kickingfrog Posted February 19, 2023 Report Posted February 19, 2023 I found this place (OFC) in the spring of 2007. How long before that was the zoo?
misfish Posted February 19, 2023 Report Posted February 19, 2023 I remember meeting TJ for the first time at a GTG. He was with this young lady that worked at Hooters. He got rather nervous when I said I was a newf,but the young lady had a big smile on her face. Not sure what that was all about,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Good times 1 3
RickOnt Posted February 19, 2023 Report Posted February 19, 2023 I remember the Toronto Zoo board It would have been around in the early '90's OFC would of been after that, I think TJ would know what year
porkpie Posted February 19, 2023 Report Posted February 19, 2023 18 hours ago, kickingfrog said: I found this place (OFC) in the spring of 2007. How long before that was the zoo? 1990's for sure. Can't remember how far back, maybe 95? I found OFC from that board also, I had some weird handle that I can't remember back then (not that my current one is much better), might have been part of my hotmail at the time, trouter something. I was mainly into steelhead then. 1
Spiel Posted February 19, 2023 Report Posted February 19, 2023 4 minutes ago, porkpie said: 1990's for sure. Can't remember how far back, maybe 95? I found OFC from that board also, I had some weird handle that I can't remember back then (not that my current one is much better), might have been part of my hotmail at the time, trouter something. I was mainly into steelhead then. What, you don't like "Porkpie."
porkpie Posted February 19, 2023 Report Posted February 19, 2023 23 minutes ago, Spiel said: What, you don't like "Porkpie." It was shorter than melton mowbray LOL. 1
Marty Posted February 19, 2023 Report Posted February 19, 2023 The not so good old days. Where's Dilligaf? 4 2
John Bacon Posted February 20, 2023 Report Posted February 20, 2023 10 hours ago, RickOnt said: I remember the Toronto Zoo board It would have been around in the early '90's OFC would of been after that, I think TJ would know what year I think OFC started in 1999. I found the "Zoo" board in late 1997 / early 1998. I am not sure how long it had been around before that.
dave524 Posted February 20, 2023 Report Posted February 20, 2023 Was the Zoo board a BBS where you had to dial the number and connect ? I remember being a member of several bulletin board groups back in the 90's and using an Off Line Mail Reader (OLMR) called " BlueWave" so to minimize connection time, especially when long distance, back in the DOS days
John Bacon Posted February 20, 2023 Report Posted February 20, 2023 4 hours ago, dave524 said: Was the Zoo board a BBS where you had to dial the number and connect ? I remember being a member of several bulletin board groups back in the 90's and using an Off Line Mail Reader (OLMR) called " BlueWave" so to minimize connection time, especially when long distance, back in the DOS days I was accessing it via "regular" internet in the late 90s. But it may have started out differently.
John Bacon Posted February 20, 2023 Report Posted February 20, 2023 17 hours ago, Marty said: The not so good old days. Where's what's his name? He held a contest once. I won a custom painted lure. It has caught fish. 😀 2
CrowMan Posted February 20, 2023 Report Posted February 20, 2023 "It was shorter than melton mowbray" While we're reminiscing...PorkPies' comment brought back memories of John "Tiny" Bennett. Tiny was the outdoors/fishing columnist for the old Toronto Telegram, and then briefly for the Toronto Sun when that paper rose out of the ashes of the Telegram. Tiny, a 6' 5" 260lb Englishman, was originally from Leicestershire, the home of the Melton Mowbray pie. He once wrote an entire column extolling the virtues of this wonderful concoction...it was his favourite lunch to take fishing. He even published his own family's recipe...as he claimed it could only be made a certain way, with specific ingredients. That column spurred me as a young man to bake my own MM pies...which I still do to this day. Tiny's columns and his book, "The Art of Angling" were way ahead of their time...it was his approach to fishing that instilled in me the passion I still have today...to appreciate the activity as a form of "art", rather than something where the end result is to just put some food on the table. Even today, his book is still well worth a read. My apologies to the OP for getting sidetracked. 1
Rizzo Posted February 21, 2023 Report Posted February 21, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 6:41 PM, Marty said: The not so good old days. Where's what's his name? zoinks
Cast-Away Posted February 21, 2023 Author Report Posted February 21, 2023 Dan was that Dan C? He always posted pictures of Sleeping Giant Island. Great to hear that you help out others in your retirement, that is a very noble gesture. I remember leaving the Zoo Board for OFC for the same reason. Everyone here was great and it is still a great board thanks to the good people and some nudging from the Mods. I only fish once or twice a year so I don't have much to contribute any longer. My icon was from my first Walleye in the Massasauga back around 2007 where I still camp every summer. I still don't catch many there, very elusive. Thanks for the posts everyone and the trip down memory lane for many! Regards, Warren 1
Dano Posted February 21, 2023 Report Posted February 21, 2023 Yes, I remember it well. Andy was a great guy and I hooked up with him to help with setting up some temperature regulators at the atlantic salmon hatchery they had on the Rouge River. I also met with Adopt-A-Walleye guy there and helped set up the walleye hatcheries and donated an outboard for the boat at the Caledon gravel pits. 1
Ron Posted February 23, 2023 Report Posted February 23, 2023 (edited) On 2/18/2023 at 5:23 PM, Spiel said: Well I'm still searching As noted above from Lew, it was AndyK, I'm still searching the archives for pictures of him here at my home for a New Years Eve party. In the mean time here he is at Lakair (on the right) with my buddy Jef (Team Empty Pockets). Edited February 23, 2023 by Ron CUPCAKE! 1
Lamb Posted February 27, 2023 Report Posted February 27, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 6:41 PM, Marty said: The not so good old days. Where's what's his name?
ecmilley Posted March 5, 2023 Report Posted March 5, 2023 Remember zoo board and OFC joined OFC in 99 met some good people and met some not so good people I keep in contact with only a couple people from OFC these days and cant remember last report i made 1
John Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 Don't remember the Zoo Board but joined OFC (OFC) back in the early days, probably more than 20 years ago. Posted a fair bit in the early years then things became silly and there were those that jumped all over anything that was posted. A little like the wild west, LOL. Was invited to an early days Lakair GTG and had a blast and never missed one, not sure how my liver survived but it did. Fond memories of those days and of those that are no longer with us. Some good, no, some great people on this site. Have ongoing long term friendships made at those Lakair GTG's. Thanks to TJ for the start up and thanks to those who maintained law and order over the years. 2
Jon Posted March 19, 2023 Report Posted March 19, 2023 This brings back memories. I think it was called, "What's Biting in the Toronto Area" and it was the first fishing chat board I ever used. Probably mid-90s. It was run by Andy Rubaczek (might not have the spelling correct) and the url might have been www.zoo.utoronto.ca. I think he was an IT guy with an interest in fishing. Super nice guy and he was active with the Metro East Anglers and Ringwood Hatchery when MNRF stopped running it. I spent a few minutes with Google but couldn't find any info or archived images.
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