Heading to red Friday

Heading up to URL Friday. Doing a sleeper through red lake ice cabins. Any suggestions on a good place to stop and get bait? Last year we weren’t all that impressed with the couple bait shops close to the lake.

If we don’t buy bait before we leave town, we have always had good luck at westwind resort

Coming up there from se Minnesota didn’t know if there was a good spot somewhere along the way that a lot of guys recommend.

Timberline in blackduck

Thanks ! We will look into it. Hopefully the fishing is good. Heading up there Friday morning and leaving Tuesday.

I got fatheads from a gas station last year. I think it was in Northome. Baits weren’t real cheap but minnow prices didn’t seem too bad and they were generous enough in the amount given. That’s about a half hour south of Waskish.

Tucker

Thanks ! Appreciate the info

I always stop at the Mobil by Jerry’s Liquors in Grand Rapids.

Good bait at good prices, gas, diesel, and a liquor store in the same parking lot.

I don’t go crazy on the amount of bait I buy in GR, and prefer to buy from the resort, but I’ve been burned or rationed before just before getting on the ice.

Travis wrote:

If we don’t buy bait before we leave town, we have always had good luck at westwind resort

Plus some of the bartenders aren’t to bad on the eyes.

Has anyone went through red lake ice cabins before ? This is our second year going and we went through all line fish house rentals last year.

Has anyone went through red lake ice cabins before ? This is our second year going and we went through alpine fish house rentals last year.

Red Eye wrote:

Timberline in blackduck

Timberline in Blackduck is a great spot. I believe the owner, Carl, will be on the IDO show tomorrow. They have the best staff and usually the best bait in the area. I grew up in Blackduck and live in the metro now but still go back to Timberline for all my major fishing/hunting purchases.

Eelpoutguy wrote:

Plus some of the bartenders aren’t to bad on the eyes.

Was this bartender hard on your eyes at Barnacles?

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Sounds good ! Thanks. We will likely stop there !

Depending on your path River Rat in Grand Rapids

Anyone got a report from up there over the last few days ? How have things been ?

Walleyestudent Andy Cox wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>eelpoutguy wrote:</div>
Plus some of the bartenders aren’t to bad on the eyes.

Was this bartender hard on your eyes at Barnacles?

Hey I know her, she makes a good bloody

Been really slow last couple days! Nephew is up there now and gave me the report.

Hopefully it picks up a little by the weekend thanks for the report

Busch Light, who drinks that stuff?

Red Eye wrote:

Timberline in blackduck

x3 great spot and they will let you know what’s working or not.

Mike wrote:

Anyone got a report from up there over the last few days ? How have things been ?

I just got home. Friday night was good for us, Sat was slow and Sun morning was kinda slow too. Caught fish though and had fun

Dead sticks or jigs?