It wouldn’t even let me stream it anymore before the main event even kicked off.

Thankful for the buffer for the very last minute of this fight…what a bummer. This was a barn burner.

I agree, image quality is terrible. I feel like I’m watching through potato vision. I’m surprised too with the amount of money tied up in this event.

That is really really awesome… I’ve heard of folks catching the same musky on lakes years apart, but that seems way more likely. A big fish camped out on a prominent spot. But that fish in the river, seems like way lower odds.

Seriously cool

Can we talk about this headlamp?

Are you casting or trolling those big HJs? I’d typically be trolling them this time of year.

I’ve got the same project coming up. It’s getting tougher all the time to find someone that is interested in these types of jobs.

Selfishly wishing you good luck!

Have you been to Stu’s Rainbow Inn in Arlington? It was always amazing, it’s been there forever. It’s got a Lions Tap style burger, and you can get a cup of Split Pea soup and a Braunshwager sandwich…

I’d be pissed, I’ve never heard of that being an issue before. I’m with the others that I’d be camping out at the dealer until they gave me a warranty. That seems cheap.

Who was the dealer?

We’ve been at the fair all afternoon and it’s been great. Great weather today, crowd has been moderate, and we’ve found great live music in several places. Having a cold beer, eating some food that I won’t make at home, and listening to country music is a tough day to beat in my opinion.

Has anybody priced up one of the Smart Cap toppers yet? I’ve got an ARE on my Ram right now. But I’m considering one of those Smart Caps for my next vehicle.

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I put HydroTurf in my boat over the winter. I had it in my last boat that I used for duck hunting, fishing, and trapping. It held up well for me. I feel like the diamond tread pattern is more durable than this grooved pattern that I used this time.

That looks really nice. Did you do this yourself? Do you mind sharing your rough costs?

I did do all the work myself. I had to cut new deck panels for everything so the gaps were correct etc. but for the turf I had something like $1600-$1800 for all of the sheets. That included 5-6 sheets of the gray grooved two tone sheets for the floor. It also included 3-4 sheets of the solid black that I used on the vertical surfaces. Then I had the cost to prime and paint my decking etc. I’d say 2k is a pretty conservative number to use for my 18’ Alumacraft.

I put HydroTurf in my boat over the winter. I had it in my last boat that I used for duck hunting, fishing, and trapping. It held up well for me. I feel like the diamond tread pattern is more durable than this grooved pattern that I used this time.

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I’ve been spinning some Zach Top (see what I did there?)… have you ever seen the website Saving Country Music? There are tons of great articles shining a light on independent country artists and lots of great recommendations on upcoming albums and rising stars. They also have a playlist on Spotify. I find lots of new country and Americana music there.

dirtywater wrote:

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Did you catch the cats on the crankbaits?

In general I do catch a handful of channel cats about this time every year trolling cranks. Usually noisy ones. They hit like a ton of bricks.

Yep, I usually keep an eye out about this time every year for the guys trolling cranks for walleyes. Matt Moen is usually the one who mentions that he’s catching cats and that’s when I know it’s time to head down there and start dragging for them.

Did you catch the cats on the crankbaits?

fishthumper wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>wkw wrote:</div>
I have a drink or two of Crown every night. Makes me sleep like a baby.
At $40 a bottle I was wondering what would be just as good but less money ?

Pendleton may be slightly less $ but they are close in price. Of the 2 I prefer the Pendleton.

I agree

tim hurley wrote:

Cold water-live
Warm-artificial
Exceptions? sometimes

This is generally opposite of what I do.

I have a kid fishing tournament this day. Wish I could make it down for this.

They are in Anoka. I can’t say enough good things about this shop. They completely re rigged my entire boat, and my friend took his skeeter there for the same treatment and they did an outstanding job on both. If I was buying a new boat I’d buy it empty and bring it here.

I’d recommend calling Greg Schroeder’s guide service and see if Josh Dehn has any openings.

I don’t think there is a way to avoid fees. It drives me crazy and I almost exclusively go to smaller club shows. Which by the way isn’t any better, the fees are just smaller because of the lower ticket cost.

The cost of a monopoly selling tix like somebody said above.

This is so crazy to me. We had our best luck pitching jigs, but light. Usually 1/8 oz. We were using 3/32 for a good while when the wind was down.

I don’t want to be critical…but I’d tell him that bobber is too big for frogs. Best to downsize, that thing is only going to telegraph a bite from the mightiest of Kermit’s.

Funny kids

We will be up there Friday through Sunday. I’ll keep my eyes peeled if you’ll still be up there.

Slow today. Slow

I do a thorough wash of my rain gear each spring, like someone noted above being clean helps it work. Then I treat with the spray on nikwax product. This has worked really well for me on my Gill rain gear. Every year in March/April I clean and retreat and I’m getting good results.

My take on this is that it’s more about being respectful than a fish care thing. If you e ever seen fish cannons at a dam or the high altitude lakes that they stock with planes…those fish aren’t being set in the water.

But if you are going to have a tv show I think you should set a good example.

I made a batch of cold brew concentrate after reading this thread. It’s good, I think I’ll tweak some things when I mix my next cup. The one thing that I tend to dislike about coffee is when it is bitter. This batch that I made isn’t bitter at all. Also, I think somebody mentioned this…but this seems like a pretty strong cuppa java. (I made a hot cup with the concentrate)

We went down and tried it last night and it was slow again. I think we got 7, only two decent ones. I’d have thought with the front blowing in that we would have found a few willing buyers, but that wasn’t really the case.

I sure could go for a good steady bite for a few days. Last fall seemed to carry right into this spring with a sporadic bite. Maybe this shot of water in the forecast will perk things up…

Slow out there this weekend. We fished all around the upper end Saturday morning. Caught a couple decent fish. It seemed like where we caught walleyes, they were all mixed in with rough fish. I was surprised because we were looking for and fishing current, but there were carp and cats piled in the same spots.

Anybody else been seeing this?

This dude either ate, or was unlucky and got snagged in the lip.

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