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Stellar! Congratualtions Tony.

Neat project Bernie. Reminds of the rentals that we used to use on Lake Kipawa. When caught in the rain I used to bury myself up under the bow and let my friend drive back to camp. Question: Do you you plan on removing the fibreglass?

I know I could have been happy in my youth spending my summers like that instead of partying and chasing women. Hell I may do it in my retirement someday.

Some things are better left unsaid.

I happen to be a member there as are many of my friends including one of the owners. Want to try and get your other foot in your mouth! Talk about narrow minded. You know it is easy to sit behind the keyboard and take shots at people you never met, well at least you think you never met.

Sounds kinky.

I'm saddened to hear of you fathers passing Albert, my sincerest condolenes to you and your family.

Here, let me open the wound so you can get the salt in deeper. Sorry for taking this off track MTBF.

Is this the same part time job you have now Mike.

Nice to see someone knows how to spend their well earned retirement years.

Well it certainly isn't new. Friends and I were playing with this sort of thing as well as synthetic yarn pom poms from craft stores over thirty years ago. What goes around obviously comes around.

Now that's funny....LMAO

Very informative! Thanks Al.

My Hero.....

You're such a rebel.

Nice, that oughta get you on most any lake, anytime.

My thoughts will be with you and your family throughout the week Wayne. We'll talk again soon.

Awe shucks. *drags toe through the sand* Like Roy said. Awe shucks, again.

I like that, one happy angler. Captures what the trip's all about in one shot.

For night walleyes I prefer casting over trolling. Pre scouting for large shallow flats, and shoals with quick access to deeper water is a good start. Fish will be active as the sun sets then there seems to be a lull for a few hours before they turn on again. Lure of choice for me is a Bomber Long A, fishes well over shallow water and has a nice slow roll that walleye seem to love. Another lure not to be over looked is the good ole Mepps, size 3 and 4.

Stellar report Carole, or is it "epic". Either way a great trip.

And here I always thought of him more as an eye sore.

"Kiss Sucks" Indeed they do. From their conception to current day they have sucked all the way!

Have you clicked on the OFC News lately? Lot's of fishing and fishing related news articles to peruse.

Study under way to find market for siscowet lake trout Aug. 21, 2009 Kalvin Perron / Bay Mills News Unlike a traditional lean lake trout, as shown on top in photo, obesity comes natural for siscowets, shown on bottom of photo. Meaning "to cook itself" in Ojibwe, siscowets have a tendency to develop 40 to 70 percent more body fat than a lean trout. LAKE SUPERIOR - It is no secret that omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil have been shown to have numerous health benefits, ranging from boosting memory in aging adults to promoting heart health by lowering cholesterol, triglycerides, slowing the buildup of atherosclerotic plaques ("hardening of the arteries") and lowering blood pressure In fact, because of these positive health effects, fish oil capsules captured the lion's share of the $34 billion Americans spent in 2008 on supplements and other complementary and alternative medicines. Those figures amount to almost a third as much money as they spent on prescription drugs and are only expected to go up as Americans are more willing to shell out their hard-earned money on preventative care. And that's precisely what gets Michigan Sea Grant Extension Coordinator Ronald Kinnunen so excited when he looks out at the vast openness of Lake Superior. He knows that somewhere deep below the surface of the great Gichi-Gume swims the siscowet lake trout. A bigger, older brother to the lean lake trout, the siscowet is a fat lake trout that lives in the deepest waters of the Great Lakes, up to 1300 feet. According to a study performed by Michigan State University, there are currently 616 million pounds of the fish in Lake Superior alone. A siscowet is pictured after being caught in Lake Superior. Kinnunen believes that number presents a huge untapped market to enter into the fish oil industry. "It's exciting when you think about all the possibilities," he said. "There is a huge amount of these siscowet in the lake right now. There's 20 siscowet to one lean lake trout. I tell the fishermen I talk to, 'You've got to think beyond just selling the fish. Think about selling its oil, too.'" Although there was never really a thriving market for siscowet lake trout in Michigan, Kinnunen said that roughly 600,000 pounds. of the fatty fish was caught a year, up until the late 1980s, when high levels of pesticides such as chlordane began showing up in the fish. Because fatty predatory fish like the siscowet consume the smaller fish below them on the food chain, they have higher concentrations of pesticides due to a process called bioaccumulation. But due to recent technological advances, Kinnunen said that a scientist at Louisiana State University has discovered how to remove any contaminants or impurities out of the fish. They also discovered that the siscowet is one of the oiliest fish they have ever seen, with much higher ratios of DHA to EFA than ocean fish, presenting an intriguing opportunity to tap into the multi-billion dollar market for its potential use in a fish oil supplement. While the much more popular whitefish is also high in omega-3, Kinnunen said he envisions a diverse fisheries market where commercial fishermen are catching and selling the siscowet, as well. "This has the potential to be a huge market," he said. "This could diversify the fisheries here in Michigan. When you look at the siscowet, they do have some impurities in them, so it makes sense to use them for the oil now that the impurities can be taken out." Not only can the siscowet be used for the oil, but Kinnunen said another exciting possibility is to use it for insoluble and soluble protein meal to add to dog food and infant formula. With lake trout prices hovering around the 40 cents per pound range, Kinnunen said, when used for its oil, the siscowet averages about $200 per pound; it is worth about $20 per pound for the soluble protein meal while the insoluble would fetch about $1 per pound. With the commercial fishing industry all but disappearing in the state and with the economy faltering, Kinnunen said opening the door to the fish oil industry could be a godsend. "I really am excited about the potential," he said. "I've been looking at a lot of numbers of the past couple years to try and get some information out to the fishermen so they know where this stuff could go. The technology and the fish are there. It's up to us to find a way to use them."