kennyman

Sounds like you guys had a blast. I think they've earned some "Fishergirl" shirts. My nine year old boy kicked my butt on the weekend. He caught about 26 perch and a few were really a good size. My daughter said the only reason she only kicked my butt by a little was because she stopped fishing ....... she could be right LOL. Anyway,good on ya. Times to remember.

That was an awesome thing you did. . If nothing else you've at least scared the crap out of these guys. I'm sure it's happening everywhere. It's kind of sad really,that a country as rich in natural resources dedicates so little of it's monetary resources towards it greatest asset.

Have a great trip. I can't wait to see your report when you come back. Lots of pics please. I'll live vicariously through you. Stay safe. 8000 posts... HOLY CRAP!!!

Congratulations. If Nicholas is the first child, their lives will never be the same. It's a good thing, believe me. It's instantaneous. Once that little one comes out something comes over you. It's the strongest sensation I have ever experienced. You will do anything to make sure he/she is safe. Oops,I'm letting my soft side show. Kids do it to me everytime.

I've had a little success when the water is like glass using a green/white hula popper or a BPS top knocker in black/silver (really noisy rattle) . I think alot of it is the noise (vibration) they create. Usually the hit will come as soon as it hits the water or shortly after. Make sure when the lure lands to wait for a five count. Five ,four,three,two ........... BAM. Have fun.

I voted no.

Part of the reason I joined this forum was for the reports. Active members sharing advice, techniques and good ole fish porn.

 

I am of the opinion that;

-if a person recognizes the spot (s)he's already been there.

-if you want to protect your spot, take care not to reveal too much.

 

Restricting images will do nothing to keep poachers away nor will it clean up the shoreline from inconsiderate anglers. Can we even quantify the damage caused by these 'revealing' images? Of coarse not. Because it's plausible, it doesn't mean it's a problem. I think restricting images is a knee-jerk reaction for something that may or may not be a problem.

 

-Brian

Very well put Brian! I agree. Even if you wanted to restrict image viewing is requiring 10,20, or even 50 posts going to be that much of an encumbrance? Seems kind of pointless to me.

Focus! He is focused on the business aspect and not the driving aspect. TOO much personal business for him at DEI. I think he is making a fantastic move.

 

KNOTACLUE hit the nail on the head with the #3 car for sure. I hope it all works out in the end.

 

Easton

I think you hit the nail right on the head. I remember I while a ago I heard that Dale Earnheardt Incorporated is worth over $1.5 BILLION dollars and I'm sure that's climbing.

Wow Wayne!! You are an artist sir.

I agree to a point, but I too am worried that posts like this deter people from posting at all. I am learning all the time from this board and suck up as my much info as my tiny little brain will hold. I guess that posting exact locations may be wrong I still don't see anything wrong with pics (within reason). For example I love hearing something like "I was looking for gators on the south west side of the island, throwing a flame tiger husky jerk in a #13 all morning (nice day by the way,water was like glass), but had more success with the silver/black HJ-10 ". To me that followed with a pic of the guy(oops, or girl) holding a gator with the HJ#10 hanging out of it's mouth and the Toronto skyline behind them would be perfect. If he happens to get a rock or tree in the picture, oh well. If someone can differentiate between rocks or trees on the island they know it well anyway. From a distance using the skyline (CN tower) as a guide you'd have a hard time telling precisely where they were standing or at least I would. You may get the general vicinity (within a half mile), but that's not exactly GPS coordinates is it? If that's not acceptable, what is? How close should we come in describing an area we're fishing in? Who gets to set the guidelines? I'm not trying to be an arse, just that so much of acceptability is in opinion and perception. I understand and agree with the general principle, I'm just not sure where the line should be drawn.

Is that the same intelligence agent that said there were WMD's in Iraq ??? Saw this story on Yahoo this morning and watched the video too. What a joke!

I use a paddling one also, I just bought an Extrasport Osprey, which is designed for kayak/canoe fishing, all sorts of pocket and places to attach things. Very comfortable. And not terribly expensive, around $85 or so.

