There are buyers who like me, choose to live well within their means and save money until they can pay cash for their toys. Probably not typical now. It’s turning into a boom or bust economy as consumer demand fluctuates much more rapidly.
My understanding is if sonar unit(s) don’t “see” your livescope, your livescope icon disappears on your sonar home menu page. Make sure that your black box is plugged into your sonar unit AND you have power to your black box.
I started cooking my chili in my pellet grill. Everything goes into an uncovered big pot minus the meat. I smoke the meat on a wire rack above the chili to taste. Break/cut it up and put it in the pot. Cook for a couple more hours. Puts a unique twist and ups the flavor a lot. Works with pretty much any recipe you have.
Playing Devils advocate….
If you paid to access Upper Red Lake, or any lake for that matter, via private property to launch your boat and subsequently swamp your boat-
Is the private property owner responsible for the damage to your boat?
I agree there is responsibility for the property owner while on their property, but once you are on public waters, you’re on your own. Nearly every resort is going above and beyond to keep their customers safe and restricting access or locations due to ice conditions.
Its time that people take some responsibility for their own actions and quit blaming somebody else.
How long until resorts require a liability waiver relieving them of responsibility once the customer is on public water?
We put in a new Chamberlin opener. Haven’t found a LED bulb that will not interfere with the opener if the light is on. Max distance on the opener is 15 feet from the door with the lights on. I can open it from 4 houses away if the lights are off. The best luck so far is an adapter that screws into a light socket and installed LED lighting that plugs into the adapter. I mounted the light bars as far away as I could get them from the opener.
I’d get to 494 and then to 94. Use MN 15 to Us 10 in St. Cloud. Then US 10 to MN 371. US 10 is under major reconstruction in Anoka/Ramsey, and also in St Cloud. You’ll avoid all the above construction traffic and delays.
Based on my experience, the LVS 34 has noticeably better separation. I think you may be asking more than it is reasonably capable of for many users to identify. Even 2-d sonar can be difficult to find walleyes with their bellies on the bottom. The livescope settings have to be right and the user has to a good amount of experience to have a reasonable chance to find what you described. FWIW – walleyes actually lying on the bottom are rarely actively feeding from what I’ve found. Now find them like the pic below, I’m likely going to be able to put them into the net.
I’m a North Central Mn user
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There’s the obvious size difference.
The 93SV only has ONE data port. This will limit your ability to easily link units and a livescope. You will need to add a hub to link multiple units and a livescope. I’d rather eliminate parts, wires and connections. There are some very nice Black Friday deals to be had. I have yet to hear someone say that their graph is too big. The larger the graph, the more detail you should be able to see due to reduced image compression. Unfortunately, you’ll also see a few extra $ going out of your pocket.
Acorn Hill/Brindley’s Harbor are already advertising roads and overnight houses. The new owners have put a lot of work into these 2 resorts, and it’s obvious with all the improvements they have made.
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We did good 2 weeks ago on walleyes with a jig and minnow. They often spook if you drive over them in less than 10 – 12 feet. We spot lock and cast. Unfortunately, when boats around us aren’t catching and and we are, they crowd us a LOT. As soon as they do, the fish leave. We avoid groups like the plague. We have success with light jigs and small minnows.
I’ve got a Bosch at the house and am very impressed with it. I even throw the grates from the smoker in it from time to time. They come out spotless. Put one in up at the cabin and it’s proven itself to be fantastic as well.
The first pic is a sand to rock transition. The second pic is a school of walleyes, and the third is a school of perch. Under the right circumstances, it’s very hard to miss fish. Other times, you can’t see them due to thick weeds, big rocks, etc.
I’ve split my side imaging to left only on my left screen and right only on my right screen. It effectively doubles the size of your display making everything easier to see and identify.
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A real versatile dog…
Walleyes in the morning
Upland birds in the afternoon
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I had my livescope pole rail mounted. I ended up abandoning that approach as it would rotate on the rail regardless of how tight I cranked the mounting bolts. I ended up with two 6 inch track mounts instead. Now it’s very secure. I’m using the brew city pole.
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Thank you. I see now that I missed that!
I’ve got an 8” strike master Lazer Mag gas auger for sale. Starts and runs great. Not really used all that much. Very nice condition. I’m in Anoka.
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Ours went up 30.9% in Cass County. Assessed value went up by almost 1/3 with no improvements.
