Headhunter

Thanks for your post... I lost my Dad back in October and your post brought back so many memories of the man who taught me the value of fishing, the outdoors and so many other things. I suspect the pain of the loss will continue to diminish over time, but the memories will stay forever. Thanks for posting your thoughts, I for one really appreciate it! HH

I was out of the office for two full weeks during the Xmas holidays. After sparking up my computer at work, I found 956 messages in my in box. About 35 were real messages. I hope they set a real example for this dude... but alas, I doubt it! HH

My wife just sent me that link... pretty funny, unfortunately sarcastically true! LOL

Lew, you have been given great advice by everyone so far! Terry is also very correct with regard to the difference spring fishing vs fall fishing at the Q. I would stay with Gerritts advice re the rod and reel combo, but would consider a different planner board for spring fishing and or getting the "tattle system" upgrade for your Offshore board. We use a very small planner board in the spring (the name escapes me right now doh!) and 3/8th oz cranks. The smaller boards available at BPS work great, but a tattle system on your Offshore board will do the same thing for you. I hope this helps? HH

Hey Bill, that sucks! I won't even leave an empty cigarette pack on the seat of the car! I figure, if they can't see it, they'll go elsewhere. Hope it works out for yah and your right, too much skum in the world these days. I've got a buddy makin a pretty good living installing boomeranges in cars these days... annoys me to no end that we even have to consider such things to protect our own property. HH

Very sad indeed... what I found very mind boggling, is that on the news last night, they were showing the rescue/search efforts and the rescuers we saying that people were still heading out onto the ice and a number of people were in their huts fishing away! Common sense has become a very limited commodity these days! HH

I was out on Saturday out of Keswick... the bite there died around the same time, so we decided to move out to deeper water and found them there. We started out in 15 ft, first thing in the morning and moved out about two hundred yards at a time, looking for the schools. They were there, just not a much as first light. Ended up in 30 -35 ft by mid afternoon and the bite was steady but not overwhelming. I believe that's the key to Cook's. Start shallow and work your way out to deeper water as the day progresses. HH

Truly sad to read this... my prayers go out to Big Chevy and Lady Walleye at this time. HH

The day after his wife disappeared in a kayaking accident in Ingonish, a man answered his door to find two grim-faced Mounties. "We're sorry sir, but we have some information about your wife," said one Mountie. "Tell me! Did you find her?" the husband shouted. The Mounties looked at each other. One said, "We have some bad news, some good news, and some really great news. Which do you want to hear first?" Fearing the worst, the ashen husband said, "Give me the bad news first." The Mountie said, "I'm sorry to tell you, sir, but this morning we found your wife's body in the bay." "Oh my God!" exclaimed the husband. Swallowing hard, he asked, "What's the> good news?" The Mountie continued, "When we pulled her up, she had 12 twenty-five pound snow crabs and 6 good-size lobsters clinging to her." Stunned, the husband demanded, "If that's the good news, what's the great news?" The Mountie said, "We're going to pull her up again tomorrow."

Terry, I think Dano was just testing Wayne's bilg pump! HH

Thanks for the kind words everyone! I get way more back from the people here then I'll ever be able to pay back! Misfish, that's Terry doing some "wormin" at the front of the boat! Didn't help with the fishin though! Gerritt, let's do some ice fishin before we get up to Killarney! Hometownhandy man, best of luck in your interview, I hope the job is what you are seeking. A word to the "lurkers" out there. This group will amaze you, if you put yourself out there! If your sitting on the fence trying to decide whether or not to join up, you be paid back in spades for any and all actions you take to help out fellow board members... some food for thought! HH

i refuse to even look at anything made by Sony, much less purchase it! Sony outsourced the manufacturing and assembly of their products to the lowest bidder early this decade. They are now no better than any of the other southeast Asia sweat shops manufacturing equipment for the world market. Have you ever tried to get Sony to service their broken down pieces of junk? Good luck! Now, not to hijack this thread, but Clampet, you need to open your ears and listen to some audio equipment make by an audio specific company, you will be amazed at what you've been missing in your music all this time. It's like the difference between buying a Canadian Tire special rod and reel combo and buying a high end rod and reel! HH

Toshiba announced today that they will begin selling a 500gig external drive that would do a nice job of backing up most peoples systems! Rick, is your HD still under warranty? If your not aware, it could be something worth checking out... save a few bucks. HH

It's been my experience on Simcoe that minnows only slow you down! If the perch are under your ice hole (take your shot!) they will bite. You need to get the bait to them quickly as the school travels by and minnows just take too long between fish. A jiggin rap, I like blue and silver, fire tiger as well, with two power grubs hooked onto the bottom treble and your in fine shape. HH

We had a similar experience on Saturday out of Keswick. Started fishin in 15 ft and they were nailing everything we dropped. Action slowed down shallow by 9:00am, we simply moved out to deeper water as the day went on. Ended the day in about 25 to 30 ft. Kept a dozen, probably caught 75 by the time I had to leave at 2:30pm. Jiggin Raps and dropper rigs worked well, very light bites and a tasty meal for my family and the visiting in-laws on Sunday! No minnows were harmed in catching any perch! 6 inches of good ice out of Keswick on Saturday morning, wouldn't bet on that being the case today! HH

Hey Wayne, I could help them find a competent programmer if they would be willing to pay me!LOL HH

Well put Big Cliff... my condolences to the families and friends. HH

I renewed over the phone back in late November and received my new license in the mail on December 28th. Prior to receiving the card, I called the MNR to find out what gives. Was told that they had a problem with the vendor the Ministry hired to manufacture the cards and that I should receive it within a couple of days. Was also told that if you did re-new over the phone and had not received my new license in time, I could go to the internet and print off a receipt, that, in conjunction with my expired card, would be deemed acceptable by the ministry. Hope that helps? HH

I have a ravine lot in Scarborough and have seen deer walking behind my house! Now, in oder to get to my house, they would have to cross Kingston Road and and the 401! I also see fresh bunny tracks every morning all around my house. "I am Legend"?!LOL HH

Merry HO HO Bill and all my friends here at OFC! HH

Kenny Rogers Chicken... classic! HH

Good points Canuck2fan... but it is also a trend I notice during the hot summer months as well... hmmm, any other ideas? HH

As we are somewhat between seasons, I thought I'd ask this question during a relatively quiet time on the board. I have noticed over the years that when a storm is approaching Toronto, Environment Canada will issue a "weather warning" to Peel region, Durham region and York region. In most cases, Toronto proper does not get the warning, nor does it get the nasty weather that those regions receive. Don't get me wrong, I'm not slamming the good folks at Environment Canada here, I just don't understand how a storm/system can completely miss Toronto, yet slam all of the areas west, east and north of the city. So, my question for the weather types... what influences the weather that directly hits Toronto, that doesn't affect the surrounding area? Markham can be getting kicked in the teeth, yet Toronto doesn't. Is it the Lake that does this? Thanks for your responses! HH

That's an interesting "spin" on recycling! Good job! HH

Man who put cream in tart... not always baker! HH