Headhunter

She never ceases to amaze me! thanks for the update... you guys certainly are a special family! HH

Exactly Gerritt! The kids need stability to thrive... you and your ex spliting will cause a ripple in their life. Getting rid of the cat could cause even more grief in their world... show your kids that they're happiness is the most important thing to you and your kids will value that. HH

Well said Cliff... most of what you said rings true for me as well... HH

Yup, there will be fishable waters, yah just gotta know where to launch... unfortuantely, it will restrict us to only a few areas, but it is still way better than watching fishin shows on the weekend! HH

They are calling for 50k sustained on Sunday... there will be 6 footers at the ferry and substancially bigger waves down Adolphus... and Quinte aint like Lake O, the waves are much closer together than the big lake... HH

Well, as the time draws nearer, it looks like it's definately going to have a bit of a chop going on.... I especially like it when the wind blows the white caps off of the top of the wave... thank goodness Quinte hardly ever gets rough in west or south west winds! On the bright side, these forecast winds should keep some of the "less hardy" types off the water and open up space for those of us who missed our recent head examinations... and if it does rain on us, we won't get wet... the wind will blow it right off of us! (Note to self... bring extra booze!) HH

I beleive that it's the oils in the shell fish that cause allergic reactions... so I am guessing that the spud won't do it. HH

I'd heard the potato trick before, but that brings to mind a question... my mother in law is very much allergic to shell fish. should I cook up a batch of shrimp, do you think the potato trick would remove the shell fish problem from the oil? I wouldn't try it, but I am curious... HH

Forecast is lookin like we will have a bit of a "walleye chop"! http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/caon0540?ref=topnav_weather_savedcity HH

100% correct Roy... I wouldn't have said it had I felt it would be taken the wrong way! HH

Anyone can reel in a fish... not everyone can get a fish to bite! I stand by my misspelled statement... HH

I have one superstition... NO TERAPOOPA'S on Quinte! It has been confirmed and documented many times, that a "Terapoopa" in the boat, on Quinte will morf into a stripped critter in no time! HH

I have the Okuma Convector reel (piece of junk that it is...) loaded with five colours of lead core, 50 ft of floro leader and close to 100 yds of 30lb mono backing. It gets pretty darn close to maxing out the reels capacity, but it works. I use this as by far, I'm trolling for Pickereyes and 5 colours is more than enough to get my baits down, but still keep me out of the kill zone. You may find that 5 colours is not enough for salmon or trout, in which case I have added a snap weight where the core and the backing attach. Seemed to do the trick alright. HH

Lloyd, we'll give you a shout on Friday, after we arrive to give you the heads up on the levels... we expect to be there no later than noon. Lloyd, if you really really need a chuckle, just hang out at the Picton launch for a bit... it was quite busy when we got back at around 3:00pm on Sunday and I must say that there were at least a few situations that had me either shaking my head, or yelling at the tow vehicle to NOT pull the boat out yet, as they had only managed to get the boat 1/2 way onto their trailor... then there was the guy who didn't know how to take the parking brake off of his truck... I could go on and on... HH

Just curious as to why the question... are you planning on filling a reel and wondering about it's capacity with l/c? HH

Just a guess here, but, my 27lb l/c is about the same size as 30lb mono.... HH PS... I gotta do a pictorial of connecting l/c to a mono or floro leader... I've been using the super glue method for years and it works great... and no knotts and far easier to reel in throught the eyelets as well as the trolling reel.

Thanks for posting the pics Will... that pike was so thick around the shoulders, the pic doesn't do it justice! Always a laugh when Will and I get together! WIsh I could get away again this weekend, but she who must be obeyed, has plans for me! HH

Well Terry, we spoke to Lloyd a few times yesterday and he did better than anyone else we connected with at the launch, so I'm sure you guys will catch some eyes and maybe some goats as well! HH

FishnSled and I managed to get out to Quinte yesterday. I was up at 3:30am and out the door by 4:00am. Stopped at the local Timmies only to finally put to rest my theory that Timmies does not hire the brightest people to work their over night shift... if you really wanna get a Timmies employee confused, set a thermos on the counter and tell them you want it to be double double... 15 minutes later and I'm on the road to "the Shwa" to meet FnS. Boat loaded and we are on our way. Arrived at Picton at about 6:45 and lines in the water by 7:00. We decided to try trolling Picton Bay, from the pump house out, hoping that some of the usual night bite fish were still around and perhaps hungry. We had reached close to the cement plant, when my rod went off. It felt like a good sized fish, it was not making runs, then resting, so I was pretty sure I had a Pickereye vs a water goat. I was running Dr Death, 180 behind the board on mono, 200 out from the boat... as I watch the line counter get close to 30ft, the fish is still down, not surfacing with its mouth open... hmm should be a good one I think. Nope, a flippin Pike... really wide at the shoulders and probably in the 36in range. Not the "wet sock" I was hoping for. We trolled from that point, past McFarlands, through the trench and into Adolphus, marking losts, but no takers. We turned around to head towards the cement plant and just west of the ferry, I've got another fish on. 5-6 lb Pickereye! We trolled until about 3:00pm and decided to call it a day. As usual, we laughed our you know what's off all day! It was a great day to be out, but I think it may still be a little early for the main group of fish... Water temps - Picton Bay - mid 40's Adolphus - low 50's Thanks again FnS... fun as usual. Talking to some folks at the launch, many were skunked, including someof the charter guys… it was a tough day… but I had a great time! RE pics... well I forgot my camera, but I wasn't too worried as FnS ALWAYS has a camera... well he did has his "new" one and apparently it is not worth batteries used to power it! Hopefully we got something to show you folks when FnS gets a chance to have a better look in the next while. HH

Where are you staying Mike? HH

You could easily mount a crossbow on the upper deck Will... the down side being how do I explain the half dead deer, thrashing around in my neighbours pool?! HH

From the picture, it kinda looks like it's of the usedcondom variety. HH

Congrats Big Cliff! Funny, but it seems that the deer are all around my house this year! A couple of Sunday's ago, I was in the kitchen making morning coffee and I looked out into my backyard, and there was a deer standing beside my pool, enjoying my wife's various flowers! I watched as it walked around the pool a couple of times, then slowly made it's way to the back fence, then back into the ravine behind my house. Now to some of you, this really isn't an uncommon occurance, but given that I live in Scarborough, it is a little unusual to say the least! HH

Isn't that Lincoln right there in the video? I thought he was "pre-fishing" in the video! HH

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyx6JDQCslE&feature=relmfu LMAO!!! HH