Grimace

Yes, because fishing is science. A scientist who claims he has all the answers isn't much of a scientist. It's all about research and practice. the stuff that I we do not know should be very intriguing to us. Great read Mike.

Same with the wine industry Craig. It is sure death for a well respected winery to put out a bottle at 7 bucks because everyone will think they are making cheap wine. Put it out for 30 bucks a bottle and you create your reputation.

I agree with all of that except Steve Stavro. When he took over the team, they had the first winning season in 14 years. THE STEVE STAVRO YEARS 92-93 Norris 44 29 11 99 Pat Burns Lost in round 3 93-94 Central 43 29 12 98 Pat Burns Lost in round 3 94-95 Central 48 21 19 50 (Lock out year) Pat Burns Lost in round 1 95-96 Central 34 36 12 80 Burns, Beverley {+} Lost in round 1 96-97 Central 82 30 44 68 Mike Murphy Out of Playoffs 97-98 Central 82 30 43 69 Mike Murphy Out of Playoffs 98-99 Northeast 82 45 30 97 Pat Quinn Lost in round 3 99-00 Northeast 82 45 27 100 Pat Quinn Lost in round 2 00-01 Northeast 82 37 29 90 Pat Quinn Lost in round 2 01-02 Northeast 82 43 25 100 Pat Quinn Lost in round 3 02-03 Northeast 82 44 28 98 Pat Quinn Lost in round 1 03-04 Northeast 82 45 24 103 Pat Quinn Lost in round 2 PRE STAVRO YEARS I do not think I have to recap the Harold Ballard era do I?? LOL POST STAVRO YEARS Pat Quinn Out of Playoffs Paul Maurice Out of Playoffs Paul Maurice Out of Playoffs Ron Wilson Out of Playoffs Ron Wilson Out of Playoffs Ron Wilson Out of Playoffs This year it is looking like Ron Wilson Out of Playoffs No Stanley cups I know but other than a 2 crappy seasons in between the Burns and Quinn regimes it was pretty good. If only he didn't run into money troubles Fletcher would have had Gretzky but Stavro just couldn't afford it as he lost his shirt away from the rink. Be easy on old Steve. He did well here, and better than anyone else did for a long time...

They also usually fire a coach when a weak part of the schedule approaches. That way they look brilliant when the team beats up on a few cellar dwellers.

And just for the record my prediction is - Me - 43 pounds - Week 3. Just to put it out there. :-).

A quote from Dave Hodge that made me laugh. "Ron Wilson is thinking of using 'Robo Calls' to send Leafs fans to the wrong rink". You gotta love Dave Hodge!

The late Jim Kelly. I miss Jim. I really liked him on the McCown show.

Don't put it down, pass it over. I can't take being a Leaf's fan anymore. :-)

Only 4 points out of a lottery pick! He Stays!

New York looks like they are groovin. That's my pick. Lundqvist is very impressive.

I am really stoked up about this year. The boat is coming out of storage next week.

Now that is funny!

Losing a playoff series is good development. It's experience. I hope they squeak in. Overall I am not very happy.

I guess they didn't devote much time to the lousy bucket they come in.

We need a goalie, a tough winger that can work the wall, a shut down defenseman, a first line centre, a second line centre and a coach. But other than that I think we are fine.

Well done Emil!!

Yes, give Quinte a go. Great body of water. Not just in the fall either. The time you described is good for walleye in general on any body of water as the fish have fully recovered from the spawn and the hordes of summer baitfish have not shown up yet.

They have to pay the shills.

Great news for Hamilton but what a shame. Erie is one of the loudest buildings in the league. I had not heard anything about it.

Exactly. Instead of snow we got rain. The rain has already run into the lake. The snow would still be on the ground.

This is a very useful tool. The interactive map is great. http://www.ontariooutfittersnetwork.com/

I have my Pflueger on an avid and it is the ultimate jigging and lindy rig set up for Walleyes. The lightweight reel makes it feel like the only thing you are holding is the rod. You can feel any bite. Slack bite, inhale bite, you can feel them all. I would never sit here and slag Shimano, they are awesome reels. Their customer service is VERY good and you can get parts for them, however I feel that Pflueger is getting an unfair shake as for the toughness factor. I pound the piss out of all my tackle and have no problem calling out duds. I have had no problem with the durability of Pflueger so far and I bash my stuff around pretty good. There are going to be complaints on all rigs. The gent with the Shimano reel with the noise is the exception not the rule. The gentleman with the Pflueger that broke in one shot is the exception not the rule. It basically comes down to this. They are both high quality reels. Pfluegers are lighter. Shimanos have the best customer service. You will probably never need to call customer service with either. Edge goes to Pflueger.

When you retrieve do you kind of pull the lure with the rod then catch up with the reel on the loose line? Maybe it is something in the retrieve that is setting you up for failure. You shore fish if I remember correctly? Maybe you are bombing the lure too hard on the cast? Combined with something in the retrieve? I have never heard of this issue before. If you don't figure it out you are just going to have to start trolling and hope for the best. :-p

You are going to LOVE the wire! I finally got set up with two wire rigs from Tall Tales last year. He was very helpful and I really appreciated it. When I am staring at my spread waiting for a rod to go off I am hoping it is one of the wire set ups. It is like a physical assault. Cheers

I fish the Niagara for steel with the Supreme and the drag is beautiful.