Headhunter

Sorry, but here, it's about as fast as the Leafs winning the Stanley Cup! Just as it seems to be working well, it dies out at the last second! HH

Go to a walk in for your elbow. They will take care of you. Find another G.P.. Yours sucks! I can help you get your doctor's attention, specialist even. As I mentioned above, doctors don't want to do anything on a back, unless and until they deem it to be chronic. I can help you help your doctor come to this realization. PM me if you want to know. At your age, this surgery will be a walk in the park. It's only actually a 20-30 minute procedure, one stitch and limited physio. HH

Well, given the amount of time you were able to put into it, I'd say you did well! Tirdent Point can be a great spot, when the waves are chrashing it, but not a place I'd want to be in a smallish boat. Glad you had a good time! HH

I don't think the carp will mind. HH

This may help; I suffered for the better part of three years before I had surgery. Siatic (SP) nerve killed from my hip to my foot. Orthapedic surgeon suggested that three months of "healing" should do it. Nadda. Next step was to see a Neurologist (sp) who then took a look at the nerves in my leg and the amount of current flowing through them. He found after testing, that I was severly low in that leg, which indicated to him, that I had nerve damage. His estimation was that if left un-checked, I could loose use of my leg over time. When he put that in writing and I handed it to the Orthapedic surgeon, he looked at the report, then me and said" Let's go see my secretary and book your surgery. The wait for surgery was less than 3 weeks. Things you can do to help yourself: 1. Drink water! Tons of it! Here's why... when your body is de-hydrated, it "steals" water for parts and systems within it's self, to maintain critical systems. Guess what "systems" the body doesn't deem to be "critical"? Yes, your correct... DISC MATERIAL! Normal disc material is the same consistency as fresh crab meat. When the body steals water from them, they become brittle and easily damaged. 2. Read a book called "The Back Doctor". This book is written by the doctor who founded the Canadian Back Institue. It will inform you and guide you through your course of action. 3. Have your G.P. book you into The Canadian Back Institute. They will advise you and also, suggest specific exercises relating to your personal situation. 4. Ice is your friend! Typically, muscles get inflamed when they are stressed. They fill with blood in an effort to heal. What this does though, is it squeezes the nerves that travel through those muscles and that's what causes the pain. Applying ice will force the blood out of the muscles and help to eleviate some of the pain. I suggest a bag of frozen peas as it will easily confrom to the curves of your back. 40 minutes on, 40 minutes off. 5. Try lying on the floor, back flat. Now snuggle up to a chair, but only put your legs on the chair, keeping your back flat on the floor... kinda like sitting in a chair backwards, with the back of your knees at the front of the chair seat. This position will take alot of pressure off your hips and lower back. 6. When ever your are carrying anything of any amount of weight, carry it close to your chest. Holding weight out in front of you will strain your lower back muscles and you will end up flat out once again. I hope this helps? If you have any other questions, ask away or PM me. HH Lunker... the chances are that your back was already in a state when you were playing frisbee and playing simply activated your body's response system to the injury already in place. The body does many funny things to protect it's self.

I had that same surgery way back in the late 90's. You will not be out of commission nearly as long as you think. One week to 10 days for "the stitch" to heal and you will be good to go. Actually, if your symptoms are anything like mine were, you will find the surgery to be liberating and you will find yourself fishing way sooner than later. It's day surgery and yes, the first day or two you will be uncomfortable, but the more you stay on your feet, the better you will feel. If memory serves me well, I had the surgery on a Friday and was back at work the following Wednesday. So, writing off the summer of fishin fun is simply not in the books for you this summer. You will be fishin within a couple of weeks. As mentioned above, do whatever exercises they give you, but I found that simply wlaking (slowly at first) helped to loosen everything right up. Ten years later, I still recall waking up post surgery and not feeling the constant pain I had endured for years. HH

