Who loves fishing ?

[Amarok]

It'd be like me calling you a "Brit," a "Limey," or, even worse, an "Aussie."

Nah, nobody would ever believe I was one of them.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Nah, nobody would ever believe I was one of them.

You're probably right about that

19 Things America, Canada, And The U.K. Cannot Agree On

<b>Three countries with so much in common that can't agree on anything.</b>

www.buzzfeed.com

 

[Amarok]

You're probably right about that

19 Things America, Canada, And The U.K. Cannot Agree On

<b>Three countries with so much in common that can't agree on anything.</b>

www.buzzfeed.com

I know it's just a silly article, but I'm bored.

1. I've only seen 1 of the 3 "Canadian" flavours.

2. Poutine is mainly a Quebec thing, not a Canada thing (though it is spreading like a puddle of congealing gravy).

3. Not sure what that is.

4. There have to be a lot of regretful people that bought into the super-nice and polite stereotype of Canadians, or who assumed nice means soft. The hockey fights should have been a clue.

5. TV nudity? Really? In the internet age? Does anyone even have cable/satellite anymore?

6. Yeah, we value politeness. Wanna fight about it? ?

7. no comment

8. Author shows complete ignorance of Canada and hundreds of years of tensions and even open conflict.

9. Sadly, Canada is closer to the UK here. It's a jumble of Metric and Imperial in practice, if not officially.

10. It gets mentioned in almost every article on Canada, but I haven't seen bagged milk around here for decades. Even when I was a kid and it was more common, it was never the only option. We did and do have cartons.

11. okay, sure

12. I guess. We also use 'sneakers'.

13. Oh fuck right off already. Hoser was made up for a comedy sketch. No Canadian has EVER seriously used Hoser as an insult. Anyone else who says it will be laughed at.

14. WTF is peameal?

15. yup

16. yup

17. not going there

18. kinda?

19. That works for me.

 

[Hugh Jass]

I know it's just a silly article, but I'm bored.

1. I've only seen 1 of the 3 "Canadian" flavours.

2. Poutine is mainly a Quebec thing, not a Canada thing (though it is spreading like a puddle of congealing gravy).

3. Not sure what that is.

4. There have to be a lot of regretful people that bought into the super-nice and polite stereotype of Canadians, or who assumed nice means soft. The hockey fights should have been a clue.

5. TV nudity? Really? In the internet age? Does anyone even have cable/satellite anymore?

6. Yeah, we value politeness. Wanna fight about it? ?

7. no comment

8. Author shows complete ignorance of Canada and hundreds of years of tensions and even open conflict.

9. Sadly, Canada is closer to the UK here. It's a jumble of Metric and Imperial in practice, if not officially.

10. It gets mentioned in almost every article on Canada, but I haven't seen bagged milk around here for decades. Even when I was a kid and it was more common, it was never the only option. We did and do have cartons.

11. okay, sure

12. I guess. We also use 'sneakers'.

13. Oh fuck right off already. Hoser was made up for a comedy sketch. No Canadian has EVER seriously used Hoser as an insult. Anyone else who says it will be laughed at.

14. WTF is peameal?

15. yup

16. yup

17. not going there

18. kinda?

19. That works for me.

1. This is because they don't put stores where 2 dirt roads cross. You haven't seen much plumbing, either, I'm guessing.
2. Poutine is not a human thing. We can leave nationalities out of this one.
3. It's French toast, are you blind *and* Canadian? Or, as they call it in France, toast. Le Toast, actually.
4. Oh... you're assholes. Got it. Sorry, eh?
5. Benny Hill?? Skinemax??? WTAF? That scene with Phoebe Cates, though...
6. See Answer #4
7. Yeah, me neither... except that I would smash everything in all 3 pics - I have a sweet tooth when baked
8. "Author shows complete ignorance." (fixed it for you)
9. I did learn today that 30ml = 1 fl oz = 2 tablespoons, so I'm feeling pretty superior right now.
10. I like my milk to come in fun bags, whenever possible. Those bags do not look fun.
11. That pizza looks fucking awesome; much better than the one I just burned halfway to hell and back.
12. I call 'em all tennis shoes, so what the fuck do I know?
13. Maybe they meant POSERS. (I don't know, just trying to help. I'm a giver.)
14. WTF is any of that shit? WTF is streaky?? I'm sorry, though, baked beans and eggs makes me wanna spew.
15. Wrong! America's Pastime is Baseball.
16. Hockey....hockey... nope, doesn't ring a bell...
17. Even I'm not going to go *there*
18. I thought y'all were assholes. I'm getting confused... I only went to American public school.
19. WTF is a Vodaphone?

