Rough estimate for a 193 Triton Allure was $2,000 from what I recall in the fall for design (basic design) and install at RPM Graphics in Rogers. Mine still looks new for a 2012 but I may choose to wrap it eventually. Also wasn’t sure where I would cut off the design wrap since it’s all red.
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Was a bit slow last night. Fished from 2-8. Garrison Reef, MirMar, Pike Point and Albans Bay. One 18″ smallie and one 26″ walleye. Had a big smallie come unbuttoned boat side. Nothing on live bait, three fish trolling HJ’S. Had Temps between 51.5 – 48.7. Beautiful last day to get out as I winterized the boat today. Even when the wind picked up it wasn’t bad.
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Tax and small business accounting. Lots of minimal sleep nights but no one ever said it’s easy! Helped pay for new bathroom, living room and deck plus the down payment on a cabin. Hope to run the consulting business PT when I retire from the FT job.
I’m heading up Saturday with a neighbor for one last fishing trip unless hunting season ends early and it gets warm. Boat hasn’t been out since July due to being sick in August and trying to catch up on work in September and October.
Planning on heading out of the NW side pulling big minnows during the afternoon then doing some trolling after dark for a few hours.
Assuming low 50’s and maybe even high 40’s for water temp so SLOW SLOW SLOW trolling.
Anything else?
How did everyone do? We caught 4 from dark to 9:30 all before moon came up. Caught 9 (8 eyes and 1 smallie) on minnows from 2-dark. All perfect eaters (on normal lakes) with biggest being 21. Bright orange chrome HJ or silver flicker shad. Had a lot of short bites trolling but when I would slow down (normally running 1.4-1.6) we would get nothing. Did catch one realing in the line to change out lures, when I looked down I was 14′ behind the boat.
Beautiful day as outside of a few drops the rain went around us. Was nice to be out again.
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Pretty much 55-56 all over east side last night. Dipped to 54.7 after dark. Always found the first quick dip in temps under 60 shut them off for a day or two. Them it was lights out.
Will be out on the East / SW side Saturday from 2pm until 10PM. Trolling / Casting / Jigging for whatever bites. 1st time in a few years I have fished in October because of the shutdowns. Bundle up it’s going to be a cold / damp one.
More time to fish / hunt this fall without worrying about the Twins or Vikes at this point.
New one built roughly 15 years ago. We have refinished one time at 10 years. We spend more time in /on the woods / water then we do working on the cabin. We shut the cabin down in the winter so we definitely don’t keep it above 50 degrees. I guess we will see long term.
Original parts of old one were built in the 50’s. Some logs are close to 100 years old and those were just replaced more from varmint causing holes. Just replaced the floor in the old one with cement. We have re-stained about 6 years ago. We do spend a little more TLC on the old cabin but that’s just filling in cracks, etc.
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Lots of miles put in on our land in Grand Rapids the last few weeks with very little sign of scrape and rubs compared to this time of year in the past. A few bucks on camera (during the day out by my stand), local does (with yearlings) with plenty of yotes and wolves running around also. Darn bears finally showed up the last two weeks, of course after the season is done.
Continues to be slow in Grand Rapids. Had more sightings on camera on non bait stations on one of deep mineral stations so established a bait site there. Really windy today and feels like November. Hoping to get two more weekends bit as of now it’s looking like only the last weekend.
Tough to concentrate on bear hunting when I pull cards containing this. August 14th.
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Don’t know what did it, something hit my bait Saturday, Sunday & Monday night. Took the logs (not huge) out of the barrel to at least nibble on my bait. Crew (dad & cousin) refilled and stuffed logs back in there each time. Cousin left on Tuesday so I won’t know until Friday AM if whatever it is stuck around. Will also grab the camera chip at that time. Grand Rapids area
Anyone else having issues getting bear to there baits with all the acorns and berries ?
