I finally got on the site with a new password emailed to me, but when I go in to change my password from the temporary one sent, it tells me it is invalid and no changes were made to my account……HELP!!
I’m having the same problem! Vas gibt’s? DIRTBALL2
I thought for sure that I was going to see a picture of BK! 
DIRTBALL2 
Len do you have to torture me every time you post? 
DIRTBALL2
You can hardly go wrong with a Sutton spoon! If you can find one, that is. DIRTBALL2
When I started trolling at night on Mille Lacs many year’s ago, we had our best luck using Rebel stickbait’s shallow runner’s! And we always trolled in about 5 feet of water! No one else had discovered how great night trolling could be yet! We rarely ever encountered another boat! 100 fish night’s were common. Now you can’t even fish there after dark! Wat hoppen? 
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Where are you heading?
Where is he heading? Probably to Hell if he doesn’t change his ways! DIRTBALL2
It’s always great to hear about outstanding customer service! Good on ya’ Frankie’s Marine! 
DIRTBALL2
The best thing all of you guy’s with cold’s could do? Get thee into a sauna! Ask any old Finnlander and they will tell you the same thing! If that doesn’t help you, nothing will! 
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I’m always jealous of you guy’s that live in the southern part of Minnesota! You get to start finding morel’s long before I do up here by LOW! After much waiting and anticipation, they finally put in an appearance up here yesterday! I found over 3 dozen! The best part? They were right in my own yard! I drove over to my neighbor’s and found another dozen as I was driving down his driveway. I’m in hawg heaven now for sure! Yum, yum, yummy! 
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LimpFish, You can tell a story almost as well as Len can! Thank you for sharing your’s! 
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I’m amazed that Glenn passed up this photo op. He’d fit right in.
hey..i was out of state being a union bully and no puter. its good to see da cows organized!!!!!
I would think you might have your own herd by now! You Union doofus’s would be used to working with all that s**t! 
DIRTBALL2
There is no doubt about it! Log Cabin Bait on the way up to Wheeler’s Point on LOW! Never fear, Steve is here! DIRTBALL2
Hi Joe, I’m glad I spotted your post because I’ve been looking for somebody to hook up with for a laker trip! My favorite place for lake trout is the NW Arm of Pipestone Lake, just a short distance north of Emo, Ontario. As soon as possible would be a good time to head up there. I don’t even own a downrigger so that’s no problem. In the area’s I’ve fished up there at this time of year we never had to go much deeper than 25 feet! That’s right! I did say 25 feet, believe it or not! We caught most of our laker’s up there while trolling. Banana plug’s like Flatfish or Luhr Jenson’s Kwikfish worked very well. Also had good luck using Sutton Spoon’s.My own go-to favorite was the Spoonbill Rebel. You will be good to go as long as whatever you are using is bright and shiny! Jig’s also work very well. You can use any color you want as long as it’s white! It work’s best if both fishermen have depth finder’s to use when jigging. Just like you do when you are ice fishing. I’ve never caught any big one’s up there. My biggest was probably about 10 lbs. That doesn’t mean that they aren’t there. There are big one’s to be caught. After I’ve finished this post Joe I’m going to drop you a PM with my phone number in it so you can give me a call if you have any interest in pursuing this any farther. Sound OK? At the very least, we can always tell each other bigger and better lie’s, eh? DIRTBALL2
My thanks go out to Taz Tyke for starting this thread! Without it I never would have learned that there is such a thing as the nasal pillow! Along with sleep apnea I also have narcolepsy, both of which I have been struggling for about the last 20 year’s. I have tried and tried but I just can’t deal with the full facial mask. I’ll sleep for about 3 hour’s and wake up wired and unable to get back to sleep.The device I am using is the Remstar Auto which work’s fine but is quite noisy! I also have to use the chin restraint because my big mouth tend’s to drop open. Right now I have a call in to the CPAP clinic at the VA Hospital in Fargo to explore whether or not the nasal pillow might be an option for me. Thanks again Taz Tyke for bringing this subject up! DIRTBALL2
I’ll be up here over the 4th ecnook! That’s because I’m one of the lucky people that live up here! In Warroad, to be specific, The NW Angle, where you are headed is one of the most beautiful place’s I’ve ever been! I love it up there! Have a ball at the Sunset Lodge! Wave as you pass through Warroad, eh? DIRTBALL2
skeeterbite, Loving all dog’s as much as I do, I share and feel the pain of your loss! Given enough time, the pain will dull somewhat but it never goes away completely. You will always remember and treasure your good friend’s. As you should for for any friend that was as loyal as they were. All you can do is remember the good time’s you had with them. May God bless both you and them! DIRTBALL2
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Some times it doesn’t have to be expensive or time consuming.
