Headhunter

Don't know if this is just a sick coincidence or if I'm getting paranoid, but .... 2007 - Chinese year of the Chicken - Bird Flu Pandemic devastates parts of Asia 2008 - Chinese year of the Horse - Equine Influenza decimates Australian racing 2009 - Chinese year of the Pig - Swine Flu Pandemic kills hundreds of pigs/humans around the globe. It gets worse........Next year......2010 - Chinese year of the noodle - what could possibly go wrong? HH

Wow, there must be 25 lbs of fillets on that fish! Congrats and thanks for posting the pics! HH

Mike, consider yourself lucky to have been using that strawberry thingy.... you could have been using Terry's Wally diver! LMAO HH

Well, after seening that pic Raf, I'm not sure which of the two would taste better! On the bright side, that open wound would certainly help save some time scaling the fish! HH

It's time for a "one month" bump... folks, one month from today, we'll be washin lures and staring at tons of hooks on the sonar, wondering what the heck we have to do to get one of those hooks to hit our lure... so, bumpity bump! HH

I have in the past, in an effort to secure the snap weight in situations where I am concerned about dragging bottom, I've used a snap swivel, threaded through the snap weight ring, then threading the line through the snap opening and locking it down. This method allows the snap weight to travel down the line, to the lure, should the weight come off the line. With regard to folks reeling up snap weights and having fall over board... well I haven't had this happen, but I can see how it could! One thing that I know will eliminate this problem, is where you are standing in the boat while reeling in a fish. (You really can't do much but pay attention when reeling in a line with no fish) Typically, when trolling, I get the person who is reeling in a fish, as far towards the front of the boat as possible. Using long rods in tight quarters is a recipe for disaster. Moving the person who's fighting a fish to the front of the boat, opens up the back, allows the rod to do it's work and give the fisher person more control over the fish. With the rod tip high in the air, this allows the net man to remove the snap, with little or no effect on the person fighting the fish. It also allows for easier netting and on topic, should the person reel the snap up to the top of the rod, the snap will land on the boat floor. This is simply based on my experience... I have nothing against elastics! HH

Oh my! Sorry for your troubles. HH

How'd it taste? Doesn't seem to be bothered by it, the Pikes got a smile on it's face in the first pic! HH

Canadadue... I can see how elastics would work, but I don't think that I would be inclined to use them in the cooler weather, for example fishing Quinte in the fall. It can get pretty cold out there and from a convenience perspective, I'll go with the snap weights... Just be sure that when you are buying snap weights, get the appropriate strength as they are colour coded to reflect the tension of the clip. Also, be sure to push the line in the clip all the way to the back of the clip to ensure it stays in position. Further thought... I can't recall losing a clip in open water, but I can recall losing one having scraped bottom. HH

Well as mentioned above, you could try these: http://www.offshoretackle.com/snapweights.html Attach them about 50 feet in front of your lure, making it easy to remove them while your fighting your double digit Pickereye. You could simply get a bigger Rap and run more line behind it! Also, mentioned was Lead Core. Probably the easiest way to reach and maintain a specific depth. ALso, will easily accept a snap weight as well, should you need to reach deeper... and can also be run off in-line or mast based planer boards. HH

The first guy to learn how to turn right would get my vote! HH

Welcome back Lew... I must say that I was pleased reading your report to find that you had a rather un-eventful summer and that you got to relax. Un-eventful compared to some other summers... just what the doctor ordered. HH

Does that mean the imfamous Wally Diver is available! HH

All good suggestions above! Based on the amount of bad press fishing has received of late, I would like to see something that discusses fishing ethics. I believe that both sides of that issue, could use some knowledge and experience and I feel that your unique style would lend itself to many folks. I wouldn't expect that to change everyone, but if a few folks gain some knowledge, well, it's like that hair commercial from years ago... he told two friends and they told two friends... HH ****Or if that doesn't work, you could always do a segment on the advantages of coloured marshmellows vs plain old white!

I guess this means that you are going to replace those blades on your auger! Congrats man! Maybe a new Wally Bomber as well! LMAO! HH

EAT! HH

Sorry Jet, but I bought one of those lights and it didn't even hold one re-charge before it hit the garbage can! I'll second the suggestion of using an old camera flash. Sure has put a nice glow on my Cleo's! HH

Really great shots Joey... Daddy's little girl is making me veklempt! HH

Can anyone give me an example of any circumstance where increasing a fee or charge for service within any government agency has actually improved the service of any governmnet agency? As far as the carnage that takes play during the salmon run, well, to my mind, I'd rather they do what they do to salmon, then have them raping another resource. Throwing money at problems only make them more expensive problems. HH PS... I vote $0.00

No offense meant Doc, but shouldn't you be holed up somewhere with your lovely bride, discussing your own colonialism? I know I would! LOL HH

Mid week bump for those who don't know! HH

Boy, that sure sounds like a great use of tax payers money... HH

See, I told yah! LMAO! Thanks for the chuckle Wayne! HH

That's a great story Phil and one that will be passed along in your family for genereations to come... I wish you luck in your quest. HH

Don't worry too much about those pics Terry... they probably would have made a sign about my fishing abilities, or lack there of, if they between the two of them, they could figure out how to spell "Joe"! And if you look closely at the background of those shots, you can see all the first few attempts at spelling Terry, lying on the ice! HH