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Good for you and the Mrs. The weather looked beautiful. Very nice pics! Got to ask what is a beaver tail? It is a nickname like elephant ear or is it the real deal. Whopper

LOL Laid back Wayne Quite the set up Terry's got, wonder if he forgot anything? Good pics Whopper

Well done Corey keep practicing! Whopper

Art that is fantastic, love the big water boats! Congrats! I'm sure you and your family will enjoy. Whopper

Well if that was the case then they could really thin the population of boaters at Rice Lake! Not saying what the guy did wasn't wrong but to be DQ'd for the tourney was punishment enough. He broke the rules and payed the price. Whopper

Good deal Garrett and Wayne. Thanks for the pics Whopper

Your right on the money Glen, we are getting a ice storm right now rain mixed with ice, getting reel nasty. I was out on the ice all afternoon and when I came home I told my wife no way is it going to rain tonight "it's just to dang cold" WRONG. Whopper

Glad to see ya had a good time Joey Thanks for the pics Whopper

Good stuff Matt! Please tell me you didn't go to Columbus, I was headed there last evening and had a change of plans made for me. Whopper

I don't care who ya are now that is funny Too much Paul

LOL TJ Well Pete said after the last edition that they were going to try to close the gap on mail deliveries, it sure looks like they did. Job well done Pete & Company! Whopper

Thanks solo! You can sure tell you are your fathers son. Whopper

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Dang my northern neighbors are already getting their's I stated after the last edition that getting mine well before my buds to the north was the only thing I had up on them, well I guess I'm not going to get any mileage out of teasing them this time Thanks a lot Pete Whopper

Hi Pete, just got my spring edition today, looks like another great read. There's a happy fella on the front, do you know him?, and on top of that your on the back cover Whopper

Well folks just got mine in the mail today and jesh this thing is stuffed with more OFC'ers than you can shake a stick at. You don't have to look to far either, there's one right on the front cover Well I can see my plans for this evening are going to change. Whopper

I will, like in the past, try to do my best to be a ethical angler and person. Whopper

John I commend anyone that picks up other people trash, I wasn't saying we shouldn't do it, Ive done it, my point was if we keep doing it people will keep leaving it. Raising your children in the not to polute is a start, it just like everthing else we try to teach them not to lie, not to steal, not to cheat and so on. I don't think any of us here or our children are the problem. As far as the reckless drivers not all are caught that's for sure just ask Lew, but the ones that are caught are made to pay. They pay for tickets and usually if it is multiple offenses they pay higher insurance premiums. Ask around to see how many people have paid for a speeding ticket then ask if any has payed a fine for littering. To me part of the problem is it is not enforced at all. We don't need any special cops or CO's for this, the ones that are already employed could probably write all the tickets they want. Take this for an example ten years ago one could be fishing out of the boat on a summer day and endulge in a cold beer and even if he was checked as long as the person wasn't a problem there would be no problem, now just having beer (unopened) in a cooler in most boats will get you a ticket guaranteed. It was against the law then and it's against the law now, what made things change? People being stupid and abusing which led to people getting hurt and even killed. Something they do here is take some people that are serving jail time and take them out on day outings and make them pick all the trash up from the roadside. This is not a solution but just like the rest of us that pick up other people trash it helps.

Guys there has to be another solution here. Good to all that are picking up after others but the problem will not go away playing other peoples mothers. The offenders must be made to be accountable for there actions is what I'm trying to say. Whopper

I understand where you are coming from Lew, but why should all the good sportspersons foot the bill for the low lifes? This is just a thought, I know that provinces and states are strapped for budgets therefore upholding littering laws is a concern but in places like you have described use the cameras like they do for traffic lights to catch the law breakers and hold them accountable? Just a thought. Whopper

Well I had such a good time yesterday that I went back today. It was a lot colder today but the sun was out. Kinda of weird staring at a hole in the ice not paying to much attention to what was going on around me when all of the sudden I hear sleigh bells and there getting louder :???: Turned around and watch these guys pull up to shore. This little lake is located in a metro park that has a working farm from the 1800's and they came to harvest ice the old fashion way it was kinda of neat to watch. Well after watching for a while had to get at it because I only had a couple hours to fish. Picked up right where I left off last evening. I had fun again today Whopper

Glen it was about 25F with just a slight breeze, warmest it has been in two weeks Couple of the holes I drilled were 10" to 12"

Went out ice fishing yesterday for the first time in just about 25 years. The weather was great with mild temps and it snowed the whole time. Set up and drilled a couple holes with no luck. No luck there so I moved and drilled acouple more holes. Ended up catching seven small bluegill, all on a glow jig tipped with a spike. Had a good time today Whopper

Sorry to hear about Sheri's accident Lew, sounds like the main thing is she will be alright. Wish her well on the mend! Whopper