what was your deal of the year? what purchase was your best thing this year, it could be a new product or just a smoking hot deal on a new to you purchase.
My best this year is a helix 7. I bought a couple of sleds and some tackle boxes at an auction but this depth finder is really usefull. I have the 999 di si and this unit is aneasy double thumbs up. the only downside so far is the battery life.
Mike
Milwaukee fuel drill. Got it around Black Friday time. 3 batteries, charger, drill and case for $238 shipped. Put it on my Laser 7″ hand auger bit and it works great. Wondering if I take the 8″ bit off my Strikemaster power auger how it will handle the 8″ bit. I’m sure it would drill easily with that also.
Had baitshops give me good scoops of minnows.
I got a 2004 buick lesabre limited with 150k miles for $1750! Named it fity cents.
I got a 2004 buick lesabre limited with 150k miles for $1750! Named it fity cents.
Good buy. If it doesn’t rust out, that 3.8 engine will run forever. Couple things to watch for— intake leaking antifreeze (it gets into the cylinders and will hydro-lock) and engine cradle mounts rust out.
funny you say that skeeter. Full disclosure, the guy thought he had tranny trouble because it clunked when put in gear. I had a hunch it was most likely the motor mount. I was right. $250 fix. 
Frabill I3 bibs I got 2 pairs for $158 shipped
circa 1880’s base burner
#716 Regal Universal
For the Cabin.
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Love the lithium shuttle $210 at the sports show. Not so much the price but the way it completes my LX6. Plus I got to fish side by side with another lx6 owner and we compared experience and I totally dialed in the package!
Got a bunch of stuff from the Gander closeout for $.10-$.50. Sold most of it on eBay for $25-$50 EACH. Made about $500
Oh Eelpout, that burner is absolutely stunning! Look at the details on that thing 
Nice pot belly pout. I inherited this 1890’s version 18 years…..
Got a otter resort at reeds in the spring for 645.99
Blows your doors off with heat
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I was the recipient of a very kind gesture from an IDO member, of which I never got his name. He was setting up a savage MSR and having some issues with his loads for it. Reached and talked to me for about half hour or a little more on the phone. About 2 weeks later I get a box of 100 Norma brass sent to me for one of my short mags. He never asked my address , or anything. Just a kind gesture and he went through the hassle and $$$ when a simple “thank you” was enough.
Thanks Nick, and actually the one I wanted was even more detailed but it sold. They are truly a work of art.
Pike, that’s what I hear. They are an engineering marvel. They were originally made to burn coal.
I’m hoping to have it set up and ready for a fire in late Feb.
Blew a front tire on my old Deere food plot tractor. Both fronts were rotted so not really a surprise. What wa a surprise was that the fronts were a nearly obsolete 14 inch size and the only ones I could find were $200 each plus shipping.
Lucked out and called the right ag tire shop. They set me up with new 15 inch rims which have much cheaper tire options. $200 out the door for new tires on new rims. Felt like a deal.
Grouse
circa 1880’s base burner
#716 Regal Universal
For the Cabin.
Blows your doors off with heat
Das beautiful stoves but why cannot you post the pics without having us lean sideways to view. How hard can that be…?
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Got new strings for two of my Mathews bows on the Woodbury Ganders last day for .50 each!
401(k) plan!
A house on a lake!!! And a built new garage/workshop!!!!
I’ve been blessed
New marcum m3 lithium shuttle for 360
Got a new Otter XT Pro Cabin on New Years eve for just under $600
A new kid! Only cost about $1200 deductible, but I heard the maintenance costs are where they get ya… 
New marcum m3 lithium shuttle for 360
Where did you get that steal at?
I bought every fishing related item Big Werm owned for $1200! 
A new kid! Only cost about $1200 deductible, but I heard the maintenance costs are where they get ya…
The maintenance is a killer for sure!
1-2 man permanent fishhouse $300
Got a new Frabill F3 rainsuit for 90 bucks. Also got a lowrance Elite 7 TI from a guy I know. Used it once on his kayak and it was too big for him. Got it for 450
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