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Matt, you've offended me with your crass innuendos...now my butt hurts .. :And I'm turning into a snowflake. Two feet of them, tho be specific. Actually, my back hurts from shoveling and it's only getting worse. All fun aside, you've got the right attitude, my friend. We need to get together and stop sabotaging each other. What's good for the lakes is good for the tribs and vice versa. The vocal minority may or may not be the guys who are the problem that Brian alludes to, but they sure have an agenda.

I'm all for less government interference in my life! I just hope that we don't lose our compassion in the process. And I hate to see the division getting wider. I'm a moderate in most respects, but it's easier to get attention when you're shouting from the end of spectrum...while the middle gets caught in the crossfire.

I'm starting to see something interesting via this Trump Effect, perhaps unintentional perhaps not. Where it looks like gaps are emerging, people or even businesses are coming forward to fill them. It's happening via Silicon Valley and Planned Parenthood, Golisano and the downtown arts center, numerous other examples. Regardless of your politics, it's changing the way business gets done. On one hand, this Is good to see, as it puts the financial onus on the supporters themselves and encourages stakeholders to get involved. On the other hand, we are a leader in caring for those who can't care for themselves. This could change. There's not as much vested interest and too much abuse of the system to encourage general support.

See you all there! I hope everybody's power gets restored today.

It sounds to me like someone who got too big too fast and couldn't keep up. Not long ago, Bob Fuller spoons were the bomb and the King of Sting was the best lure on the lake. I ordered from him numerous times with no issues whatsoever. His work was fantastic. And now this. It's sad. Hopefully there's a lesson learned for other potential entrepreneurs out there.Making a good product is only part of the battle. Having a sound business plan, anticipated cash flow and limitations is equally important.

Nice boat if it had a riceburner on it.IMHO, you can't beat Yamaha or Honda.

I hear that all the news about the fake news is fake news

Les has it right. We're a community here and brothers all. Brian doesn't care about who was first...new ideas are few and far between. He does it right and is rewarded for his hard work. It sounds like Pro King does it right, too. Lake Ontario UNITED.

Unfortunately, as the Sampson school proved, these fish in the Finger Lakes are highly vulnerable to pressure when they're located and catchable. I haven't been part of the perch club for a few years now, but they're a tight lipped bunch. Nobody's going to put you on a school. However, if you bounce around enough you'll find some.

The larger shelter didn't fit into the guy's Jeep, so it's available again. Just to be clear, the folded dimensions of this are approximately 4' wide by 6' long. You will likely need a truck to haul it. It's a great "base camp" type shelter. If I don't have any takers by Wednesday, it's at the curb.

Smaller Clam is gone.

These are gone. I hope they're put to good use! I have two Clam shelters. Both are hard bottom setups with holes cut into the base and have metal poles and tent covers. One is a single tent (a "Clam Junior"--like the Shappel DX4000) and the other is a double that folds in half and easily fishes two or three people. The bigger one is heavy. I just checked on the tents and the small one is flawless, the larger one has two areas where the mice got to it but it's patchable and otherwise perfect. Free to pickup in Rush, NY. Pm me if you're interested with your phone number. First to pm me, first served. Tight lines.

I know I wasn't the only one who saw the end of the game in sight when NE won the coin toss in overtime. Who needs a balanced offense when you have Brady? The guy's the embodiment of a rich, entitled superstar, but man can he play.

Too much going on at work this week to get bored...fingers crossed for ice this weekend.

Okay, so this afternoon I'm bored. I smashed a knuckle splitting wood last week, had a piece kick up at me when I hit it...not solidly...and the scab broke off early this morning steelhead fishing. So, I'm leaking blood everywhere and it won't stop. I can't put a glove on. And I ended up lasting about two hours before my fingers were frozen. Stupid blood was still oozing out though. So, after lunch I complained to the wife. Now I'm doing the yearly steam cleaning of the carpets. Word to the wise: never complain to the wife. This isn't the fun that I'd anticipated today.

This is the only time of the year that whining is allowed! Everything is harder to do and age rears its ugly head... As for the ash, I haven't hinged them this time of year before, but unlike trimming apple trees I think that it'll be fine. Scotty B. may want to weigh in...I know he hinged some last year, but it was much warmer last year, too. I figure that the ash is going to die in the next few years anyway, so what's the worst that can happen? I'll post a pic on here at some point. It looks like good chaos.

I spent a bunch of time today with a chainsaw hinge-cutting ash trees. It's not the most exciting thing in the world, but it kept me from spending money and got me outside. Worked up quite a sweat. And found out that I shouldn't drive to the back of our property in the winter, snow or no...like me, the 4x4 got a really great workout and now I have some huge ruts to fill. Then I watered the crabapples, siberian peashrubs, dcos, and hybrid oak that I'm propagating under the lights and planted some hybid hazelnut. Fun watching stuff grow. Tonight I'm going to finish building an ice rod. And when I'm all done, I'll maybe spend a few minutes on a lecture for the 4th year medical students that I'm giving on Monday. Maybe. Winter is slow, but life is good.

Yeah, I see that. The place that Walmart is getting them, though, appears to be "Brandshopper" which is the name of the company that showed up on my PayPal bill when I bought from Field Supply two weeks ago. Walmart also tacks on an extra ten bucks or so for your privilege of doing business with them. I'll tell you, I had an auto alert set up on the Frabill stuff for the entire past year, and this sale they have blows it out of the water. I don't know how the prices on their other stuff rates, but I can't imagine you'd find ice suits for cheaper. Not that there's any ice at present...and I expect It goes without saying, but I have no affiliation with the company.

The special that they're running now on Frabill ice suits is unreal. Buddy of mine hooked his kid up with a coat and bibs for <$100...i2 of course, but you can get the new floating setup for <$150, complete.