We were tested for color blindness in school by the librarian/nurse every year through elementary. Same time they tested our hearing.

Boy got a dam good first buck ever Friday evening, shooting his great grandfathers .257 Roberts. One shot behind the shoulder. Went a little further than I thought he would go but went down. I sat this stand for 4 days opening weekend. He sat with me for 2 hours. Otter tail county. 9 points 190lbs dressed.

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I have a 4 bank in my boat. Could be a bad battery or could be the charger. Switch the leads on the 2 batteries. If it does the same thing then probably the charger.
I had a issue with mine right after I bought it off eBay new in box. One lead wouldn’t charge. I contacted NOCO. Sent the charger to them and received a brand new one in the mail a week later. Very happy with them and the new charger.

grubson wrote:

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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.

Its not all completely their fault. It’s always worse in close quarter situations. We hunt out of A frame blinds so room is tight. But there are definitely times when guys are taking shots they probably shouldn’t be. Sometimes it’s even the strait overhead shots that hurt. I actually have documented hearing loss but it also seems like i have very sensitive hearing to load noise.

I have tried wearing regular ear plugs but you can’t hear yourself when you’re calling at ducks so kind of a deal breaker for me. The calling is to muffled and you can’t tell how load you are.

Bearcat89 wrote:

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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.

Where are they 100 bucks off ?

Ya the more I looked at different vendors they were not on sale. The original thing I seen on cabelas site had them marked down from $300 to $200. But it looks like they are $200 everywhere.

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Try writing a strongly worded email or a phone call to CVA. My cousin had a Winchester shotgun that the rubberized coating started to peel off. They sent him a new stock. Of course the same thing has happened again and he just uses as is instead of screwing with it again. You never know.

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…. very little deer movement. Got pics of 2 young wolves though.

How would they taste?

Kinda like Bald Eagle I assume.

orve4 wrote:

Zone 214 we are up to 3 deer from 2. From scouting and the looks of our corn there are going to be lots of opportunity for Harvest. Last year it seemed deer numbers were a bit down from previous years but still plenty of deer. We hunt near The wadena/Bertha area.

Anyone else hunt that area?

We have land by Wrightstown, west of bertha. Have only had cam out for a few weeks but very little deer movement. Got pics of 2 young wolves though.

Those pods sure do put a rear trolling motor like, a vantage, a long way from the driver in a tiller boat. Or maybe not even possible? No thanks

Seems like extra work to cut brush to fit in this container. Pile of dry brush burns pretty dam fast and hot laying in a pile on the ground. It even gets air from all sides.

Dead criminals make bad witnesses.

The weight’s really mean nothing. My as well convert to 100lbs but a 30” average is crazy to me. And winners were probably a 31” average if not more.

Toss em in the field about 150yds behind the house. Good crow practice with the.223.

If you’re interested in something custom DM me.

deertracker wrote:

Time to bump this thread. I’m running two Tactacam Reveals with the solar panel. I’m wanting to add a few more. I see that you can get a two pack of Spypoint Flex-M cameras for $130. Anyone have experience with these? Otherwise I might just get a non solar panel Tactacam for a spot close to the house.

Any other good options these days?

How do you like the R4G cameras BC?

DT

There’s a reason the spypoints are so cheap. I have not run them but several coworkers have and they are all switching to tactacams. I have 3 tactacams and will probably add a couple more this yr.

Rodwork wrote:

I read that the IMMWS72ML-TC was designed for this. Yet in the applications it is not listed? I will have to see how all these blanks compare. I have built on all these blanks. Just never tested it with this style of fishing. Looking over my notes, I think these 3 blanks are a little under powered for this. They would be great choices for the smaller baits. I will call up and ask what the owners think instead of just going off my memory.

I lindy rig with that 7’2” ml immortal. I think it would be to light for me ripping jig raps. But might have to give it a try.

The blanks I used were both Rainshadow Revolations the 6-10 is what they sell as a drop shot blank.
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I use the 6’8” a lot in the spring when we are rip jiggin spot tails.

I throw #7 jig raps on a custom 6’10” mxf, but I would say this blank is on the softer side of a mxf. Blanks can vary a lot. For instance this 6’10” mxf is way softer than another 6’8” mxf made by the same company in the same line of blanks. I use 8lb fireline with a 4’ 10lb floro leader. I might over do my jig stroke but I am ripping about as hard as I can and seem to have better results the harder I rip the bait. Definitely not something I can do for 8 hours straight. Had quite a sore arm on Monday morning.

Ya boats are made to get wet but I also try to keep mine as dry as I can. Especially since its a lund that will probably need a transom at some point. I have a snap on travel cover and have been known to cover the boat when I know theres a big storm coming while docked at the resort we go to. Helps keep water out of my compartments and out of my tackle bag.

I shouldn’t really complain about it cause realistically I only fished maybe 5hrs each day. Few hrs in the morning and couple in the evenings. And that all depended on the wind. But 54 for the week is a longshot from over 150 I had last year the same time period. But last year I don’t think I had a wind or rain day the whole week

Well I fought the windy conditions quite a bit last week. Wasn’t able to fish at all Thursday. I did find fish over in the mouth of third river. Had a couple decent mornings there rip jiggin spot tails at 1.2mph. Seemed like the faster I went faster they bit. Had A good morning on shoreline rock by the dugouts. Couple decent evenings on the main river channel bobber fishing leeches with a few on a drop shot. Did some sun down into dark trolling on flats south side of tamarack bay. That was ok. All fish caught in 6-14’. Overall fishing was ok but nothing like it was last year. Weather definitely played its role. 54 total eyes boated mostly fished by myself. The boy came with a couple evenings trolling. Fish I did catch were all nice healthy fish. Very few smalls and only a handful of slots. Biggest was 22”ish. Lot of nice eater fish.

Ive used a 8” jiffy. Old Chipper blade on.

Ottertail county the only shinners that matter are spot tails. Buddy of mine commercial traps. Said he’s put on 500 miles so far and just yesterday started getting them.

We consider goldens trash when we seine.

Buddies group was up last week 3 days, dozen guys or so. Boated 57 total with a 68” and a 72”. Said bigger average than past trips.

CaptainMusky wrote:

The House apparently just passed a bill that makes it illegal to speak negatively or protest about Israel. Kinda strange to create a bill about that and why only Israel?

But chanting Death to America is ok?

Ya I just don’t get the blowing them up. Like Mike said. They were on trailers. Tow em out of there and sell them on the DNR auction. But really does any of this even matter. All the stands on public land will soon be the tribe’s problem when its all turned over in a few years. Kinda joking but not really.

Pretty sure the new linder show did a episode recently with jermey smith targeting muskies. Not sure what exact stretch but they said it was close to the office which is in Brainard.

I prefer the size 30. Mainly for the quicker line pickup/bigger spool. Some techniques it won’t matter but definitely noticeable. Cause of this I’ve switched most of my summer reels for a higher gear ratio. 6.2-1 vs the president 5.2-1. Still good of ice fishing though.

Bead between weight and swivel is exactly what I do too. Also adds a buffer between weight and knot so your weight isn’t constantly rubbing on your knot.
Depending on minnow size. I rig red tails a lot. I use a #1 to a 1/0 size octopus hook through the nose.