6-9″ snow chances starting to look pretty good for MSP metro and western Wisconsin this weekend.
You have to stay off social media for upcoming weather events. It’s just clickbait to stir things up for likes/views/clicks. At least no one is calling this a MASSIVE amount of snow yet.
Maybe I have been living under a rock, but I had never heard of USAID until it was in the news lately. I have read some of the programs it’s funding overseas and it’s quite comical.
Has it been really windy this winter or is it just me?
Vexilar FLX-38. So customizable and can run a camera on the USB port.
I’ll take the claim of being the nerd of the bunch. My 9 to 5 is a Corporate Accountant.
Sounds similar to the unfinished health care site the state tried to roll out a few years back.
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SM 40 is the ram of augersProbably equal in terms of foot pounds of torque but not nearly as obnoxiously loud and doesn’t have all the look at me attention begging stickers.
The “look at me” crowd is why gas augers still exist. 
Send me some fish pics and I’ll send you $10,000.
My sources tell me that the NFC North will be renamed to NFC Smoke and Mirrors next season.
Been out twice this year. The bite before Christmas was good, but experienced the same issues on New Year’s Day where the bite was very finicky. Probably will go out again after the cold snap and winds die down.
I still don’t understand the new kick offs. Really don’t care too. Just look for a kneel or a run out.
I think kickoffs will eventually go away as the outcry increases that it’s uneventful. Most of the time it’s a nothing sequence. The NFL keeps tinkering but doesn’t seem to change anything. I’m more bothered by the new onside kick rule…having any chance of recovery is almost zero.
I get player safety, but the league is so overregulated now that the product is a far cry from what it was 30 years ago from a watchability standpoint.
Hey guys, revisiting this one with a question. If I upgrade to a new lithium battery in my ultra pack, do I need to make a switch to the charging wiring? I’m considering the vex lithium or possibly an Amped battery.
Thanks in advance!
That’s the beauty of Vexilar’s system is that the wiring/connectors are all the same. If you pick up one of their lithium chargers, it’s basically plug-n-play.
Me at the beginning of the 4th Qtr: “Now I can take the Vikings seriously…dominating a good team for once.”
End of the game: “Nope.”
Vexilar brand is the only lithium battery I have seen that has the fuse right on the battery terminal like that. Must be a Vex thing
I was initially against these right on the terminal, but the more I read up on some of the hazards, it’s a good thing to have.
If all these one score games go the wrong way, the Vikings are in the same boat.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Ryan Schwartz wrote:</div>
Get the 28 unless the adjustable zoom window and setting manual depth ranges in one foot increments is important. If so, get a 38. I don’t think I would look at a 30 at this point. Have yet to fish with the 38 to give any first impressions. When I’ve made time in my schedule to ice fish thus far this season, the ice hasn’t cooperated.The 30 beats the 28. Coming from a guy who owned both but now have sold off the 28s.
Don’t get me wrong, the 30 is a solid unit. I guess where I was getting at is that the jump to a 38 from a 28 is bigger than going to a 30 from a 28 or a 38 from a 30.
Get the 28 unless the adjustable zoom window and setting manual depth ranges in one foot increments is important. If so, get a 38. I don’t think I would look at a 30 at this point. Have yet to fish with the 38 to give any first impressions. When I’ve made time in my schedule to ice fish thus far this season, the ice hasn’t cooperated.
I run Vexilar flashers, so I stick to their batteries to keep the chargers and connections consistent. The older SLA chargers will actually work with their lithium batteries.
I think their batteries are high quality. I would also agree with Amped Outdoors as another option.
<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>CaptainMusky wrote:</div>
Just saw novak weather said potential “Big Snow Maker” for Thursday LOL.He’s awesome for weather information and explains things real well. You just have to keep in-mind that his revenue is based on viewers and sponsorships.
I usually look at his snowfall predictions and tone them down a notch. As for the “where” and “when” he’s pretty spot on…just pushes the extremes a bit with his graphics and predictions to generate views.
Spot on. I’m a bit of a weather geek and I also chased thunderstorms for the last 15 years up until the end of this season when I decided to hang it up. If every storm wasn’t riding the hype train there would be no views/likes. Same goes for the likes of Reed Timmer et al.
Whatever snow falls this week is going to melt pretty soon again. The forecast for the week of Christmas looks very warm.
Fuuuuudge.
Haven’t watched the documentary. I have the Bob Showers book on the history of the franchise. I enjoy hockey more than the other three core sports and I was just getting into my teenage years when the team left for Dallas. It felt like a little bit of innocence with pro sports was gone and it made me realize it’s a business and there was more to it than just idolizing players. I get why Norm moved the team. While I’m disappointed the team left, I don’t hold it against him like some other rubes do. Attendance was lackluster and Met Center was becoming an older building and it needed the updates to stay relevant. Sometimes we need to bend the finger around as who’s to blame and take some responsibility for it. Not going the Target Center route was a good thing in the end. I’ve seen college hockey there, it’s a poor venue for hockey. I can see why the NCHC college conference moved its post-season tournament to the Xcel Center from Target Center.
Still trying to get out for first ice, but Mother Nature had other ideas. A little bit of soup.
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I’ll have to put this on the bucket list. I’m four hours from Oshkosh, whereas it’s 45 minutes to St. Paul from where I’m at, so if the experience is worthwhile, I’m game for making the trip.
I’ve been following what James Holst has been doing with Norsk and they seem to be doing a lot of innovative stuff with lithium like Bluetooth monitoring of battery levels and being able to shut off batteries completely for storage.
There is a place called Grizzlies right by Scheels. Have ate there 4 times and it was always good.
Good call on Grizzles.
I know these are chains, but there’s a Texas Roadhouse in Eau Claire for steak. Eau Claire is also home to one of the last Famous Dave’s locations left in the area. Those are the two places my wife and I tend to stop at in Eau Claire.
For a burger, maybe something from this list: https://www.visiteauclaire.com/blog/post/best-burgers-in-eau-claire/
For me, Scheels has taken over for what Cabela’s once was.
It’s kind of sad to go into the Woodbury (MN) Cabela’s and the ice fishing section is regulated to the old Bargain Cave with an adjacent corner area outside the cave where shelters are on display. Kinda makes the hobby feel insignificant.
I know people with that same mentality – they don’t want to be told what to do or think. That’s why I suggested getting them to consider the feelings of others. If that crosses their mind at all, they may re-evaluate, and that could make the difference between blind ambition and proceeding thoughtfully.
It’s the stubbornness personality trait where every decision made in life is the right one, even if in reality it’s a poor choice. They play the “watch your own bobber” and “my freedoms” card to mask this defect. No one is telling you what to do, it’s just advice on making a rationale decision…one human being (gasp) caring and looking out for another.
Went Friday afternoon. It was nice to be able to walk around without bumping into people in the aisle. The stores that were set up there…Reeds, Marine General, Throne Bros., had quite a bit of traffic. I’m sure the lower attendance in general was due to people fishing on Red. Wasn’t looking for anything in particular, other than tackle. The show is ok…the next time I would probably go is when I’m looking for a big-ticket item to get a deal.
