Andrews is one of the best TE in the business. He had not dropped a pass since week 6. It was about a certain a play (Jackson to Andrews open in the endzone) until it wasn’t.
Bills move on.
I am an Allen fan and don’t dislike the Bills … never sad to see a Harbaugh team lose.
Glenn57. I heard that too. One of Brady’s better analogies this year in the booth.
We have been out twice in the last week or so. Just 1.5 and 3 hours. I would say on the slow side but five 12 inch crappies and six 12 inch perch made it worth it.
Should have had more crappies but most were hitting minnows with a very slow bobber drop. Nothing there on a hook set. Caught two jigging a spoon but they hit it when it went stationary. A lake I only fish one in awhile. Last year they crushed a tungsten jig and waxie but were one size smaller
I am not so sure I can relate ice fishing with “slobberfest”:???:
Never had a problem until this thread started. Bands loose on a rod this afternoon 
Going to tape.
Most of my rods have conventional reel holders. They have no less sensitivity than the higher end rods that rely on bands or tape.
depends on how fast the bobber goes…fast down, fast hook set.
slow submersion…well I wait for like it the move about 16-20 inches or so. No guarantee but always on a prayer.
Agree.
Deep basin crappies hugging the bottom are not usually in the mood to eat.
Somone mentioned this on another thread and I believe it is relative if not pretty true: Crappies can have a 20-30 minute bite window in the afternoon which is often right around sunset to dusk. I have found dark 30 crappies are very catchable, but the follow and catch rate goes down compared to the frenzy bite just before dark.
I have found minnows vs. grubs is often day to day. Sometimes a tungsten jig and waxie/spike/etc… is fantastic and other days only minnows seem to work.
The other night bobber and minnow seemed to be the best … a few bobbers went down fast and furious and the crappie essentially set the hook. But most the bobber sent down slowly … you could see they took it maybe 2-3 feet. When you tried to set the hook many were misses. They were holding the bait but not really eating it.
Interesting.
The Minnesota Vikings made the playoffs after going 14-3 in 2024. Although their free-agent acquisitions made significant impacts, the same couldn’t be said about their rookie class. According to Pro Football Focus, Vikings rookies took 464 combined snaps on offense and defense, the fewest in the NFL. For comparison, the Los Angeles Rams rookie class took 4,864.
The drunkest and ugliest women I have ever seen were Packer women (word used loosely) at US Bank. The woman behind us (two rows back thank god) a few years ago had passed out and peed her pants. I digress.
Darnold and KOC let Vikings fans down the last two games. Leave it at that.
Where Darnold ends up ?.. I think he lost quite a bit of cash equity over the last 2 games. His agent must be as much disappointed as Vikings fans.
Yes – both GB and Vikings are done, but as Thumper noted … we can at least relish in the fact that we swept the Packers.
Let’s see how J Love progresses. There is plenty of film on the guy now. NFL is all about watching film history and developing schemes to take away the strengths. If a D-scheme works, the next teams follow suit until the OC and QB can adjust.
QB fans can hold onto last years playoff run if that helps, but it does not predict the future.
I really need to get heat and floor drains in my garage. The snow drips off our vehicles and freezes under the garage doors when we get snow and then cold temps. A real PITA on a daily basis. Honestly I was liking the weather we had before…
I usually have to run my best shovel (smooth bottom) and clear out all the snow and ice after we back out the vehicle(s). PITA.
Well unless Zimmer has agreed to let Jerry call all the plays. 
Both the Eagles and Lions have tremendous OL and a marque back to run behind them and past them.
Go Vikes Go. Hoping for a purple crowd in Arizona this evening.
I would suggest the Packers hire Pitter Patter as a highly paid consultant.
Word is out beyond this internet site. Any and all ML businesses have been touting the perch bite since people went out on the ice.
I am a conservative and a Republican and have been since before I could vote. My conservative approach is mainly fiscal in nature. I would be considered by many to be a moderate Republican on other issues.
The liberal press is nothing new. It has been that way since the beginning … and certainly overwhelming left since I was a youngster.
What I am shocked by is how gullible many conservatives and newbie conservatives have become to these so-called conservative podcasts. When Scott Jensen fell for the kitty litter podcast hoax … well that just showed
Most vaccines were life changing for society in the 50s and 60s: mumps, measles, tetanus, smallpox, and most importantly polio!
