Economy that bad that people skipped the opener?

  • Pat Howard
    Sparta Wi
    Posts: 1522
    May 10, 2009 at 9:55 pm #775493

    maybe they were turkey hunting???

    Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    May 10, 2009 at 11:37 pm #775509

    Economy may be a factor. Mothers day, cold weather yesterday. I think there are many factors that contribute. I also don’t believe the “million anglers” that the DNR reports out for the opener. I think maybe a million license have been sold, but a million people don’t go on opener. I know a lot of people who don’t do the opener.

    All the more room for those who do!

    bottle fish
    Hutchinson, MN
    Posts: 16
    May 11, 2009 at 1:17 am #775521

    I think it is a matter of people simply staying closer to home.

    chappy
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 4854
    May 11, 2009 at 2:23 am #775553

    I know for me it was cold weather. I’ve had about enough of amature hour at alot of these lakes too,But the cold weather was the deciding factor with me. There are to many 70-80 degree day’s coming……Where as I don’t need to do the openner if it’s cold!

    wade
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1737
    May 11, 2009 at 2:28 am #775559

    Quote:

    Economy may be a factor. Mothers day, cold weather yesterday. I think there are many factors that contribute. I also don’t believe the “million anglers” that the DNR reports out for the opener. I think maybe a million license have been sold, but a million people don’t go on opener. I know a lot of people who don’t do the opener.

    All the more room for those who do!

    First opener on Mille Lacs for me but sure seemed like it was extremely busy, every resort booked/almost overbooked, and rigs parked up and down the highways along the shoulder to get into the water…

    walleyebuster5
    Central MN
    Posts: 3916
    May 11, 2009 at 1:31 pm #775605

    Without question…………………………………..MOTHERS DAY. Every year there is a small fraction of the boats on the Sunday of the opener. My brother had to cut his Sat fishing short because he had to go get a mothers day gift.. HIs fault I know but it’s stuff like that…IMO.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18100
    May 11, 2009 at 1:50 pm #775612

    Mille Lacs was as busy as I’ve ever seen it.

    Shane Hildebrandt
    Blaine, mn
    Posts: 2921
    May 11, 2009 at 8:52 pm #775757

    I had the opporutnity to get out for a few hours on opener, but I chose to pass it up and spend time and make some points with the wife by passin the opener by and spending some family time with her. so now whne my real opener shows up in 2 weeks, I am golden for being around on mothers day.

    reverse physcology.

    shane

    chris-tuckner
    Hastings/Isle MN
    Posts: 12317
    May 11, 2009 at 11:23 pm #775787

    As Kooty said, Mille Lacs was as busy as I have ever seen it. Traveling up to the North end of the lake found every resort parking cars on the shoulder of HWY 47, and public accesses overflowing.

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