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I pay what'd you pay on both. Less shipping on the CTS though as I usually pick 'em up but that's $20.00 round trip in fuel.

The prices I have on them show about a $100.00 difference, give or take depending on which model.

The round goby: Harbouring an unwanted guest Mark McNeil Wed Nov 23 2011 http://www.thespec.com They look harmless enough, like something you might see in a big goldfish bowl. But the round goby is no one's pet, an uninvited guest of the worst kind, that has been wreaking havoc in the Great Lakes and causing all kinds of ecological mischief in Hamilton Harbour. McMaster University professor Sigal Balshine has been studying gobies for several years and says "the speed of the invasion has shocked scientists." It's believed that round gobies came to North America in the ballast water of ships from southern Europe. They were first noticed by anglers in the St. Clair River in 1990, and since then have worked their way into all the Great Lakes. They were first reported in Hamilton Harbour in 1999. Balshine, who is giving a presentation about the fish Thursday evening at the RBG, says no one has been able to calculate numbers in the harbour, but the goby is clearly becoming one of the most abundant fish species, much to chagrin of scientists who have been hoping to see much greater numbers of sport fish. She says when scientists check the catch inside minnow traps set in the harbour, there might be 60 fish in a trap — and almost all of them are round gobies. That means the small fish are likely crowding out other native species looking for habitat and food. The gobies have blindsided the scientists, who have devoted so much effort to managing carp populations in Cootes Paradise to help bring the marshland area back to ecological health. Another problem is that gobies feed on zebra mussels, which sounds like a good thing, to have an invasive species serving as a predator of another invasive species. But contaminants taken in by mussels, thereby staying dormant, are released back into the food chain when the mussels are consumed by the gobies. Balshine says larger fish are starting to eat the round goby, as well as the Lake Erie water snake, a threatened species that has bounced back because of the new food source. She says it also appears that cormorants have developed an appetite for the invasive fish, and that at least partly explains an undesired exponential growth of cormorant numbers in Hamilton Harbour and other locations along the Great Lakes in recent years. THE PRESENTATION What: Lake Ontario's Round Goby Invasion: Two Strikes Against Ecosystem Health Who: McMaster University professor Dr. Sigal Balshine Where and when: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Royal Botanical Gardens Main Centre, Plains Road West. Cost: RBG Members $15, Nonmembers $18. Further info: 905-527-1158 ext. 270, [email protected], or www.rbg.ca Round Gobies Decimate a Smallmouth Bass Nest <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eWt_uffYZ4M" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Way cool!

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Totally legal as long as it's not left unattended. Good work Geoff, should work nicely.

No worries Brian, still here in my shop.

Bingo!

All I see is a couple of steelies.

Been meaning to send my congrats Norm, just keep getting side tracked. But I had a moment and remembered (rare as that is) that I was tardy, so belated congratulations to you and the Mrs.

Happy B'day Lew, best wishes and many repeats.

So in all the years you've been hanging around here you've only met one "buddy."

David Attenborough I believe.

I saw lots of them off of Margarita Island (Venezuela) when I fished there many years ago. Pretty cool adaptation for a fish!

Way to go Old Man.

Damn!

Looking good Dr, congrats on the workmanship and breaking her in, with style! Bon appetite.

Edit: Cash is key! It can be put towards some (speaking senility). Sorry Lew, just seemed funny.

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The fact that she's home would suggest (I hope) that things went very well.

Beautiful work Dave.

I know how easy it is to get attached to an old favourite but new rods are nice too.

Sorry Jon, no spares for that one here and you're right, not likely a repairable.

Yes, please do.