There was a fella that stopped by the resort this weekend that left a BIG soft peanutbutter cookie and the best sticky bun I’ve ever had.
No reason for him to do this.
I shared it with everyone at the resort….NOT!
You obviously must be a gourmand BrianK! Do you know the difference between a gourmet and a gourmand? A gourmet is a lover of fine food. A gourmand is a P-I-G Hawg! DIRTBALL2
You are looking for idea’s for your honeymoon? You gotta be kidding! DIRTBALL2
I am positively delighted to learn that so many of you were raised in the same manner that I was! While growing up, I lived in the country out west of Cambridge. If there was any serious mishap that had happened to any of our neighbor’s, all 6 of us kid’s got immediate and strict order’s to head over to the neighbor’s and lend a hand! If you had known my parent’s, you would know that it was best not to argue! We didn’t think to question them We just thought that everybody did that. Now that I am an Auld Phart, I know the time has come that I better get around to paying back for the many blessing’s I’ve received in my life. Toward’s that end, I have volunteered to become a member of FarmRescue.org! RarmRescue is an organization that dispatch’s volunteer’s to any farmer that has gotten sick or has been injured in some way so that he has become unable to continue the work on his farm. I think it is a very worthwhile organization that was badly needed! DIRTBALL2
Reading the heart warming post’s you guy’s have written goes a long way in helping restore my faith in humanity! Especially the one’s who wrote about treating elderly people with kindness! I am 76 year’s old and my wife and I are trying to get by living on Social Security! There is an old saying that state’s, “What goes around, come’s around!” Well I certainly hope that is true in the case of the guy that used to plow out my driveway! After the recent blizzard that dumped 17″ inche’s of snow on us, we found ourselve’s snowbound! That plowing guy refused to plow out our driveway because we didn’t have a season long plowing contract with him! Hell! I couldn’t afford one! And of course we would have expected to pay him for plowing us out this time! And it’s not like he would have had to make a special trip! He pretty much thumbed his nose at us after he had finished plowing our neighbor’s driveway and drove right by our’s as he left! 
I’m not out trolling for sympathy, it just felt so good to rant! Thank’s for tolerating me guy’s! DIRTBALL2
belletaine, The next time you go to Vegas, can I go with you? DIRTBALL2
There is an excellent spoon made that work’s extremely well for catching lake trout, however it does come with a caveat! They are very, very expensive! I’m talking about one of my old favorite’s, the Sutton Spoon! One of the reason’s they are so expensive is the fact that they are plated with a precious metal. Precious metal will reflect light at a greater depth than any other metal. One thing you need to do when trolling with a spoon is to remember to vary the speed at which you are trolling. Laker’s are in the bad habit of following a spoon without striking when it is being trolled at a constant speed without varying it at all. I haven’t tried it yet myself but I would think that a Rapala Deep Tail Dancer could be deadly! Laker’s are usually sucker’s for anything bright and shiney! Good luck! DIRTBALL2
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Guys, I’m in mourning today. Ol’ Blue died this morning. RIP ol’ Blue. You were a good girl and had a good long life. We had some great hunting and fishing trips together and you always pulled your weight.
It’s not my dog, BTW, Ol’ Blue is my 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada. She died on the side of 94 this morning with just over 186,000 on the clock. I felt the transmission start to slip and I had just enough time to pull off the shoulder before everything burned up. Had her towed in, but the diagnosis came back as DOA. $3800+ to fix. She’s AWD, so the tranny is expensive.