So that's what that lake looks like when it's not -30C! Sounds like you had a great time. Thanks for the report... BTW - you didn't happen to see a green and white plane buzzing around did you? HH

Great pics! What kind of camera are you useing? HH

Thanks Skeeter! That the info I was hoping for and also, thanks for the link. I'll be sure to check it out. Sorry, can't help ya with the Jitterbug, but I have some old CreekChubs with glass eyes lying around! HH

Actually Stoty's remark is EPIC in it's ignorance. HH

On my way to the grocery store yesterday and spotted a yard sale with fishin rods! Yee ha! I stopped and had a look. They had aout 5 rods there and each had a fairly old spin cast style reels, mostly old Zebco's. I then spotted an odd looking reel, again, spin casting. It's a Bronson Dart, No. 905 and I picked it up for five bucks. An inital ebay search only netted me value, somewhere around $20.00. Not lookin for any value thoughts, just anyone who has ever seen or used this reel or any other info they may have about it. http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-BRONSON-DART-9...p3286.m20.l1116 Thanks all! HH

Nicely done guys! Congrats to all involved. I'm lookin forward to Cliff's report on your visit! LMAO I'm sure he took pictures! HH

Really nice rig guys! Congrats. ... however, I may have gone with the Opti, for no other reason that it would drown out Paul all day long! LMAO HH

I can see how they would work, as they work on the same principle I have been using for years to deal with deer flys. Should you not have these stickies handy, try this: When Mr. Deer fly is buzzing your head, simple put you hand on top of your head, palm down. Mr. Deer FLy will not be able to resist landing on that nice juicey piece of meat. Whack 'em with your other hand! Then, as he is stunned, hit him with a paddle to further stun him. Pour gasoline onto Mr. FLy and ignite. You can then assume that he is indeed stunned and proceed to burrying him in the ground, at a minimum depth of 4ft. Frost line and what not. Place a large boulder on top of the now filled in hole and have a Haz Mat team camp out by the rock, for a minimum of 7 days. If the rock does not move in that time frame, you will be safe to assume that the fly has met it's maker. Feel free to repeat when required! HH

Well Paul, I thought you were discussing brake pads! HH

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I had high hopes that they would find this child safe. My worst fears have come to light. My heart goes out to the family and friends. Yet again, my kids will get another extra hug tonight. HH

So, as a sportsman, I guess I'm going to have to convince the next minnow I use as bait to self impale itself on my hook. Anyone got a good book on how to become a fish whisperer? Sometimes you guys make me laugh... sometimes you guys make me HH

They do that Gerritt when you hold them by the eyes! And that my friends, is my 3000th post here! Bah ha! HH

Firstly, if your boat is small, you are gonna have to pick your days on BOQ. Being on Big Island, you can easily troll Big Bay. It's a relatively flat bottom, in the 15 to 25 ft depths. Run 3/8th oz crankbaits as close to the bottom as possible and run the length of the bay. Use your planer boards. If you have lead core, it makes it easier to maintain bottom contact. Again, and I can't emphasize this enough, it's big water that can blow up very quickly, so be very careful. HH

Gerritt... that was a response of EPIC proportions! HH

I don't believe anglers can deplete a fish stock. Commercial netting and netting by "others" will deplete stocks. I think the real issue should be finding a way to get the "general" population to stop supporting these netting tactics, by not buying the fish. HH

Hey Bernie, who's the h.......y! Man do I ever like that pic! You sir are very lucky to have so many incredible pics of your family and heritage. I know you consider yourself to be privilaged. I forgot to thank Gerritt for arranging etc... GERRITT... it's you, your good! No no, it's you... you! YOU!!! HH

Lenses are essentially the key in sunglasses, with glass lenses described as being best. Polarization is simply a coating appiled to the lense after it has been created. That is why it is so important to use the proper cleaners when cleaning your lenses. HH

Hard to eat a fish that gets bounced off the motor on a "delicate" release! HH