 

[Psychobilly]

Oh I haven't seen a Vodafone in a while.....

Now, we Michigander phenotypes of "yanks" do actually care about Hockey. I've seen Bon Cop Bad Cop, my family is German and Irish it wasn't odd for me even if I've never had Ontario stuffed up my ass.

I haven't looked at the site I just read the answers you guys posted. Are Catsup Chips on it ??? That and All Dressed (both Pizza AND the Chips) .....mmmmmm I miss all dressed pizza but we have the chips here because, well, we're just extra violent Canadians.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Catsup chips are on it - I've only heard of 1 of the US flavors, so..............

Bear takes 400 selfies after discovering wildlife camera in Colorado | OutThere Colorado

Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks reports that a bear recently became the 'star of the show' after discovering one of the city's wildlife monitoring cameras.

www.outtherecolorado.com

 

[Psychobilly]

OK, I'm now looking at the site so I can see WTF you guys were talking about:

Ketchup Chips are a favorite as the first thing I saw was that and the Pickle Doritos ..... YUM!

So I'll do this like y'all did:

#1. Saying we eat certain chips because of where we're born... Eat a dick. That's just prejudiced haha

#2. Maybe we'd do more with fries if we didn't think McDonalds makes good ones? I used to just make my own.... Also, I LOVE Poutine.... Can't even bring those Cheese Curds back across the border because it's "illegal".... Oh geee a Cheese I can't bring over the border.... I wonder what THAT is like.... *Sigh*

#3. Beans on toast? I'd give that a go. WTF is on that first picture??? Is that fucking Maple Syrup and butter? Eww....

#4..... I'm German and Irish I should sit that one out hahahaha.

#5. This is America; You're totally fine showing dead bodies and Chainsaws, as long as no one has a nipple.... Yeah, THAT makes sense hahahaha.

#6. Doctor Who! Also this thing about sorry.... That's just bigotry, Canadians are assholes too, I literally had people there like "What? You're American ?!?!?!? But you're smart and polite...."....

#7. Not a single picture if an Aero Bar..... Back before we had those here I used to drive to Ontario for them. They didn't even show them..... Fuck....

#8. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Go to fucking Ontario and speak French to someone. England is just mad they helped the US in 1776..... And America hating France is stupid considering they helped us.... Maybe take a History class before making a web site posing as factual ?

#9. I'm in Michigan..... We use minutes here... "Detroit is 35 minutes away" we don't use miles or Km/H

#10. Bagged Milk....Are you fucking kidding me? Did the author go to Canada once before I was born and just remembered that one thing from a single store EVER ?..... I spent a year living in Quebec, and have been a visitor to Ontario since.... No need for a life story here, that's bullshit and not true.

#11. Apple Pie is British. Just in case this guy thinks it's "As American as Apple Pie and Hot Dogs (Which are German) I like Shepard's Pie more than Apple Pie. Pizza isn't fucking pie.

#12. I've not once ever heard someone say Sneakers without talking about a Hacking Movie.

#13. My Brit friends say twat and cunt.

#14. Ham is my favorite. Then again Michigan is apparently a country and not a state from the looks of this.

#15. Can Catfishing be a Sport? Anyway, I already said being from Michigan Hockey is a big deal here.

16. Uhhhhh sure....

17. Hahaha! being from the Murder Mitten but also having lots of hunters around, I think there may be some "That's kinda BS".... England invented the M1 didn't they ?

18. Oh PLEASE let me take this person to Montreal..... I've seen people literally PARKED taking up lanes on a busy freeway....Two cars just sitting there on the freeway.... I've also seen triple parked cars and been in one while in Montreal. Those gunshots from the previous one generally make people act nicer on roads; You never know who's gonna snap and shoot you for being a dick.

19..... No one put the Penn factory on this thing ?

OK, there's time in my life I won't ever get back....Glad I could play along hahahaha. For some reason this site brought out the dick head in me but in my defense whoever wrote this isn't exactly looking informed.

