Just to understand, this is a 100% beef product.

Essentially there are small bits of beef remaining in trimmings. Eldon Roth / BPI came up with a patented process to remove these bits of wonderful, tasty, beef.

Because the bits are small, there isn’t the “grain” of whole muscle beef. As an additive, it’s a wonderful addition to beef products.

BPI went to the extra step of ensuring safety of its product.

Given a choice – I’ll take lean finely textured pink goodness in my ground beef every time. It’s wholesome, nutritious, smart, and a good product.

Think about the agenda these folks had getting rid of this product.

It’s a slippery slope folks. If this campaign by wacko’s and guys trying to put Eldon out of business is successul it will be the first of many more barrages at the meat you eat.

Congrats. I love the greenbacks.

Beautiful Pickerel!

Crystal 1 and 2lb test can catch every fish on West Okoboji, and those are some finicky fish.

Pline Floroclear has been my “go to” line the last few years. Closer to the refraction of flouro without the hassle.

Fireline/Braids can fill with ice crystals causing frozen guide issues and even a “bloom” on your Marcum.

IF I can get away with using Crystal, I do. Less likely to break off, better hooksets, more abrasion resistant, less need to replace line as often.

Fly reels have been a tournament secret for years, especially among the sight fisherman. They have their place in shallow water, but I think they are inefficient in deep water.

Jig spin is real, and a real problem for those that don’t realize it. Go sight fishing in clear water and you’ll understand very quickly that spin is a real turn-off for fish.

Would you mind sharing the info on the Bass lakes/Arturo? I get to Cabo every few years for vacation.

Thanks

I have a the 220 Electric Heater from Northern Tool. Had it for about 8 years now. Costs me about $25-50 in November, March and April and 50-75 month in Dec-Feb to heat an insulated 30 x 40′ Garage with 26′ of garage door and 9′ ceiling at 40 deg roughly. I’m in NE Nebraska.

It’s been flawless and no odor. If I want it warmer I just crank it up 4-5 hours ahead of time.

Sorry Mike. Lost a 5 yr old and a 15 yr old dog not long ago.

If you loved em up, took ’em hunting and lived life with them like I think don’t underestimate how lucky your dog was too.

“We are the lucky ones that we share our lives with them. We remember their retrieves, their gallant but unfulfilled retrieves, and their shear joy to go, go hunting, go anywhere. Their points where there were no birds but of course there were. We share our sandwiches in the blind, our cookies and at duck camp they sleep next to us when we can get away with it. They protect our children and wives when we are gone without them. When they are gone from this world our hands miss the scruff of neck by our chairs, the wagging tail when we get home at night and as we drive down roads and enter fields we remember the hunts before. The empty dog box and new seasons without them make us tear. But we are no less a man for this. A new pup may or may not take the place of an old warrior who at the end had failed eyesight, hearing and hips. But with time we carry on, and we realize life without a hunting dog to go afield with isn’t really a life worth having. A man that has never had a dog that was his partner, well that man would be tough to have as a friend.”

http://www.tyndallmotors.com/New%26UsedBoats.htm

There is a used 25 hp 4-stroke Merc with cables at the bottom

Congrats. I’m doing the same thing. My wife gave me a trip for my 40th Birthday.

4 of us are going to Koliganek, AK on the Nushagak for salmon, trout, char, and grayling.

Good job Andy.

After reading this I sat down and counted up how many Marcums are owned by the guys I fish with. The number I come up with is:

7 LX-5’s
4 LX-3’s
1 VX-1

There are a few Vex’s around too. Part of this is because I bought an LX-3 to start then other guys bought the same brand as I got them interested in ice fishing.

The oldest unit is an LX-3 I bought about 6 years ago and it’s still working perfectly for a friend that bought it when I bought an LX-5, it was upgraded to TC. A few of the 5’s have just went into service the past few weeks.

None of units have needed any service.

This is a small sample size, but we’ve had zero problems knock on wood.