And the quest to get to 200k goes on. I can’t do it, boys. I’ve tired, but the last 3 vehicles have all died on me at 178k, 192k and now 186k. I just can’t nurse them past the magic 200 mark.
It’s always sad to me when good equipment dies. This will also be the end of an era as far as my 20+ years of owning GM vehicles. I guess you can call me the King of Obsolete because I’ve now closed out Oldsmobiles and the Pontiacs that we had.
So I’ll be doing a little car shopping this week and on Saturday looking for a replacement.
It’s still sad, though. RIP Ol’ Blue. It’s going to be hard to clean out all the stuff and all the memories.
Grouse
Hey Grouse! Not to worry! I too, feel your pain! I’m also one of those freak’s of nature that’s feel’s compelled to apologize to my car or truck that has given me outstanding, loyal service over a long period of time! When it’s time to trade them in I’m apt to fall into fit’s of deep depression. I feel like I’ve just committed a cardinal sin! How can I treat a good old friend so callously, eh? The two best vehicle’s that I’ve ever owned were both Dodge pickup’s! Both of them stuck with me well in excess of 200,000 mile’s! The last one was a 1991 Dodge that lasted me that long. I sold it to a guy 2 year’s ago that was going to use it as his wood hauling truck. For all I know, it is still going through the wood’s! If not, may she rest in peace! So you can relax Grouse just in knowing the fact that you are not alone! Good luck! 
DIRTBALL2
Babler’s road is not too terribly far from where you guy’s are staying. My best guess would be about 8 or 10 mile’s west of you. Richard is located on the same road that take’s you to Arnesen’s Rocky Point Lodge. To get there just take Co Rd #8 to the west. You will probably see the sign to get on #8 as you drive up to your motel. If you don’t spot the sign the good folk’s at the Lake Road Motel will be more than happy to point it out to you. Go west on #8 until you come to what I believe is the first stop sign. Check with your host’s at the motel just to be on the safe side. When you get to that stop sign, take a right. You will then be on Rocky Point Road if my memory is serving me correctly. Again, to be on the safe side, check with your host’s. Follow Rocky Point Road for 5 or 6 mile’s. There is a big curve that angle’s off to the left just before you get to Arnesen’s. Right where that curve start’s is where Babler’s is located. You should see a sign right there for Babler’s. If you guy’s happen to need any last minute tackle or bait you are going to be right next door to the best tackle and bait shop on LOW! Log Cabin Bait is where you want to stop. Tell Steve that DIRTBALL2 sent you, eh? He is kind of full of BS but still is a good egg! Hope I’ve helped you somewhat. Good luck! DIRTBALL2
That look’s like one kick-[censored] snow machine! All it need’s is a mud flap type apparatus to keep the snow from blowing back in your face. No doubt they will expect half the National debt and your first-born child for that bad boy! DIRTBALL2
Try giving Richard Babler a call! 218-442-6661. If Richard doesn’t answer the phone himself you will get a recording telling you the information you are looking for about his road. He usually has it open all the way out to 16 Mile Reef! Hope this help’s! DIRTBALL2
No doubt about it! They are wearing Duluth Trading’s Buck Naked Underwear! DIRTBALL2
How am I supposed to keep the cold now? DIRTBALL2
My favorite rod is a 30″ beauty custom made for me by my buddy “Sand Burr!” The tip is so sensitive that I hardly need to use a spring bobber! The balanced feel it has is a dead giveaway that it was custom made. As for a reel, hand;s down it would be the WaveSpin DHxl! The 10 ball bearing’s make it absolutely butter smooth! The drag on this reel has no comparison! Without a doubt, the finest I’ve ever used! Nary a stick or a bind in it! With the serrated edge on the spool, you will not ever have to deal with a bird’s nest! This outfit is not only functional, it is beautiful to look at! DIRTBALL2
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I predict that this year, they will run in the spring.
Nothing get’s by you, does it John? DIRTBALL2
