Saw my first Robin today, going to be awhile for hummers here
I found a Robin Nest with two eggs in it already! Seems way to early too me. Will they potentially have two hatches this spring? Hell I just saw my first robin about a week and a half ago. Now nesting with Eggs!?
I need to sleep with the TV on every night.
The more quiet it is the more loud the tinnitus is
I can relate to this. It’s gotta be on or I’ll lose my mind. I need background noise almost always when at home. I’ve tried explaining it to my lady friend but she doesn’t quite understand. My left ear has had hearing loss since I was a child. Horrible ear infections, tubes, the whole nine yards. Today, its much of the same as most of you explain. My left ear is a mess and my yearly hearing test shows it. I do my best to wear hearing protection at work but what really gets me is the bang from the 30-06 in November.
Thanks for explaining it like that B-man. It makes better sense in that aspect.
Probably smashed Torts over the head with his stick, happens all the time
You’re right. Nothing can compare to the sounds of Ma Nature.
I live in a first ring suburb with a single maple in the yard. Neighbors all say yes when asked to tap their trees. I run 15 taps, get five gallons or so using aa wood fired barrel stove. Likely not cost effective but fun and tastes fantastic.
That’s how the addiction starts! I see guys on bookface asking if they should tap the two trees they have in their suburban property. I tell them all yeah! Then go talk to your neighbors and tap theirs too!
Your not kidding. We were joking about Ovie getting all 7 goals tonight because he’s always played against us well.
I was just looking at the brackets for NCAA to see when the Minnesota teams played. Mavs’s @4, Goph’s @7 and Denver tomorrow just because I want to watch Zeev. Should be a good tourney either way.
Wow guys. Not one post today? How am I supposed to waste company time reading this hockey nonsense if you guys aren’t posting!? Kidding of course. So, anyways, how many goals is big ol’ Ovie going to get tonight?
It’s been running like crazy for us the last few days. Our three 55 Gallon drums were full Tuesday with more left out in the woods. Started boiling yesterday morning, hoping to curve the time its going to take this weekend. The weather doesn’t look very pleasant.
Reef, Download the Merlin Bird App. Its great at helping identify birds. From what I can see, I agree its a Grey Jay/Canada Jay.
I agree with Gitchie. The frost prevented them from running early on when temps first got warm enough. We put taps out one the 23rd of February and didn’t get anything until the 4th or 5th. But once it started, it ran good! I think we’re on par this year compared to other years. Some are better than others. It All depends how long we can keep these perfect temps going. Made just over 5 gallons of syrup last weekend. This week we are now sitting on at least 150 Gallons in the storage barrels plus whatever ran in the woods from yesterday and now today. Gotta work till noon today, then the boiling will commence!
I appreciate the knowledge and input, thank you. Now to do some looking & comparing over the weekend.
Updates usually refine performance and sometimes add handy features. My guess is the older gen models have slower processors so at some point they just stop updating them.
So probably not critical for what I’m doing most days. Thanks!
What ever way you go, dont assume your current wiring will work. Confirm it is 10/2 tinned marine grade, you can get some good stuff cheap on Amazon. Run the power to an inline fuse holder (7.5Amp) then to a switch near your battery. From the switch jump up to 6 gauge wire to a larger ring connector and connect that direct to your battery. You will alleviate a lot of problems down the line by wiring it all right one time.
Everything will be re-run. Its a 1999 Lund Pro Sport 50th Anniversary Edition I bought from a co-worker a few years ago. Got rid of the old Powerdrive and bought a re-built Terrrova from a friend I go to Erie with for a great price.
How old is you trolling motor? Does it even have I-pilot link capacity? The Terrova was introduced prior to I-Pilot link and even after I-Pilot Link was introduced it was offered at some point in time as a option.
It does have I-pilot. All I use is spot lock, Cruise Control, &/or heading control. Not sure I even need to link them for that suff.
Honest question, what do the Updates provide?
Found what I believe to be a decent deal on two Helix Chirp 10’s, but they are Gen 2. Are updates an issue? What would be my limitations?
I’m a lazy fisherman. Bobbers, Trolling, Lindy Riggin, etc. I don’t need follow the contour. I would like the SI for reasons already posted. I’d be using it to more or less get “Spot on the Spot”.
With Humminbird, what is the difference between a Helix and a Solix?
