Pete Collin

Thank you Gill..

Hello All, I have a fishing buddy who was badly hurt in an industrial accident a few years ago. Steve is lucky to be alive. There were a couple of years where he was housebound, a couple of years where he could fish but had to do short days. Steve lawyered up and his claim has finally been settled. He called me today to announce the purchase of a brand new Lund fishing boat. With all he has been through, Steve said that he just wants to enjoy the rest of his life as much as he can. Among all the trips we are scheming to make together, starting next year, is a Canadian pike fishing trip. I don't know that much about trips you might make when departing from Niagara Falls. Can anybody suggest some lakes we might try for pike? Man, it just turned winter and already I'm pining for next fishing season. After years of his pain and uncertainty, I can't wait to help Steve celebrate this triumph.

I went through the rigamarole you're supposed to do with the starter to send oil through the system. Never worked for me. So I fog the cylinders and call it good. By the way, I found a combination of tools that got the offending plug out.

Hello All, I have an odd dilemma with my main motor. I like to fog the cylinders for the winter. But one of the spark plugs (the bottom one) is located in a space where it is incredibly tough to get a wrench down there. All I could manage was to get a crescent wrench in the tight space and do little 1/8 turns at a time. First time I actually broke the ceramic part of the plug. Was never sure if I tightened the replacement properly. Is there some special Evinrude wrench for this task? Pete

I was trolling Canandaigua Lake with a bottom bouncing rig. Got a strike and reeled in. When my lure got near the boat, I could see my colorful lure in the water, and feel the fight of the fish, but saw no fish! Turns out I had snagged somebody's broken-off copper line. A fish bit on the copper-line spoon after my rod gave it a yank, and I brought him all the way in!