kennyman

Thanks. I printed it out too. Now .....hmmm........ what do I need???

Well,last week we were camping at Sandbanks and we had a blast. Great beaches and swimming. I wish I had a real boat because the alternative was fishing in the river,which was okay but I sure would've liked getting out on East Lake. We tried with our canoe, but it was just too windy and we were getting blown all over the place. In the river on the way there my wife caught a few perch on Gulp orange/brown grubs. My twelve year old daughter got a smallish bass (just less than a pound) on the same and I got one slightly bigger on a blue fox vibrax spinner that I put on after she caught the perch ........ it was the #111 brass perch patterned (match the available food source). We then moved to another spot and the kids caught some panfish while I was trying for a pike (saw a smaller one caught the day before not too far away) .... but to no avail. The next day I got up early in the morning and while everyone was sleeping I headed down to the river by myself where I caught this guy on a heddon topwater popper just on the edge of some lily pads. Slow retrieve ...... glump ........glump ......bang .......fish on !!! I love topwater. There's nothing quite like it to get the adrenaline going. Anyway here's proof that I caught a fish LOL.

First of all IMHO good cables (Cardas,Van Den Hul etc.) are not snake oil. With good equipment they can make,break or even help you tune your system. In my stereo (for music) I have noticed big differences from one cable to another and have converted more than one non believer. Great advice from many others here. I'd also stick with a Denon, Onkyo receiver or the like if you're building a budget system new. If you have a little more to spend you might try a Cambridge Azur http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?...%28Version+2%29 or buy a used setup of better quality than the average big box store system. . Here's a link to a great Canadian audio forum/classifieds that has a home theatre system section http://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/650...theatre_packge/ . As far as speakers I personally like the NHT's and Energy's surround systems or if you're on even more of a budget the Athenas sound good if you don't really push them too hard. If I had more cash for speakers I'd buy a set of Totem Dreamcatchers http://www.totemacoustic.com/english/produ..._dreamcatch.htm . Heck, if I had tons of cash I'd get a couple Brystons and some Martin Logans ......... dreams ..... only dreams.

Be careful near the dam for sure (very dangerous) and if you're fishing downstream it is considered "exceptional waters" and strick regulations apply. No live bait and single barbless hooks are required. Here's an exerpt from the GRCA website ..... Special fishing regulations have been put in place in part of this section of the Grand to protect the habitat of the species in this section of the river and to improve fishing opportunities. The zone extends from 100 metres below the Highway 2 bridge in Paris to the Pedestrian Walkway and Services Bridge on the north boundary of Brant Conservation Area. This a barbless hook, artificial lure and catch and release zone.

Beauty fish. Looks like you had a blast. Have you got the grin off your face yet? It'd still be on mine. Thanks for sharing what gear you used as well. Congratulations bigbuck.

Congrats Cliff and Bly. WOW, that gesture by solopaddler and basskicker was unbelievable. Incredible!!!

I'll be watching this very closely. I'll be at Sandbanks soon as well. I could use any help you'd be willing to offer on fishing there as well.

WOW, that's Lewtiful. Impressive looking fish. I'm not sure I'm even ready for a fish like that.

Gabba,gabba,hey. Saw Iggy a couple times too. At one of the "Police Picnics"(I think the first one at the Grove?) and later at RPMs in Toronto. That guy is unbelievable. Talk about energy. Hey Cliff maybe your band can do Pumping For Jill, Bored or Lust For Life. Keep posting the tunes!

Yep, definetely a Ramones fan going way back. Saw them at the Concert Hall in Toronto. I remember it well. A girl in a very well rounded bright orange halter top sat on my ahummm..... lap and whispered sweet nothings in my ear ........ oh yeah .............. the Ramones were great. Thanks for the memory ... almost forgot that .... or at least I hadn't remembered it in a while.

Ask NautiFish. She seems to be the queen of Dover. I'd use minnows if I were you though.

I bet I did at least 500. I did it until she moved to 14th and still did a bunch more.. C'mon guys!

YIKES!! Scary deal! I guess a little blood on the lures may help future catches LOL. Hmmm, chumming with your own blood. That's a new approach.

Congrats on the new toy. Looks perfect to me. Nice size,storage etc. That thing should FLY with that 40 on there. Have a great weekend captain.

Every bit you threw worked. That'd be nice. Is that a white goby bait you were using? Lunkerhunt? How did you rig it? Thanks.

WOW!!! Awesome report. Maybe I'll find a lake like that sometime. Incredible! I'm not asking where it is, but how did you find out about a lake like that? Word of mouth or did you just find it on a map and go?

Keep voting guys. There are enough of us here to push her over the top. C'mon, help out an OFC'r. We'd do it for you too.

Yep, go to thw WFN website and check out the "on demand section" . In the "All Canadian Fishing" section go down to Shawn Rickard's Urban Outdoor Adventures and check out the Kawartha episode. Besides if you go to WFN you get to see Mariko Izumi ....... not too hard to look at LOL. Also, the Full Contact Fishing episode with Wendel Clark is pretty cool for us Leaf fans.

Have had a few tanks over the years. Just have a twenty freshwater right now with pelvochromis pulchers. Had a couple different 100 and 110 gallon salt tanks before. Mixed corals and fish. Kept discus for about five years before that. Too busy with camping,fishing etc. right now to have to worry about about a big tank,especially salt. I was always very tentative about leaving the salt tank for any more than a couple days. I'll probably do one again someday though. I still miss it.

Not to hijack this thread but how did you do with the fishing? Catch anything? On what? I love that trip. Let me know. Thanks,Ken.

Eight in a couple hours. Sounds like a good day. Are you going to add your dad to the Action Angling crew? Nice fish by the way.

Okay, I'm in. She's #31 right now on page #3 for anyone looking. Good luck Maureen.

I picked topwater just because it's the most fun and if the water is laying flat the first thing I'll be throwing is my Chug Bug.

Can't wait for the show. He seems like a really nice guy too (involved in charities etc. too). He'll be a good embassador for Ontario fishing. Good for you Dave.

I like Caffreys and Bass. I also tried a Czech beer last week. It was pretty good. Called Czechsov or something like that. (No, not from Star Trek LOL).