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I have one too. I too bought the best material and it works fine. However I should have paid the money and got a custom cover with snaps. The ties downs are a bit of a pain in the

Hey Cliff, the brackets on my Pro 174SS are steel. I would contact the dealer immediately. Glad you are OK.

Nice to see you guys again. Too bad we were not able to get to Lakair this week, having said that my liver will thank me. We will be up there on the 11th but i think with the exception of Lew and Di you will all be gone by then.

Have a great week Lew. Say hi to the rest of the crew for me. Wish I was able to be there next week but as you know we will see you the week after..

Serengeti Firenze without a doubt. Like them better than my Maui's or Oakly's. Like the Transition lenses that darken as the sun rises... Pricey but the best I have had on my face.

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Thank you for that Marc. I have only had he pleasure of fishing with you once but learned a lifetime of knowledge in just two days. Be well my friend.

Not sure what the point is Terry but I would rather fancy my chances with a bear than this.......... Colorado shooting victim survived Toronto Eaton Centre shooting 20/07/2012 12:01:00 PM Matthew Coutts A woman killed when a gunman opened fire in a Colorado movie theatre had survived Toronto's recent Eaton Centre shooting and wrote in a blog that she was "blessed" to have survived the first incident. A woman killed when a gunman opened fire in a Colorado movie theatre had survived Toronto's recent Eaton Centre shooting and wrote in a blog that she was "blessed" to have survived the first incident. Jessica Ghawi was among 12 people shot dead early Friday morning when gunfire erupted at a midnight screening of Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo. Jordan Ghawi confirmed to San Antonio TV station Kens5 that his sister was killed in the attack. Ghawi had recently moved from Texas to Colorado to pursue a career in sports broadcasting. Ghawi wrote and tweeted about hockey under the name Jessica Redfield. In her last blog post, dated June 5, 2012, Redfield wrote in great detail about her experience shopping at the Eaton Centre moments before gunfire rung out, killing two people and injuring several others. "Who would go into a mall full of thousands of innocent people and open fire? Is this really the world we live in?" she wrote. According to the post, Redfield was at the mall to get sushi and go shopping during a vacation to Toronto. She stepped outside just moments before gunfire erupted. "I was on a mission to eat sushi that day, and when I'm on a mission, nothing will deter me. When I arrived at the Eaton Center mall, I walked down to the food court and spotted a sushi restaurant," Redfield wrote. "Instead of walking in, sitting down and enjoying sushi, I changed my mind, which is very unlike me, and decided that a greasy burger and poutine would do the trick. "I rushed through my dinner. I found out after seeing a map of the scene, that minutes later a man was standing in the same spot I just ate at and opened fire in the food court full of people. Had I had sushi, I would've been in the same place where one of the victims was found." Redfield wrote that she had a funny feeling after eating and decided to head outside for some fresh air instead of shopping at the nearby SportChek. "The gunshots rung out at 6:23. (sic) Had I not gone outside, I would've been in the midst of gunfire," she wrote. Redfield stayed near the mall and watched as paramedics rushed a young, shirtless boy into an ambulance. She said the moment eventually overtook her, and she was left feeling nauseous. "My mind keeps replaying what I saw over in my head. I hope the victims make a full recovery. I wish I could shake this odd feeling from my chest," her post concluded. "The feeling that's reminding me how blessed I am. The same feeling that made me leave the Eaton Center. The feeling that may have potentially saved my life." Tributes to the young sportscaster came across Twitter on Friday. The You Can Play Project, a program founded by the son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, said she was working there as an intern. "We will miss her intelligence, kindness and work ethic greatly," they wrote on Twitter. Moments before Friday morning's shooting in Colorado, Redfield exchanged tweets with Sporting News NHL writer Jesse Spector, teasing him for missing the early showing of the highly-anticipated Batman movie. "Words are useless. Guns more so. If you ever had any interaction with @JessicaRedfield, you know the world is much worse off without her," Spector tweeted on Friday.

A VERY Happy Birthday my friend. Sorry we will miss you and J at Lakair, we will be there the week after. I think that it's a conspiracy......

I guess living in the big city you realize that you and your family are in greater danger from your own city folk that you ever are spending a week in close proximity to those mean, vicious, human killer bears......... There are more people killed and injured every year in Southern Ontario as innocent victims of incidental gunfire (being in the wrong place at the wrong time), than there are from ALL wildlife encounters combined. We have more rogue freaked out humans per square mile than bears....... So if one gets in between a mother and her cub that is cause to destroy the mother? Hell if you got between me and my child and started to pose a perceived threat I would tear your balls off first and ask questions later..........just sayin'... OK I like this one...."a bear that associated human presence with food"! Don't feed the dang' bears!!!!!!!!!!!! Put food away, leave your campsite free of food scraps....Would you scrape food scraps on the dining room floor after your meal, would ya??? Probably not. So, how many bears would you think we would need to "cull", (kill), every Spring to solve the problem? 100, 1000, 10,000, 100,000??? This is a recent phenomenon.....think about why the bears are encroaching on "OUR" properties. Maybe because "WE" use their's for recreation? Maybe because we build on their forage areas? Do you have any statistics, accurate ones, not just "we see more bears therefore there are more bears", that show the bear population today compared to say 25, 50 ,75 years ago? How many incidents do you think there are every year regarding dogs attacking humans?? Maybe a Spring dog hunt will solve the problem? Use common sense, practice cleanliness around your cottage, trailer, campsite. Teach your children well, bring them up with a strong respect for wildlife........not as tree huggers, but as one's responsible for their actions.

I'm just a simple person so you will need to explain to me how a Spring bear hunt will solve this particular problem. Note he didn't say that there were dozens of them attacking the residents.

I guess I find it amusing that it appears to be a surprise. Spring bear hunt won't solve your problem..

I have 2 Rapala birch handle 6" blades and one Rapala black composite handle (CT has them on sale for $9.99 as we speak. The steel on them all is decent and takes a good edge if you know how to sharpen them and keep them sharp. I use a carbide "V" sharpener once in a while but a steel is the key. Learn how to use a steel and use it to keep an edge on your knives. A $100 knife is not necessary......

Do a search on here. Many, many threads on the subject. Quite a simple process.

Had a Tranx in my hand a few weeks ago but haven't cast one. Not sure what I was expecting but it felt awkward. I know the 7001 is a big round reel but I can cast it all day, (well for a few hours anyway). I would need a lot of convincing that the Tranx is worth 5 times the ABU?

Thanks Art, this thread needed that. Bob thanks for posting.

Awesome Chris, simply awesome!... As you know I'm not a big fan of coloured threads on rods and this one is pretty much perfect and almost identical to how I would order it. Wish it was mine..

Absolutely, ABU 7001 all the way it made an amazing difference for me with large double bladed baits

I think that is an unfair generalization. The Kawartha's like other regions, Haliburton and Muskoka included, each have their slobs, but thankfully still in the minority.

Think you can still buy these or an updated version today made by Panther Martin? Caught a few largies on them

I guess I'm safe mine were matrimonially removed years ago.....

Steve Nash may help them more........

Riccardo, a quick Google revealed the following: http://www.tommythompsonpark.ca/natural-heritage/fish.dot Fishingfury.com also may be able to help Also look up Leslie Street Spit Maybe do a search on here as there has been lots of discussion in the past.

Have a spare bedroom in Cottage 11 Rich...........

You certainly had them dialed in Rich....You deserve them the amount of time you guys spend on the water!