awesome. we were supposed to head up there next weekend but had to cancel because of work. hope our friends get to see some this size.

nice fish! love seeing pictures like this

i have used the free version of avg for the last few years too and have been really happy with it.

hok-si-la park in lake city seems like it would be fun. we go there all the time but have never camped. their website is hoksilapark.org

felt that way just last night

yuck, scary! glad you are safe. it’s amazing how fast things can happen. i’m not great about wearing my pfd, but after hearing these stories lately i feel stupid not wearing one.

one thing we’ve starting bringing along are the dollar store glow sticks. (the kind that kids play with, you bend them to make them glow) it makes me sick to think of any scenario where we might need them, but since we are usually out catfishing in the middle of the night it gives me some piece of mind to have a couple attached to the pfd. come to think of it, the dog will be wearing them from now on too!

very nice! happy belated birthday to the Mrs!

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Because women expect a guy to bait thier hook and take the fish off, absolutely won’t help clean the fish…Don’t even want to stay out all night, even when thier biting good.

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haha, sounds like someone has been out fishing with my sister… not all of us women are like that.

Yep, it’s right before you cross the bridge to Wisconsin. 211 main st is the address.

Are you talking about behrens? 651-388-2837

Good luck with that! Went through the same thing here. and after much pondering and debate, went with lowrance. We are very happy with it and hoping to get the structure scan soon. Also, the lowrance customer service has been phenomenal.

prayers coming your way…

yay! nice fish!

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If I come home late at night with fish smell on my hands, it’s explainable. If I come home late at night with it on my breath, I might get chased around the yard with a rolling pin.

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now that’s funny!

Just checked out baypoint, it’s open but the leevee road between the YMCA and baypoint is closed. You have to take old west main to get there. The back channel launch has water up to the parking stalls…

yay

nice job! i love how mellow you guys are and just having a nice, normal conversation. i could never post a video, just based on my language content alone. i supposed the fact that i’m not catching any fish would be reason enough not to post a video, eh?

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She should have pitched it up against the wall, and slow rolled it back down the slope,
works EVERY time,
Get the gaff.
Jack

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thanks for the tip, i will remember that for next time

nice… glad to see someone is catching some fish!

nice fish Tyler!

i just spit out a cherry slushy on my computer keyboard and screen… ha! not sure how that all caught me off guard, but you got me

love the aquaponics concept! very cool. and i really appreciate all the good info and advice from everyone! thanks! now if someone will just work for me this weekend so i can fish, i will be so happy!

i don’t have much to add here except there was a huge debate at our house about whether to go with lowrance or hummingbird. decided on lowrance and i am so impressed with their customer service. there was an issue with our screen, my fiance called at 1pm and talked to them about it and we had a whole new unit on our doorstep by 11:30 am the next day! for me personally, customer service like that is greatly appreciated.

salty and tolerant is a very good thing… glad you pointed out the shout box… i was in desperate need of something to keep me on this site even longer. ha!

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Lisa, don’t be afraid of keeping a tank.

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thanks for the info! still pondering but i will let you know what we decide!

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That was our issue Saturday night too. Sounds like we were
fishing by you also!

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I thoght I heard the voice of a Catwoman

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Hope I didn’t say anything inappropriate

That was our issue Saturday night too. Sounds like we were
fishing by you also!

pug- every time i see your signature, it makes me hungry for cake.

i am leaning that way myself. i forgot to mention that i have to be gone for several days at a time for work also, so i wouldn’t be able to check it daily. if i would just plan a little better i wouldn’t have any issues… lol, at least as far as bait is concerned

i love this forum

thanks for the link and the info!

Briank- these are the exact questions i keep asking myself! we can easily go through 36+ on a weekend. we’ll go out from noon til 2am. set up for walleyes with smaller ones, until i can’t stand it anymore and we start fishing for flatheads with the larger ones.(then you have to account for my casting abilities, guaranteed to lose a few there) the two bait shops around here are great, no complaints! the hassle comes more from the hours we keep, and getting the right sizes.

my rough estimate for set up cost was around $200? but i’m a little intimidated by the hassle of monitoring the water/ water changes, worried about them getting sick and dying off right away and i’m not sure realistically how much time it will take to maintain. that’s where you guys come in… to answer all those questions for me… haha, but seriously… what about not putting them in your tank for 36 hours? should a person really have two tanks then? such a dilemma