If your in the neighborhood, its worth the stop. This show is my favorite show to work. Smaller show, but huge turnout every year and growing. Most of the big names are there minus a few, with really good deals like the st paul show. Dakota Angler does a great job, I believe James is giving a seminar there this year as well.
Ekruger01: Late last year after the Nokomis video came out I started modding lures with bladed trebles, feather trebles, glow trebles…tipped with impulse minnow heads, clam minnow heads, some <em class=”ido-tag-em”>perch eyes from various companies. Can’t wait to use those lures this year.
Corey Bechtold Got me started on modifying plastics and presentations years ago. Bladed trebles, beaded trebles, Plastics etc are a huge staple in my tackle box. Kind of like a double minnow setup facing opposite directions on a deadstick!
Homemade rod on JT Shiverstick blank #1 – Pink PK spoon, VMC Beaded/glow treble
Homemade rod on JT Shiverstick blank #2 – Rapala Slab Rap 4 Clown
Homemade Rod on JT Black Reign blank – Rapala Rippin Rap 4 Clown
Homemade Rod on Bass Khang Perch Blank – Pink Wonderbread Amped longshank tungsten, Minnow tail
JT Walleye Snare – Green Glow bead, Pink or Purple #6 hook, Paired with a Shiner
Those are my go to walleye setups, Also Have a half dozen Panfish Rods Rigged at all times.
Homemade Rod on Della Bay Tip dip blank #1 – Amped Jig, Wonderbread
Homemade Rod on Della Bay Tip dip blank #2 – Clam/CC Pinhead
Homemade Rod on Cut down JT Rogue blank, Spring bobber and Schooley – Amped Jig – Pink Wonder bread
Homemade Rod on Thorne Power Noodle blank – Amped Jig
Been trying to find a good artist south of the metro to have a few new ones done. The wife wants to get a few as well. Most of mine are over 15 years old and could use a touch up. Seems like most places are appointment only now days and not walk in. Im terrible at scheduling things and forgetting about it so I havent taken the time.
I guess I must be the exception. My kid rode BMX until he was ten, around then he showed interest in dirtbikes, I was already prepared and had a 110 fourstroke semi auto in mind. We picked it up and I taught him how to ride. He lost interest in 6 months or so, so I sold it. A short while later he asked for another one, I told him it needed to be a clutch bike and we picked up a 125. He loves it. And I get to rip around the neighborhood with him and have quality time with him doing something we both like. He also rides our grom around with the neighbor kids.
Growing up I cannot remember a time where my old man didnt have some sort of harley or cruiser around, I had dirtbikes, switched to sport bikes at 18, and now ride a harley as much as I can. Sure, people are dumb and get distracted, Ive had close calls, but part of riding is being aware and watching everything around you. When my kid reaches the age where he wants a harley or sportbike, ill make him take an MSF class, insure it, help him finance it, and drive him to purchase it. Ive pounded it into his head the be vigilant and respect the machine.
Being a dad has its “oh crap” moments, but in the end Id rather cheer him on and teach him the safe way to do things than have his know it all evil knieval friends teach him.
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As long as people maintain their vehicle they shouldnt have issues.This^^
Like I mentioned IF people take care of them and IF the dealer keeps the interval reasonable then yes they stand a better chance of survival. You said you work in the industry so you know as well as I that most people don’t get service when they should, it happens when it fits there schedule. For the record I do agree with you, just see failures to often.
Thats the good part about the side of the industry im in. These guys care more about their car than their children or spouse, 
so in my case, the customers actually do take care of them!
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I’m not talking racing. I’m talking Power and LONGEVITY. There is a reason engines in racing are torn down and refreshed after almost every race. The supercharger and turbos cause issues with long lasting durability. JMO and not looking for an argument.
even on that note, theres a 69 Camaro in my parking lot that has 90K miles on a twin turbo crate LS, Has done power tours, proving grounds, drag runs, autocross, you name it. Thats more miles than my 15 tundra has, on a 4 year old motor. As long as people maintain their vehicle they shouldnt have issues. Just like an NA motor, do your oil changes and services and the engine will take care of you most of the time. Freak instances happen, but no reason to fear them or assume that all of them are bad if you hear a story about 1 or 2 that are bad.
