what's the new ownership like to work for compared to Bob and Marsha?, and does Darcy Lee still work there? (he was a good man). Cheers!

Personally I'd take it back.

That was epic bud, great read! Appreciate the time it took to write that up...

Thanks Corey, check your pm's

And I know exactly what works in that particular body of water as well as where they can be found. Truly beautiful country up there Doug, even if the fishing is poor it really doesn't matter, the scenery is breathtaking. We'll have to talk again soon...

Does anyone on the board live out that way? I'm seriously looking at buying a property out there and don't really know much about the town or general area. Any pros or cons?

I suddenly have this irresistable compulsion to grab a roll of paper towel and some windex .

It is possible to do without, and no my boxers were'nt brown . Should have said that any trips of a more "normal" length, toilet paper is always in my pack.

I've done numerous lengthy canoe trips from 1 to 4 months long where every single piece of gear is weighed and scrutinized before it goes in the pack. Toilet paper is a luxury I learned to live without. Trust me it's possible to do without. As far as your question goes pretty much all of the large lakes along the hwy 60 corridor have good smallmouth. Interior lakes that stick out in my mind are Happy Isle, one portage away from Opeongo's N/W arm, and Radiant a widening of the Pettawawa River downstream from Cedar Lake. Algonquin is generally known for numbers of smallmouth although you will catch some nice ones. Best place in the world IMO for trophy smallmouth and incredible flatwater canoeing is Quetico park west of Thunder Bay. Totally blows the doors off Algonquin if that's what you're after. In my younger years I travelled twice to Atikokan by Greyhound bus from Toronto and rented a canoe when I arrived to fish Quetico. Where there's a will there's a way.

Phenominal catch, congratulations!

Well, in general I like golden shiners for walleye, but that might change depending on the waterbody. Smaller ones in the 2-3" size for spring and bigger ones in the 4-6" range for fall. Summertime I pretty much use leeches and worms exclusively...

Hey Bernie that's pretty cool, small world! Tom and Diane are great people for sure.

Great stuff, thanks for posting!

Kerry, there's roughly 14" of clear black ice. Since the big melt the week before there's zero slush and almost no snow, so conditions are perfect for travel. Everyone else, thanks a bunch for the kind words .

Easy there Nate, it's not a great idea to make assumptions about anybody least of all myself.

Thought I was going to be able to talk my way out of it until the officer had a look at my dog in the back seat....