Headhunter

Love the video and nice fish as well! just one thing... turn off that darned clicker on your reel when your reeling in... that would get you a quick back hand if I had to listen to that thing all day!!! HH

Back when I was young... about 25 years ago I attended Fanshawe College in London and took a 2 year course call Music Industry Arts -Recording Production. The course is geared to folks who what to make a living in the music industry, they have two studios and the students record each other on a project basis. All students were musicians/artitist. I played Bass. Was in a number of bands in the 80's, including "The Cat's Sass" and "Amsterdam". Toured all around Ontario. As our lead guitarist was also a fish head, we would finish playing at 1:00am, then head to the lake/river and fish all night, sleep all day and do it again. Had a great time when playing North Bay, fishin the docks and catchin pike and stuff. Don't really get a chance to play any more, but still dable and enjoy it! HH

Tightlines has a very good selection of trolling cranks and the people there I've dealt with were friendly and informative. HH

Good luck at the Q! Man I love that place! HH

For the past 16 years, I've been working as an I.T. recruiter/account manager = Headhunter (street name) I'm fortunate enough to work with people, they are my main commidity, from various walks of life, education and personal ambitions. I have experience providing enployment opportunities to individuals from entry level, all the way to CIO. My area of expertese lies mostly within the GTA, involving both the private and public sector. I deal with skills that include, but not limited to; programming, dba, networking and operations, business analysis etc... I place skilled professionals in both contract (term) and permanent positions. I also offer training/counseling in resume writing, interview coaching and career planning. And here's the best part... my services are free to candidates, I charge the company that hires from me a fee. www.arc1.ca is our company web site. HH

Slowpoke is correct, you don't need a line counter with lead core, but, if you have multiple lead core rods and the line colours are different with each spool of core, your gonna have to remember which rod has which colours on it... and when running more than two lead core rods, it can become a pain. That's why I reccommend a line counter reel for Lead Core as well. HH

I think Mr. Gore has found a way to increase his visibilty south of the border and in turn, set himself up for the up coming election. He may well win the presidential nomination, based largely on the success of this documentary and the fact that the Dem. party will not have to spend as much time, money or energy, getting his name into the public mind. Folks, it's all about winning elections. He's a politian and will do anything to win. Is anyone really surprised by this? Take a look at Stephan Dion's number one topic of interest.... the Environment. It's the hot topic currently and will stay that way until someone else comes up with something else that captures the publics interest. In the mean time... it creates a license to receive votes. HH

I have three goals this year; 1. Catch a Whitie through the ice... never tried it, looks like fun! 2. Catch a Laker through the ice... never tried it, looks like fun! 3. Catch a salmon/trout off a pier in the fall, tried it, only caught smallies! HH

HG, take a hard look at the 47lc. It's a larger capacity reel, which gives you more options for line type and capacity. The Shimano Tekota is a very good reel, but if memory serves me well, they're in the $450.00 range! For that money, you could buy 3 Sealines! HH

Doug knows what he speaks! I missed Xmas Eve, Xmas day and Boxing Day with the virus described. Pouring out of both ends for 24 hours, then 48 hours before I could even look at food! Hey, who needs Jenny Craig with that nasty going around! Gatorade is good, also, there's a product in the drug store called Gastrolyte, that really helped, works just like Gatorade, without the taste! HH

Well, after accepting a reccommendation from a high profile member here, I decided to purchase two Okuma line counter reels this year. Based on price, I thought I was getting a good deal.My standard reel for trolling has been the Diawa Sealine 47lc. It has all the benefits of superior engineering and performance, I've never had a problem with them! Now, I've not personally had a problem with my Okuma's, however, I suggested to a friend of mine, who's a guide, that he consider the Okuma's as he was looking to replace some very old and very much used Sealines. He purchased 4 Okuma's (Convectors) this fall for the Quinte season. To date, two of them do not work anymore! The line guide on both have self destructed and the reels are useless. That being said, I'm sure that they would perform reasonably well, if you are not going to be using them every day, day in, day out. But, if your looking for a line counter reel that will last and last, you simply can't go wrong with the Diawa. As a side note... if I had a complaint about the Sealines, it would be the size of the handles... that's where the Okuma shines... huge handle which gives you excellent leverage when cranking in a dipsey or planner board. My buddy, removed the handles on his busted Okumas, and with some creative drilling and fileing, he's attached the over-size handles on to his Sealines. They work great and do help to remove some of the stress, reeling in in-line planers, dipseys and of course .... fish!

