1st Timer to Zipple Bay Resort

I have been extra good this year and Santa gave me 2 days in a sleeper shack on Lake of the Woods. This will be my first time in an overnight rental. I called the Resort and picked their brains. Besides the obvious – any trip-saver items that IDO members wish they would have brought on their rental trips??

And yes, I have Northland Forage Spoons and yes, I do know how to build a La-z-Boy recliner out of empty 12oz aluminum cans and duck tape.

Shack is pre-drilled, heated, plowed road. Over deep water – fishing at the end of January. The lodge has a heated fish cleaning house,bait and showers.

Thanks
-Boogs

Don’t forget the breath mints!!

Gold buckshot spoons will call them in!!

Some sleepers we have been on in mille lacs had full cook stoves, etc… When we went again next year, we went to another place on mille lacs expecting the same for their sleepers… lo and behold, no cook stove… made it tough to make the meals we brought when we were expecting different accomodations…

just make sure what you are planning for and what you are actually getting match up.

TP is something not to forget. Beer is another. Flasher is the third. Other than that, you’re all set.

Here’s some oddball items that I wanted or desperately needed on trips in a sleeper.

Dice. Cards. Extra dice for when someone rolls one down an ice hole. Lots of $1 bills so your buddies can keep re-buying, allowing you to slowly bleed them dry over the course of a couple days. Ear plugs if you have loud snorers in your group. Radio. Fillet knife. Big ziplocks (they’re handy for a million things – cooking, storage, etc.) Can opener. Lighter / matches. Extra 12v. battery (fully charged of course) for the flasher. Flashlight. Extra spool of line. Aspirin / tylenol. Small medical kit. Jumper cables. Bottled water. Extra garbage bags. Loose fitting shoes / slippers for wearing around inside the house and for quick trips outside to the boy’s room.

I use to work at zippel,the houses are great nick and deannaare great folks my o go to lure was Gold gold gold early season was gogle eyes gigs It is a fantastic fishing always rember you have to be on the bottom like 1to3 inches i liked to bouunce on the bottom. Remeber gold is what all the local used. 3/8 oz good luck tell them johnnie says hi thank you

Thats a good list James, but you forgot one thing, the camera so you can post pictures of your PB…

Best of luck!

Erik Osberg
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Here’s some oddball items that I wanted or desperately needed on trips in a sleeper.

Dice. Cards. Extra dice for when someone rolls one down an ice hole. Lots of $1 bills so your buddies can keep re-buying, allowing you to slowly bleed them dry over the course of a couple days. Ear plugs if you have loud snorers in your group. Radio. Fillet knife. Big ziplocks (they’re handy for a million things – cooking, storage, etc.) Can opener. Lighter / matches. Extra 12v. battery (fully charged of course) for the flasher. Flashlight. Extra spool of line. Aspirin / tylenol. Small medical kit. Jumper cables. Bottled water. Extra garbage bags. Loose fitting shoes / slippers for wearing around inside the house and for quick trips outside to the boy’s room.

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I need to plan a trip with James then I don’t have to bring anything!!

One thing you really want to check for is rattle reels, some sleepers have them and some don’t. In the sleepers we make sure to bring the rattle reels, an electric screwdriver and a bunch of screws. Not sure if it really matters much on LOTW because I hear the night bite isn’t very good.

A portable carbon monoxide detector might be something to consider.