Shaun Rickard Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Check out the Merland Park Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=532646223#!/group.php?gid=148597485160948&ref=ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-trout/108510929171288?ref=search&v=desc Sorry. I became a fan of Lake Trout instead. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Rickard Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 That's OK Grimace, I just joined this one: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=532646223#!/group.php?gid=6426308129&ref=ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moemoe Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 I was just checking out the urban outdoors website 2 days ago and it seemed like 2008, and I was just thinking what happened to that guy? and here you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-trout/108510929171288?ref=search&v=desc Sorry. I became a fan of Lake Trout instead. :-) Me too. I also became a fan other resorts after staying at Merlands once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadadude Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-trout/108510929171288?ref=search&v=desc Sorry. I became a fan of Lake Trout instead. :-) hahahahahahaha aw man good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Me too. I also became a fan other resorts after staying at Merlands once. as have many of us... want mouse turds with you're steak? or the dock of death?... where paying for a slip means nothing... then become a fan! fanboys unite, G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 yeah but the BOQ trips have never been the same once most of us started staying at many different places we really need to find a place big enough and close enough on the water to suit everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Joe told me about the "bum slide" down the dock, HAHAHAHA Sorry Shaun, but there are a LOT here that think otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 the bum slide LOL... I had forgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 yeah but the BOQ trips have never been the same once most of us started staying at many different places we really need to find a place big enough and close enough on the water to suit everyone Terry, I was Told by Joe (HH) that I must go this year but there is NO WAY I will stay at a resort that ask's for your cash and doesn't give a "mouse's" xxx about you other then when it's time to pay. I can deal with the vermon, not an issue, but the operators are an issue when I spend my hard earned $$ to be there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfish1965 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 http://www.facebook....f=search&v=desc Sorry. I became a fan of Lake Trout instead. :-) You owe me a keyboard, bugger!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 as have many of us... want mouse turds with you're steak? or the dock of death?... where paying for a slip means nothing... then become a fan! fanboys unite, G But how many people can you fit in a cabin? And who almost got hit by your truck while it was luge'ing down the boat ramp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 But how many people can you fit in a cabin? And who almost got hit by your truck while it was luge'ing down the boat ramp? Is this a trick question like "How many OFC'ers does it take to screw in a light bulb?" BTW how many people can you fit in a cabin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brifishrgy Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 BTW how many people can you fit in a cabin? depends on the cabin you get, dont count on getting the one you reserved as far as becoming a fan, NEVER going to support a poacher The only thing Merlands has going for it is location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tknohpy Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I have a trailer at Perfect Vue...anyone ever looked into staying there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fishburn Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 So I gather this is not the place to book a trip with to the B.O.Q.? Anyone care to elaborate cause I am booked there for the end of November. Our reason for booking there was #1 the location and we got a nice cabin. Are there other camps in the same general location that I should look into for next year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 So I gather this is not the place to book a trip with to the B.O.Q.? Anyone care to elaborate cause I am booked there for the end of November. Our reason for booking there was #1 the location and we got a nice cabin. Are there other camps in the same general location that I should look into for next year? You'll be fine there. You've got to understand that the mood of a thread is set at the very start of it. People like jumping on someone who's down...it's almost as though they've never made a mistake themselves. I've never had problems at Merland but then... I've never needed an owner of a camp to kiss my butt because I had given them a few bucks for the use of a cottage. When we go there, it's November. It's a sure thing that you'll have frost/ice on the docks. All the tough guys who rant about their expertise in the bush who are complaining here should probably sleep at a Holiday Inn and get a taxi to bring them to their boat in the mornings. I have a little more to say but I'll leave it at that. Fish_Fishburn, have a great time there, catch lots and send us a report when you're back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_fishburn Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Thanks Roy. I was feeling the same about the previous posts. Sounds