MN Fisher

Never be able to afford one.

Nope - the lure is a micro-drone that flies itself out to just above where the fish is then drops into the water. The motors keep running to drive it down to the proper depth, then it follows a random pre-programmed course to maximize the reaction strike....if it's not hit within a minute, it'll grab a different program.

Are we talking spinning gear here? If so - I'd go with 30#...that's the heaviest braid I put on spinning gear...also upgrade the braid. Power Pro Spectra is 4-carrier...4 strands woven together. A good 8 carrier braid would be more supple.

Na - the back corner is basically bare dirt... Same place I use to park the runabout.

Ya - I've got a Lews Wally Marshal Signature 100 on my 7' Light and a Mitchell Avocet RZT-1000 on the 7'6" UL - both are 1000 size reels. Difference in weight is .08oz (11.08 for the UL vs 11.16 for the L) The UL rod is heavier by .10 (longer, so more rod), but the Avocet reel is lighter by .18

Fast retrieve rate - to get the fish out of the 'slop' as quickly as possible Aluminum frame - for strength and stability. My previous flip/pitch reel was a Fuego CT-XS 8.1:1 - 33.9" per turn My current flip/pitch reel is a CA-80 8.3:1 - 35.0" per turn

Alumacraft F-9 Lake Master - the predecessor to the current V-14 My build thread of how I converted it from a 3-bench seat fishing boat into a bass boat is

Since you're fishing close to shore - the rods you got seem good enough. Can't imagine the 6' Celilo feeling 'clunky' - my 7' Celilo Light and the 7'6" Celilo Ultra-Light feel good to me...course I'm fishing from a boat mostly, but even shore fishing with them is good.

Ya - I only put 3-4 rigs on the deck of the F-9...but that leaves 10 more in the rod locker if I need something different. Lucky - he usually mugs me....

From NPR A second ancient canoe is found in Wisconsin — this time tracing back to 1000 B.C. September 24, 2022 • The dugout canoe discovered most recently in a lake is believed to be the earliest direct evidence of water transportation used by native tribes in the Great Lakes region.

I'll make it worse Lake Auburn - where the current state record LMB was caught - 9.1 miles

Discussion about it a couple years ago.

I got a 'barter' system with my neighbor...he doesn't have the room to park his 2nd pickup, Explorer and utility trailer at his place...so in exchange for letting him park those in the back corner of my yard, he does my mowing and snow-blowing.

Indeed they do - this was caught on a Blue Fox Flash Spinner

Depends on how fast you retrieve it. Any inline spinner is going to twist the line if you try to burn it in as the blade can't quite spin fast enough so the lure itself spins. Slower retrieves are the ticket. I never use swivels with inlines...just keep my retrieve rate slower.

Favorite launch on Tonka - 1 mile Second favorite launch - 3.2 miles Dutch Lake - 2.9 miles Little Long - 5.2 miles Whaletail Lake - 6.7 miles

Lets see 'D' across the street fishes occasionally - sold his 24' jet ski boat last year, bought an old 17' tri-hull that he's been working on in his garage...wife, two teenage daughters and 1 year old all go out, so he needs something that can cart them all. 'B' kitty-corner behind me has a 16' Lund utility (old version of the WC-16) that he takes out now and then with one or both of his sons. 'T' next to him has a Sea-Ray SPX-190 outboard that he fishes from now and then. Up the street, one guy has a Vexus 22 and just down from him is a guy with a Smoker Pro Angler...both those guys go out (or at least haul their boats around) 2-3 times a week.

That's where most of the most of the money the MN-DNR gets comes from. Also, when the legislature approved the sale of lottery here in MN, a percentage of the state's income from that is specifically designated to go to the DNR - so every one who buys a lottery ticket (drawing or scratch-off) is donating to the DNR.

Nope - same thing, just regional variance in the name (like the crayfish/crawfish/crawdad discussion we had).

Also, the remains of an uncleared backlash can cause this...a tangle deep enough in the spool that acts like the thumb-bar popped up.

My place to get supplies http://www.hobbylinc.com/ Family run business.

Welcome back to the dark side. I do models off and on - Sci-Fi more than anything else, but also warships and 'X-Planes'...have a SR-71, YF-12 and XB-70 in the 'to be built' stack. Best glue for modern models - Tamiya Extra Thin or Plastruct Bondene (the one I use).

Minnetonka has a 40mph limit. I'm sure your family/friends might disagree with that - think of their pain and loss. That's why I wear mine 100% of the time I'm on the water...never know what can happen.

I don't fish rivers - so can't tell you...

Ya, especially since I tend to run them either alongside surface cover or over submerged cover...bass grabs it and hightails it back into the slop if you're not quick enough.