It’s said that fluorocarbon isn’t ideal for spinner rigs because it sinks.
Correct, but it doesn’t seem to be issue for me with spinner/ crawler harnesses at 1mph+.
For slow (.7mph or less) live bait rigging presentations I use mono that floats.
I use Seaguar Red Label 15lb or 10lb
I personally would never use someone else’s hole while they’re still on that spot. There’s community holes where its pretty normal but you won’t find me in any of those areas.
If someone is off on their own away from others, moving in on them is very disrespectful. Going as far as using their holes might as well be fighting words for some guys. Like Bucky said, they may be away from the crowd on purpose.
If you’re hell bent on fishing that spot, stopping and chatting about it with the other guy is the best bet.
The it’s all public water mentality is toxic. If they beat you to it, accept it and treat it like it’s theirs. Be respectful, ask if they mind you setting up with them and more than likely nobody will get too upset.
Overall, I think less holes are drilled now with FFS than before. 50-100 hole grids used to be the normal for basin crappies, now you can see that whole grid with 4 holes using FFS, narrow in on them and catch them.
Find out where the funerals are for these kids that have drowned and take your kids to them. Let them get a gander of the body in the box and simply say “thin ice, you choose”.
Or…… take your kids to the lake and show them how to check ice and be safe…..
Or we can keep scaring the kids back inside to play video games instead.
i used to be one of them guys…..no issue going out on 4 inches of ice. not anymore gotta be 6 plus.i’m leaving friday morning for the cabin…..i’ll be by myself. fortunately this cold snap will bring thicker ice up there by then. i also wont be traveling over any water deeper then 10 ft. the lakes i plan on going to…..i’ve been ice fishing for 40 plus years.
same in the summer……….i spend alot of time up there by myself. when i go to a lake with the boat………its got whitecaps……i dont fish it that day….
Are you 11ft tall? Not sure why staying in shallower than 10ft makes any difference. Maybe easier to find the body?
Just another preventable tragedy. Don’t tell kids to stay off the ice. Teach them how to be safe on the ice.
Call DNR headquarters and ask for the contact info for the CO in your area.
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Let me know Dutch. I can get you in here next week if you’d like.Thanks Dave, got it booked in for the 16th.
Awesome, thank you.
See you then!
Let me know Dutch. I can get you in here next week if you’d like.
I think the shallow lakes may be ready by this weekend north of the metro if the wind stays down. Ponds have walkable ice after last night.
They’re fishing in the devil’s lake area on 4″ +/- of ice
From my experience dogs that stay outside are more resilient to the cold. For upland hunting it likely makes little to no difference as the dog is active and keeping warm that way. For waterfowl, it’s different story. I wet dog having to sit still for extended periods of time can get cold.
I have a friend who’s put a ton of time and money into a young lab for duck hunting. He sleeps in bed with him and is shivering cold every time we’ve gone hunting. Even when it was 45-50 degrees. Poor dog is miserable the whole time. They adapt to their environment. If you keep them inside they don’t grow the coat they would if left outside.
My dog never got cold to the point of shivering. She hated being in the warm house during winter time though.
The nice thing is that we can choose how we want to raise our own dogs. Everyone should just do what feels right for them and respect other’s choices on what to do with their dogs.
Is an e-bike considered a motorized vehicle?
Some public hunting areas prohibit the use of “motorized vehicles.”
Also, during the firearms deer season, would the use of an e-bike only be allowed before/after legal shooting time and at midday like the regs state?
I’m just wondering what is classified as a motor vehicle here.
Where i met that guy, motorized vehicles are prohibited. I mentioned that to him but he didn’t seem concerned. I chose to watch my own bobber and let him do what he wants. That’s between him and the CO.
I met a guy on a big piece of public land. He towed his deer cart with his E-bike and had his kayak on the deer cart. Bike in to the end of the trail and paddle in deeper up the creek. Talk about getting away from the pressure.
My lab never spent a night in the house. A good insulated house and some straw in the back of the un-heated pole shed. Never bothered her in the 15 yrs she lived.
My neighbors raise impressive lab duck dogs. They’re outside 24-7. Simple dog house and a chain.
They’re way more resilient than you think.
Core-Lokts definitely kill deer, but they are like throwing a hand grenade into the animal. (I’ve shot A LOT of deer with them in the past)
Yep. They’re very effective but definitely don’t retain much weight after impact. I actually like that for safety reasons. One of my spots has at least 10 houses within a half mile or so of the 40 acres parcel I’m hunting. I always pay attention to the direction I shoot and always shoot from an elevated stand but I like knowing that there’s little threat of a pass through going rogue and ending up somewhere i don’t want it to go.
