Purchased a new Husky 455 Rancher two years ago. Have been very happy with the performance and the saw. Stihl was the other brand I was considering when purchasing. Good luck.

I am a GMC guy myself but sounds like the truck that matches up for you would be a Ford F-150. Crew cab, 3.5L ecoboost, 6.5ft box, and 4WD. Sounds like what you described.

I’m not sure what you are fishing for but if your looking for walleyes Round Lake, Gull Lake, or Merrifield Bay on North Long have all been putting some fish out. Have to know where you are going on Gull with the ice conditions out there but Round has good ice. 14-25 FOW depending on which lake. Shiners and Rainbows on set lines or a jigging spoon. They are getting crappies on 371 Bay on North Long but lots of people out there. Hope this helps a little.

Good Luck,

Nick Miltimore

Hep Pat, Yep I am back! I’ll try to keep reports up but if you have any questions shoot me a message.

Ice conditions vary on Gull right now. Anything from 3-7 inches is what we are finding. There are some cracks with water pushing up in spots and some areas with slush. Hopefully the cold snap coming will freeze things up good. Most of the lake is not being fished currently because of the ice conditions. I’m going to be out there tomorrow morning chasing walleyes. Other area lakes have better ice conditions if you need to switch lakes.

Good Luck,

Nick Miltimore
Walleyedan’s Guide Service
218-232-7277

Pat,

It is always fun to try out theories. That is how we learn as anglers and you could have just as easy had a remarkable night of fishing. Your spot sounds like it could have good potential as an early ice spot as that is what I’m usually looking for – inside turn, weeds, perch, sharp breakline ect. (Keep it in mind for next year) It may even have more opportunity this year as you said you got two fish to bite (lost one of them) and marked a few more. Maybe you need to move around and find “the spot on the spot” so to speak. You found out that there are some fish around the area. Could have been an off night, not showing them the right bait choice, or just making a small move and adjustment. I’m not saying there isn’t a shallow water bite going and I am a firm believer that walleyes relate to the weeds all year. It’s just a matter of which weeds and how active they are. I have just been targeting a different pattern and chasing the deep water fish but there is usually always more than one bite going on any given lake at the same time. Get back out there!

Good Luck

Nick Miltimore

Good Luck Shawn! I sent you a reply.

Glad to hear you did well! Those crappies sound like fun! Thanks for sharing.