I work in the automotive industry and am a self proclaimed gearhead. I am also a diehard toyota guy. The new turbos do not scare me away one bit. My field is aftermarket hotrod serpentine drives, I get hundreds of calls a month from customers looking for LS drive systems to go with their turbos setups. Guys have been racing with turbos for years, and recently it is a hot trend in the harley and motorcycle industry to add turbos as well. Lets not forget that every item we buy is most likely trucked in with a turbo driven diesel engine and has been for 20+ years.
“There is no replacement for displacesment.” I’ll put a twin turbo LS up against a built NA LS any day of the week and bet a months wages on it.
The power addition specifically in the Toyotas for me is a welcome change, Better MPG, and more power is the exact reason I will be trading up on our 15 4runner that has the power of a slug, to the new offering, as well as trading up my 15 tundra in the coming months.
I stopped a bunch of leaks on our 14ft portage boat (treated poorly, beat to hell) by painting the leaking rivets with “Gluvit”
It worked like a charm. Very good product.
Gluvit works great, Ive remodeled a handful of old “tin” lunds using it.
My Shimano siennas the black and red ones suck. They definitely are not the same as they used to be.
Order some carbontex washers and they will be just like the old ones. I have about 20 of the 500’s half new ones, half old ones.
To the OP, the Piscifun reels I got were ok at best. ended up switching to the diawa qz series. Run 750’s on most of my panfish rigs open and hard water. Still run a mix of saharas and tatulas on my walleye/big fish gear.
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First things first, Glad hes ok. Thats a long trek when soaked and cold. Second, My friends give me crap for wearing a full face helmet on the Atv when in motion. Would have saved him from the cuts, and made sure he didnt end up soaked and concussed.
I really fear that these stories might become a thing in the next week or so. Be safe all!
When they make livescope as moveable as a standard flasher I’ll invest . Would be sweet to have a wireless transducer . Right now it looks rather cumbersome for hole hopping .
Hear me out, the new uhd2 6″ screen is Live compatable from what Ive read, Couple that with a smaller shuttle, LVS32 tranducer, and 19AH battery and your in the same size as a traditional flasher.
Planning to piece together that setup for next year and ditch my 9″ screen/48ah battery setup.
Ive learned a ton since switching to live. You can tell Fish mood, species and size in most cases.
1. JT Shiver stick: I have the 44 inch that is new this year for hole hopping and fishing from the truck. Really liked this stick. Excelled with many baits and great balance of sensitivity and backbone.
Last year I ran the longest offering, and too picked up the 44″ this year. this is now my favorite blank. You can fish anything from aggressive crappies to walleye/pike without issues.
4. PK spoons: New to me, after watching some videos about ice fishing spoons, so I picked up a few. Wow, they were one of the top baits this past weekend for walleye. 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, even 3/8 sizes. Seem like an underrated/marketed product. Highly recommend.
Sssshhhhhhh! dont let this secret out! These have been my go to bait on the all pressured walleye lakes. It not a super common spoon and Im a firm believer of throwing something different down the hole. Ive outfished my buddies for years using these over a coffin spoon, buckshot, etc.
7. The Daiwa 750 line (my choice QR’s) are a really nice reel w/folding handle and at a budget price ($25-45). All I run other than okuma ceymar 500BF on deadsticks.
Great budget reel! I love the QZ series
Put a gulp minnow head on a vmc bladed treble that I put on a PK spoon that is glow red dot. Can’t wait to try that!
I can confirm that this is a great combo. Even with no bait. PK Spoons are super underrated.
Ive been running the bladed trebles on jigging spoons for a few years. As well as the feathered trebles. Just started doing the epoxy trebles last year and havent noticed a decline. Ive also added the smallest bladed trebles to Darters,slab raps, and rippin raps.
As far as plastics, i have thousands, but always seem to use the same 2-3 in the same color so I tend to rig up two of each before trips and store them in my jig box.
Ive read this whole thread. Man, So many differing opinions. Heres my take. Leave it alone. Close the season on the normal date, Try again next year. Thread after thread about the coveted walleyes. Expand your horizons.