Got out for what will likely be my last kick at open water fishin on the Q, Saturday. Arrived at the ferry at 6:30am and on the water by 7:00am. First fish of the day came within 100 yds of the ferry as we began trolling right from the launch. A nice 5-6 lber to start the day! This fish hit fairly high in the water colum. We decided to try a coupla rods high, but to no avail. It began to snow shortly after and it was another hour, before our second fish came to the boat. It was the only double digit fish of the day, a nice 11 lber. WE ended up boating only 7 for the day, with most being very small by Quinte standards... three were under 2 lbs. (came home with one of the guys for a nice New Years meal!) Lead Core off of boards was the ticket, again. We didn't mark nearly as many fish in the Reach as we did a coupla weeks ago and after making a quick run over to Thompson'sPoint, we found a few more fish there, but I think they were planning their New Years celebrations because they certainly weren't very interested in our precision tunned flashy plastic cranks! (Maybe Santa brought them nicer stuff for Xmas!) Hind sight being 20/20, I think the majority of the fish moving in from the lake have already passed the Picton area, moving further up toward Belleville/Trenton. Had I known that before hand, I would have hit Big Bay! Definately saw Hamilton Steve out there, passed him as he was netting a fish. Thought I saw Tybo, but can't be sure... but it was definately his kind of weather! Izumi was out there was well, saw his trucks at the Ferry launch and had a fairly large Triton pass between us and Steve, think it was Bob, don't know how he did. No ice anywhere on the lower Q yesterday, not even in Picton harbour! Wind unfortunately was a non-factor, could have used a bit more chop! And the snow made for a refreshing change from the way too warm weather we've had this year. Advice for anyone considering chasing eyes, you may want to consider Big Bay/ Trenton area to find better numbers. We didn't see much bait in the Reach at all, and we all know the bigguns stay with their food! HH

Great Shots Terry! Those back lake shots look like a lot of fun! HH

I too have lost a loved one to cancer. My sister passed at 42 from breast cancer, first diagnosed at 30. Gerritt is correct, there is no money in a cure, only in dealing with symptoms. If there was any money in cures, they would be a priority for the phamacutical industry. Just take a look at the common cold... how much money is spent, dealing with symptoms? The world is run, by the all mighty buck! Happy holidays to all! HH

That report was good, gooder and great! (It's a Grinch thing!) Caught some nice perch, met a fellow OFNCer and watched some dingbats get busted! I'd be buying a lottery ticket today if I were you! Thanks for the report! HH

Congrats FnS! That's sweeeeet! HH

Well it's a slow day at the office and a slow day on the board so... I thought I'd start this and see where it goes?! Which OFNCer would you like to fish with in 2007? I'll start.... anyone and everyone! Although I get a feelng that spending a day in a boat with Johnny Bass would be interesting! HH

I'm wishing for very little for myself... I wish my kids have a fantastic Xmas! this is the first year that they are really getting it, Santa/presents, that is. Just been too young until this year to really grasp what's going on. For myself, I only want one, ok, maybe two more days on Quinte before ice. I think I've bribed the "Warden" well enough with presents, so... we'll see if all the stars align and I can break free for a day or two. Oh yah, I want peace in the world yada, yada, yada! HH

I might go with a little bigger blade!!LOL HH

Here's what I would do! Cover up all but one of the holes in the floor. Attach a fan, sized to fit the hole, above the whole and in turn, attach a 9.9 motor to the fan. Now, get a good quality tarp, attach it to the circumferance of the hut, glue it down to be air tight. Start the 9.9 and you've got yerself a hover craft! Good for any ice/water/chunks your gonna run into!

One more thing while I still remember... never and I do mean never use a fork or anything like a fork to pick up the cooked roast. You don't want to pierce the outside of the roast... only use tongs! also, never remove the meat thermometer from the roast until you cutting it... you'll just watch all those beautiful juices pour onto your cutting board... and if that does happen... pour them into the au ju! HH

Hey Snag... nice chair, you thinkin of sellin it!? HH

OK, here's what I would do with that big beautiful Primer! Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. I would spice the outside of the roast with Montreal Steak spice and if possible, let it sit in that over night. Place the spiced roast in the pre-heated oven for one hour. Remove it from the oven and let it sit on the counter for two hours... cooling off time Then, place it in a 325 degree oven, insert a meat thermometer and cook it until it reaches 150 degrees in the thickest part of the roast. Once there, remove the roast from the pan, wrap it in aluminum foil and let it sit for atlesat 1/2 an hour before you begin carving. PM me your number and location and I'll be sure to help you enjoy the best part a cow has to offer! Use the drippings off the roast for gravy/au-jue (SP) HH

Firstly, the high winds will give you that just right walleye chop! A Northwest wind will not be too much of a problem on Adolphus, if you stay fairly close to the north shore or centre of the reach. You may want to consider launching somewhere other than Picton... that wind will make the run from Picton to the ferry "interesting". (More intersting on the way back!LOL) Alternatively, you could launch from Picton and fish Picton bay and hug the West shoreline (Cement Plant/Wall). The fish should have moved into that area by now, only down side being on rod per person on that side of the ferry. If you do find yourself fishin in the chop, don't forget to run an outside planer board shallow and atlest 100ft from the boat. Good luck! HH

Here's a side dish to go with just about anything! Asparagas - marinate in olive oil, balsamic vinegar, coarse (kosher) salt, fresh ground pepper and chopped garlic... overnight if you can. Minimum time an hour. Red Bell pepper - sliced into strips slightly smaller than the asparagas Any smoked firm cheese, again cut into strips, the same size as the red peppers Procuitto! Arrange 3-4 spears of asparagas (depending on thickness) on a single slice of procuitto. Add the bell pepper and cheese and roll it up into a "roulladin" and secure with a tooth pic. Grill on med to medium high until procuitto is almost crispy. EAT! I've always liked my veggies to have some meat in them! HH