jimmer

Heading out next week for Lac Dasserat on the annual fishing trip. Counting down the days and the excitement increases by the day. We will be targeting walleye, sauger and pike. Also plan on eating fish everyday while we're there. Hope I didn't just jinx myself.

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FISH PICTURES! Thanks for sharing, it looks like you had a blast.

I'll bet many people suffering from mental illness are glad you are not working in that field.

I had a buddy do that same thing at 19. He was in university, but felt the pressures. I never thought he would go that far as to take his life back then (1976). I saw him the night before and he was talking about his planned trip to Florida.

1 in 3 suffer from some form of mental health issues. Hard to stop someone from committing suicide if they have their mind set on it. You can offer help, an ear or a referral, (which we should all do if we know of someone thinking about it) but it ultimately comes down to the individual. He was a celebrity, so how much did we really know about him.

You just jinxed yourself. I have seen people get skunked fishing for bass. That includes me....I guess I am really really really bad.....LOL There are no guarantees on the water.

Thanks Art.

They tear me apart, so when they are in season I am always wearing long pants, socks and shoes out in the boat. I have no idea how guys can be out fishing in shorts and sandals when they are around. I guess covering up is the best option. The dog might not like that though.

I can't figure out why; there is a good demand for marine products in this country. I guess I will try Nautalis, the HP that amsoil sells is for injection motors and I was told that injection oil doesn't always stay suspended in a pre-mixed tank.

The best thing is to keep them away from deerflies. I honestly don't think deet works on those guys or they will find the little spot that doesn't have deet. This is better than the dog licking that stuff and burning its insides.

I don't really like the yamalube, smokes like a bugger when I use it.

Thanks for all the tips guys. I guess I just don't like change and was hoping there was another oil out there that I didn't know about that was specific for 100:1 mixtures in the marine world.

Been doing the smaller engines for a couple of years now, with no problems. I run the ice auger hard too. However, I hear you and I was nervous at first, but I got over it. I hope I didn't just jinx myself. lol

I have been running mine at 100:1 since 2003 and never had a problem. Many hours were put on my motor during that time. I have even started running my old Jiffy ice auger and Weed Trimmer at 100:1 for a couple of years with Amsoil and have no problems. Tried it in a Chainsaw that was originally 26:1 mixture and it didn't like it.

That's it and I was getting straight from the Amsoil distributor in our area. He says it's not available anymore.

I have always been using Amsoil 100:1 Marine oil to premix for my 2002 25 hp Yamaha Outboard. They no longer make it or I can't find it in Canada, so I was wondering if any of you have a good alternative to suggest. The manual calls for 100:1 mixture using Yamalube, but I don't like the smoke that it produces. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks,

We don't seem to get them down the south end like that. I do remember a trip to the French River and there were clouds of them, which resulted in a less than desirable outcome for fishing.

You breeding them up at the north end????

The consumer always ends up paying for political games. It would be nice to see Canada move back to using our own resources and it bring the price of some things down. Unfortunately I doubt that will happen.

Thank you for sharing. It's always nice to see the unusual catches. My father used to tell me stories about growing up in Toronto and swimming down at Sunnyside (Probably the late 20's and early 30's), diving off the concrete piers with hands open and catching eels because there were so many of them.

I had the Ministry check me on Pigeon lake the Monday evening of the long weekend, sort of caught me off guard. So sad to hear that people still don't get it and probably never will. Living on lower Pigeon Lake, you get to see all kinds; from people keeping walleye out of the slot, filling buckets of large bluegill and crappie and fishing for bass out of season. It would have been nice to see the Ministry on the Saturday, but I guess they were focusing on the sanctuaries. Nice to see the charges, but sad that it has to come to this. Why can't people police themselves. Yes, I know the answer.......

If you happen to tie into a carp at this time of the year try smoking it like you would any salmon or trout. You will be pleasantly surprised, no need to catch them just to fertilize the garden. You can use the scraps for that.

I just read your post through. I guess I will have to just go for it, then report on any success or lack of success. Sorry yours didn't turn out to your liking.

Just wondering what everyone's favourite recipe for smoking whitefish in a electric smoker is? I would like to do some this weekend. I had some maple flavoured recently and it was very good. Thanks, Jimmer