Me too. Actually I'm wearing the Extrasport in my avatar. Great for paddling or fishing.

No, I didn't see you Misfish. well, maybe I did. There were still about fifteen or so boats around us all afternoon. I can't believe I didn't notice a "red boat with a little orange guy standing at the back". That makes you sound like an "Umpa Lumpa" ....... LOL. Were you the only guy out there with a survival suit on?

Hate them both (I bleed blue and white), but GO SENS GO!!!! Bring that cup back where it belongs!

Actually as of Saturday one of the 2500.00 tagged perch had been caught. Fishing was slow for all of us at the perch tourney this weekend. At least all with a boat did better then us shore fisherman Ah well, a day of fishing is better then none right

Oops, I didn't know that the $2500 had been caught. I guess the $5000 is still out there. I think the sponsorship must be down now or something. My Dad caught the "big tag" a few years back I think he got approx. $23,000. Not that there is anything wrong with $5000. I'd gladly take that!!! Oh Misfish, don't feel bad. I missed my brother out there??How'd you do out there?

Me and my buddy LJ went "perchin" yesterday in Orillia. It was a pretty nice day,14 degrees and sunny. The fishing was fairly slow from what I'm told and strangely enough so was the boat traffic (although it was enough traffic for me). We caught about thirty fish each (a wide range of sizes ), all perch and all on minnows except for one,which LJ caught on a worm. More importantly it was our maiden voyage with my new (to me) 12 ft. Sea King tinny. The boat didn't sink (or crash,but it does seep a little) and the 9.5 Evinrude runs like a swiss watch. All in all a good day, but no tags darn it. I would have loved to get one as my Dad and stepmom usually get at least one tag every year. They got the first one of the derby this year, but have been skunked since.Only 9 of the 60 available tags have been caught as of last night and none of the big ones only $500 (I wouldn't have complained LOL). According to my Dad the perch have moved out and are harder to find (in their regular numbers) than normal. All in all it was a good first day and on the water and using the ultralight some of the bigger perch were fun to bring in. Pike opens next weekend and if the weather is decent I'll be heading back up there. For that I might even remember the camera!

Me and my buddy LJ went "perchin" yesterday in Orillia. It was a pretty nice day,14 degrees and sunny. The fishing was fairly slow from what I'm told and strangely enough so was the boat traffic (although it was enough traffic for me). We caught about thirty fish each (a wide range of sizes ), all perch and all on minnows except for one,which LJ caught on a worm. More importantly it was our maiden voyage with my new (to me) 12 ft. Sea King tinny. The boat didn't sink (or crash,but it does seep a little) and the 9.5 Evinrude runs like a swiss watch. All in all a good day, but no tags darn it. I would have loved to get one as my Dad and stepmom usually get at least one tag every year. They got the first one of the derby this year, but have been skunked since.Only 9 of the 60 available tags have been caught as of last night and none of the big ones only $500 (I wouldn't have complained LOL). According to my Dad the perch have moved out and are harder to find (in their regular numbers) than normal. All in all it was a good first day and on the water and using the ultralight some of the bigger perch were fun to bring in. Pike opens next weekend and if the weather is decent I'll be heading back up there. For that I might even remember the camera!

WOOHOO!!! . I think you've got'er beat. Stick with it. Just about fourteen months smoke free for myself. Sometimes I still want one of the damn things.................. but then I look at my kids and I remember why I quit. I never smoked in my house so they were never subjected to second hand smoke anyway, but they are proud of me for quitting and I showed them that you can do anything if you try hard enough. So,if doing it for yourself isn't enough,just go in and look at your childrens faces and that should do it.

Gotta buy shares in a salvage company...SOON !

I'm hoping not!! When filled up with water, it'll keep it in ........... so hopefully it'll keep it out ........ otherwise .......... I guess I can swim.

