I see a ton of stunted pike up north. Seems like almost every lake up here has an unhealthy number of small pike.
I have seen many lakes with stunted sunfish, bass too.
Cedar Lake in Faribault is notorious for stunted crappies. Been that way for as long as I can remember.
I do agree with the crappie cycle, though. I fish a relatively unpressured lake that seems to go through a similar cycle on a 7-8 year basis.
Been fishing with scope for over 3 years now. I have definitely seen fish shy away from livescope.
I haven’t seen it much open water, but I see it very often when ice fishing. For me, it tends to happen in deeper water in down mode. I don’t encounter it much in forward mode.
In down mode, if you turn the gain up a little bit, your cone is visible on the screen. I have seen a lot of fish swim towards the cone, hit the edge of it, and then swim the other direction. Burbot seem to be the most “scope shy” in my opinion. Just yesterday I had some crappies spook because of it.
Definitely a real thing
26.5 on a popper!
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Call me progressive but I’m pro-dogfish
If you put Kaprizov on a line with a Mackinnon type player he legitimately has 65 goal/130 point potential. We saw what Kirill was capable of during the second half of the season when he actually got to play with Ek/Boldy. Imagine him with Rantanen/Mackinnon.
His free agent contract for the 2026/2027 season could legitimately be 15-16 million on the open market.
I made it on the first page!
Wild are going 40-35-7 by the way
If the 4 blade still isn’t working, it could be a motor height issue
I’ve been throwing chicken jigs for a couple years now and tie my own, too. I’ve caught some nice fish with them but nothing too crazy. Like everything else though, it has a time and a place. My average size tends to be a little better on a chicken, but I still catch plenty of small fish. There are some guys that do really well with them, but a lot of that comes down to them refusing to throw anything else.
In my experience color really doesn’t matter. There will be days where you catch a couple more on one vs another, but it’s really just a confidence thing. My favorite is personally a green pumpkin over white color, which (to my knowledge) no major retailer carries. If you were going to start with any color, though, go with white. Works in every color of water and condition.
It seems to be getting a lot of hype nowadays, but like everything else will die down in a few years. Northland is pushing their version hard and they sponsor a lot of bass guys in the state, so I’ve seen that mullet just about everywhere.
I was out on the big pond a couple days ago. It was flat calm and high sunny skies which made for tough fishing throughout the day. Water temps were right around 73 most of the day. Around 4pm the wind picked up and the fish magically started biting. We caught 40 fish between the two of us in the last 2 hours or so. Not a ton of size but a lot of 2-3 pounders. Our best 5 went just under 22.5. Big fish on the day was 5.3
Couldn’t buy a bite on topwater all day but caught a 26 inch walleye on a popper in 4fow. That was definitely a new one.
I couldn’t tell you the last time I saw somebody throw a rattl trap.
The best two areas in the state I’ve found (both population and size wise) are Bemidji and Waterville. Every lake near both of these towns have them. I probably caught 30 last year with my biggest being a 10 pounder.
We kept one that we caught ice fishing just for fun. Wouldn’t recommend. There are plenty of fish in a lake that would’ve tasted better and filleted easier. The meat was so tough it felt like I was cutting rubber.
Maybe we can get some dogfish pics if you’re successful
Not to be that guy but is all that live bait really necessary? You could probably catch just as many on plastics. Those fish don’t get much pressure up there
Rogers Arena was absolutely ROCKING in Vancouver last night. That was probably the loudest playoff crowd I’ve watched in a while, especially when they scored the second goal in like 20 seconds to take the lead. Glad to see the Nucks are back in the playoffs.
All quiet in Bemidji
I’d go a little earlier than 2020/2021. We all remember what happened there with parts and supply chain shortages. I think a 2018/2019 would be a safer option.
Go with a Tacoma. Most reliable midsize, hands down. They look the best in my opinion. I have a 2016 and have literally never had an issue
Anybody have the link to that video? Would be interesting to watch
If I hear one more mention of Bedard’s +/- im going to lose it
Well boys
The nightmares are finally over
Fleury was nothing short of abysmal, but this game is on Hynes for not starting Gus. Between coming off a shutout+relief and Fleury getting lit up last game, there was literally 0 reason to start Fleury.
Always start the better goalie.
Could’ve gone worse I guess. We kinda stole a point there.
Johansson makes me sigh every time he hops on the ice
Big game in St Louis tonight!
New Birds are known to do this. It’s been a problem for several years now.
Your only option is to send it in. I only buy used birds because of that same problem
4 points behind Vegas and LA right now. VGK has a game in hand, LAK has 2.
How does one acquire such a megabass discount? 
No update on Ek injury after the game is even more concerning
Also, the team looks so much better with Foligno out there. I think he has that Fleury effect where everyone plays better when he’s in the lineup.
I think I went through every emotion watching that game. If it was his call, Hynes earned my respect with that decision. It shows the guys that they’re all in on chasing the playoffs, no matter how dim it seems.
I hate that he doesn’t show emotion like Deano did, but I don’t think it hurts either to have a coach that retains his composure like Hynes does.
The Wild currently sit 6 points out of a playoff spot behind both Vegas and Los Angeles. VGK has played 1 less game than the Wild and LAK have played 2 less. The Wild still have to play those teams twice each before the end of the season.
The Wild have some very winnable games coming up, with 10 of their remaining 17 games against teams below them in the standings. 3 of those are against potential Wild Card teams (2 vs St Louis, 1 vs Seattle).
I think in order to make the playoffs, they have to steal some games against those tougher teams. They play Colorado (2x), and Winnipeg (1x) in addition to the silver and gold teams.
It’s gonna be a battle, but I don’t think it’s over quite yet.
Shaw’s back tonight, playoff push anyone?
Khusnutdinov has officially signed!
Hynes looks like a lost puppy out there
