Does anyone have an update on the Forks?

Not to worry , Dutchy! They are or have been working on the next money pit, Northern Lights Express! This will run from Minneapolis to Duluth. 80% funded by the Feds and 20% on MN. Estimated cost at $592-million and riders fares will cover $12 million or 63% of the operating costs.

Based on previous experiences I’m sure the estimated cost will be much higher than the $592M and the riders fares will cover less than the $12M/63% of the operating costs. Just my opinion.

If you are out making holes for hoping around you should get buy without an extension however I use one simply for saving my back from bending over repeatedly. This alone is worth the price of $20-$25.

I do remember seeing them at Reeds a few weeks ago.

Yeah, my son was fishing 30′-40′ beside it when it shifted. He may have peed a little in his bibs.

Also know there is a a big pressure ridge running north to south and crosses right over 7-mile flat. I am not positive how far the ridge run in each direction from 7-mile but looked to go a ways in each direction. With some effort you would be able to drive a truck most anywhere.

Not to hijack this post but I do have a large monster box (no longer made) that held 3-5 gallon buckets that I am willing to part with if anyone is looking. This was fantastic for hauling nearly everything you needed for a day of fishing.

If interested send a a PM to discuss.

Guys! This whole scene is made up. Is it coincidence it was a ESPN camera that caught the exchange between the two retired players? Is it coincidence that ESPN’s 30 for 30 airs tonight titled The New York Stock Exchange about the Jets defense?

In my opinion this is just a bunch of bologna promoting the show and I am sure there might be some payoff for Gastineau and Favre.

Guys like us use trucks as intended (actually leaving the blacktop while hauling our stuff)and don’t care for the fancy cool gizmos and “creature features” adding cost to these vehicles. We are a small percent of what the majority market wants in a vehicle.

I have run both an Aberdeen hook or a 1/16 ounce jib head. I have net seen one favored over the other.

It’s defiantly eye opening hearing the other side of the story!

Closest landmark to where we hunt is the Viking on 22 and 5. What do you want to know? I can say lots of deer in the area. Not a lot has changed on the 30+ years I have been hunting there.

Red Eye wrote:

Just got word from a coworker that the river muddied up and fishing tanked. Shot my morning plans in the a$$.

Did the Fork’s let lose?

Here are a few that kept our attention:
Ted Lasso
Shrinking
Chernobyl
Your Honor
Inside Man
Mayor of Kingstown
You

On FB there is a group called Tullibee Takedown MN. Maybe check that out for info.

Just noticed Reeds season end has started; SM 40v 8″ on sale for $479. Not a smoking hot price but normally around $550.

I’m another happy owner of a SM 40V going on 3rd season. If you were to go this route, try and find an ice show special kind of thing where you can get a second battery free or discounted. These run around $100 a pop.

I can’t add anything more than what has already been said…

My son bought his first big boy rifle and after looking over the other guns decided on Tikka T3x in .270. After working the bolts on several different makes, he felt the Tikka ran the smoothest and locked up tight which was the deciding factor. He was fortunate and harvested 2 bucks with it this fall.

Gitchi Gummi wrote:

lol it is normal. but its crazy that it is normal. I haven’t gone to red in a few years because I don’t care much for the crowds and it seems like its gotten progressively worse the last 5 years or so.

Exactly!!

Too bad the good old days (4 years ago and more) are gone when you could call any place Tuesday before Thanksgiving and rent a house on shore Thursday night for $20-$25 per head and included power at no additional cost.

Not only are we seeing them like that we are also noticing them waaayy up north as well near Tenstrike.

jorgea wrote:

Yeah, it’s probably just a bad transducer that was sent to you.

Yes, but not always…

I had the same issue and Humminbird sent me a new ducer. That didn’t fix the problem so they had me send the head in and was back to me in 5 business days and its been flawless since.

We like Rainy River Resort. Guy and Jackie are fantastic hosts! As a matter of fact we will be there next week. It’s a smaller resort so it’s a bit quieter. Has the basic burger and pizza bar food and pull tabs. The resort is on it’s own bay with a sandbar separating it from the main river channel so you will not get the boat wakes pushing your tied-off boat around at the dock like some of the other resorts mentioned. the cabins are dated but very clean. We are usually there at MEA. Some years there is good fishing on the south shore and in the river and other years like last year we’d make the 25 mile run to the islands to find better fish.

walleyevision wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Francis K wrote:</div>
10 of us will be up starting on 4/14.

Are you just fisihing sturgeon…the walleye season closes on the 14th?

Yep!

10 of us will be up starting on 4/14.

Chad Luebker wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Francis K wrote:</div>
We are in the market for a 20-22 foot pontoon. When at the boat show, what brands should we take a look at?

From what we have seen so far the Sylvan’s seem to be of good value when looking at the Mirage series.

Sylvans are very nice pontoon for the $. In laws have one. Just make sure it’s 8.5 feet wide and not 8’. They sell a lot of 8’ wide ones also. Not sure if you have a Montego Bay dealer near you but I think they are better built and don’t cost as much as the Sylvans. Benningtons are nice but I personally think you are paying $15,000 more just because it says Bennington. Not worth it in my eyes.

How much of a difference does 8′-8.5′ really make? Does it add to performance or square footage?

Congratulations!!

I love that area and want to visit it again. Years ago we would hunt antelope south of Malta all the way down to the Missouri Breaks.

I miss the days of solitude when icefishing, especially at primetime. Now all I can hear are generators running and what seems like constant commotion.

I think you need to consider your style of fishing when making the choice of remote versus tiller.

If you are typically fishing larger bodies of water making long trolling runs such as on GB, LOW or Mille Lacs you may consider a remote kicker. In these situations you are typically setting the speed and going with periodically making S-turns. Not a lot of adjustments are being made.

If you find yourself following and sticking tight to contours you may want to consider a tiller as it is way more efficient for making course and speed adjustments.

For me I have a tiller as I feel I could never effectively follow close to riprap shorelines in the river, a weed line or a rock reef with a remote. With one hand I can adjust the speed and direction of the boat while using my other hand to hold the rod and fight fish. I do not think I could do that effectively sitting at the helm holding a rod, steering and adjusting speed. When I am on big water trolling I lock the tiller handle 15-20 degrees to starboard (motor is on port side) adjust speed with Trollmaster and steer with the big motor.

Just some food for thought.

Here is one!

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Others have talked about the Fork’s and letting lose.

My experience has been that fishing before the Fork’s let lose is a numbers game of nice sized fish up to 22″ with larger ones mixed in. After the Fork’s let lose, there seems to be more 25″+ fish in the system.

Might want to check out Scheels….

I picked up a pair of 20’s last week for $50 each. Free shipping.