I’ve never regretted owning a Marcum.

Todd

I’ve got a 5.5′ on a Supercrew. I’m a city guy but it’s like this. 99% of the time it’s fine but that other 1% may be why you own the truck?

I’d agree the 8′ is the way to go. Personally, I got a 12′ trailer and call it good. But if parking isn’t an issue, the 8′ pickup is better for ATV’s, ice fishing, trips, everything.

Most were fine, but as said some did have transom issues (that can be said about most boats depending on how they were driven/used.

Check out the transom. If it’s been used nicely there probably won’t be any gel cracks or anything. Look real hard in the 6 splashwell corners for crazing, or “radius cracks”. Pull on motor even, definitely put the big motor up and down and look for anything flexing. Better yet, drive it.

The boats were capable of lower 50’s easily but they don’t have a great hole shot. I’d only own one with a a power jackplate of some sort here in Nebraska because of lakes like Mac (altitude) and put on a High Five. You’ll sacrifice some top end but have great low-end.

The front storage was really awesome, the bolstered driver and passenger seats take a little getting used to but are really nice when you do. Livewells will splash out a little to the back when full, no biggy. Great boat for trolling, huge deck that even two guys could fish. I thought of it as a multi-species boat more than a pure walleye boat.

If you can find one in good shape with a good price, they are fast, lots of storage, dry, and very rough water worthy.

Way to go!

Nature Vision bought Marcum in mid-2008 roughly.

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I was just at their corporate office 12/8 picking up some items and they said they didn’t carry just the hitch hardware.

They said they did have several requests for just the sled hardware at the Ice Show. It appears the demand was high enough if they are now stocking it.

What’s the price on the hardware?

Thanks,

Dan

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Not sure on retail price, all I know is the Powerstick price. If you call them back, tell them it’s model number 8268 (Hardware Kit, Hitch Mount)

-Munchy

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It’s about $10, I just ordered a set a few weeks ago for a 2nd Trap. Came in about 3-4 days was all too.

Nice to see Pederson hasn’t changed – his current PITT bio

Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg originally tapped Pederson to head Pitt’s athletic department in October 1996. During the next six years, the Panthers’ athletic fortunes elevated dramatically on and off the field, prompting a Pittsburgh newspaper to dub Pitt “Comeback U.”

Pederson departed Pitt in December 2002 to become athletic director at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska. He returned to Pittsburgh nearly 11 years to the day of his initial Pitt appointment by Nordenberg.

During his initial Pitt tenure, Pederson hired six Big East Conference Coach-of-the-Year honorees (football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, track and field and volleyball), an unprecedented achievement by a Big East athletic director.

In 1999 he charged an unknown coach from Northern Arizona University with the task of resurrecting the Panthers’ struggling men’s basketball program. That coach, Ben Howland, would build Pitt into a Big East power and was named the consensus National Coach of the Year in 2002.

Pitt, which had not been to the NCAA Tournament in nine years, advanced to the “Sweet 16” in 2002 after posting a school-record 29 victories. The following season, Pitt would reach No. 2 in the polls, capture its first Big East Tournament championship and again advance to the NCAA regional semifinals. Since that time, Pitt basketball has become one of the nation’s most consistent winners, advancing to six consecutive NCAA Tournaments from 2002-2007.

Pitt football was revitalized under Pederson’s watch. Upon his arrival, the Panthers were coming off seven consecutive seasons without a bowl. By the end of his tenure, Pitt earned four bowl berths in six years, including back-to-back postseason wins in 2001 and 2002. The ’02 team finished 9-4, the program’s best mark in 20 years, and ranked No. 18 in the final polls.

While Pederson was instrumental in helping to revive Pitt football’s present, he was very attentive to honoring the program’s historic past. One of his first major steps as athletic director was to retire the jerseys of all-time Pitt greats Mike Ditka, Marshall Goldberg and Joe Schmidt. Pederson later initiated the Pitt jersey retirement of Mark May, the Panthers’ lone Outland Trophy winner.

