Ron

To me, it looks like she is walking away from the shot. I would think she should have been turned the other direction. But hey, I haven't a clue on this stuff. Cheers, Ron...

Yard sale price at Gagnon's is 199.00 http://www.gagnonsports.com/yardsale.html

Hey there has been no talk about Cabin fever this year? What gives???

I remember the very original board. TJ was the only person who registered with his real name. Even then we thought it was a nick name! Gone are the days of Canadave, what's his name and BFI. Those were the few I remember. Out of those 3 Canadave was the greatest one. He stuck around for a long time. BFI was around for only a year, maybe 2. what's his name had to be the most colorful though. He could fly off the handle in a heart beat! There have been many that have move on from the original board. Some tried to start up their own board, often replicated but never duplicated. It is nice to see the board grow as it did. It's nice to see every once in a while boards names from people of the past too. One that reminded me of the "good ol days" recently was musky man. I hadn't seen his name on here for a long long time. Nice to know you are still around! LMAO!!! What's his name!!! gota like it! ha ha ha

Great to see the pair of ya's getting into some Crappie. Can't beat them Pumpkinseeds for flavour either! Cheers, Ron...

Some nice trouts there Raf. Good to see the pics for your reports. Hey say "High" to JP for us would you. Don't see or hear of him often. They must give some good pull for this time of year too. Cheers, Ron...

Good to see someone else grabbing the bull by the horns! Keep at em guys! (I kinda know what it's like) Cheers, Ron...

No thanks needed, it's not like we saved the world! if you have an interest or a passion you get involved. You only get involved as much as you want to. People wanting to infringe on my fishing opportunities, I am not backing down. Cheers, Ron...

You'd be amased on what this guy can do with bailer twine and crazy glue!

I'll see you there first thing in the morning!

Well, I think we can finally put this thread to rest. I went to the Hamilton Township council meeting tonight. Dan Taillon and Tammy Tellier of the OMNR were there to give a presentation to the council. Apparently, a lot of questions were answered in regards to the new regulations which have taken effect Jan 1. The council were surprised that the RLTA did support the year round fishing season on Panfish. I am quite certain that the council now understands it is not practical to create Rice Lake a Special Designated Waterway, as there is nothing special about Rice Lake. Rice Lake is an average lake within the zone. It is not the deepest lake on the system, it is not the shallowest lake on the system. Rice Lake used to have a great abundance on Bluegill in the 10 inch range back in the early 80's, actually considered non existent now. Rice Lake used to have a great abundance of Bluegill in the 9 inch range back in the late 80's, these are considered a rarity in this day and age. A trophy Bluegill in Rice Lake is now considered to be 8 inches, Can you believe it? It only took 20 yrs to drastically reduce the size of a Bluegill by 2 inches. To say the average Bluegill has increased in size which is supported by the OMNR data, the increase merely an 1/8 of an inch. Hopefully in 20 yrs time we can get the size of the Bluegill back to the 10 inch mark. Highly unlikely though. I am glad Dan went through everything making the deciding factors of the regulations. This certainly answered many questions for the council. I am more than disappointed in the RLTA with ony 2 members showing up. The vocal ones of the Association, didn't have the gonads to attend this meeting. The council soon discovered that RLTA did vote for icefishing and it was misrepresentation, deception if you will, by the spokesperson representing RLTA. If their key interest was for the concern of Rice Lake, I am certain they would have been there, I know I was. The council members had many valid questions of which in my opinion, were addressed and professionally answered, even the concerns with the Walleye population and Carp die off! I am looking forward to Valerie MacDonald's, news paper article on this one. Cudos to you Dan Taillon, very well represented for what the advisory council had covered for over 3 years and also the Biological framework to back the new regulations. If people want the rest of the story, send me a PM and I will be glad to write it all up for you. Cheers, Ron Reyns (Ron Reyns Maintenance 905 372-0512)

Fisherman's worst enemy? Rice Lake Tourists Association.

If you don't make mistakes, you is one.

No luck here in Cobourg, Lloyd faithfully goes to Subway for lunch every day for close to a year now I think. I went there to meet up with him and there is no Dave there for us to get a photo of... Say la vie..... Cheers, Ron....

Now how can you beat that? A great day on the water with some great friends, just don't get any better. Good on ya Bucktail.

Didn't think I'd ever hear Spiel and excellent work in the same sentence! Nah just kidding, I have seen some of his work, unreal on what this guy can do. If you got any mosquitoes from his place, be careful on swatting them, you just might get a hook in your hand too! You got some special talents Spiel, glad to see you using them wisely! Cheers, Ron...

Depending on the age of your kids, Presquille Park in Brighton is a great place as well. Lots of bilking trails, lots of nature walks, lots of wildlife. Deer, fox, muskrat, raccoons, skunks, mice, frogs, snakes, Barred Owls, to name a few. These are the ones that came to visit our campsite.

Ditto. I will have to keep the rest my opinions to myself of Italo for the fear of permanently being banned from this site. Good for you though Stoty, just be careful to not get too closely associated with him. Cheers, Ron...

How time flies Dan. Just think, a few more years and he will know more than you, then after that they go to collage and discover the true meaning of C.O.D. (Cash off Dad). Shortly afterwards they realize they aren't smarter than the ol man and then the sessoin starts all over again with grandkids. I know I left a few of the details out but I hope I got the important ones.... Cheers, Ron...

And here I thought a Pocket Pal was an old folding fishing rod.

That would explain a whole lot on how Roy found this site by accident! ha ha ha

As Ben mentioned, Jerk baits, top waters, and spinners are all great on the Curado 300. A buddy of mine picked up the Revo and found a design flaw. You will notice your hand might get rather irritated by the end of the day, or at least he did. Take a look at the back of the Revo and you will soon find the housing on the back comes to somewhat of a point. After a day of Jerk baiting this point annoys the heck out of the flesh between your thumb and index finger. After 3 yrs with the Curado 300, it is in the shop for repairs. I'll let you know what the outcome is. Don't get me wrong, I liked the 300 so much, I bought a second one.

Always a great time at the Oddy. But you know, bowling is where it's at! ha ha ha

Looks like an awesome trip Rob.