As was stated earlier, North Dakota does not title boats. I know this because my boat was bought and registered in North Dakota. I have a loan from a mn based credit union and it completely threw them off that there was no title for them to hold on to. If this is truly a ND boat and the guy is saying the bank has the title I’d be concerned. Why doesn’t he know His boat doesn’t have a title? In ND you just register the boat with the Hull ID number and motor information, slap a sticker on and your good to go.

Never tried myself but have heard of similar recipes. I know a guy who is a die hard spear fisherman in ND. Swears that the best fish ever is pike boiled in Mountain Dew and dipped in butter.

Dad died from it. 69 yo. 3 weeks in hospital with no visitors allowed. Unbelievably sad

If I were to hire a guide I would care most about his knowledge and personality, but I would also want to fish out of a top of line sparkly walleye boat. A big, clean, organized boat with a smooth ride would make the experience a little more enjoyable I think. Having said that, I think Tom Boley guides out of a 185 competitor tiller, and id go fishing with that guy any day.

Lake of woods for me

It’s a good decision to have to make for sure. I’m leaning 7mm-08. As for rifle I’m leaning towards the tikka t3 light.

Thanks for the review, it’s helpful. What grain bullets are you using?

X2 on the tracker comment. Just don’t do it.

B-man wrote:

Friends don’t let friends buy Trackers….

What’s your budget?

New? Used?

What size are you looking at?

I agree with some recommendations already listed.

An 18′ glass boat. Max horsepower. 2nd generation I-Pilot.

Look at the Reata, 186 Tyee, WX1850, 186 Allure, 186 Yarcraft, 1850 Fisherman, etc. Some of the newer models have different names/numbers

They’re all high demand boats and typically sell fast, but they’re high demand for a reason. They do it all, and they don’t cost $100,000

When I was looking a couple of the better deals I could find we’re on triton allures. Probably a fine boat, but after owning the pro guide I always imagined myself going to the impact

I did look at a reata at the state fair last year. Super nice boats for sure. Storage and layout favored leisure a little more than fishing but definitely wouldn’t hold a guy back from catching all the fish he wanted. Once my kids get old enough to tube and water ski a reata will be at the top of my list

biggill wrote:

Bob, it’s our job be critical of our elected officials. Especially when they fail. Just because we haven’t seen this in over 100 years doesn’t mean they didn’t fail.

Normally Walz openly admits responsibility for failures. He hasn’t here and it bothers me. If you can’t admit defeat or failure, it’s more difficult to learn from the situation.

I agree. They could certainly accept responsibility for things gone wrong and talk about what they will do better in the future.

My frustration comes from the large group of people that think everything is a conspiracy to get us. We’ve all heard this. There are people that think Covid was made up so Bill Gates and Dr. Fauci could sell vaccinations, or it was made to make Trump look bad, or it’s a ploy to control the population.
I’m just tired of that bull and I don’t believe it. Even though we all think politicians are poop I can’t make myself believe there are people willing to kill thousands of people just to prove a point.
I believe they are trying their best with the information they have and I accept that they are in a difficult circumstance Nd they can not please everyone

I’ve owned a 1875 pro guide and now an 1875 impact XS so I can speak on those.

For fishing the river give me the tiller any day. For strictly fishing I absolutely loved it. Only reason I went with a boat with a windshield is that it’s more family friendly with young kids. If I were alone,
I’d own a tiller.

If you do plan on spending time on big water a tiller is still a fishing machine but in my case having the windshield, sport top, and side curtains is pretty cool. In most cases you can put more HP on the wheel than the tiller and getting around quick is good as well.

I spent many years going to lake of the woods in my pro guide and never got chased off the lake by waves that wouldn’t have chased me off in my impact.

Glass boats are truly the best ride out there but I opted for a new fully loaded impact over a used Ranger Angler less equipped for the same price.
It really comes down to where you will fish the most often and who’s coming with you.

For a few less bucks alumacraft competitors are also great boats, don’t rule those out.

To date I can not blame any issues related to the covid pandemic on politicians, the blasting of Trump, Cuomo, Walz, whoever. There’s no playbook for this, it’s a complete unknown. I truly believe that all involved did what they thought best at the time, and it’s real easy for us to sit on our couches and criticize the results after the fact.

Now, if they aren’t 100% prepared for some level of chaos this fall that would be a disgrace.

Fish To Escape wrote:

Ha, fair. Here are the cliff notes. People that were already in a nursing home, get covid, go to the hospital, then get released don’t have anywhere else to go besides back to the nursing home.

One more question if you have time. People are coming down hard on Cuomo for the nursing home policy. Why? Did he really give the orders to take patients to nursing homes? Shouldn’t the medical community make these decisions? This is the first time I’ve ever heard of a governor dictating how health groups manage patients.

People are so sensitive to the topic of racism that it’s offensive to tell the truth about it. I don’t consider myself racist at all, I agree with the recent peaceful protests. I hire people and treat all people equally based off their work ethic. I say hello when I walk past a black man the same I would to a white or Asian man. Live and let live, I have no problem with anyone.