Pitt enjoyed tremendous achievements in attendance under Pederson. In NCAA Division I men’s basketball, Pitt ranked among the nation’s top five schools in attendance increase for two consecutive years (2001-02 and 2002-03). The 2002-03 basketball season – the inaugural campaign in the 12,508-seat Petersen Events Center – was sold out. Capitalizing on the exciting and unanticipated success of the 2001-02 basketball team, Pitt held a highly successful “select your seat” campaign for prospective season-ticket holders that simultaneously achieved customer satisfaction as well as enhanced fundraising.

In football, Pederson formed a marketing and ticket pricing plan that resulted in record attendance for the 2003 season. Season tickets were soldout for the ’03 campaign as the Panthers averaged an all-time record 59,197 fans for their home season, surpassing the previous mark of 54,818 set in 1982.

Pederson’s tenure witnessed a major strengthening of Pitt’s athletic infrastructure. With Chancellor Nordenberg, he helped shape the vision of the Petersen Events Center, the state-of-the-art convocation center that dramatically revolutionized Pitt’s campus upon its opening in 2002. The Events Center is widely considered one of the finest college basketball venues in the country and has also been a major asset for student life, providing outstanding recreational facilities and a fitting place for graduation ceremonies.

Pederson was at the forefront of the football program’s move into the UPMC Sports Performance Complex, which included the forging of a unique relationship between UPMC, a professional sports franchise and college athletic program. He personally oversaw the design and layout of the Panthers’ Duratz Athletic Complex, which houses Pitt’s football offices and training areas, and has been described as the finest facility for a college football program in the country.

Pitt football gained a sparkling new home in Heinz Field under Pederson’s watch in 2001.The Panthers gained a prominent presence at the new stadium with their logos on the seating, gates and signage. Pederson additionally initiated the renaming of Martindale Street to “Tony Dorsett Drive” to further enhance Pitt’s identity on the North Shore.

Fitzgerald Field House underwent a major renovation in 1998-99, providing Pitt’s Olympic sports programs with new locker and training facilities. Trees Field also underwent major upgrades to accommodate both baseball and Pitt’s new softball program.

During his five years at Nebraska, Pederson was also at the forefront of significant facilities construction, including a $51 million expansion to Memorial Stadium. The project resulted in new football facilities as well as new strength, sports medicine and indoor facilities for each of the Cornhuskers’ 23 varsity sports. Additionally, the women’s volleyball, gymnastics and rifle teams received a new office complex. Athletics fundraising doubled over his final four years, going from $9 million annually in 2003 to $16 million this past year.

Nebraska achieved at exceptional levels athletically and academically during his tenure. In 2006-07, the Cornhuskers won the national championship in women’s volleyball, while the football team won the 2006 Big 12 North title and advanced to its first New Year’s Day bowl game since 2001. Overall, 15 Nebraska teams earned NCAA invitations. Academically, Nebraska earned a school-record 94% graduation rate, the highest in the Big 12 last year, while Cornhusker student-athletes achieved a combined 3.0 grade-point average during the 2007 spring semester.

Pederson and his wife Tami have three children: Mark, Kari and Kristin.

1. Delmonico in Vegas
2. Fleming’s anywhere
3. Bob’s Resort on Lake Oahe. Do NOT get the “Steak Large” unless you are feeding six, just get the regular or sandwich. It’s the best Sirloin you will ever eat which is saying something. The price is low too.

I would follow whatever your manual says.

However, I rarely winterize anything unless it’s going to sit for four months or more.

Just make sure you fully drain your engine, keep the gas tank(s) full of gas/sta bil and your batteries filled to the proper water level and charged.

The mechanics I know usually recommend that you pull out tip your motor down and let it drain, then lift it up for awhile and drop it again. Fire the engine with the safety switch off. Tip the motor up and down one more time then store for travel.

