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    That's awesome - I am jealous. Whenever my wife and I talk about moving either a real wood burning fireplace/stove or like your place a fire pit is number 2 on my wants list (number 1 is a double garage for all of my gear lol)
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    For the most part the cars I have owned have done well by me (Ford F150 1999, Ford Ranger 2002, Hyuandai Santa Fe 2010 and a 2019 F150 which i just got in May) I will say that I will never buy a Mazda though - my parents had one and the trani dropped at 110,000 KMS (Protege guessing 1991 ish) and my wife had to the replace the trani on her Mazda 5 with 80,000 KM. Part of what I didnt like was that the Mazda 5 was covered under warranty but Mazda fought for 2 weeks saying you didnt do oil changes, oh you did but we don't recognize that dealer and so forth. Eventually they covered it but was PITA
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    Wow - crazy story and glad you and your dog are okay
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    Working on the website has definitely brought back a lot of good memories - trips, people and really reminded me how much I love being outside. Fishing trips, kayaking w my daughter, camping with the family and even just spending a night at the cottage Recent post is about my love of a good campfire. I am guessing I am not alone in this (especially on an outdoor site) https://www.northernjacks.com/post/campfire-magic Cheers Andrew
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    I am spending some writing up reports from old trips and re creating some other ones for my site In 2008 5 of us did a boat in trip to Island 10 Lodge on Lady Evelyn Lake It was the start of a 10 year journey and 4 of us are still doing these trips together You can read the report here https://www.northernjacks.com/post/things-that-go-bang-in-the-night Cheers Andrew
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    I am a big fan of Merino Wool socks - ideally in heavy weight. Best pair I have are Cabelas brand but I dont think they carry the heavy weight anymore.
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    Very cool The yurt looks awesome
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    That's an awesome gift Bryan Hopefully your first fish w it brings a best fish!
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    Nice report Chris Glad your nephew got the big fish! Should keep him interested in fishing w Uncle Chris Cheers Andrew
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    Final blog post of 2019 is up https://www.northernjacks.com/post/top-5-list-boxing-day-sales-edition 5 outdoor items I am hoping to grab at various boxing day sales I lucked out this morning and have a few gift cards for Bass Pro and Sail to use One thing I am looking at is a portable fish finder for my kayak Cheers and Merry Christmas all Andrew
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    Thanks guys - I definitely think its easy to get hooked on being constantly connected I think of my youngest daughter - basically all she has ever known is having access to "everything" at her fingertips. its one of the big reasons I am hoping she inherits our love of the outdoors Thanks Mamona - yes - its been a grind but I feel better and my wallet is heavier!
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    Latest post is up https://www.northernjacks.com/post/disconnecting-outside Its a little different. Recently I have realized how often I check my phone and don't pay enough attention to what I am doing Flip side of that is when I am enjoying any of the things I love to do outdoors like fishing, kayaking, camping or even golfing I never even glance at my phone. I mean on our fly in trips if I use it its as a camera only. Since I generally feel much better after one of these trips and do some of my best thinking it made me think of the health and wellness benefits of just getting out there and disconnecting Cheers Andrew
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    Nice - I really enjoyed the trip up 11 and loved the East Coast. After a few days in PEI my wife and I were both jumping on the MLS app to look at places lol Sandy Beach is between Fenelon Falls and Rosedale (off of highway 35). Basically its about a 5 minute boat ride from the bridge/river/locks at Rosedale Cheers Andrew
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    Final bog post about planning a perfect trip is up We have done a few types of trips and they can get expensive Final post focuses on how we decide on the outfitter, checking references, asking questions, communications etc https://www.northernjacks.com/post/making-the-final-choice-trip-planning-part-4 Hope you enjoy and hope (if you read them) the posts help you plan your own trip My group has booked Miniss Lake with Slate Falls Outposts for August 2020 - flying commercial to T Bay (using points!) for the first time and driving from there to Slate Falls Cheers Andrew
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    Thanks guys Brian I would guess that picture is from or 1980 - the funny thing is thats what we used to water ski in! OI - those are some great memories - which is what made me write the post.
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    Newest post is up I have always loved road trips - mainly because thats what we did as kids We have did all the typical ones - Myrtle Beach, Florida, Cottages etc and some not so typical ones Anyway - cover a few of my favorites here https://www.northernjacks.com/post/the-road-less-traveled
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    This made me think of one of our first trips. We were struggling to catch fish and two gents from Ohio came over and really tried to help us out. They were the only Americans in the camp Next trip we were in a different camp where we ate in the lodge with all of the others guests. As its my nature to talk I was telling the story of the nice Americans a lot when my brother finally pulled me aside and said "stop prefacing that story with Americans all the time, look around the 4 of us are the only Canadians here" It was true lol - in my mind American guys fishing in Ontario was a rarity but have come to realize over the year that for a lot of camps a huge percentage of their business is from our friends down south
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    Thanks guys Enjoying the process. Writing, managing the webpage and figuring out how to promote it have all been new things for me Bunk I must beg forgiveness as your site is definitely one I use as well. I know for certain i call it out in an upcoming post Cheers Andrew
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    I am someone who really enjoys trip planning and research Trying to find a new destination is what led me to join this board and others With all of the different types of trips and destination (in Ontario alone) it can be a bit overwhelming Newest blog post is up - https://www.northernjacks.com/post/finding-the-perfect-destination-trip-planning-part-3 Hope it helps Cheers Andrew
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    Looks like a great back half of the year Nashville is a blast for sure and congrats on getting your PMP designation Cheers Andrew
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    For sure Simon - most of our trips are done end of August though and we have found minnows hard to come by (and tough to keep alive when we have had them) - hoping we can get them for our 2020 trip - my personal best walleye was on a jig and a minnow
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    Thanks HH For me I have always found that If I need a crank to run deeper than what I can get a hot n tot to go I shift to the worm harness/bottom bouncer call out But yes - If I allowed myself a 6th either a rapala tail dancer or rapala minnow rap would be there for sure Andrew
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    I will be the first to admit that I am not a walleye specialist and definitely not an expert Over a bunch of trips i have gotten to a place where I have 5 confidence baits that I would be pretty comfortable as my only lures (caveat would want different colors and backups lol) This is a far cry for our first trips where we brought everything but the kitchen sink Blog is up now at northernjacks.com Cheers Andrew
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    I am bad at multiple quotes but: I agree that it's the journey not the destination and the people you are with make a lot of difference Totally check multiple sources, ask for references, spend time on forums like this one. I find sending people messages directly tends to get you a more honest review vs replying in threads 3rd part of the series will be up on www.nothernjacks.com sometime next week and it's all about how my group researches our trips
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    Chris like you our group likes being left to our own devices. I do see where having others around in the lodge setting is advantageous but overall the feeling of "renting a lake" on a remote fly in is addictive
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