robert

I did some pike/walleye fishing the other day for the first time from the float tube, normally flyfish for trout from it - wonderful fun but nerve wracking. I currently own one of these: http://www.creekcompany.com/indivdisplay.p...D=251&Cat=2 I hooked into a bunch of smaller pike, biggest being 5 to 6 pounds but managed one big walleye. This walleye almost took me out of the float tube, had no footing due to deeper water and it made me panic. I brought it to the surface between my fins and it shot down under me. Is there a better way to bring in fish from a tube? any hints? from the side maybe? or should I be getting a seatbelt installed LOL. I wouldn't know what to do with a 20 pound pike from a tube.

Been there... I have had 2 speeding tickets in my life, both in alberta after 20 years of driving all across canada. Been through lots of spot checks - which i don't mind cause I don't drink - but when getting pulled over for speeding, it's no fun being treated like an ass by some cop having a bad day. Both tickets I found myself in the way of a semi, had no choice but to speed up to get out of their way. The cops seen this but still barked at me. Nothing like being belittled by the law. Paid the tickets without contest cause I was speeding. Funny one tho, my second ticket was last winter - laser trap and it was cold. The cop that pulled me over was sitting in his warm car, pulled his cruiser out into traffic - nearly causing an accident to get me out of the fast lane. I pulled in about 50 feet from his cruiser and he comes up to my car in a bitchy mood. Goes back to his car and writes me up.... I laughed my ass off when I watched him try to back up his cruiser the 50 feet to my car - this guy couldn't back up to save his life, tires over the curb, weaving back and forth. I'm red in the face by the time he makes it and trying not to laugh at him...

i'm yet to lay eyes on an officer, let alone get my license checked.

I don't know a heck of alot about concrete but from the spalling driveways i've seen, there's no room for the concrete to expand. properly done, concrete should have cuts to allow for expansion and contraction as it heats and cools. Could just be poor quality concrete as well.

but what kind of phone is it? make and model required for assistance. If you have the cable to plug your phone into a usb port on your computer, then that's all you need. If you downloaded a utility and installed it, then you should be able to fish through and find your pics to transfer. Generally you can update contact information as well with the software.

Expectation and mentality - key words here... let's put a rediculous spin on this and look at it a different way...? what if we were to stock a field with 10,000 bears, fence them in and let people have a free for all? Yes, there would be people that would take advantage of it, we all know it... But that would definitely make people stand up and take notice... Why do people have the expectation of free fish at all? Is it a right to pick up a fishing rod and catch fish to eat? No, it's a priveledge but there are those that do it. How about some education on why not to do it? The analogy was made of raising livestock for human consumption... yep, all fine and dandy but the beef, pork and fish in my freezer ain't free and it ain't cheap... maybe if people had to pay for the right to keep some of these trout in lakes, then they would think better of it.

I'm in agreement with alot of what you're saying here but i'm going to add that what happens at stock ponds is just delaying the inevitable. We should be looking at what happens at these stocked ponds as a sign/symptom of what is happening at the natural lakes and rivers. Yes i agree that it's a source for meat fishers, but it's also shows the real problems in the fisheries today. People will sit with coolers and multiple rods and take what they can, it's really sad. I enjoy the stocked ponds once in a while, great for a quick fix when i can't get out anywhere else but i'm strictly catch and release - everything goes back in the water. I've had people get so mad that i've thrown large fish back, should have given it to them. Yeah, they get fished out in no time and there are some that keep everything they catch - leaves me wondering what a person is going to do with a 4" stocker. If people would moderate themselves, then there would be no need for regualtions and laws to govern us.

Bluetooth is basically wireless. First up, what make/model is your phone? Most have a slot now for a microSD card - I got a 2 gig for 10 bucks. makes life so much easier to transfer pics.

I fully understand how it all works, but my question is, how does one motivate somebody that is guaranteed a million a year no matter what? That's a big responsibility, isn't it - then to be forced to take the blame when the team fails - just look at what people are posting about keenan on hockey forums - where is the motivation to be a coach... As with any sport, the team that wants it the most, gets it... The flames haven't hoisted a cup in what, 20 years now? oilers in 19? Pretty sad testament to team motivation IMO. Yeah, there are some coaches that should never be. Tremblay tried to enforce his idea of "it's my team" but he learned the hard way that it was Roy that motivated the habs to their last stanley cup. At the NHL level, these players shouldn't need to be coached, they got there because they are damn good at what they do - and money should be the motivating factor to play your ass off.

I love these threads - why do people blame the coaches and not the players? How does a coach motivate his players that are making millions a year wether they play good or bad? Figure that one out then come back and talk. If i'm working for a company for a set salary and not producing, then i'll probably get fired. Start firing some of these overpaid hockey players or pay them based on performance, then we can have a real game. Until then... JMHO

Great pics! Slow or not, any day that my name isn't listed in the obits and I can get out with the flyrod is a great day