Although I don’t have proof it was bear, something hit my bait Saturday, Sunday & Monday night. Took the logs (not huge) out of the barrel to at least nibble on my bait. Crew (dad & cousin) refilled and stuffed logs back in there each time. Cousin left on Tuesday so I won’t know until Friday AM if whatever it is stuck around. Will also grab the camera chip at that time. Last Thursday the berry supply was running low in the usual spots. Also helps that we have never baited before so this is new to the bears.
Can’t wait to see what did the digging around! FYI – Grand Rapids area
Left work at 11 to take the 6 hour round trip to get the bear bait station set up and pulled cards… LOST a ton of pictures because I was in a hurry but this is one that I was able to salvage. Tons of does and a few smaller. Would be nice to see this in November.
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I have been through the C ringer already once because of the sun. Sister survived stage 3 with a 20% chance of living 5 years (it’s now 15 years later). I try to wear long sleeve shirts when possible and definitely sunscreen. The sun isn’t something to play around with.
Do yourself a favor and get a My-Wedge Motor Support. I had the old bracket style and didn’t care for them (mainly because of storage) and the My-Wedge came with the new boat. 150 HP Merc.
I know it’s glass but my family & I love our Triton Allure 192. We have the family package with bimini top, ski pole and comfortable seats up front that can be taken out. So far in the 4 times we have had it out (Was new to us in May) it’s been used 3 times for family trips and only once for fishing. It’s a big boat and I kind of wish I had a 175 or 200 that it is rated for but I didn’t have that option. I love the extra floor space for kids or fishing tackle!
I drew a tag (1st ever) in area 51 with 3 points. Already had midday action in May with kids riding by on wheelers an hour before on the one camera I had out. Now have 6 cameras out to narrow down their pattern for late summer. I can’t wait to try outsmart Yogi!
Bump to the top… Any other reviews of this product? Want to pull the trigger and install it but wanted to see more reviews. Don’t trust gauges. Not real worried about remaining gas but other information would be real useful.
The daughter came out this AM with me. Already one doe and if she presents a shot may take her, with hopes of a buck on her tail.
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Late report from Saturday / Sunday…
On Saturday night I had a doe hang around for 10 minutes trying to figure out what I was. She was within 20 yards at one point. Snuck in behind me (downwind) and didn’t really care I was there. She checked out my mock scape which was a 1st for me. Was hoping for horns behind but no such luck.
Cousin had a Doe / Buck do the deed Sunday AM. Doe walked off but the buck layed down to rest (don’t blame him). Cousin couldn’t tell what it was through the branches until it got up after 30 minutes. He had been on hoof at night the last week.
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Where about are you hunting? We had a black wolf on camera two years ago in NW MN.
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Grand Rapids. Picture is daytime so very clear. Other two were from 4am. I’ll get photo tonight.
Definitely causes some pucker factor walking to/from in dark.
Picked up a bit yesterday afternoon. Doe and fawn and a basket 6 came in 30 minutes after getting to the stand. We are still seeing lots of fawn with does including one fawn still feeding from Mom. Also have at at least two wolves running around in the last week. Maybe a sign of deer not here. One big black one on camera two different spots different days.
Good to know we aren’t the only ones seeing slowness. Can’t wait to sit Friday and Saturday to hopefully trick one.
It boils down to knowing what your shooting at. As someone said the next time could be a human… It scares me beyond words hunting out by others. I can control my own actions but I can’t control others.
He wouldn’t be invited back in my books.
Very quiet in 179. One doe for 12 people and not too many seen. Only a handful of shots yesterday. Neighbors shot Bambi yesterday.
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Possibly this one from August 2016. Abnormally tall G2’S (compared to others we see) and the start of the “claw” on the end. Would have trouble passing this year (would be my biggest).
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Looked through pictures and haven’t seen this guy. Lot of movement on this day between all our stands. Hopefully he shows up next weekend.
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(rootbeer for the young man)