There 10,000 lakes. With other species. Spend whatever time we have leftover ice chasing perch, crappies, and bluegill. Or if you really need to have a fish fry and want a bunch of fish, and want to support a small community, head on down to the fairmont chain of lakes and fill a few five gallon pails of yellow bass. They are great table fare and invasive.
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Summer I carry the p365 X macro with a red dotWhat Red dot do you have on that X Macro? I see they are available with the Romeo sight already mounted on it. Do you know if you can co-witness the iron sights well with the Romeo sight?
Holosun 507K. Mines the tac ops version and it co witnessed with the stock sights. I dont know anything about the romeo sights on them.
Don’t look past the CZ P10C. I’ve been shooting a lot of handguns recently and doing research as I’m looking to purchase my first carry handgun, and I shoot this the best and it’s the most comfortable for me. It’s also one of the cheaper options, and has better trigger, and features than Glock. I love shooting Glocks, and I thought I would be going with a Glock 19 until I found the P10C.
Just another option to look at. I’m planning on purchasing it soon.
The P10c is a great gun, I have two of them, one without the optics cut and one with.
Summer I carry the p365 X macro with a red dot and light. Winter I carry either my Zev OZ9Cx build with light and dot, or a P320 with light and dot. Im a bigger dude always wear an over shirt. Carry appendix most days but also have a strongside holster on occasion.
I carry large in the winter simply because I can. But if I could only afford one gun. The 365 X macro gets the nod. 17rnd mags, smaller footprint than a Glock 17, the extra grip length and thickness makes it shoot like a large frame gun without the “snap” that my shield, 43, and 43x had.
Yea, I’ve been hearing that happened, I was planning on going to Elysian and circle and apparently they both got winterkilled so that sucks.
Both took a hit last year for sure. Unfortunate since both were doing well.
I ran mine to a seperate battery in teh front of my ATV, then follow a shutdown routine everytime I shut it off. I also took a label maker and put a “Shut off the graph” label right above my key on the quad to make sure I dont forget
They can be found in rice county in the lakes you listed, but they are few and far between. The lakes get pounded so hard that when the big ones get caught they dont get put back. Best bet would be to spend a few days finding the schools, and then spending a night or two hanging out over them. Seems like all the stories I hear from the guys that catch the big ones down here is that they get them in the middle of the night. My biggest down here is 14.75″ and it was at 2 am on a deadstick.
Ive had it happen once on Mille lacs. My theory is this.
If you look at the illustrations of a livescope beam in down view it shows side to side x amount of feet, but the beam has a width to it as well. Say your fishing three holes in a line that is inline with your sled or house. I think what happened here is it came in from the front or back on that small “width or axis” of the beam. Hard bottom with a good return it just happened to pick it up maybe…..
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Leave the bail open, Maybe tie a 3ft length of braid to something sturdy and the other end to the rod?
I Highly recommend Picking up The Terminal List by Jack Carr, Its the first book in his James Reese series. Theres 6 or 7 total and the newest one comes this spring. Im a huge fan.
I have a 15 tundra crew max short. Cottage fit, but cabin did not.
Question for you guys that have been running a 2400 or 2600 Eskape the last couple seasons. How are the sleds holding up? I’ve only had Otter shacks, but really want something that will fit under my bed cover. I’ve beat the crap out of my Otter sleds pulling behind an ATV on rough ice and have never had an issue. The Eskimo feels a little lighter duty overall.
I put a ton of miles on mine behind the wheeler the last two years and it still looks just as good as my cottage did. Also picked up the new eskape 2000 this year. Just add a quality hyfax kit and the sled will be fine.
thats a nice unit and i would probably be interested. the problem is i dont think i could sell my cottage for what i think its worth.
Ive watched a lot of portables for sale on marketplace and it seems like they move slow for whatever reason. Good Luck with the sale!
Dont be to sure. I listed and sold my eskape 2600 for full asking price in under 24hrs.
No. When we purchased our house I saw in the city ordinance it was required, it was never brought up when we asked about animals, so I never went down and got them. Same with our golf cart. Our city also requires UTV’s to have a permit. A $125 yearly fee for something that is already licensed as an on road legal vehicle according to the state. (double checked with the local DMV. I guess they gotta get their cut though.
