mercman

as a relative newcomer to the board, i have been in awe of the relationship most of you seem to have with one another. i spent part of the afternoon with Roy the other day and i felt like i'd known him for years. Thats how at "home" he made Barb and i feel. This seems to be the norm on this incredible forum. As i read the posts in this thread and others sharing personal tradgedy or utter elation, i get a warm fuzzy feeling, and i know that i am in the right place, and if the opportunity arises, i will lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it. cheers to all of you, and Art, you are a gem of a man for doing such a thing.

welcome to the board !!! nice smallies. you're gonna love it here. the most knowledgeable gang of anglers you'll ever meet. tight lines paul

great pics. I was up there 3 weeks ago with my bro. will be there again this saturday.He usually fishes the south end, but this time i'm bringing my boat too.not as fast as his B Boat, since we are going in at White Lake marina, i'm gonna fish the north end. It's a beautifull area for sure and fishin is good.

you know .......she said the same thing last nite i'm always retrieving too fast.......

Well its been so windy that we haven't been able to get out on the river. Went out friday morning and caught about 24. Anything from walleye to perch to a nice little smallie. today the winds were lighter so off we went. i know its me holding them,but she's catching them. These sheepshead really put up a fight, but she got this one all by herself. im gonna get her to hold one next time. just have to convince her that they aren't yucky !!!!!

What a beaut !!! congrats.

back to your favorite store....CT

nice !!!!!!!!!!!!!! fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love the boat.my grand father had one just like it. he fished with it for 30 years.Lots of up keep,but they last for years.

sweet little tinny !!! looks rock solid too.congrats !!!! goin up to White Lake next sat to do some bass fishin with my brother again.this time im bringing my boat.He can have his ranger, i'm taking my Princecraft 14 FT tinny.

i was too young to remember the actual hurricane. i recall listening to the panic in my parents voices and the fear all around. i had an aunt hazel at the time, and for years i was terrified of her..i guess hearing the name hazel used in conversations about so much death and destruction really affected this childs mind alot.

good one

bonk em and put em on ice. keep a cooler with a bag of cubes in it. the ice keeps the flesh nice and fresh. Live wells and stringers tend to stress a fish and this may change the flavor of some fish.learned this today from a wise angler. Right Roy ;-))

i' surely keep that in mind cheers

That was an easy one

no problem. just download it to your computer then go into your profile and upload it as your avatar. anyone else want one, just PM me and i'll see what i can do. paul

hey !! im just fooling around reading posts and playing in photoshop. i created an avatar for myself.its kinda fun so when i noticed you didnt have one, i decided to fiddle around and,,,well here it is. feel free to use it if you want. no strings attached

well, whatever it is, its an interesting fish and maybe worthwhile looking into

blue walleye are sposed to be extinct !!! where di you get it. I'm sure the MNR would be interested in this they suppoesedly went extinct in the 1980's got any pics of the whole fish

WELCOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's quite a gator. look forward to seein more like that. paul

oh we do love our dogs. full blown memebers of our familly.Sometimes the best friends we could ever have. never judge,love unconditionally.....have had to do same a few times. 'SIGH' deepest sympathies :-(((

poser art used to do this years ago. kept them all cause they are my imagination

printed on canvas. they look great. i have one, and gave one to my mom and brother for xmas. i do this for fun and if i charged it would be too much like work only takes an hour or so to compose. sometimes takes 3 days to render though

next door neighbor alwys asks that same dagnab question. tonite i got my winter coat and boots out, put em on with a nice wooly hat, and wheeled my snowblower out to the end of my drive way. i stood there looking skyward, he just went back in his house and locked his door. can't wait to see what he says tomorrow when i get home. stay kewl

here in the montreal area, the river is 6-8 feet below normal. Can't count how many people coming off the river with busted props. there are unmarked sholes and rocks mere inches below the surface. water temp was 77 f last nite. Sure picked a good time to return to fishing !!!!!! gotta luv summer

thanks for the compliments