 

[Mim Towls]

Guy next to me at the spillway got this toad of a Saugeye on a rattletrap.

 

[Amarok]

Guy next to me at the spillway got this toad of a Saugeye on a rattletrap.

That is a fatty! Good scrap?

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Just got home from the lake. Been a week since last time out, which was one of the longer stretches this winter. A combination of weather and a couple trips to town got in the way.

New tent is awesome. It's a perfect size. Love the five pointed shape and full-size door as well.

The little caddy I built for my sonar performed great on the maiden voyage.

Even the pike cooperated. Ended up somewhere in the upper teens, and not one swallowed a lure. No surgery, just easy releases.

I did get complacent about landing them and lost the day's most productive lure to a head-shake and a sharp tooth at the top of the hole. Pissed me off, since the tackle shop hasn't had any of this size/pattern for most of the winter.

The most fun was when they'd be triggered by dropping the lure on bottom. I'd do a couple small bounces and then let it sit and they were picking it up right out of the mud. Wasn't even using bait, just a lipless crankbait that had a similar silhouette to the baitfish I was seeing.

I love watching them and figuring out what they are willing to strike on each new day.

 

[Mim Towls]

That is a fatty! Good scrap?

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I love watching them and figuring out what they are willing to strike on each new day.

Yeah! I was just about to leave and I saw him fighting that thing. I ran down figuring he had a musky! Couldn't believe it was a saugeye. He was very happy I was able to take a picture for him with his phone.

Sounds like you had an awesome day, minus loosing the lure. I know that is super frustrating. I totally agree on it being fun to "match the hatch" and try to mimic what is already happening in the water. Good Stuff amarok!

 

[Hugh Jass]

Def love seeing an @Amarok report, as we're mired in the depths of rainy season down here. Slaying, as usual, I see.

How much pressure do these lakes you're fishing get? Do you get out there on the ice and see where others have been fishing in your absence?
Are you - and I'm getting a little tingly here - the only one fishing some of these spots??? I have no clue as to the population density where you live, or as to the number of good fishing lakes in the area. For some reason, I'm under the impression that there are tons of these lakes... with almost no one fishing them.
In other words, heaven on earth. ?

What size and color crankbait were you dropping on them? Fascinating stuff, for a warm water wader. Love to see you killing it!

 

[Amarok]

Def love seeing an @Amarok report, as we're mired in the depths of rainy season down here. Slaying, as usual, I see.

How much pressure do these lakes you're fishing get? Do you get out there on the ice and see where others have been fishing in your absence?
Are you - and I'm getting a little tingly here - the only one fishing some of these spots??? I have no clue as to the population density where you live, or as to the number of good fishing lakes in the area. For some reason, I'm under the impression that there are tons of these lakes... with almost no one fishing them.
In other words, heaven on earth. ?

What size and color crankbait were you dropping on them? Fascinating stuff, for a warm water wader. Love to see you killing it!

This one, which I consider my "home lake" is about 45 km from my house and it gets almost zero pressure in the winter. In the dozen or so times I've been there this season I've seen one other group a couple times, hundreds of yards away, and that's it. If I come over the last hill on the way in and see a vehicle, I am surprised.

There are quite a few of these little lakes that mostly only see a few locals. People from Edmonton (regional pop ~1,000,000) tend to go to larger "destination" lakes like Cold, Sylvan, Gull, Pigeon, Lesser Slave, Calling, Lac la Biche (JIC you felt like looking at a map and getting a feel for the area) and these little ones are mostly ignored. I specifically chose to adopt this lake because it is so underutilized and I can be alone.

Just a small (1-1/2") white GITD lipless crank. I have the same ones in different patterns and colours, but the plain white is the most productive.
Some days they want large presentations and some days they want tiny offerings, so it's a matter of how long it takes me to zero in on the daily preference.

 

[Mim Towls]

 

[Amarok]

"Toad" is definitely a US/YouTube thing as are a few of the other names on the list.

"Monster", "pig" or "hawg" are probably my go-to's for the good ones.


Hey look, it's an excuse for me to do an off topic mini-rant.
My pet peeve re YouTubers is when they call a group of fish a "pod".

