MN Fisher

I gotta get a move on with my reel maintenance...at least the crappie reels for when we get that early open water.

Was still older than you are now - I was 48 when that pic was taken.

I haven't seen them all - but while the **first 3** were very good, they seem to have gone downhill since. The Prequel Trilogy was disjointed in some ways and the Sequel Trilogy was just full of EXCUSE ME - WHAT THE ----!? The Mandalorian gained back some of my interest...maybe stream-rent Ahsoka and Clone Wars one of these days. Only special thing I've done related to SW was Nora and I went to the Star Wars Exhibition when it made a stop at the St. Paul Science Museum back in '08 and I got a pic done with their overlay setup **I was in High School when the one they renamed "New Hope" came out - so IV,V, and VI are 'first 3' to me**

Probably look even better in the mouth of a big bass.

Probably about the same as other rods in that price range - I'm thinking Daiwa Procyon or Fuego. Personally, I find my Procyon L/F to be more than sufficiently sensitive for Ned/Hair Jigging.

I'm of the opposite opinion...cutting your hair is like Samson, you lose your catching power.

Actually don't go beyond 45 degrees. People have landed 100# sturgeon on medium power tackle...even a DD bass can be handled on ML gear if you take care.

What kills me is that's 3x what I originally paid for my house.

Ya - I have the 6'10" MLXF in Mojo Bass (prior to Trigon) - excellent finesse rod.

Pretty much how I do it - but I Macgyver'd a source-spool station from scrap aluminum I had sitting around that clamps to the bench.

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You're a good man, Andy.

Our bump starts today - 20 then 30s starting tomorrow You're ahead of me there - I've just started my reel maintenance cycle.

My '84 Cherokee was easier - shift the transfer case and go...

This Was caught on this Blue Fox Flash Spinner Ya...I use inlines - the Blue Fox pictured above, Mepps Comets and Aglias

Smaller bodies around here...foot safe maybe....but @gimruis - other day I saw someone had pitched their pop-up about 200yds east of Black Lake Bridge....ya, out on Spring Park Bay. Wonder if they went through.

Long as it doesn't get too cold - 0 degrees fahrenheit is the temp that salt water freezes, so that brine won't help.

I said 3x the cost earlier....double that. Took me 3 sheets of 1/2" 4x8 plywood to deck Bass Trek - current price at Menards - $109.95 call it $250 even with sealant, carpet and glue. At my local metal shop - whose prices are cheaper than even Menards - 2 sheets of 3/16" 4x10 Diamond Tread plate in 3003 aluminum would be $1322

What plywood? My transom is a solid piece of white oak - Spar Urethane sealed.

We've just been getting dustings as well - broom has taken care of it so far...haven't even pulled the shovels out of the garage yet.

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You can get use to it - first year Nora was up here, she would occasionally whine "I wanna go home". Now she says she wouldn't go back. She was raised in SE Florida - Boca Raton/Ft Lauderdale area.

Siebert, Booyah and Strike King Avatar bass was caught on a Strike King Banshee - DSG/F&S exclusive