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Just a wee one from last year opener on Lac St Louis near Beauharnois Que

Most just dont give a crap. I deal with it everyday on my FB fishing group. I have seen 54 inch Musky laying half dead on gravel and rocks because the angler was shore fishing and wanted a pick. I have seen OOS fish posted as if it was something to be proud of, and i have seen people targeting Sturgeon under the guise of Catfish fishing. When i speak up, i am blasted, so now i just shut my pie hole and do may part by adviseing the MNR of all the locations these idiots are publicizeing, and when they are fishing the spots. Sooner or later i see a post by someone getting nailed and i giggle my butt off

I lost it after low sperm count......

Great report !!!Those perch look tastey for sure. X2 for Mississippi Lake !! I had realtives with a cottage there and did alot of Bass fishing there. Caught a few huge Musky in the lake too. The ottawa river is a great fishery. Caught my fair share of nice walleye out of Shirleys Bay, in front of Aylmer.

LOL !!! I agree.... if your name isn't Tony Montana, you shouldn't be using either !!!

I have a 350lb, 6'4" nephew like that. Feel pretty safe no matter where i go

Get a couple of big trebles Mike, and add a big lip and some flash-a-boo. i know theres some monsters in there waiting for a snack like this.

Yup Spiel is the man. I have only drooled over pics of his work, but i had a chance to see Roys Spiel creations, and they are works of art to sat the least. Paul

Yup. We mourn the missing on a daily basis. The ones i got close to, i am still in touch with so thats fine.I feel if you like somone enough, then get thier civilian contact info. That way you can stay in touch no matter what. This has been an evolveing experience for me. A great place to meet people and share views. When i first joined, i was completely off the wall. I even had to fight to remain here after being Q'ed and banned a few times. I finally got it though. Like some wise man made me realise. "Less is sometimes more" (you know who you re my friend) I still check in here on a daily basis to make sure no one needs my special humor to keep then on thier toes though. This has been a great few months though. Less locked threads and more informative threads. Keep doing it boys and girls Paul

Thanks so much.....My new Love was married to an active drunk, for 20 years.When i told her i was an alcoholic, she said " No way !!! You don't drink, how can you be an alcoholic?" We spent hours shareing on this subject, and one of the reasons we see eye to eye, is because i know what she went through liveing with a drunk, and she knows how i got sober, and why he could not. He died of alcohol related illness at 44 years old, one year after she left him. You should never feel responsible for an alcoholic drinking. No one and no thing can make an alcoholic stop drinking, but himself.Let his familly know, that they could never have MADE him stop.I reached my bottom before i died, most die before they reach the bottom. Paul

Thanks Joey. You are not alone.If you ever feel the urge, and need a reason to fight it, picture a big lad, liver swollen out of proportion, blood trickling from the corners of his mouth,and other places, desperately trying to keep the 6AM beer in his stomach so he could function till noon. That was me girl. It breaks my heart when i think of it now. Paul

Have you tried rigging them on a weighted swimbait hook? They should swim right side up that way, at least.

Why Thanks KF !!! Sad fact is, only 1 in 10 are ever able to achieve and maintain sobriety foor any length of time. You can honor the inspiration by keeping in mind, the next time you see a drunk, that it is NOT how he wants to live his life.He is not weak willed or worthless. He is caught up in the denial caused by a horrendous disease, that is a mental obssesion, followed by a physical compulsion to drink. He probably started out just like anyone else, drinking a couple of drinks to dull the senses, but being a progressive disease, it became necessary to increase the drinking to huge amounts, to dull the same senses. Remove the booze, and he returns to the man or woman that he or she should have been. My drinking almost killed me. I am lucky.... hundreds of thousands are not. Paul

You actually look into your rearview mirror to make sure no one is following you to your secret fishing spot.

Two movies i never ever shoulda seen. Jaws and the Aliens movies. Just when i thought it was safe to fish....SHEESH !!!

Not this Boy. Holy Lordy. I would burn that sucker into dust, and then stamp on it. No way sumfin with a 3 foot tape worm comeing out of its orrifices ,comes anywhere near one of mine

Thanks Jason. I have allways been open about my drinking.Answered alot of questions too.Latest was my new love asking me if she could kiss me after a glass of wine LOL. i just looked and winked at her and said "no tongues" .....I guess when you dont understand the "disease", you dont know.

Thanks Blizz Fact is, my new love was married to an active drunk for 8 years. He died at 48 from massive internal leeding from a damaged liver, 1 year after she left him.I see the affects in her young adult children. It binds us together stronger than a normal relationship, because i am aware of the destruction we can do to a familly, and she is aware of the strength and determination it took for me to become me again.

Power wash it with the "FAN" tip, no closer than 12-14 inches. What you are trying to do, is get the dirt out of the cracks, not remove the color from the boards. What ever product you use, make sure it has a high SPF(sun protection factor)

Thanks a million Kelvin ! How you doin, by the way?

I am a 57 year old man, born on May the 8th, 1990. How can this be possible you ask? well, here goes. Tomorrow marks the aniversary on my 23rd year of sobriety.I was, in effect, born on that day, largely thanks to the men and women of Alcoholics Anonymous. On May 8, 1990, i picked up the phone, called A.A. central, and begged for help. Within 45 minutes,a knock at my door signaled a changing day in my life. I opened the door and was greeted by 2 very sober members of A.A. who took me to my first meeting, where i was surrounded by people who knew exactly how i felt. For the first time ever, i was not alone. I'd like to say that life has been smooth and even since that day, but life has twists and turns that we can never predict. Parents die,friends change, relationships rise and fall.....Last year alone, i lost my Mom to Alzheimers, and my wife of 20 years to another man.If i had looked at the rest of my life as a whole, i would have gotten wasted. But, I was taught how to live my life, One Day at a Time, and take myself apart, and put myself back together again, to become the man i was destined to be. I start this new year of my life, a very happy man. I am sober, healthy, and recently,smoke free. At 57, i have met my soulmate too.You know that crazy, silly, feeling that you got when you kissed your first girl or boy? Well, i never had that feeling till January this year.We are buying a house together in June, and i cant imagine spending what life i have left, with antone else. Anyways, i just wanted to mention this once again, as i do every year. For me, the more people i tell i am a recovering alcoholic, the stronger my sobriety gets.For me, being a recovering alcoholic, gives me a sense of pride, and reinforces my will to stay sober. The last time i posted my story, i inspired 2 members to join AA and as far as i know, they are still sober today. Thanks for listening once again, be well, all of you, and thanks for all of your support. Paul

You are right Mike, way too long for facebook LOL ! Awesome story and great fish. This kinda story you expect to hear from a tough ole Angler. One more for the books buddy !!!

happens to the best of us sometimes I been doing IT wrong for years, but recently learned to do IT right

I have a berkley spooling station and it has 2 positions for spoolng. one for baitcaster, where the line comes off the side of the spool, and one for spinning reels, where the line comes of the face of the spool, DanC explained it beautifully, and that the way i have been doing it for years, with zero problems.