Lip-ripper

We weren't able to get the line off of it, as you can see in the picture, it was wrapped in the gills on the one side. We decided to keep it rather than throw it back like that and have it slowly die. The laker was released.

Last week a buddy and I decided to head out to my cottage just inside the Quebec border, to target some late season Pickeral and happily pull up anything else that would bite our lines. The weather forecast was pretty negative but we figured if we headed in Friday before the storm, and left on Sunday after it had passed, we’d be good. Friday night after making the trek via truck then snowmobile, we quickly got out onto the lake to punch a few holes and do some fishing and kill a few brews. We decided that night to stay close to home, setting up a baseballs throw from the cottage. My buddy had a small tap and pulled up this little guy, not what we were targeting but I didn’t even know they were in the lake so it was neat to see… The rest of the evening proved a bust, so we headed in to get the cottage nice and cozy, and plan our attack for the morning. Overnight we got around 15 cms of snow, and were forecasted for much more but the wind hadn’t started yet so out onto the lake we headed, to fish a drop from 20 - 60 FOW in about a 100 foot distance. 9 am and my buddy hauls up this nice sized laker on a Swedish pimple. A short while passes and the wind is still relatively calm. My balance tip-up set in 48 FOW went down ever so slightly but when I gave it a good hook set, a hearty weight was felt. Up from the depths rose this mean looking walleye. Super dark with a huge dorsal fin and dripping with blue slime. You can really see the blue in the fins and tail. After it was laying in the snow for a while it looked like someone poured a Gatorade on the ice! We also noticed that she was wrapped up in a bit of fishing line, and it looked to be pretty beefy stuff too. You can see just in front of the dorsal fin a piece sticking up. On the other side of her it had cut into the fish, and the line had actually grown into the fishes skin a bit. We went onto catch a small perch, and miss two other monster fish. One was another nice walleye that got off when the treble hook caught the bottom of the hole. The other was of unknown species but was very heavy as well. Just before noon, we could see a white blanket coming quickly across the lake. Just then, almost every line got a hit simultaneously but nothing hooked up and the wind then hit us like a brick wall. After that, we spent the rest of the day huddled up against shore out of the wind, just running out to slush the holes and give them a quick jig before we had to retreat. The storm absolutely shut the fish down, but at least we got into solid action early. It snowed the rest of the day and we had a bit of a fun time on the journey home Sunday.

From someone who's been there, keep up your strength by making sure you eat even if you lose your appetite and eat healthy. A positive outlook is also one of the most important things. Picture being out on your favorite lake trolling around or on your favorite river casting if you need a mental break. I used Lake Temagami as it was one of the lakes I grew up fishing. A fellow survivor I spoke to once told me that whenever they were receiving treatment, they pictured a little mouse inside their body, eating the bad cells, and it really helped them. Kick it's butt SBK!

I'm not an Alfredsson fan, just decided to do a quick wikipedia search to see. I'd give credit for the Calder trophy for Top NHL rookie though, that's impressive. p.s Last Leafs Calder trophy winner? Brit Selby in 65-66

Since you asked... 1995-96 – NHL All-Rookie Team 1995-96 – Calder Memorial Trophy 1995-96 – Played in NHL All-Star Game 1996-97 – Played in NHL All-Star Game 1997-98 – Played in NHL All-Star Game 2003-04 – Played in NHL All-Star Game 2005 – Elitserien Championship 2005-06 – Played in NHL All-Star Game, Second Team All-Star [16] 2006 – Gold medal at the Winter Olympics 2007-08 – Played in NHL All-Star Game, Starter to NHL All-Star Game, Guy Carbonneau Award for 'Top Penalty-Killer'[17] 2011-12 – Starter to NHL All-Star Game

If they get rid of Wilson, any suggestions on a capable replacement? Not much out there right now...

13 seconds in, 1-0 Florida.... nice Schenn... nice Reimer...

Fact - Toronto goalies GAA are 61st and 65th in the league

Nice lakers! Sounds like a good time. Now I got a hankerin for Laker fishing.... gonna have to go this weekend...

The leafs got MARK FRASER!?!?!?!?!? Plan the parade... it's back on!

Leafs trade Aulie --- Aulie will probably be the next Chara... lol

12:11 PM: TOR GM Burke tells TSN he has nothing on the front burner or the back burner. Repeats Grabovski won’t be traded, goalie trades don’t make sense.

From the trade blog I'm following: 11:50 AM: Burke also said it’s unlikely he’ll extend Grabovksi and that he had an offer for Reimer that he turned down. (Sorry for the delay, been having software issues here sometimes today. Grrrr.). Cam Cole of Vancouver Sun tweets: “Still gobsmacked that there was (a) an offer for James Reimer and ( one so crappy that Brian Burke would turn it down flat. Flat!

i went to high school with auld when he played for the centennials, weird to think he's almost done already

I was at BPS and LeBarons last weekend. I picked up a spool of steel trolling line at LeBaron's for $20. Same thing at BPS was $30. I was actually surprised to see that. If it did close... meh... I like LeBarons better anyways. Would suck for Vaughan to lose those jobs though.

los angeles was talking about needing some scoring up front, it doesn't seem like columbus is gonna move Nash now

Losers Even After Forty Seasons

I only snowblow when shovelling would likely give my a heart-attack. 2 winters ago, up in North Bay, I used my snowblower under 10 times all year. Last year I used it tons, probably over 25 times. This year between early January and the last week of January, I almost used it daily. We still have quite a bit of snow up here. It'll melt and flow into Nipissing, which will eventually make it into Huron. I think lake levels will be okay, still lots of winter left too. We are forecasted for 25 cms around next Wednesday. The bush up here is full of snow...

Lucky guy! You get to watch one of the hottest teams in the league right now, and one of the hottest players! I'm a life long devils fan, I've got to see them a few times already. Enjoy

Leaf fans crack me up. Don't give up on Schenn... Kadri won't get a fair shake... lol The Toronto media has Leaf fans so brainwashed into thinking that their prospects are the next big thing. Fact is, most of these guys will develop into 3rd or 4th line guys at best. The truth hurts... Remember these guys? Alyn Macauley...Sergei Berezin... Carla Colaiacavo...Matt Stajan...Drake Berehowsky... Alex Steen... Shall I go on?

Nash is overrated. He's never even had an 80 point season. I don't blame Columbus for trying to deal him. It'll be interesting to see where he ends up.

I've seen this alot with newer Jiffy's... they aren't like the old ones. Drain it and try premium fuel, that may help.

Fact is, if you have your money at a bank, they pay less interest and are lending out mainly for Mortgages which are at really low rates. If you deal with somewhere like Ally, they pay you a bit more interest, but can afford to because of less overhead and they lend your money out to finance things like car purchases which are at higher rates. Either way, they make money off you.

Ally is owned by GMAC, or rather, is the new GMAC. Do you remember what happened to GM and GMAC bonds a few years back? The US government now owns most of it - part of the bailout. I wouldn't feel safe having my life savings with them, but if you like them, knock yourself out.