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They crossed a rino and an elephant you know what they got?

 

a hellifino.

simple yet effective

What will they feed these fish? That itself will have an impact on some other species....

GMO corn of course! Why not feed mutant fish with mutant food? Maybe theyll piss high fructose corn syrup as well? Cheap additive for pop!!!! ( being sarcastic of course)

Im tired. I laughed hard! Good post!!

 

Let's go with the one west of Dryden LOL

na, decent fishing but no record is comin outta there!!! They have a good pow wow though:)

 

The one with the giant muskies

smarta** lol. Well now that narrows it down to 20 or so lakes haha

 

Seems to me Eagle Lake is on the list.

which eagle lake? There is like 400 of them lol

This is a horrible idea imo. Im in the dont mess with mother nature wagon

Lower manitou holds some beasts.

After your next one is built, let me know if you are looking for a spare "friend". LOL

lol, as long as you dont bring it to the river and leave it, only to find out the next day the water has risen 17ft. More pissed off about it being in the river then actually not getting it returned

I will need to take some pic's and send to you then as there are some spots that concern me due to heat.

BUT I know it could make a killer draft fridge too! If I do that; I will just sell it. Use the cash I make to then make a SOLID smoker.

sure!

Its not hard. And GBW thats the same make of fridge i used my first time. There is really nothing to it, and some air intake near the bottom and a couple exhaust holes at the top. The old style fridges are the way to go

Mmmm looks good!!! Thats essentially the same set up i had until a "friend" borrowed it. Probably make another in the spring since we have a spare fridge in storage. Imo it cooks more evenly then other options and is indeed high capacity like you mentioned, win win. Now if i could only get some lakers to smoke lol, i suck at laker fishing

No prob. A slow day around the house here so glad to help out... LOL!

lol. Im horribly dyslexic so even though most would find this simple, its a real mindf**** for me haha. I go through the same thing this time every year when ordering components to build harnesses etc. in the winter. Now that i think of it, i dont know why i wouldnt just keep my receipt when i get my order, lol, since its practically the same stuff every year.

Howah! Thanks for that link GBW, very helpful!

So today Stamcos walks into his press conference without crutches or a cast. Check him for tiger blood.

holy crap! When i watched that i honestly thought hed be out at least a year.

K, serious question. If members here were fishing solely as a means to feed their families, what would you be fishing for? Myself id take pike first, sturgeon second. Pike for immediate eating and smoking/pickling, then sturgeon just based on sheer size for smoking. In these circumstances a good sturgeon would go along way in terms of healthy fats and protein. I watched a documentary on a russian fellow, he was a trapper. Him and a group made a nice living until they were basically shunned by the government, but they continued to live where they were and fish/hunt/trap with minimal tools. It was pretty cool. Seemed like they ate a literal ton of pike though

Another thing that often gets overlooked. K, my better half pickles and cans. But now that i think about it, i better learn too. Life outside the grid could be terribly rough if something happened (sickness or injury). Same goes for her, i better get her on the guns and hunting. Tough to do though since her grandma was accidentally shot by a family member

Call us crazy then sinker, cause it sounds like heaven to me. To me there is just nothing on earth more satisfying then working for your own families survival, in the elements and raw. Where rules and morals are taught and used, where knowledge is king, and worth more then its weight in gold. Man, sounds too good.

It would be nice to still have things like that, i mean they make hard work a lil less hard and provide more options. But financially, if you step outta the grid, how do you do that? Unless you get a license to trap, but then you still need phone and or internet to sell. The bartering system would be ideal, but where i live i cant see that happening

One thing i find hard to plan is whether or not i can do without some modern day toys. There is definitely a difference between old school, and the new old school lol, if that makes any sense? I mean things like fishing rods and lures, chainsaws, 4 wheelers and ski doos, things like that

I was born and raised like this.

 

My dad came from a family of 14 kids. No hydro, no running water. They didn't see a real care until the late 60's....no roads!! My nan would bake bread EVERY day. 14 loaves.all while cooking, cleaning, and making clothes.

 

I think about this all the time, and try to pass as much of it onto my kids as they can bear with. 4 years ago my old man moved back to the home he was born in....along with his 13 siblings. This crew are real survivors.

 

This day and age, its harder to go back to that lifestyle, no matter how bad I'd love to.

 

Great topic! I could go on, and on about this stuff!

 

S.

awesome! Please do!!!

Oh and the mere fact its basically illegal lol. But thats a whole other topic

Thanks for that Bruce.

 

I find it funny how back then you needed to do those things to sustain and not die, and yet nowdays you'd lose money doing it. I mean,... if I ever quit my job to self sustain, well I couldn't afford my property and my children (6 months away) couldn't keep up with the modern world. Sure makes it hard to even consider reverting to the old ways. It's our own fault/choice but wow we are enslaved to corporations and governments.

i second that post by bruce. Our goal is too be self sustaining, but there are sooo many variables to deal with. We have a large family, school, hockey, soccer and other " social" activities that i believe the kiddos deserve. So its hard to step away from that. But, for years now we have been teaching the kids to fish, forage, start fires etc. next up is hunting. Its gonna take time, but in ten years, i can totally envision us in the bush with minimal needs. But its tough, even the mere mention of the word gas, changes everything

We do a similar thing, trying the best we can. Its tough though. About 10 years ago me and two buddies got stuck on an island with minimal tools and it sure was tough. Another day i woulda been dead. Gave me a new appreciation. Food is no doubt a full time job if we went back old school

This cause it just oozes family This cause its my daughters first walleye, 2 years old and she landed it ( mostly) by herself. . This because its my sons biggest smallie. Almost 7lbs. Bigger, mych bigger than my pb. Landed on a lil spincast kiddos rod. This cause its family, and iguided that trip, superb fish! . This necklace cause my daughter made it. Photo sucks but its been my good luck charm since i put it on. . I have many more lol