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I think it is a smart move to wait for the Yammy. Like mentioned earlier, you will have this boat for years so a few weeks is minor. Just think of all those years of trolling with a nice quiet four stroke over the opti.

What's it taste like?

Race has nothing to do with anyone's decision to do anything. There are, as mentioned earlier, cultural differences in different societies. Thinking that ethnicity has anything to do with it is the start of a very dangerous and unhealthy way of thinking. Edit: Typo

The guy working the bait shop said that the normal guy doesn't want to come in any more or something like that. Either way, they should adjust the website.

The Fishing World website advertises that the bait shop is open at 5am on the weekends. That is incorrect. The bait shop opens at 7am. They should probably adjust their advertising. Not trying to slag Fishing World here, I would just hate to see a fisherman standing in the parking lot at 5am wondering where the bait guy is. Cheers.

Wow, what a hog.

That is great! Nice lakers.

Very cool. I am assuming you were volunteering as representative of Muskies Canada. If so, that is a great example of how your organization works with the MNR and can help out. Super cool. I hope the Lake Simcoe Musky project is a success. I don't fish Musky but it would still be nice to see. Cheers.

Awesome!!! Beautiful fish and scenery. Everytime I go East I always swear that I am going to get my stuff together and move there.

Very impressive. Beautiful fish and scenery. Loved it.

Lake Joe club is a very nice spot. Port Sandfield.

Wow. That's amazing. If I ever caught specks like that I would crap my pants. Well done.

Thanks for posting that article. I have not fished the Detroit river in a few years. It is a great place to fish. I hope they lighten up a bit. When I fish the Niagara River I always just go wherever I want to. I know that on the New York State side it is law to always have your life jacket on when your boat is under power so I abide and always have my NYS licence on me. This is making me think that I had better call someone and check to see if any laws have changed. I haven't been in NYS waters in a few years but I always renew my NYS licence just in case the situation arises.

Also, here are some pictures of the best knot too use to tie the swivel on the end of your line. Don't forget the big bead. http://www.lotsa.org/Wire%20Line%20Knot.htm Also a video http://www.fishdoctorcharters.com/videos/video3W.html Good luck.

I let mine all the way out with a dispy diver and reeled all the way in without tripping it. Feel the burn!! Are you talking about 7 strand wire? If so make sure you never ever have any loose line. When tying your knot to the big swivel, put a giant bead on before the knot. Always reel your line all the way until the bead touches the tip of your rod. This makes sure you always have tight line even when you are not using the rod. Also, do not break the rod down into two pieces for transport. Loose wire line is disaster. I use rods with roller guides for my wire set ups. It is the way to go.

The private investigator we hired just informed us of that.

I guess that would be my question going forward would it not? And yes you are singling me out. Not correct. This is not a volunteer program, this is an organization run by a dozen (give or take) people that are paid a very nice amount of money to make decisions as to what we must focus our efforts on and how we should spend the money that is raised (if any....) The volunteers of which you speak are people like yours truly (not the ingrates you have suggested we are) the members who sell the tickets and buy the tickets, and do things for our local clubs. The people we (the members and volunteers) are asking the questions of are well paid and not as you have suggested, volunteers. What is this babble? Do you really think people should mindlessly throw their money into something with not ever being allowed to question/direct/have an opinion on. I have no interest in discussing your local church as it has no place here. OFAH is not a religion, I do not have to have blind "faith" in it without question. I have not been throwing my money into a program which I mistrust. I trusted it, until now. I have questions that should be easily answered. My question was not why you were so moved as to join a fishing board in Canada. My question was why you were so moved as to 'rip' members of a club for asking questions of that club when you made a point of stating that it didn't have much to do with you. I never questioned your integrity or reasoning for being a member or moderator on this board. The wallbash icon would either indicate that you were upset or that you think that the people who have asked the questions here are profoundly unwarranted. I am not complaining about a snow job in the sense that they have not took the time to reply on a weekend (it wasn't the weekend yesterday). My complaint is with the fact that the reply given was a non reply. They will not answer the simple question - Does the OFAH lottery lose money? It is not, as you suggest "where does the money go" question. That question can't be answered or asked until we know if there is any money to begin with. As to your sacrifice comment, no, I am not taking a day off work to drive 4 hours to Peterborough on the slight chance that maybe they will be a little more forthcoming. I have a family to raise and time is of a premium. After 12 hour days and my commute home, I am lucky just to say good night to my wife and have a peek in at my little one. I do not doubt that for a moment. I never suggested otherwise. My beef is that you would make false claims and try to create an environment where I would not be taken seriously in a discussion only as a participant and not a moderator of this forum. You did single me out. I have done nothing untoward here. I have not been disingenuous in any way. I have not used any hyperbole to try to make any points (which I don't have, just questions). If you feel that I have broken the rules of this forum than (as you know) you can ban me. But I do not think that you should so easily discount my questioning of an organization that I belong to.

I would totally stalk you!! Maybe a few of us here could get together and pitch in for a private investigator to follow 24/7. Then we could all be holding up Speckles like that.

I think that was fish was an easy 45 incher. Easy. :-)

Wow! 15 3/4. That's insane. Way to go!

And for the record, I viewed my membership to the OFAH (and still do to a certain degree) very much as Carp stated he feels about his membership. It was at this point in the thread where I was eager to hear the OFAH's response and was quite disappointed in the apparent 'snow job' that was being given in response. I am sorry if that upsets you.

So why are the people that are not contributing anything to the foundation trying to rip them you ask? A. No one is ripping. Just asking questions. Questions that can be easily answered at that. B. Don't you think it is a little presumptuous of you to assume the people here who have questions are people who are not giving? or as you put it "not giving a dime". Quite a few cheques (canadian spelling) have made it OFAH's way from me, not that I need to state that to qualify my concerns and questions as a member. I do not mean any disrespect but I can't have you suggest that myself (or anyone else in this thread for that matter) are non contributors or don't pay a dime. I can not sit here and have you suggest that we are "tearing into" the OFAH either. Just questions. I am also very mildly curious as to why you felt so moved as to rip into the people in this thread, as you say, you have no real interest in it. Anyways, it is quite clear that the OFAH is choosing not to respond. This evasiveness about the actual numbers of the lottery raises eyebrows. I think if the lottery was in fact making money the OFAH would have just stated that and shown the numbers. We will see I suppose.

That is awesome!

I get ya Wayne. I didn't really take it that way anyhow. That's why I put the smiley face thingy there.

I'm not dumb, just busy lol :-). We have been pullIng 12's at work for over a month now. I was hoping the dude would just post the lottery info and end it. Checking on this site with the iPhone is easier than digging through pages of rubble trying to find the buried info in between lifts at work. Like I said, this has piqued my interest now and I am going to request the lottery info if I ever get some time. Edit: typo. Again....