SirCranksalot

A belated merry Xmas to all, esp the mods who try to keep this place civil!!

You trying to stir up trouble again D1 posting that PSA!!!??? ???

We were in that area yesterday and most of the big lakes were still open or nearly so i.e the ones we saw along 35.

You gotta stop watching Fox, JP! CNN is much better!!??

Hey, folks, for those of you living close to Simcoe "Don't try this at home"!!?

I think he just invented the perpetual motion machine!! Talk to a patent lawyer ASAP!!

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No kidding!! That's the reaction I had. I must admit I built a Jaw Jacker type of rig but hardly ever set it up because setting the hook is part of the fun!!

This is getting downright silly!!?

Live links, I hope ? Thx for those, G28 https://www.seaguar.com/applications/knot-guide/63-seaguar-knot.html https://www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/san-diego-jam-knot

Thx, guys. I have no trouble learning new knots. My prob is that I forget them again unless I use them regularly! i.e at my age my forgetting curve is steeper than my learning. I think I'll buy 1 of those gizmos---I can order online and get it delivered to Cabelas Barrie for about $10.

thx

When I hear someone use the term "permanent job' I will correct them if I know them reasonably well-----such an oxymoron!!

I have brand loyalty to Honda because my experience has been consistently good!!

I find joining fluoro or even mono to braid a bit tricky. I have used uni x 2 before, but what's FG?

Sharpening blades seems a bit tricky. I have seen various suggestions. I find this one interesting

Some serious talent!!

Proud!! I bet!! I would be too!

"Under Wagoner's leadership, GM lost tens of billions of dollars, took billions in taxpayer-financed aid, and cut tens of thousands of jobs, including announced plans to cut 47,000 employees by the end of 2009." and somebody calls that "leadership"!!!

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Right---on a technicality!!?

Who is that guy? He should be reported!!

The dividing line between 'foreign' and 'domestic' isn't so clear any more. Honda has had a plant in Alliston for decades now. I understand that many of their parts come from NA.

Many good points being made on this thread. Japanese companies have more loyalty to their employees and vice versa compared to NA companies. Everyone, including engineers, are more disposable to the NA companies. Bigger turnover, more rookies! I have a 2005 Chevy Venture. Some rookie engineer decided that a fiber mat in the wheel wells would absorb some of the noise from the tires. Unfortunately it absorbs water as well. It's not just my vehicle that rusted out in those areas. When it did looked around parking lots and could identify other Ventures from a distance by seeing their rust pattern. ?