John Bacon

All the people that would have bough at Esso now have to buy from the other stations. Now some of the other stations are running out of gas as well... that's the official word anyways.

I will be there a few days working at the Metro East Anglers / Ringwood Hatchery booth. I hope a few OFNR's drop by to see the work that Metro East is doing at the hatchery.

Unless yuor brother was watching the gas station non-stop for the entire time that it was closed, the fact that he doesn't recall seeing a refueling truck is pretty much irrellevant. There are quite a few stations that have been closed down for a quite some time. Most of the Esso & Cdn Tire stations that I have driven by in the last week have been closed every time I have been by them. I don't see how that increase their profits.

Depends on how you define "met" and how you define "great". I got autographs from Eddy Shack, Ron Ellis, and Paul Henderson at an oldtimers hockey game. I had Red Fisher autograph his book for me at the Fishing Show a few years back. For a little less well known; I am still using the fish finder that I bought off Karl Kalonka before he became the K-Dog.

Does that model have the built it Maximizer? I do need to be pick up a motor for my inflatable. Thanks for the tip.

Amzing save by golie. http://www.flurl.com/item/Remarkable_Hockey_Save_u_231280

Even more so if it was cheese curds and gravey; which is how true poutine is made.

My understanding is that this has been tried and the cormorants will kill the raccoons. I only heard through word of mouth, nothing official; so it may not be true. But if you think about, a few hundred large birds against one or two raccoons; it does make sense.

Elephant is the better of the two for bass fishing. YOu may find some information at the link below. http://www.baptistelake.org/

Yes, it would be kind of awkward to pull the boat into the ramp backwards... especially if you are going to tow it with the ATV that is in the boat. However, I think it would be difficult to have both the gate and the trailer tongue at the front of the boat. By the way, it is available with a cover and removable floor plugs so that it can serve as an ice fishing hut too. It is kind of heavy to tow out onto the lake in camparison to a portable ice hut though.

All he needs is your honest cooperation to commit fraud. Who could argue with logic like that? I say go for it, I am sure it will work out okay. what could possible go wrong?

I saw this at the Fishing Show. Did anybody else check it out. I would be a neat toy. http://www.admiraldrive.com/float_overview.html

... to Charlotte Church that is. How many people here miss her?

That would depend on a number of factors; one being whether you were correct about it being spring fed If the lake is near farms, the fish may contain organic contaminents from pesticides, these tend to build up in the fatty tissue. In this case, removing the skin along with is a wise precausion; although I wouldn't be too concerned about small fish. If the lake is in more of a wilderness setting, then mercury would be more of a concern. Mercury contamination is actually a bigger problem in remote northern lakes than in areas such as the Kawarthas. Unfortunately, mercury is contained in the flesh of the fish so removing the skin and belly fat isn't going to help much.

I also have a 55hp oil injected Suzuki ... it seems to be a popular choice on this board. It is a 1993, and still runs very well. It did have to spend over $50 dollars to replace the cap for the oil tank; so there is a concern about the cost of parts. Luckily, I haven't had to replace many parts on it. I can't help you on the price of a used motor. But I do think they have a good product.

So what do you get in the kit? Isn't it only the impellor that needs to be replaced on a regular basis?

If I understand correctly, you attached the tarp to the first pole and then began to drills holes for the other four poles. Wouldn't it make more sense to put all five poles up before attaching the tarp? That way when you do attached the tarp, the force is spread across five poles instead of one or two. Thanks for doing all the hard work and keeping us informed of your progress. You will save the rest of us a lot of grief by showing us how to set it up properly before we head out.

Good idea about reporting to the store manager. They probably have servalance cameras. Best to do it as soon as possible; they may re-use the tapes.

Will it be before or after the bass opener? If it is before the opener, then pike fishing will be your best bet. Do you know what part of the lake that you will be staying on? I have found the Blue Berry Island area to be good for early season pike. I ahve had a lot of success with Five-o-Diamonds early in the year.

I strongly disagree with your statement that every free download takes money from the the artist. People who are heavy downloaders of music would not purchase all of those CD's if they could not download them; they would simply own fewer CD's. The same logic apply's to movies and software. Many of these downloads, probably the vast majority, do not represent lost sales, they represent sales that would never have occured anyways. This is one of many factors that makes downloading completely different than breaking into someones home and stealing there personal belongings. A comparison that has been make on this thread. Also, artists do recieve a royalty on blank CD's. So they have in effect been paid for downloads. They can't have it both ways; charge us a royalty and then say that we cannot download their music. This royalty is paid regardless of what the CD's are used for. I recently purchased a new computer, I burned several CD's to transfer files (mostly pictures that I took from my digital camera) to my new computer; musicians received a royalty on those CD's.

Do you actually know what a deferred tax is? My guess is that you do not. The government has a set of rules on how income taxes are calculated. The CICA handbook has a set of rules on how income is calculated for accounting purposes. These rules usually result in a different profit figures for accounting purposes than for tax purposes. Some of the differences are permanent, some are timing differences (i.e. and expense may be recorded in one for tax purposes, and a different year for accounting purposes). A deferred tax is the result of a timing difference that causes the current year's taxable profit to be lower than the current year's accounting profit. The bottom line is, these companies have already paid the tax required by law based on the rules set forth by the government. You cannot create a set of rules on how to calculated your company's tax payable and then tell them to pay additional taxes over and above this amount. I apologize if I appear to be hi-jacking this thread; the constant call for companies to pay their deferred taxes is a per peeve of mine.

The Long Point Company on Lake Erie definitely does own some of the water around the point. People do get charged for fishing those waters. So there are some cased where people can own the water. Generally speaking though; any navigatable water is public. But, the marina could be one of the few exceptions though.

Certain species of crayfish (those that hybridize with Rusties) were recently banned. Rusties themselves were already banned. There are still several species of crayfish that can legally be used as bait.

I think that there are pike in the lake; but I am not 100% certain. It is close to Baptiste & Elephant lakes which have pike, SM & LM bass, muskie, & walleye... Baptiste also has some lake trout. There are also quite a few trout lakes in the area such as Diamond lake which is stocked with lake trout.

Join a fishing club that operates a booth. Metro East Anglers will be operating a booth; members can get in free in exchange for working at the booth for a few hours.