I have my duck boat outside on trips throughout the winter and never have a problem. Many times my large boat with 200+ Opti’s have never seen temps above freezing for a week in Canada and I’ve never had a problem there either.

I would also remind you that livewells, and all that stuff should be avoided in really cold weather. You can blow your pumps, fuses, etc.

In the spring, keep adding gas as you run it out. Don’t run out all the “old” gas before adding.

I hope that helped, I may have missed your question intent.

Chomps,

I’m just kidding, I actually went to HS in Kansas and have some KSU credit hours way back in my past. I have no idea about this game. I was shocked KSU tanked at ISU but then again they almost be OU. Nebraska could score 50 and lose by 30 is my other concern.

Thank the L above that KU didn’t score at all with 11 minutes to go. 90 was within reach at that point.

I think Craig Bohl’s team could beat NU this year as amazing as that sounds. (They already beat Minn)

What is amazing is my hometown Smith Center, last I knew they’d won 50 straight games and had scored 644 points this year while giving up…. ZERO. They scored 72 in the first quarter the other night.

My thoughts for the weekend. If Iowa State can beat them, so can we. I see goal posts going down Vine Street…

Welcome

Personally I find fall walleye fishing in most of Nebraska reservoirs to be tough. Our state has large populations of shad which are at their peak right now. The better fisherman with jigging spoons can get their fish and occasionally trolling can be a good option.

For me the fall fishing on the Missouri River system is the place to be locally though I’m sure you’ll find other opinions. The tailwaters at Gavin’s and Ft. Randall can be excellent for jigging, the river above Lewis & Clark along with Lewis & Clark itself can be good also. The fish will be congregating on the south drop-offs of LC along with the Marina area and outlet shortly if they haven’t already.

Francis Case is a personal favorite to troll with boards and leadcore for me in the fall. Fish like these my tourney partner John is holding can be found off points, creek mouths, and flats where you find the schools of shad balled up and and being herded. This picture off a X-15 from a few years back on Case shows a good example of what I like to find>> balled up baitfish with walleye under and probably in them. This is a classic spot up there, a channel in a creek mouth with timber on the edges. We’ll run leadcore and boards to target these fish.

Good luck, I wish I had better answers for your ten year old. I’d probably be thinking jigging at Gavin’s. Maybe anchor up in an current seam or an eddy and have him jig or use a crappie rig with minnows. With stable weather usually you can get some bites (the snags can be a pain though, anchoring might help lessen that for you).

He won’t be wearing a red jacket, he only wears NU gear in games now

Were the duck hunters thick up there Terry?

Thanks Chris, appreciate it. I hunted Med Creek last year, I would think Harlan and all them would be good this year.

Todd

And a good joke during Pedey’s one man search in 2003

If this one is in too poor of taste Ben or Wade – jerk it down. It’s an oldy but a goody. This first came to me back in 2005 or so.

Here’s another for you BR

I thought I’d stir more up with this. (I swear she said it)

More thoughts from the tall blonde wife –

“Didn’t Solich used to run a lot? Those guys from Texas A & M couldn’t be stopped.”

“How come we never pass downfield?”

“I’ve never saw so many Nebraska guys carried off.”

“That big guy and their QB oughta be tired all week. I think one of them ran every play.”

“How come Nebraska never did anything to stop the run?”

“It was awesome having Tom back. I was tingling like the national anthem was playing.”

That’s a great report, looks like a fantastic trip.

What were the keys to your success?

Any general area you could share with us where or how you hunted?

I’ve heard cranes referred to as “Ribeyes of the Sky” but I’ve never shot one.

CONGRATS, looks awesome.

That’s a great report, looks like a fantastic trip.

What were the keys to your success?

Any general area you could share with us where or how you hunted?

I’ve heard cranes referred to as “Ribeyes of the Sky” but I’ve never shot one.

CONGRATS, looks awesome.