Moving to Brainerd!

Pretty excited to be moving to Brainerd end of May. I accepted a job position a few months back and the time has finally come. Finished college and get to move to a fisherman’s playground!

We have a cabin on North Long lake and I will be staying there until we close on a house mid June. Going to be nice being able to come home from work and fish right away! I’ve spent the last 4 years in Moorhead about an hour from the Detroit Lakes area. I’m really looking forward to moving to the area and being within a hour of some amazing lakes! Best part is that my girlfriend is just as excited as I am to be close to some of the best fishing in the state!

Way to go!!

I’ve thought about moving to the Lakes Area lots of times. Still haven’t found a way to make it happen though. Congratulations!

Way cool. My wife and I thought about making a move to the Brainerd area about 15 years ago. I wish now we had pulled the trigger. We decided to stay in the metro area till our child was done with school. Better Schools, Health care, Job options were our deciding factors. I know that area has changed a lot since then so those factors are probably a lot less these days. Did make a move 3 years ago that got us out of the metro and closer to the lakes area. I hope to find a place in the ottertail area when I’m retired. Love the lakes in that area.

That is really awesome!!!!!!!!

I’m happy for you.

Congratulations!!!

As it would happen I’m a temporary resident since march. Until my company calls us back on site I’ll be living at our family’s cabin over on the Gull chain.

Thanks everyone! Always wanted to end up somewhere like this at some point! I didn’t think it would happen this soon though. My buddy lives here as well and also guides all year. I’m going start guiding part-time for him as my weekends allow. Just enough to pay for one of them Warrior 2090s!

Warrior?,are your buddies Butch & Nate by chance?

Congrats! My wife and I looked at homes up there 7 years ago, but stayed in the NW metro. I still work up there often and stay up there 30+ days per year. Enjoy

When I moved up here the neighbors told me to sell the boat! Well I’m not fishing as much as a thought I was going to, but hey! Things still get in the way like work, chores, weather. Still can run out here and there. `
Oh welcome to Brainerd!!!!

3rdtryguy wrote:

Warrior?,are your buddies Butch & Nate by chance?

No sir!

You will learn to love fishing small lakes on the weekends or fishing during the week more lol. Oh and learning to love weekend traffic.

Charles wrote:

You will learn to love fishing small lakes on the weekends or fishing during the week more lol. Oh and learning to love weekend traffic.

I love fishing Gull lake. But its a lake you fish from before sunrise until about 10am then you better find somewhere else to go! Recreation out there is insane. Lots of smaller lakes I enjoy fishing. Like I said before, we’re lucky enough to have a cabin on North Long Lake, and that lake is mostly fishermen and not many recreation boats out running around. Having a cabin in the area has allowed me to spend quite a bit of time in the area so I’m familiar with the area and a handful of lakes!

This is the best news I’ve heard about since the COVID thing took over all news.
Congratulations and good to hear “there still is a chance” for the rest of us out there.

bullcans wrote:

This is the best news I’ve heard about since the COVID thing took over all news.
Congratulations and good to hear “there still is a chance” for the rest of us out there.

Thanks! I’m excited. Got a little worried that COVID was going to have an impact but I reached out to them to confirm everything and they said that the projects they are doing and have coming up are all still going to happen. I’m glad that COVID hasn’t impacted construction around here!

Congratulations!

Congrats!

Excited to see how the lakes/fisheries in Brainerd compare to the Becker/OT county fisheries!

rjthehunter wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>3rdtryguy wrote:</div>
Warrior?,are your buddies Butch & Nate by chance?

No sir!

rjthehunter wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>3rdtryguy wrote:</div>
Warrior?,are your buddies Butch & Nate by chance?

No sir!

rjthehunter wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>3rdtryguy wrote:</div>
Warrior?,are your buddies Butch & Nate by chance?

No sir!

just wondered, they are two of the best guides in the area and work out of S&W bait. Both are 100% Warrior.

