mr blizzard

thx Brian we are going to try it out today hopefully, if not tomorrow for sure lmao good one that has happened to me many times lol good for Nick though

thx we quite often drive our truck out but we have a boggan that it will fit in when we use the sleds

Thx Sandbag, some of the staff dont even know what a propane tank is and its in their own dept,,,language barrier but that staff member really went to bat, I think I will get him a gift card from Tims to show my appreciation

Lmao ha good one I was running around the truck last night in the driveway, practicing I guess the neighbours thought I was crazy :tease:

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thx GBW we had a challenging year last year but things are looking up now and not just because of the hut your response means a great deal truly

Sandbag and GBW thanks for the input Funny storey to a happy ending I contacted Dave, the cabin guy, you may know him lol he told me of 2 or 3 prospects at ctc first one was sold out the second was $239, one in stock, go to the store to find it was discontinued last year 2 staff go to look for it come back 10 minutes later, nothing, said manager looked for it for a year almost should have been taken out of stock Went back to get my wife and told her the news Then went back to sports counter to find a different staff member at desk, said I know the storey but could u just let her see the pic as it looked so nice, thought maybe another store down south might still have one, the latter clerk said let me check, we went to stand by warehouse doors, 20 minutes later he comes out with the rapala asylum 4,,,,got goose bumps 10x10x6'8 tall heeha covered in a bit of dust He said lets talk to the manager as the cardboard was torn, I thought big whoop We go up to the store manager and he knocks 140 bucks of after I praised the efforts of the clerk A former just under 400 buck hut for 100 bucks thx for the members help today for the persistence of the clerk and manager And its big enough that if the fish arent biting I can chase my wife around the fishing hole till I catch her

haha good one JB even though its been stupid warm up here we have had ice on the pond behind us since October 15th, th ekids get ticked off honestly if they dont have a white halloween, seriously

Thanks Brian, I will check it out, sent u an email of a pic from yesterday wish I could post pics on the board

So true Tom and Brian I have tried ctc and cabelos but they dont sell the eskimo quickfish 3 where else can i try

Thx for the info Brian, yes how they work inside the store and how they operate in cold weather are two sometimes different stories, good luck fishing bud

Lmao good one Joeytier, shes pretty willing to gever when it comes to ice fishing, yesterday she stayed out for an hour and a half, sat in the truck for 10 minutes and was out again for another hour, she gets cold but is determined lol, yes u tend to do more scooping of the hole than jigging at those temps You can get these socks up here with Merino wool, a pair of these with a pair of cotton socks and your feet are warm all day

Haha never thought of that, cheaper too thx Mike I will check that one out today

Wife is getting tired of fishing outside at - 40s temps like yesterday What brand of pop up gives u an inside head clearance of at least 6 foot 2 or 3 inches , I cant stand sitting ice fishing, I like to stand up, shes ok with sitting down, We went inside a tent that was set up on the ice, a friend of my sons but I was hunched over Just a 2 man is good for us Just looking for a brand name so we can google it Cabelas has one on sale but not sure of height, its 6 foot square thx John

Awesome video Simon, had a real good laugh with you as we have all had those days FYI my wife was ice fishing outside with me yesterday at -41 wc without a hut BUT I am sure she would rather have been in the hut with you lol, she might have been able to catch u your dinner Cheers mate Blizz And thx to Drifter for overhauling our computer so I can use the quote button again

Joeytier if u get a chance post a pic of the sled congrats We will be fishing for sure

DAN that is an awesome tip :clapping:never knew or heard of that I have all the parts you are speaking of Plus I still have 7 or 8 empty green tanks Just have to purchase a scale I have a project this weekend now Will save some money for sure plus we will not be relying on store inventory or lack thereof Have a great weekend and thanks for sharing your tip with the members of this board

Dara I just sent u a pm

It never ceased to amaze me the size of some of the holes out on Simcoe Some were big enough to swallow up a young child Years ago when my son was in kindergarten I walked out at minets point,,the next thing I knew I was in the water up to my arm pits,,,,a guy called Mike of which I found out later came out of his hut which was a short distance away threw me a rope and let me drive his 3 wheeler back to my truck to go home There had been a skiff of ice with blown snow over it and unmarked, a hut had been removed but not marked Not a fun time IT WAS A PRIVATE HUT NOT CLARENCES but boy did he sure let the person know about it The majority of fisherman and women are responsible but u can never let your guard down for the few that are not thx for posting Snowball

Point taken but as a kid I can remember my grandfather hoisting up some pork from his deep water well to cook some up for dinner he lived to be ninety six No nitrates back then north Bay Area but to each his own lol

He is having some fun trying to learn as many aspects of curing and smoking bacon etc He is allowed U can google yes but there is nothing like talking first hand with people who have tried the different recipes to find out likes and dislikes. And besides its just plain fun

Happy birthday Cliff? Hope u got my card and that u r feeling better The smoker works awesome Slater

looks good so far what does a slab run u back there

Brian I got the recipe from Big Cliff. no nitrates, did it in True North smoker with maple chips, BUT I DID NOT HAVE THE ELEMET ON I BLEW SMOKE IN FROM AN OUTSIDE CHAMBER<<<COLD SMOKED then fried it up at the end, bought a meat slicer to make uniform strips

Brian 1/3 cup coarse salt Same amount of maple syrup and same amount brown sugar Put above and bacon in zip lock 1 week in fridge Turn twice daily Then remove rinse thoroughly Back in fridge 4 hours Smoke to your liking. Tried 1 1/2 hours Found little to strong Next batch did for 40 minutes much better Then put back in fridge for one hour to firm up Slice fry up enjoy?