Who needs political threads! Nothing like resorting to childish insults to show everyone that you have no arguement. Or self control for that matter!! 
I’ve shot dozens of deer with Remington Core Loks. .243, 30-06, and .32 special. Never had a problem.
Before even getting into policies, let’s talk January 6th. Let’s see the mental gymnastics you do to shrug that one off.
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What about it? Pelosi not allowing the national Gaurd to step in?
Trump saying go peacefully?
The capital police letting them in the building?
The truth and what you’ve been told from the MSM are two different things.
No police were injured, only one fatality that day and it was an unarmed patriot woman. There was no violence or destruction of property like the left’s George Floyd riots.
Remember kamala helped bail those rioters out of jail?
Walz and his wife left their windows open to enjoy the smell of burning rubber and buildings because it was the smell of change in the air. They also let that go on for 3 days without any assistance to MPD from the National Gaurd. 3+ days of violence vs not even one full day with little to no violence on j6.
Never ceases to amaze me how people on this site will never miss an opportunity to throw jabs to one side of the aisle but yet at the same time are completely oblivious to the travesties on the other side of the aisle.
Travesties like? No open borders?
No foreign wars? Cheaper gas? No endless spending and printing of money? No sex changes for felons in prison? No guys in girls restrooms or sports? Could you please enlighten us garbage deplorable neanderthals?
Couple miles east of Mille Lacs.
Yup, very hard to compare the 2 areas the same. I completely agree with the assessment that way.
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I agree. 157 in Pine County and 157 in Aitkin county are very different and probably should be separate areas.
Lean on that 2nd ammendment right.
Lock the doors, lock and load.
I’ll be hunting family land east of Cambridge in 225 this weekend.
2nd and 3rd weekend I’ll be up in the swamp, 155 south of McGregor
Price seems fair to me. I’m tempted, but really don’t need another fish house.
Leave them alone! Let nature do its thing. They don’t need medicine and surely don’t need hot dogs. You’ll do more harm than good by interfering.
Someone posted in the live from the tree thread that it has to be the closest Saturday to Nov 6. Next year it’ll be on Nov 8. Last year it was on the 4th.
Just the timing of the calendar cycle every so often.
This. Been this way forever. 
I guess it won’t let me link to the video
I don’t know if I should applaud him, or Slap some sense into him. That’s FAR more risk than I know I’m willing to take. I would not be surprised if we one day see a video of him and it does not turn out well for him. Adrenaline junkies often end up pushing the limit one time to far at some point.
He almost killed himself in Africa a couple of years ago. I can’t remember exactly what happened but his spear ended up in his thigh.
I recently had a similar question about public access on a specific pond from the road right of way and was unsure of the legality. 5 minutes on the phone with my local CO cleared it all up. Your best bet is to talk to the guy who is employed to interpret and enforce the laws.
To me it sounds like they are perfectly legal to hunt there. Join them or beat them to it.
Anyone have any experience with the Axil XCOR electronic ear buds? Will be use mostly for duck hunting. After getting my bell rung a couple more times this last weekend in North Dakota I decided to spend some cabelas point money. They have them $100 off right now.
I have no experience with ear buds but it sounds like you need some new hunting buddies if you’re getting your bell rang every weekend. That’s unacceptable. He/ she/ they are permanently damaging your hearing.
I generally agree with Big Werm’s post on the co-management. It doesn’t seem very transparent, especially lately.
I will say that there are definitely factors that have altered the lake though, and some of them are out of our control. There’s no doubt that the water has become clearer as a result of upgraded septic systems and the addition of zebra mussels. As a result, sunlight penetrates deeper and allows warmer water. Both of which do not favor walleye populations, generally speaking…while definitely favoring bass populations. Certainly there also seems to be milder winters over the long haul as well. That doesn’t necessarily mean its going to be a colder and/or snowier winter than average this time around. It just means the chances of that are reduced.
That being said, both forage and walleye populations seems fairly robust right now so the loosened harvest restrictions are justified.
I don’t think it’s changed as much as some think. It’s always had clear water when conditions allow. I remember seeing the bottom in the fish house in 20-22ft of water way back in the mid nineties. I also have seen it very stirred up and dirty as recently as this past summer. The wind and run off plays more into water clarity than anything out there. Removing septic drains and adding zeebs has made a difference but not to the extent some people think.