Sorry Skippy, but fish groups are "schools". Calling them a "pod" will not turn them into whales, no matter how hard you wish.

 

[Hugh Jass]

Dude - you gots all the water up there! Fisherman's paradise! Is all that dark green business on there public land?
That's my biggest beef moving to Georgia: Lack of public land to fish. When I lived in Western North Carolina, there was plentiful opportunity to get out and fish in National Forest and State forest land - but in Georgia, it's all private property. I no longer have a boat, so I'm severely limited in what I can do and where I can do it.

Those little glacial striation created lakes look awfully interesting... Ever hit any of 'em?
I should get my old, sorry ass up there one of these days. That's a lot of water for you to have to try and cover alone! ???

 

[Amarok]

Is all that dark green business on there public land?

"Crown land is the term used to describe land owned by the federal or provincial governments. Authority for control of these public lands rests with the Crown, hence their name. Less than 11% of Canada's land is in private hands; 41% is federal crown land and 48% is provincial crown land. "

Alberta​

In the province of Alberta, Crown land, also called public land,[9] is territory registered in the name of "His Majesty the King in right of Alberta as Represented by [specific Minister of the Crown]" and remains under the administration of the mentioned minister until the land is sold or transferred via legislation,[11] such as an order in council.[12] Crown land is governed by the Public Lands Act, originally passed as the Provincial Lands Act in 1931 and renamed in 1949.[9]


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I have a list of over 60 bodies of water to fish within 150 km of my home. The list is expanding as I learn the area. I've only been here for less than a year and a half, so there is still more to explore than I will get to in my time. I'm good with that.

 

[Hugh Jass]

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I have a list of over 60 bodies of water to fish within 150 km of my home. The list is expanding as I learn the area. I've only been here for less than a year and a half, so there is still more to explore than I will get to in my time. I'm good with that.

Sounds like an idyllic way to play out the string, my friend. (I think I'm about 200km +/- from any public lands.)

 

[Amarok]

(I think I'm about 200km +/- from any public lands.)

That sucks. Access to fishing should be like access to electricity or water, IE a basic human right.

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I've become spoiled and lazy.

I used to get up in the dark and leave the city and drive an hour or more to go ice fishing, often a lot more. Now I have all this around me and I mostly go to the same 3 or 4 lakes, usually in the late morning, all within a 45 minute drive.

Fishing buddies want to do a trip to some of the bigger lakes and I just can't be bothered. They seem to feel it isn't a "real" fishin' trip unless you spend most of the day driving, while my rule-of-thumb is the equation:

fishing time should be equal to or greater than twice the total travel time

 

[Hugh Jass]

I've become spoiled and lazy.

I used to get up in the dark and leave the city and drive an hour or more to go ice fishing, often a lot more. Now I have all this around me and I mostly go to the same 3 or 4 lakes, usually in the late morning, all within a 45 minute drive.

Fishing buddies want to do a trip to some of the bigger lakes and I just can't be bothered. They seem to feel it isn't a "real" fishin' trip unless you spend most of the day driving, while my rule-of-thumb is the equation:

fishing time should be equal to or greater than twice the total travel time

You and me both. I fish the same 2 mile stretch of river constantly. Mostly because I know I'll rarely see another human.
My drive is 30 minutes, garage to parking lot, and it's a pretty drive.
I'm toying with the idea of a cheap-ass fishing kayak so I can get out on some flat water, but I dunno.
Got chased off the last lake I tried to fish on here - and Southerners are crazy as coots about property laws, too.
Getting shot would be a real buzz-rake, I'm guessing. Only been hit with shrapnel before, so don't really know.

 

[Psychobilly]

"Toad" is definitely a US/YouTube thing as are a few of the other names on the list.

"Monster", "pig" or "hawg" are probably my go-to's for the good ones.


Hey look, it's an excuse for me to do an off topic mini-rant.
My pet peeve re YouTubers is when they call a group of fish a "pod".

Sorry Skippy, but fish groups are "schools". Calling them a "pod" will not turn them into whales, no matter how hard you wish.

I don't use the term hog or toad or.... Whatever else ... I think now after seeing this though, I'll start calling bigger Catfish I catch "Kid's Meals" since, you know, they'd swim into a flooded McDonalds during a Hurricane, and ask how many kids come in the kids meal...