like alot of sour grapes to me. I am going there to fish,drink and eat in that order. I don't really care if I see the owners during my stay unless I need them for something. We have the Mikey Bigfish cabin right on the water and I can't wait. If there is anyone else going to be staying or around there let me know, Our gang will be there from Nov 25 to the 28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 But how many people can you fit in a cabin? And who almost got hit by your truck while it was luge'ing down the boat ramp? Hahahaha! I forgot about that! good thing the door was open! it saved my truck from becoming structure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) You'll be fine there. You've got to understand that the mood of a thread is set at the very start of it. People like jumping on someone who's down...it's almost as though they've never made a mistake themselves. I've never had problems at Merland but then... I've never needed an owner of a camp to kiss my butt because I had given them a few bucks for the use of a cottage. When we go there, it's November. It's a sure thing that you'll have frost/ice on the docks. All the tough guys who rant about their expertise in the bush who are complaining here should probably sleep at a Holiday Inn and get a taxi to bring them to their boat in the mornings. I have a little more to say but I'll leave it at that. Fish_Fishburn, have a great time there, catch lots and send us a report when you're back. Maybe so Roy but my comment had nothing to do with OFC. It was completely unrelated and happened years before the current distate towards Merlands surfaced on OFC. From my perspective it just confirmed what I already knew. Edited September 2, 2010 by solopaddler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I understand, Mike. I respect you as a fisherman and all around good guy. Everyone's entitled to their opinion. I just gave mine is all. You gave your opinion and that's cool...I gave mine and that should be cool too. We have a member who has booked there for November with some friends let's let him make up his own mind. Crap might have happened a few years ago...let it go. No one has said anything about what Kevin has done to rectify any problems that might have occured in the past. It's kind of like a gang mentality. I'm sorry you had a bad time there. Maybe I'm just not as fussy as you are. Lord willing, I'll make it out there again in the late fall this year. I'll be there for the fishing and comraderie. It's a good place for everyone to get together in the same spot. EDIT: And I don't know the Lavers at all. Would not recognize them on the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I've only ever stayed at Merlins once and that was the 1st ever OFC fall g2g a few years back and it was a very positive experience. Myself & 3 others had a cabin booked and when I got there early I commented to the owners that the cabin may be too small for our group. Without hesitation they moved us into a large cabin, number 10 if I remember correctly, and only charged us the fee for the small cabin. I'd go back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headhunter Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 I agree with you Roy, a gang mentality can quickly get out of hand. And I also agree that a member has indicated that they are booked there and are looking for advice etc... That being said, I also think it would be contrary to this community’s mission to not let the member know about past problems, members have had there. As has been mentioned by many here, the advantage that Merlands has over other "resorts" is it's location and it's ability to hold large numbers of people. There are however other options, but those don't include the all "important" fire pit. From my perspective, if folks are being "asked" to forgive perceived short comings at one resort, shouldn't the same be said for one that doesn't have a fire pit? Because really, I am not going there to stare into a fire, I am going to meet up with old friends, make new one's, have few wobbly pops and catch some beauty Pickereyes. I am sure that regardless whether OFC holds the GTG at Merlands or not, they will have sold out all their cottages with no problem. I truly hope that the member who posted about having booked into Merlands at the end of November has the time of his life... but based on what gets posted here any time a Quinte GTG is mentioned, I'm not feeling too good about all of us being in the same location... which really is a shame. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Rickard Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Thanks Roy. I was feeling the same about the previous posts. Sounds like alot of sour grapes to me. I am going there to fish,drink and eat in that order. I don't really care if I see the owners during my stay unless I need them for something. We have the Mikey Bigfish cabin right on the water and I can't wait. If there is anyone else going to be staying or around there let me know, Our gang will be there from Nov 25 to the 28. Fish-Fishburn, I won't get into a back and forth here as to who's wrong and who's right here, as Roy said you be the Judge. All I can tell you is that I was there last week and I stayed in Mikey Big Fish, and the experience was all positive. It's a very nice cabin located on the water close to the docks. We had some great Walleye and Bass action too. I've posted pictures below of some of the fish we caught casting crankbaits along deep weedlines, and the baits that we caught them with. I hope you have a great trip and look forward to reading your report. Cheers, Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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