My father swears by Seal All. It's on my tinny. Hope it works or I guess I'll join you and Weeds at the bottom . I repainted just to protect it as well. Here's a link http://www.eclecticproducts.com/sealall.htm .

http://www.lebaron.ca/english/3_day_deal.pdf

 

http://www.lebaron.ca/english/bush_bino_tunes_web.pdf

Cheers,

Ice Fisherman

Just clicked on the link and it works no priblem, but look on the top middle ...... I can't believe Diawa called their reel "SOL". I don't know what that means to you, but it doesn't seem like a good endorsement to me LOL . "Hey Joe", whad'ya catch today?" Reply ..... nothing , "SOL" today".

Looks good on him that he got caught, but two years in jail is definetely retarded. Maybe 30 days and a $5000 fine. Along with the fact that he should never be allowed in a tournament again the guy has to live this absolute humiliation for the rest of his life. I know everyone is following the "Baretta" wisdom here LOL. "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. Don't do it!". BUT, what happened to the punushment should fit the crime? I like the community service work. Maybe he should clean up that shoreline every Saturday for the next year (plus a big fine... hit him where it hurts... the pocketbook)?

Nice job . I'm hoping to get there for the weekend . Nice liitle setup you have there.

Only thing I might recommend if your worried is increasing the mixture to compensate. Ethanol is very dry. Race cars that run it use a product called top lube to help lube the valves etc.Also, I don't think you'll notice much difference in the water content in your oil. At 10% at normal operating temps it'll burn off pretty quickly. Now,at 100% it can turn the oil into a milky mess in a hurry. Ethanol burns cooler as well,so if you had any heating issues it may actually help (at 10% I doubt it'll have a huge effect either way). P.S. The current requirement is 3-10% of ethanol (pretty wide variance if you ask me). The content has to be a minimun 5% after Jan 1 2012 . I think they should have made it 5% by 2010 and 10% by 2012. You know politicians though. Instant emission improvements are staring them right in the face .

Went to the "bear mountain canoe" site and I love it. I guess it's the "Bob Special". It's rated as a recreational or quiet water canoe. As long as your plans don't include whitewater or bashing off rocks constantly (Grand River LOL) it should be a great canoe.Not only that but it'll be beautiful. I'd say if it's reasonable buy it. As far as the weight, that boat is really light. Just for comparisons sake, my 16' Novacraft Prospector in Royalex (layered ABS laminate that is REALLY TOUGH) weighs 74 lbs. The same 16' Prospector in Kevlar weighs 58lbs. So 45-50 lbs would feel really light in comparison. Actually,that would be a dream although I'm sure the way we've used it your cedar strip would look terrble (thanks to the Grand River) by now. We've had fun it it though. As far as the weight I guess you'll have to figure that out. Mine has a capacity of 1000lbs. It's perfect for solo, but if you're going with only one other person and it wasn't totally loaded down I bet it'd be fine. What are you going to use it for Kevin?

if it's legal..then it's right for them

the law and personal morals have nothing to do with one another and I don't think they should be discussed in the same threads....as the law is the law and morals are what you believe in, what you find OK, not what is the law

 

so hate the law

not the guy fish/hunting/getting food within the law

so change the law.....IMO

Terry, I never said I was hating anybody. That's out of your mouth,not mine. I never said I like it either. Also my morals have everything to do with my opinion. Sorry, but this is a FORUM, not a court. I thought this was about discussing our opinions Terry? I'm sorry if you don't like my opinion. More about the incident my customer was obviously disturbed my. He is a farmer,hunter and fisherman and loves the sport. He has seen it happen over and over, can do nothing and was frustrated. We get along well,so we were talking about it. Discussing OUR opinions. Apparently they had gutted a bunch of them for their eggs and just left thrown on shore. All I'm saying is although that may be the letter of the law,I'm sure it wasn't the original intent of the law. By the way I have alot of native customers and I would say as a rule that most respect nature or are at least much more aware of it than my average customer. Most would be appalled at the waste. Most are very respectful of their enviroment and nature. A few however take whatever they can get with no care for the consequences and can only see dollar signs. This in my opinion is wrong. I'm sorry if you think it's off topic Terry but to me they are very similar with the same consequences to the enviroment and fishery ........ just one is called legal, which to me is unbelievable. Wrong is wrong no matter who is doing it.