HIGHWAY 401 WARNING

walleye dreamer · **Posted:** Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:43 pm

The 401 is slow driving top speed 60kms. East and west form oshawa to colborne big apple. Cars are using just 1 lane. 3 to 4 inches of snow on road but ploughs are out.BE CAREFUL.

FishNGolfPRO · **Posted:** Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:00 pm

Larry stay home tonight, the casino will be there tomorrow and the next day for that matter LOL

Walleye 9 · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 12:05 pm **Posts:** 1985

Took me 3.5 hours to get from Wagers to Oshawa. Shi**y.

chasineyes/everywher · **Posted:** Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:48 pm

hey Larry i stayed in trenton 401 was too much tor me at 530,i,ll get home tomorrow,got a real good one at 330 today,i,ll post it tomorrow!!Was good meeting you this week,looking forwards to doing it again!!!!Ed

walleye dreamer · **Posted:** Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:20 pm

it was a pleasure meeting you and dad. hope to do it again some time. keep dad away from open flame lol. take care ed.

chasineyes/everywher · **Posted:** Sat Feb 05, 2011 11:39 pm

ya no kidding-he went out and got new boots today,lol,still good,was good to meet you too,and anytime,was fun!!!!

audiohead · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:37 am

Not only is the 401 bad (3 3/4 hours from Huffs to pickering) but I got lost out on Quinte. I dragged almost a 70 pounds around for an hour and I could not see land from the snow( I packed up to late). I thought we were only going to get a few flurries. I tell ya that is a scary thing not being able to see where you are going and wondering if you are walking in the wrong direction. I was just about to use my phone to call for help when I remembered I brought my Garmin nuvi, as i was going to use it to get a Lat/Long if I found a hot spot. It got me to my car and just barely as the batteries were about ready to die.
Thank you Garmin!

Trannyman1 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:18 am

audiohead wrote:

Not only is the 401 bad (3 3/4 hours from Huffs to pickering) but I got lost out on Quinte. I dragged almost a 70 pounds around for an hour and I could not see land from the snow( I packed up to late). I thought we were only going to get a few flurries. I tell ya that is a scary thing not being able to see where you are going and wondering if you are walking in the wrong direction. I was just about to use my phone to call for help when I remembered I brought my Garmin nuvi, as i was going to use it to get a Lat/Long if I found a hot spot. It got me to my car and just barely as the batteries were about ready to die.
Thank you Garmin!

Good move with the GPS.

I always carry the GPS in the sonar bag, with extra batteries & also a compass. Been fishing Quinte for almost 40 years & have been in a few white outs. I always punch in a waypoint when leaving the shore line.
Scary feeling isn't it.

Glad you got in safe.

Al

Grizzly · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:39 am

audiohead wrote:

Not only is the 401 bad (3 3/4 hours from Huffs to pickering) but I got lost out on Quinte. I dragged almost a 70 pounds around for an hour and I could not see land from the snow( I packed up to late). I thought we were only going to get a few flurries. I tell ya that is a scary thing not being able to see where you are going and wondering if you are walking in the wrong direction. I was just about to use my phone to call for help when I remembered I brought my Garmin nuvi, as i was going to use it to get a Lat/Long if I found a hot spot. It got me to my car and just barely as the batteries were about ready to die.
Thank you Garmin!

It really is amazing isnt it, its only happened to me once and it was after a morning fish but in mid afternoon so white you sould not see shore in any direction, had snowed for hours so no old trail to follow . lucky I just sat and fished til I could get a direction of shore . I cant imagin it at night ....... this is just something people cant imagin unless they have had it happen to them .

walleyed assassin · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:10 am

Chuck, whiteouts caused by snow is one thing but don't forget that time I had to go find you in the fog...Gary

Fry Flier · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:40 am

A GPS is good and works wonders, back it up with a compass and you will not get into trouble, Compass does not freeze and the battery does not crap out on you.

audiohead · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:07 am

I will definitely bring a compass next time!

Grizzly · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:10 pm

man assassin I forgot all about that day as well....... fog so thick could not see a shack 40 feet away lol. amazing . tell me gary when I appeared thru that fog didnt i almost seem God Like to just appear thru the fog in the middle of nowheres ? lol

walleyed assassin · **Posted:** Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:38 pm

it was the most mournful sound I'd ever heard....and if I had known that you were going to out fish me that day i would have left you wandering...hahaha..oh heck you were good company too..Gary

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