jimmer

I hear your point HH. I grew up with minimal corporal punishment and learned fast to listen to my parents. However, not all kids have the ability to reason in the way you and I did, therefore, hitting can bring out a worse behaviour in certain children. They learn to hit others to get their message across. It is sad that the parents do not take a united front with teachers (I always did), but I also know that there are some teachers that should not be teaching any children. They are burned out and have no patience for the differences in children. It is definitely a different society today.

I second that. Some kids just have to go through it all and learn from experiences and parents don't necessarily have anything to do with it. I can't believe that some on here actually believe that hitting a child/youth with an object is acceptable. Who do you think that those kids are going to take it out on? Other kids maybe? Learning a behaviour like that just spells trouble to me. Yes, children need discipline or incarceration, not violent acts against them. Adding role models into a child/youth's life is the way to go! That could be the police officer that deals with the youth properly or the uncle or even the person who started this thread (that would actually be more influential than a beating in my books). Yes I live in a less violent area than many, but I grew up for 20 years in the Jane/Finch area and have seen it all. I actually got closer to being shot up here than ever in the corridor. LOL Thanks for listening, I just can't ever imagine beating a child/youth with anything.

Must be nice! Good luck, show them what us canucks can do to their bass.

Well said Headhunter!

It's amazing how tough the human skin actually is. It's always a good idea to nick the skin with a sharp knife to help the point come through. Hurts like a bugger though. Love that kids couldn't give a rats ass!

Nice! Thanks

As a Leaf fan, it's just nice to seem them looking like they can compete. They have good speed and enthusiasm. There are still a few changes they could make, but I'll take it at this point. Some of the top teams from last year, just don't have their legs yet, so things will definitely get tougher once they round into form.

I wish I lived up there!!!!!

Haven't used them before. I heard that they work well in deeper water, so I wanted to try them. I was looking for the 800 series. BPS is a little far for me to drive to buy a couple of lures. It's just too dangerous to go into that store without dropping mega bucks.

Does anyone know of a store in the Lindsay/Peterborough area that has a good stock of reef runners. I had someone go to Gagnon's for me, but very little stock was left. Heading to Quinte next week and would like to get a couple. Thanks, Jimmer

I also decided not to go to the French this year after catching very few fish. We decided to go to the BOQ in the spring and caught a ton of fish. Not the same scenery, but now that I've been to the French a few times, it was time to move on.

Upper Buckhorn is one tough lake in the fall. Very clear. I would head over to Chemong if you're close to that area. Yeah, I know some guys can catch monsters on Buckhorn at this time of the year, but this is just my 2 cents.

Was one years ago, maybe I can be of assistance. PM me with your issue and I will let you know if I can help.

Thanks for your support guys! It really is easy to vote.

I haven't had a muskie day like that on Pigeon in years and I live on the dumb lake. Great job!

Not many suggestions here. $13.50/in is very inexpensive for a reproduction, however, you will have some added costs to get it here from Fittanter's. His paint work is amazing. Seems very accurate. I would be happy with a fish from him if it looked like anyone of those pictures. Advanced has been doing repro's for years and I'm sure they could match the colour and pattern if you have a good picture. When I was doing taxidermy, I would have definitely charged more than $13.50/in for a reproduction of a muskie. They are one of the hardest to paint from scratch. Have you checked with Chris Bowyer Taxidermy in Brentwood, ON. He is an amazing taxidermist with awards coming out his you know what. 705-424-6762 Give him a call to see if he does repro's.

Thanks Spiel, much appreciated. I hope some of the others can support this idea. We need votes and it doesn't cost anything to vote.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kawartha Lakes-Haliburton is always trying to match children to big brothers or big sisters. There are always 30 or more children waiting to be matched with an adult role model. One of the largest barriers is funding. The organization is embarking on trying to secure some funding through The Aviva Community Fund contest to help recruit more volunteers for mentoring programs. They would appreciate the help of OFC Members. All you have to do is follow this link and register so you can vote for our recruitment idea. There are no strings attached, so please help us in our quest to assist children with reaching their full potential. http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf5552 Thanks, Jimmer

Don't worry about the parts. They are great reels. Offer him $50.

Deep weedlines. Sometimes live bait will improve your odds.

So hoping is hopeless?

Everyone's horror story for sure. A proper net or cradle would definitely help prevent a scenario like that. They kept a sub legal fish???? I live on that lake and it drives me crazy the number of stories I hear about muskie being killed because of lack of knowledge or anglers just ignoring the regs, because it was their so called "biggest fish". Good on you for helping that poor guy out with the hooks. Just can't imagine a 40+" fish attached to me by a Believer. I sure hope that guy is at Bass Pro buying all the required equipment!

Only bass and lake trout. Check the regs before you fish, they have some special seasons on the lake trout. They are very protected in that lake. I think it's the Haliburton Gold strain.

I think you have to pay to get a good outing. I made deal with a local group and it was a scam as far as I was concerned. We had a four hour boat tour with no hope of catching a fish out of that old boat. I think we were lucky to make it back to shore, everything was falling off the boat and we got choked out from the fumes, not good when a few of the guys were hung over. LOL So, I guess my point is, if you make a deal for less $$$$, you get what you pay for.