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Funny you should say that Lew. I had considered throwing in a custom built rod for the OFC'er who submitted the most votes but there does not seem to be a way for me to keep track of said votes. So all I can offer is my thanks to all who have offered their support and kind words.

Dat's true.

Well I've hung bottom a few times and it only takes a second or two to throw it in neutral or reverse if your not sleeping.

Just saying Ron, you do make one of the finest Caesars I've ever tasted, on the ice, late at night, bungalow style..... !

To the best of my knowledge most riggers (I have Big Jons) come with an adjustable clutch, set 'em up right and you'll have no worries.

Nicely done.

Here's your sign! Honestly I'm truly glad they are okay, this could have been fatal in a heart beat! The fact that they survived may be a first!

aholic you say, sounds like you'll do fine Ron.

Yep, this Saturday and I should be there working at the Stelco Fishing Club tent.

Not just an opinion my friend, fact! Still haven't achieved a walleye on top water but that's likely due to the fact I don't use them. But slow wobbling minnow baits just under the surface can be quite productive. Nice looking walleyes.

Sorry Lew, didn't hear it out this way. But if I/we had, Brook would likely be running past Marvin at this point.

I have one rigger mid ship on the starboard side for my guests to use since I run a tiller and I don't need or want them in the back of the boat with me. Anyhow it's never given me any trouble.

Well I haven't been out with the fly rod for sometime (years) but your photos remind me of how much I miss those stream beauties!

Congrats guys.

What a tank !

I have no personal experience on this lake Stoty but I do have a friend who's been family vacationing there for many years and does very well for walleye. I'm sure that it won't take you long to put together a productive pattern. Have a great time!

Tea, ick! I prefer a brew of a different nature as you well know Phil. Truth be known dad didn't get past grade 10, so far all three of my kids have exceeded my education abilities or desires, thankfully! Again a hearty thanks to all who have taken the time to vote and hopefully will continue to do so when time permits.

My first thoughts also leaned toward a finch of some sort but the size you suggested seemed a little large. I'm no expert by any means but sometimes the best way to identify females or immature birds is to try and and spot mature males that may be in the vicinity with them.

Damn, I forgot that Dave was going to be on the news this morning. He wanted me to come along but I balked, camera shy you know. Perhaps it will air again throughout the day. I'm sure you done good Dave.

Asian carp spent its life in Great Lakes waters May have been released by humans: scientists Thursday, August 5, 2010 / http://www.cbc.ca/news/ The bighead carp was caught in Lake Calumet on June 22. (Canadian Press) A bighead carp caught near Lake Michigan in June likely lived nearly its whole life in waters from the Great Lakes, tests show. The nine-kilogram fish captured in Lake Calumet on June 22 was the first Asian carp caught on the wrong side of underwater electric barriers near Chicago intended to keep the invasive species from moving up the Mississippi River system into the Great Lakes and adjoining waters. Researchers at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center analyzed the chemical markers in the inner ear bones of the fish and released the results Thursday. As fish grow, their bones incorporate chemicals from their environment, and therefore contain the unique signature of the waters where the fish lived. "It is very plausible that this fish originated in the Illinois River and then moved or was transported to Lake Calumet or Lake Michigan during the early portion of its life," Jim Garvey, the centre's director, said in a statement. John Rogner, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, said the test results suggest the fish may have been put there by humans. East Asian Buddhists sometimes release fish as a religious practice. Asian carp used to be sold live for food in supermarkets. However, the sale of live carp has now been banned in Ontario and many U.S. states and their live transport across state lines is banned across the U.S. Fears for fishery Many fear that if the bighead and silver carp from Asia get into the Great Lakes, they could out-compete native fish like lake trout and walleye, decimating the Great Lakes fishing industry on both sides of the border, which is worth an estimated $7 billion. Both Asian carp species are voracious eaters and prolific breeders. Since being accidentally released into the Mississippi River in the 1990s, in some places they now constitute up to 90 per cent of the fish mass in the river. The capture of the six-year-old, 88-centimetre-long bighead in June bolstered alarming suspicions that Asian carp had managed to get around the electric barriers designed to stop their migration into the Great Lakes system. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have detected bighead and silver carp DNA on the Great Lakes side of the barrier since the fall of 2009. The barriers, first installed in 2004 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, consist of equipment that produces an electric field of pulsing current. The field is uncomfortable for the fish to swim through, encouraging them to turn back.

A quick check of the marine forecast shows Lake O, Lake Erie and Lake Huron (Georgian Bay) and Simcoe to be under strong wind warnings.

It's been looking like it could rain here at any moment all morning in Hamilton Joey and the winds are quite strong. You're likely better off not being on the big lake this morning. Hope that helps.

I think that spells it out for my chances of going this fall. But a big thumbs up for Eddie, very generous.

1005 now, my union local number.

I was wondering the same thing.