I know people have their complaints about him, but I used to really like his show. I liked how he took his family on trips with him and it was all about the excitement of fishing. Less about technique like other shows. It captured the spirit of what fishing is for me, so I was into it.
He shares the face of early MN fishing with the Linders, Ron Schara. Faces that have always been there.
I have no problem with the fees for the pontoon and fishing boat, but always shake my head when I have to pay for kayaks (longer than 12 ft). So dumb.
It’s hard for a lot of guys to justify owning one when you can’t use it over the holidays, when a lot of people have a block of time off. It used to be that you could head up to the cabin over New Years and have guaranteed snow, even if there wasn’t much down in the Cities.
So we will get snow later this month into March, but then it’s just weekends here and there and bam, there’s spring.
This is Banana Ball trickling into other sports. I think it’s kind of in bad taste for football of all sports, which already is about the show and personalities.
He is one of the luckiest QBs who has ever played the game. Hopping teams, playing mediocre — good enough to get some wins, but never enough to seal the deal in the playoffs — but walking away with bank as he shuffles off to the next team.
I hope this is a permanent trend on these. Finally back to decent prices. It’s been good to see various things drop down to prices near where they were before.
That Blackwater lake is fairly deep and clear. Probably late to freeze compared to other lakes.
It’s all just so dumb. If they hate waited to go out one or two more days, they might have been OK. But the weight of two guys on a ATV was too much.
I agree that social media is contributing to this. The amount of posts from resorts and people on my FB feed talking about ice and going out is insane.
Just a sad, sad deal anytime anyone goes in.
If I am driving past Mille Lacs on the way up or back, always stop at the Garrison Holiday for gas and bathroom break. It will be different when it turns into a Circle K, but I’ll still stop.
These shows are mostly to have something to do. Look at new products all in one place. Basically, be immersed in your hobby for a few hours. It’s not a place to find deals.
At Scheels last night and the 30’s are on sale for $498
A few years ago that would’ve been a good deal, but hard to drop that much on a flasher these days.
I wonder if there is about to be a shortage on building supplies coming soon. Everything will be sent down there. I also have no idea how home insurance companies pull a profit down there.
There were so many deals on these late winter last year. Striker just had a really good deal on the Predator suits, too. You know that warehouses are still probably pretty full at ice retailers after the bust of last winter.
I haven’t looked, but I’m guessing you can get a better deal on one compared to the Reata or glass Lund Tyee. No one really knows about the Solera. The Skeeter fans are going to be looking for their other models.
All boats in the same class are about the same now. Like any comparison, it comes down to the storage, and other small things like console layout, livewell configuration, etc.
No idea what the prices are for other makes, but I can’t help but think the way Honda runs their outboard business doesn’t help as their low volume must mean less parts out there, too.
If you want a 6.5 ft bed with crew cab, it can be hard to find on the lot.
Post a Pic of that new toon sometime. Looked pretty nice when you bought it.
I think this is a generational thing like bike helmets. Multiple generations now grew up wearing bike helmets from day one so to them it feels unnatural to go biking without one. Whereas us old guys NEVER wore a helmet.
With PFDs, it’s the same. The older generation finds it hard to start wearing one since throughout our life, none of the adults in our life ever did and we never did when we became adults. People just didn’t do it.
I’ve been holding off because I fear it’s a slippery slope into something else to collect. A month or two ago there was a pretty big auction online from a house that had a ton of great, old beer signs. I would’ve bought so many of them.
For me, it’s just one of those things, that I just have to avoid all-together. The amount of cool antique outboard manufacturer signs and other fishing signs is just too much.
Probably Minnetonka for me. No family cabin. We actually do pretty well on Minnetonka in the spring for walleye, among all the other species.
It’s somewhat sad to me how I am so desensitized that stuff like this doesn’t even intrigue me anymore. 30 years ago pre internet, our worlds were a lot smaller and things like this would shutdown the country. Today, I just shrug.
As others have said, dealers don’t order many with the 6.5 ft box to sit on the lot. Most guys who want one order their truck.
The problem I saw when I was looking a few years ago is that dealers that did order the 6.5 ft bed did so with the top trim and was super expensive.
I also think that there are more 6.5 ft beds sold in Canada, based on what I’ve seen in the used truck market and where the trucks came from.
I also think that more people would want the 6.5 ft box, but most people don’t even know that this option exists since every other truck they see has the shorter box.
I think the show is probably at a point where it should change. It used to be that guys could order their fishing boats at the show and they would be here by opener. Today, even ordering at the Jan boat show does not guarantee you’ll get it in time. So maybe this show can move forward some to a warmer time of the year and maybe have it at the State Fair? That way you could have some outdoor exhibits, etc. No one wants the hassle of going downtown right now and paying for parking. If you had it at the State Fair, the DNR building could open up and those exhibits could be part of it.
That idea aside, I would like to see more exhibitors with different kinds of outdoor stuff. Tents, overland rugged camper trailers, etc. There are so many cool products out there right now with the popularity of camping and being outdoors. Have some cabin builders, show off pre-fab cheap cabins that guys could put on their land. The show could then appeal to more than just us old fishing guys.
Would the state buyout the resorts and other landowners then? What is the plan to compensate them?
Cousins getting that kind of an offer with his age and coming off of that kind of injury just shows you have few good QBs are out there. All the teams are competing for the same small pool of them. Cousins is not a championship QB. He improved big time with the Vikes over his time with the Skins but he was never the Mahomes or Brady who could just make it happen in clutch moments and carry the team.
As others have said, if it’s your daily driver, you want a half ton. More comfortable, less noise, better ride. Your better half is more apt to want to ride in it with you.
I would only get it the bigger truck if I was pulling a big camper or other enclosed trailer all over the place.
I stopped going a few years ago after getting tired of the same booths in the same place manned by the same people. But I think I’m ready to check it out again to see what’s new. The only thing holding me back is this will be the first time going without my dad, who we lost last year. Just one of those many times that it will hit you. But we’ll see.
Not unexpected, but I already hate how much time I spend staring at the graph as it is. Sad that we can’t escape the screens even on the water. Makes me want to go back to basics with a 16 foot rowboat and just get back to fishing.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>queenswake wrote:</div>
February 18, 2024 at 4:16 pm#2254881
I think just like with the fancy wheelhouses, I think a lot of these are small business owners who need to take money out of the business every year or it will be taxed. It’s farmers who need to play similar tax games. My guess is they pay it all in cash or finance a smaller amount than what you see.What?
You would need to prove it is for business. You would need to come up with a provable % that it was used for business purposes and write that off but we all know you would be lying.I just had this conversation with my bean counter about a pontoon. She said it was not advisable as it would put me on the IRS radar.
No, I’m talking about S-corp shareholders taking profit out of the business for personal use. Not related in anyway to a tax writeoff for the business.
After making it out ice fishing a total of one time, I plan on doing a lot more spring fishing this year. Water levels are up from last year, let’s go. I have the itch in the worst way.