But if I made the statement that it would make sense that a disproportionate amount of minorities get shot by police because a disproportionate amount of minorities commit crime, I would be labeled a racist, even though all the stats the criminal justice system have to offer would prove that to be an accurate statement.

Drew Brees said he didn’t support taking a knee. That was his choice, he has every right not to accept that as reasonable protest. He was absolutely slammed by the media and his own teammates, called a racist. We’re at the point where if you disagree with anything a black man does you’re labeled a racist.
I don’t care for that one bit.

Sorry, that was long winded- rant over

Just a theory of mine, but as we get older do we probably hate wind more and more? Making it seem like it’s windy more often because we tolerate it a little less?

Sweet. I hear a lot of good things about the Suzuki motors. hopefully you get it soon, lots of hot bites going on right now

Summed up nicely Crappie. I believe the defund the police issue will be a much more civil conversation as the support of that kind of plan will be almost 0% of the members of this forum. I don’t even think Fish to escape or Jake could support that.

Disclaimer here- I pointed those 2 out because they are obviously the most liberal. This was not meant as an insult in any way. I mostly support democrat myself, not for long though if this gains steam.

Can I ask what you got coming? I just got a new Lund impact last fall, new boats are awesome

Imagine how the insurance companies will jack up rates for communities with no law enforcement. Worst idea any political group had ever come up with.

Jeremiah Ellison, son of Kieth Ellison is talking about complete elimination, never to be “glued back together”. What is wrong with people?? The new vision for first responders is that they social workers and mental health experts. This sort of radical behavior is going turn MN into a red state in the presidential election. Every red blooded American with common sense and a pulse will see this is radical and dangerous and will vote out the party pushing it. I consider myself a moderate Democrat, and I know for damn sure a Democrat will never get my vote again if the new agenda is anti law enforcement.

90’s country, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson and the list goes on. Some of the more recent country is ok, Eric Church, Luke Combs.

I’m also a huge fan of acoustic stuff, Aaron Lewis and Thrice come to mind. Too much good music to list so I’ll leave it at that

If your not able to find fish on the weed lines, maybe they just aren’t there? Trust your electronics, it’s the time of year when a lot of fish move out to deeper structure, reefs, deep mud flats, etc.

Fish to Escape- honest question, do you think that is out of line to suggest that black men join the police academy if they want to see change?
I honestly think it’s a great idea. If you want change you have to ask yourself what’s the best way to make it happen? Marching down the street asking for government help to make racism go away is a fools errand. Real change can only happen when protestors decide to do something meaningful

Side imaging is definitely not useless. Tom Boley videos are great, but if you watch all of them you’ll believe you should always be casting jigs back to a pod of fish. What I do when I can’t find any schools of walleye is troll, sometimes they’re just spread out. If your new to side imaging like I am, spend a day trolling crank baits and playing with your settings and just watching the screen. It helped me anyways.

As for Bemedji, I’m no help

Dusty Gesinger wrote:

I think a really good way for systemic change would be for a bunch of the protesters that know what needs to change, go sign up at the police academy. Be the change.

Another great idea. Work hard, join the force, be the change you’re looking for.

There was a story about a black fireman who was also the owner of a bar that was burnt down in the rioting. Spent his life savings on that bar. This man did not let the system keep him down, he worked hard and earned everything he had. If young black men, all youths for that matter, looked up to people like this instead of rappers, gangsters, and athletes the world would be a better place. My $.02

I know what was going through his head, it was “mama”, “they going to kill me” and “I can’t breathe”

You don’t have to like the man, respect the man, or have any sympathy for the man. Nothing he did was an excuse for what the officer did

Did he attend treatment? If so how many times? That would be interesting to know. I know over 6 people personally that have done it. The bottom line is that the person needs to want to change for the better and better themselves. If he didn’t attend treatment and seek help after going to prison how can you have sympathy for him?
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Is there a number of times somebody needs to attend treatment to justify not being killed?? This guy reportedly tried to pass a fake $20, that’s deserving of a death sentence to be served on the street??

The drug addiction angle is weak. So what if he was high, or had been high, or was a flat out criminal. He was cuffed behind his back, the game was over. His knee was on his neck for about 8 minutes and 30 seconds too long. It’s pretty easy for any open minded person to see that the officer didn’t need to keep his knee on him, c’mon guys

Here’s another gem from your list- please respond to why this is systemic racism Jake.

Dominic Hutchinson was fatally shot by police officers. The officers were responding to a call of domestic violence, Mr. Hutchinson was yelling at the cops that he had a gun, when the police opened the door he rushed at them pointing a pair of binoculars he had broken. The investigation ruled it a clear case of suicide by police.

Please Jake, explain how this was systemic racism, and how that long list of names you posted is supposed to have any credibility after putting names like this on there where the police absolutely acted within reason?