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I've been with the same insurance company for over 25 years . . I've dealt with 3 different agents in that time. Each one has assured me I'm covered on the ice . . . but my newest agent cautioned me that if I did have such a claim . . . . good luck at ever getting another company to cover me! Unfortunately I DO NOT have that specified in writing . . . . when 10's of thousands of dollars are at stake, there could be an escape clause, I'd likely have to either get a lawyer to read my policy to know for sure, or see how the van will work as a submarine to find out for certain? I won't be going on Simcoe again with MY van this year . . . . although there are ALWAYS cracks & ridges out there, it just seems there are MORE this year? Are there REALLY . . . . or are they just publicized more?

If these people were CLEARLY fishing ONE LOUSY INCH NORTH OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, it's in the sanctuary, no IF's AND's or BUT's about it . . . . Page 85, 3/4 of the way down the page, Zone 17, VERY easy to understand. I'd love to see if it's somebody we know, eh? POST 'EM!

It has been politely pointed out to me I have one o' them thar CHEAP augers that take CHEAP blades, so perhaps Gagnon's price wasn't so far outta line as I fingered it t'was? Hope I didn't send anybody over to Lebarons DEMANDING the same deal as I THOUGHT I got?

Hope you're back up & around pretty quick . . . if can ya catch this virus through your computer . . . with my ol' banged up immune system, ya better put a mask on before ya read my message, eh? (Don't worry about rubber gloves . . we ain't gonna get THAT personal!)

Unfortunately the jails are already full . . . . non violent offenders, even after thousands of taxpayer dollars are spent prosecuting them, will get to plead 'guilty' to one or 2 of dozens of charges, get sentenced to 50 hours 'community service,' that never gets done. Or get 6 months probation . . . and no probation officer to report to. When dishonesty pays as well as it does . . . what incentive is there to work?

I guess we'll teach him how to catch carp, eh Cliff? (Ya know any good spots?)

I'm almost ashamed to admit this, especially having been raised over in Magnetawan, BUT . . . the ONLY outlet I know of that drains Lake Bernard is Bernard Creek? Is there ANY inlet, or is the lake only spring-fed? And does Bernard Creek eventually make it into the Magnetawan River system? On a map, the lake looks almost land-locked?

Just for curiousity . . . what did you catch your smelts on . . . and were they a decent size . . . trout or whitefish are okay . . . ling a bonis, but I'd be happy to haul in smelts all day! But . . . I wouldn't be too keen on grabbing a BIG fish on my ultralite & 3 pound line!

HAH! I've been deliverin' junk mail & fliers for over 20 years . . .

Just thought I might mention . ... when you're looking at reels, does ANYONE check to see where you can get warranty or normal maintenance done. (Canada . . U. S., Europe?) I stick with Shimano, not only because I find them very reliable, but also because I can get quick efficient repair work done either at Aikmans (Mississauga) or up in Peterborough. (Head Office) SOME reels have to go stateside for work, can be stuck for weeks . . . not too important until your fave reel coughs out a week before opener!

I have Sedona 500's on both Frabil ice rods, and one each on a 6' Fenwick HMG (1 - 4 pound) and a 6.5' Shimano Clarus . . . perfect for anything from smelts to just about ANY panfish, or much larger fish. For some real fun . . . a spool of 2 pound line, a Sedona 500 & a 6' Fenwick HMG fishing the suckers along Simcoe in mid April . . . some of 'em hit 5 pounds! Not at all expensive either . . . about $70.00, with taxes . . . a GEN-U-WINE BARGOOOOOOON!)

For bait, Harry's, right at the bridge on the Queensway . . . unfortunately parking (very little of it legal) is generally a $40.00 ticket. Cook Bay, Lake Simcoe & Lake Couchiching are slowly becoming private lakes . . . might as well be . . . very little access ANYWHERE any more!

You're not too far from Fishing World in Hamilton . . . Mike used to keep a pretty good collection of St. Croix . . . likely still does?

Do ANY of the CTC stores actually stock 'em? (This should be interestin?')

I had to go clean out my shorts just watchin' 'em!!

Instead of Don Cherry, why don't we put Stompin' Tom on Coaches Corner . . . how much more Canadian can ya get, eh?

YA FERGOT TO PAY THE RENT!! A lotta hard work wasted on PHOTOBUCKET, because you went over your quota!

I've been watchin' news clips of these things for close to 2 years . . . . and reading articles. I have no doubt that somehow, sometime, in the very near future, we will REALLY be seein' 'em in Canadian waters, and I am certainly NOT looking forward to their arrival. But . . . . strangely enough, with all the hype, I have NOT read any descriptions of the fisheries where they HAVE moved in, being devastated? They sure have proliferated where they have moved in? BUT . . . our common carp are plentiful where the pickerel, pike, bass, trout etc. are . . . . they haven't wiped these fish out, have they? These Asian carp certainly are a very dangerous nuisance to boaters . . . . I saw a guy get one across his chest on one news clip, as he was SPEEDING along a waterway . . . . it knocked him right outta the boat. (Is THIS the answer to our prayers to take care of those idiot seadoo drivers?) But . . . not long ago there was a lot of screams of anguish when the dreaded gobie was discovered in our Great Lakes (THE SKY IS FALLING . . . . THE SKY IS FALLING!) . . . . this was fairly quickly forgotten about. Then they were discovered in Lake Simcoe! HORROR OF HORRORS!! The solution . . . . poison ONE stretch of ONE river flowing into Simcoe! THAT'LL FIX THE L'IL BEGGERS! All is quiet now . . . gobies are everywhere . . . there are even claims that the pickerel, perch & bass fishin' is better than ever in Lake Erie. There are lotsa 'gobie' plastic baits that work very well as bait for game-fish. Have these gobies replaced the smelt, alewife & shad that the bigger gamefish used to feed on, but apparently seemed to be getting scarce? Then there was the 'spiney water flea,' which was gonna devestate the trout & salmon fishin,' they're out there now . . . . never saw a thread complaining about them, or gobies all of 2008? I'm not at all anxious to see these carp in Canadian waters either . . . . . but . . . . IS THE SKY GONNA FALL IN WHEN THEY DO MOVE IN?

Why did he believe this carp he saw a year & a half ago, was an 'ASIAN' carp? Because it was big? (Not ALL Asian carp are big?) There are common carp down there that likely tip the scales at 60+ pounds. I highly doubt he would be the ONLY one, out of thousands of anglers that continuously fish that area, not to mention hikers, canoeists, kayakers, and boaters, that would spot such a fish? (THE SKY IS FALLING . . . . THE SKY IS FALLING . . . . . ??) Doesn't sound like HE panicked . . . took a year and a half to report the sighting? A few brewskis on a Saturday night have been known to perk up memories of long ago though . . . perhaps?