The smart thermostats have some nice features which may save money depending on your situation. For example, I have radiant in floor heat. By using the fan to move air 30 minutes every hour, it keeps my upper level 3-4 degrees warmer than no fan. Yes, you could leave the fan on all the time, but I found this to be a reasonable balance between additional electricity use and propane/natural gas consumption. Absolutely no question it saves us money on heating costs.
FYI with the Nest thermostat, you could opt to add a nest protect smoke/carbon monoxide detector. If for some reason you had a CO2 leak, it has the ability to turn off your furnace. It also can then start the furnace back up for freeze protection even though there is a CO2 alarm active.
If it’s down 2 feet, my permanent dock would normally almost be in the water. Zoom in on the wall by the boat ramp. Does the permanent water line look like 2 feet above the water level? If that’s 2 feet, then the docks must be about 5-6 feet above the water. I’ll be the first to admit that my memory isn’t always correct. I am confident I’ve never stepped up into my boat from my dock. At most, it’s been a level step to the rear deck in the spring of 2019. Leech was abnormally high that spring due to significant snowfall from winter. This pic was on August 7, 2021. This pic IS Leech Lake.
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Apparently two feet in lake height change is in the eyes of the one measuring. Yes, the lake is low, but I will argue it’s NOT two feet low, unless you measure from the peak height. I spend 120+ days a year up there. This image is from the USGS Federal Dam site dated January 1, 2019 to current. This video was taken last weekend on Pine Point. At least this boat helped “dredge” to make it deeper for the rest of us. I’d call it closer to 8-12 inches below normal for this time of year.
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I’ve got my second Deutsch Drahthaar. She’s great with my girls (8 and 4). She’s protective of them when it’s appropriate. Very mellow in the house. Keeps an eye on our house and cabin. Phenomenal hunting dog, house and family friendly. She also does not shed. Lose hair, yes. Can’t imagine anything else that could be better for us.
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I use a food processor to turn club crackers into powder. Egg/egg beater wash to the powdered crackers to the oil. Once the first side is done, flip and sprinkle with slap ya mama Cajun seasoning. A little seasoning adds flavor. More seasoning starts to add heat. Season to your preference. Not a heavy batter like panko. Nothing but positive comments from everyone that has tried it.
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There is a good reason smaller general aviation aircraft used RED indirect lighting to illuminate the instrument panel. It was shown to have a minimal effect on night vision many years ago.
Dean is right about the 2017 or older model with the 60”. From what I’ve found, generally speaking if the waves are big enough your bow mount comes out of the water, it’s windy enough you need your kicker to troll into the wind. Hasn’t been an issue for me up on Leech Lake. Steer with the bow mount and use the kicker for forward movement. I haven’t tried spot lock in waves that big.
About pool 4. As of Saturday, there was a fair amount of ice (a mile or so) above the dam. It appeared ice free down to Everts and the WI access. Not sure about the status of the dam gates, but there could bar a fair amount of ice yet to come through.
I just flew back into the MSP airport. Came in from the west just north of Sioux Falls. The ice in SW MN is getting quite dark. It won’t be long before that starts to come out. Minnetonka has a surprising amount of ice getting dark already too.
I carry a NOCO GB40. It spends the winter in my truck, and the summer in my boat. I haven’t needed it, but it’s been used to start vehicles with dead batteries, outboards, and charge everything with a USB charger. Very happy with it. Best price I found was on Batterymart.
I got a bid to repaint with minimal dent repair in 2016. They couldn’t replace the vinyl graphics and would paint it to look like a 2016 Raptor 1750. The bid was over $6000. I thought it was rather expensive, but insurance didn’t bat an eye at the cost.
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USA GPS signals are controlled AND turned off from time to time by the US government. I occasionally am made aware of GPS “testing” and outages. It’s almost always in the SW USA. GPS drops offline in the jet completely. We utilize many sources for navigation, but GPS is generally the most accurate. Check your units and see if you can verify how many satellites your unit “sees.” You may be able to use Galileo (European based) and/or GLONASS (Russian based). You may also be able to use WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation Service) for increased accuracy. You may also have an option for differential GPS. The more satellites your unit uses, the better your accuracy. Keep in mind, if you stop, or are barely creeping along, your accuracy will immediately be reduced. Read your manuals and see what your particular units can utilize. Generally speaking, more satellites is better accuracy.
Good luck!
Sorry, not trying to hijack the thread…
Have you looked into Generac’s PWR cell batteries? Looks like a simple solution with easy plug and play expansion as needed. No need to deal with any maintenance on a generator. I’d bet that the Lithium batteries will continue to come down in price. Looks like the batteries will go 10 years or better.
