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Thanks for that Lloyd! BTW - YOU DON"T HAVE TO YELL! LMAO HH

I'm still waiting for "The Doc" to elaborate. HH

FLoro in my experience so far has casted equally as well as mono. Hponestly, I could not tell the difference casting. You must, just like and onther line insure that the spool is porperly filled. Outside of that no difference that I can tell! HH

I spooled up my spinning rod with Seagar (SP) floro and am very happy with it. IT's tough as nails, no stretch, little memory and even held out very well ice fishin in -30 degrees. (Ok, it got a little stiff, but hey, so was I! ) Oh, and it's virtually in visible under water! Pretty pleased so far. HH

Don't worry Peter, they taste just as good as the eyes! Just joking here folks.... now back to you regularilly scheduled Sheepie discussion! HH

Well, Billy, based on the above criteria, I qualify! My family's motto is "Nice Tooth"! Inbred, nothin wrong with that, it's called keepin it in the family! HH

Care to elaborate on that Dr.? HH

Way ta go boys! You can certainly tell that you guys had a blast! Lloyd's a great guy, fun to spend time with and yah, he knows his stuff. Pass me a lemon, would ya Lloyd! Just a question for you guys and I certainly don't want to start anything... I've fished Lake O in the summer in the blue water and have found that the survival rate for those bows seems to be very low. Can the same thing be said catching them at this time of year, with the surface temp being cooler? Again, I'm just curious! Thanks again for the great report and pics! HH

Thanks for the family pic Jocko! Funny though, those are just my immediate family, well ok, just the folks who share my room. The full family pic would require a bigger screen! And we consider the pick up truck to be family as well! HH

We were talking about sheepies when were at Bernie's on the 24 weekend and Bernie made a pretty good point. It went something like this: I won't eat a fish that the sea gulls only eat the eyes out of! They leave the entire carcass and eat just the eyes. To me anyway, that says something! HH

Well, I was sitting here, tuning up my banjo, yellin " don't talk that way to yer sister.... she's yer Mother" to the kids when I decided to read this thread again. Now, I've got my Hamilton dinner jacket on and I'm ready ta start blowin feathers off them thar feathered beasties! If wantin to hit every cormorant with a nice even pattern of lead makes me a red neck... I'll take the t-shirt, hat and sweat pants please! HH

Well, your old stuff could work, but since we really don't know what you have, it's impossible for us to answer. Enlighten us with what you think might work. I'm sure many of us are more than willing to help. Viscount is correct, half spool on a 209. (That's 5 colours BTW) You should also tell us what your gonna be using core for, so we can help that way as well. HH

Great report and thanks for taking the time. I've had carp pull many rods into the drink. Most memorable was fishing the pier at Goderich with a group of noobies and leaving my rod unattended while doing so. I looked over and it was gone. Through on a "Michigan Wobbler" and got my rod back toot sweet and with Mr. Carp still attached. That being said, it doesn't seem to me, based on my experience too difficult a task to retrieve. HH

Funny how threads like this one have a way of opening a can of worms! Gonna sit back, grab some popcorn, maybe a cold one and watch this thread crumble in obscurity! Boy am I ever mellowing in my old age! HH PS... I'll limit the number of breathes I take to ensure that I'm not harming the planet... now if I only had a pair of rocket boots, I wouldn't leave a foot print anywhere... Doh... forgot about carbon!

Nice Pickereyes! Thanks for the report... I met Greg Horoky through a buddy of mine and fish Simcoe with Greg. Heck of a nice guy and boy does he know his stuff! HH

Congrats Doc! If they haven't come home yet, get yerself out fishin... NOW! It'll be a while before you see a lake or a river, WHENEVER YOU WANT TO! Joking aside, there is nothing better than what you just did. Now go ahead and teach him proper catch and release!!! LOL HH

Not much fishing opportunities in the Pnery. The exception being the river where it enters the lake. Panny's mostly. Alternative would be to drive to Kettle Point and fish off shore at the point. Most folks who go to the Pinery, typically are there to over-indulge in consumables, stagger, get up and stagger again! Watch out for the Yogi's there, they have little or no sense of humour and will have no problems packing your site for you and dropping everything off at the side of the highway... please don't ask how I know that! HH

Wow! Thanks to all who replied to this thread... I'm still laughing! Capt. Bruce... has so far anyway, made my belly hurt! LMAO! HH

Well, the master of disater turned 70 years old yesterday. I wonder how he celebrated? HH

If it was me, I'd be looking into a square back. Paddling is somehting I like to watch other people do... so consider a square back and you can easily mount an electric or small gas motor on the back. HH

Nice job guys! Funny, but that first Sauger looks to be smiling... not allowed you know! HH

Stoty, your bailout money is sitting on a trailer on your driveway. HH

It may be capable of spawning, but given it's obvious weight issues, I would bet it has a hard time attracting a mate! HH

Dang, they make some fine sausage though, don't they! And I've heard great things about their funiture as well! As much as I beleive in equal treatment for all, I don't think pursuing these folks has anybody's interest. I say leave 'em alone. HH

It really depends on what type of fish I am cooking! HH