location...prior lake, mn   about 2 and a half bills from the SNF

nights canoe camping...75 plus

own gear or use an outfitter...own TOO much gear!

party size...2-4 but open to more (waiting for an invite)

trip length...4-6, again   waiting for an invite  :)

preferred season...opener til ice-up

%of travel/basecamp...primarily basecamp.  as of now, fishing has been the main focus of the trips ive been on.  im WIDE open to a "tripping" trip tho...

difficulty level...theres just something special about thinking youre going to die!  despite the fact i smoke (response to follow)  i can handle anything...i *hope...

where do i mostly go...bdoub.  a couple of handfuls of lakes.  id LOVE to get to the Q....waiting for some vet. to take me under his wing  :)

bow or stern...both

paddling rhythym...(did i spell that right?)   anyway, whats ever neccessary to obtain a goal

shoreline or b-line....see immediately above

nasty waters...i have a penob 16,  NOT a big water canoe.
however, i have a good head on my shoulders,  i know when i should beach

nav skills...never been "lost" (im alive typing this now)  i HAVE
been *confused a few times tho

portaging...double damnit.  see a new question i propose to add to profiles (last section on THIS profile)

back or hand carry...try to shoulder all of it,  sometimes it doesnt work that way

goat portages...i look at it as a great cardio workout

boot suckers...never been on one (again, waiting for a Q vet invite,  to pop my cherry...so to speak)

cook or wash...previous to tonight, cook.  new cookset now...im leaning towards washing

food, fresh or dried...fresh for 2 days, what ever works beyond that

cooking, fire or stove...stove, 90% of the time

breakfast or breakfast bars...since i have always basecamped, breakfast.  im open to breakfast bars tho (yet ANOTHER shameful plug for an invite)

# of fish meals...i shoot for 1 walleye meal per day

hang the food pack

hatchet, saw or both...both!  forget the browning!  buy the same hatchet at home depot for half price! (i DONT work for home depot or fiskars) lol

early bird or night owl...to paraphrase someone i read on here..campfires are primative television.  so night owl it is!

travel day start...ill get back to you one this after the may trip.  first time i will not have basecamped.

time spent fishing...thats the focus of my trips so far, so...ALOT

target species...walleyes for food (only eaters)  smallies for sport, pike for bragging rights

tackle...i could live with only jigs and shadraps.  i said *could!
two smallish boxes, not counting power baits and live leeches.

fillet skill...i really need to perfect Y bone extraction.  everything else im fine with

medical conditions...i need a certain ammount of grain alcohol introduced to my system around primative tv time.  oh wait, that question is next...

alcohol consumption...i approve!  (moderate drinker here)

smoker...i smoke because i HAVE to.....not because i LIKE to (a true addict talking here)

photography...im a point and shoot guy, i get 5 or 6 good pics out of a roll.  i shoot WAY too many duplicate shots.

pictos...never seen one.  i will this may.  i hope i dont find the need to kick any rappelers butts when i do (crooked lake)

waterfalls...the highlight of my trips!

northern lights...some nights i see them in stereo (see previous alcohol question)  kidding....kinda  :)

bad bugs...no such thing, only bad preperation for bad bugs

annoying weather...only when its too windy to fish

group problems...ive never experienced one, knocking on wood now

what would end a trip early...besides of injury, i cant think of one

now id like to propose a new question to be asked on this profile...
"what would you like to change about the way you currently canoe trip?"

for me....LESS FOOD and LESS GEAR!     and less paranoia about finding an open campsite.

this was fun!      Jan