Many of the newer vaccines are targeted to people with weakened immune systems or people that are simply aging and become more vulnerable to diseases that are more of an inconvenience when younger. Talk with your physician about the flu, covid, RSV, shingles, pneumonia vaccines … if you cannot trust your physician I would find another.
I would concur. Fairly common in NE SD and SE ND where fishing access is unique (many small lakes that used to be marsh). I have been told that well to do farmers love them.
NFL monitoring the fire situation in LA ahead of the Vikings-Rams game. While the fires may not approach SoFi stadium the air quality in the area is very unhealthy (150 rating or higher). SoFi area had a recent air quality rating of 281.
We were back on the same little lake yesterday afternoon. Bite was very finicky. Caught some, but after the fireworks on the first visit … you just feel frustrated.
The ice thickness increased 2.5 inches from Thursday evening to Monday evening.
Pretty sure Bucky is correct. They readjust the brackets after next week’s games and go by original playoff seeding. Detroit will play the lowest seed team remaining. Higher seed being the home team.
If all the wild card teams were to somehow win in the NFC games next weekend, the Vikings (#5) would be home to the Commanders (#6). Lions (#1) would face the Packers (#7).
I thought OC blitz response 101 was the screen pass. I do not remember the Vikings doing much of that.
Gibbs is one tough guy. He basically carried the Lions with all four TDs … played well even after that hit he took.
I would say Cousins was prone to games with the Yips. Darnold overthrew receivers much of the game. In other games those throws were in the money.
KOC seemed to be at a loss on how to find a way to keep Detroit defense a bit more honest in their coverage schemes.
Son and I both denied on the lottery (again). We have been entering for A or B and are both up to 6 preference points. I have always assumed residents only for A, B, and possibly C licenses (if demand is high) albeit I do not believe they ever say that.
That’s fine. I like Turkey hunting in May.
Bears, Panthers, and Patriots all win today. I get the Packers and Bills holding back, but Atlanta is sure a clown show.
It is mostly fans that focus on draft picks. Most coaches do press to win ..
Panthers beat the Falcons today. What a clown show Atlanta is.
Patriots beat the Bills too.
Even so … Maybe the NFL should have a lottery for say the first five draft picks in the NFL draft to keep all teams “playing” to the end.
Grubs/larva are easily transported and legal.
Growing up in ND … we used perch eyes as a primary bait once we started catching them.
Minnows were never easy to find and many ND fisherman used dead / preserved baits because of this. Not sure everyone is aware, but ND is very conservative on live bait (such as minnows) use across the state. Go to the NDG&F site for all the rules.
All legal live aquatic bait used by anglers, including legal baitfish, must have been purchased or trapped in North Dakota. No live aquatic bait may be imported into the state by anglers. This includes live baitfish, live amphibians and leeches.
Anglers may not transport water, including that used for bait (e.g., bait buckets, etc.), away from waters of the state designated as infested with Class 1: Prohibited Aquatic Nuisance Species. See the Department’s website for a current list of lakes. All water must be drained from bait buckets as anglers leave the shore or remove their boat from the water. Anglers must properly dispose of unused bait away from the water they were fishing, as dumping bait in the water or on shore is illegal.
In all other waters of the state, legal live baitfish and other legal live aquatic bait may be transported in water but only in containers of 5 gallons or less.
I am also always amazed at the guys that drop $200 plus on a Vikings game and miss most of it because they are too drunk or standing in line at some bathroom to pee.
Vikings games are clearly full of the most and the biggest bunch of drunks (and it is like WOW … when you see Packer fans at US Bank) vs. Twins or Wild. Have not been to a Wolves game in 15 years so cannot compare that crowd.
We don’t drink much alcohol while ice fishing. That is for the icehouse party crowd that uses the fishing trip as a disguise.
That said, plenty of people (mostly groups of guys) have no f’n control over themselves if the girlfriend/wife/mommy aren’t watching them. True for ice fishing, soft water fishing camps, deer camps, golf weekends, a football game.
It is why I kind of chuckle when people start talking about all the fishing pressure that is put on by the wheelhouse gangs. Go talk with these guys and you find they miss most of their bites … if they even have lines in the water.
I will enjoy a beer or two or a class of wine in the evening as we wind down if in a cabin or sleeper house or a small-town cafe after we are done.