Another nice win.
9pm start on home ice on a Wednesday, why?
Nationally televised games.. Two games yesterday and they were both on TNT. Tor vs Col started first.
Yeah that wasn’t far from where we were that day and we heard the shouting. All parties in that were dumb as hell. Playing the tough guy didn’t pan out for that gentleman, left his wife and kids with a dead dad / husband. The stabbers were cowards. Talk crap like that and you pull a knife when some one confronts you.
Stuff ain’t worth it these days. Before I had my kids I loved to scrap, we could find a fight any where. I grew up fast when my kid was born and realized it wasn’t worth it. To many people are nuts.As for thumpers buddies. They sound like complete dipshits. But there are many of those people still out there.
Just to be clear, and I completely agree it was dumb as hell on both sides BUT, The guy got stabbed while trying to attack the kid in his own car.. IDK if that’s cowardly. Not saying any of it was ok, but if an argument breaks out, and I’m trying to leave and the guy attacks me, AFTER driving to my side of the river to confront me, I’m sure I would have protected my life with any means necessary. The court must have agreed because the kid was acquitted.
Thanks for the responses fellas. I’ve always been kinda biased towards Humminbird but like the Lowrance units these days as well. I’m not hell bent on linking to the terrova although I could see it being a nice feature.
Is chart plotting as nice as it sounds? do you really gain that much more than, say, a lake master chip?
Charlie, PM Sent
I remember back in the day driving around Mille Lacs and there were maple trees being tapped everywhere. Now you don’t see one. Why not?
My guess would be that those guys from “back in the day” are much older and its a lot of work.
We have 76 Taps out in the Cambridge area and are still going strong. Boiled down 200+ gallons last weekend and already sitting another 75 as of yesterday. Hoping the season hangs on with the crazy temperature swings we’ve been having. Long range temps still looks great.
talked to a guide up there and said good to go . its open look up pork chop charters at the fish there catching now
I follow him and Capt. Julz but kinda forgot about the bookface. lol. We got blown off one day and spent a good hour or more chatting with Sam and his clients in the Catawba landing parking lot. Good dude!
Looks like they are hammering them and a 50″ Muskie to boot!! Now that’s be something to pull up and trolling gear!
Bringing this back to the top.
We’re heading out for another trip from the 5th-12th. Anyone have any info on if the ice is all gone? MODIS doesn’t have a good pic in the last week and with what I did find, it looked as if the ice was still on the east end towards NY & up north of the islands. I’d assume it’ll be gone by the time we go, but I was curious if anyone has any fresh knowledge?
We don’t have an automatic Dishwasher. The woman and I wash them by hand as they get dirty with some power wash and a good scrubber. Cuts down on the time and from them piling up in the sink. We have 3 kids in the house too, so it can get out of hand. If you get to them as you use them, they clean very easily and takes very little time or effort.
do you have a smart tv or fire stick? All I did was download the KSTP app and stream it from there. Quick and easy.
THis is what I do. Works well
A bit of an easier journey than their Alaska trip, but still a lot of fun following along. Man that’d be fun!
Holy chit how tall is that goalie for Shakopee
We said the same exact thing! 
Spent a long weekend up at Zipple Bay and had the best fishing I’ve had all year! Setup in 25′ along some rocks and absolutely crushed the walleyes. No overs, but lots of nice 15-19″ fish. Also had a few really nice sauger with the biggest being a hair over 17″.
The Pike Derby last Saturday was one for the books! 1st place, 42.5″ 2nd place, 41″ and 3rd was a 40.5″. I my 39.5″ was good enough to tie for 4th. But lots were caught and what blast that was. They said that’s the first time in over 10 years that all three places were over 40″. All but two fish over 40 were released. And they were caught by 14yo and 10yo sisters. Their dad will have a hefty Taxidermy bill on those beauty’s.
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This should be a pretty good tourney. Too bad its mostly urban teams, but its always good hockey. I’ll Take Northern Lakes in A and Moorhead in AA. Let the Games Begin!!!
Watched all three episodes last night because I couldn’t stop. I was fairly young (7 or 8) when that all went down but I remember it happening. Wow… I agree with what’s already been said & I still don’t understand why need to police the world. I remember growing up in the 90’s and that was something we (USA) puffed our chest about. That needs to change and hopefully is on its way of changing.
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