3rdtryguy wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>rjthehunter wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>3rdtryguy wrote:</div>
Warrior?,are your buddies Butch & Nate by chance?

No sir!

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>rjthehunter wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>3rdtryguy wrote:</div>
Warrior?,are your buddies Butch & Nate by chance?

No sir!

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>rjthehunter wrote:</div>

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>3rdtryguy wrote:</div>
Warrior?,are your buddies Butch & Nate by chance?

No sir!

just wondered, they are two of the best guides in the area and work out of S&W bait. Both are 100% Warrior.

Sounds like an introduction is necessary! My buddy Logan guides out of s&w also. I’m sure he knows them. I might have to snatch up one of their guide rigs when they upgrade!

Do you musky fish? You should consider it.

You have the Mississippi River, Gull (in a few years) and the Hackensack/Longville area within an hour’s drive. Less than 90 minutes to Leech and about 90 to Cass.

Great move! Brainerd, Alexandria, Fergus, and Detroit Lakes are the fishing Meccas of Minnesota.

rjthehunter wrote:

My buddy lives here as well and also guides all year. I’m going start guiding part-time for him as my weekends allow. Just enough to pay for one of them Warrior 2090s!

I’ll make you a deal to share fishing tips. You can give me pointers on what’s working. My specialty will be giving you the where they aren’t and what doesn’t get them to bite

Bass Thumb wrote:

Do you musky fish? You should consider it.

You have the Mississippi River, Gull (in a few years) and the Hackensack/Longville area within an hour’s drive. Less than 90 minutes to Leech and about 90 to Cass.

Great move! Brainerd, Alexandria, Fergus, and Detroit Lakes are the fishing Meccas of Minnesota.

I currently do not musky fish. I’ve been trying to avoid it as I spend quite a bit of money on fishing equipment as it is… 20$ a lure might just be the end of me if I take up musky fishing!!!

rjthehunter wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Bass Thumb wrote:</div>
Do you musky fish? You should consider it.

You have the Mississippi River, Gull (in a few years) and the Hackensack/Longville area within an hour’s drive. Less than 90 minutes to Leech and about 90 to Cass.

Great move! Brainerd, Alexandria, Fergus, and Detroit Lakes are the fishing Meccas of Minnesota.

I currently do not musky fish. I’ve been trying to avoid it as I spend quite a bit of money on fishing equipment as it is… 20$ a lure might just be the end of me if I take up musky fishing!!!

You don’t really need that many baits. I learned that when I was invited up to Leech for my first musky trip. Two buddies, both of whom owned giant boxes of tackle worth at least $2500 each, used about 6 baits each the whole time. I think $2-300 with of baits is all it really takes to cover all the bases. Baits are black, white, and sucker-colored. The area where you don’t want to cheap out is the reel. Shimano Tranx 400hg is the way to go at $300. 80lb braid. Put that on a $150-200 9′ heavy powered rod for 2-8oz baits, and you’re good to go. Two rod/reel combos are nice, but one is all you need.

Bass Thumb wrote:

You have the Mississippi River, Gull (in a few years) and the Hackensack/Longville area within an hour’s drive. Less than 90 minutes to Leech and about 90 to Cass.

Mille Lacs is closer than Leech and Cass. Brainerd is 30 minutes to Garrison on Hwy 18/Hwy 6.

gimruis wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Bass Thumb wrote:</div>
You have the Mississippi River, Gull (in a few years) and the Hackensack/Longville area within an hour’s drive. Less than 90 minutes to Leech and about 90 to Cass.

Mille Lacs is closer than Leech and Cass. Brainerd is 30 minutes to Garrison on Hwy 18/Hwy 6.

Yes, in my eyes there’s no better place for fishing! Up here in Moorhead I had to drive a hour to an hour and a half for most lakes. It’ll be nice being able to fish within 15 mins of our house! No more waking up at 4am to be on the water by 5:30!

Congrats man!

That would be an awesome area to live