MN Fisher

Experience panfishing: With bobber and worm or chub minnow (live bait) - quite a few times I had to carefully use my needle-nose pliers to get the hook out cause it was deep. Light jigs under a bobber - rarely deep hooked Inline spinners - never deep hooked. So based on my history - live bait results in more gut hooking than artificial lures. I'm sure this can be translated to other species.

I used the prior version of this in the canoe - fits 5-3700 boxes (more if they're 3701) plus lots of gear the in side pockets.

Feel safe I've placed several orders with them over the last few years. Good service, quick shipping. I go there for my Rapala needs as they carry the widest selection of types and colors of any other place I've shopped.

Need to hire @TnRiver46 - he'll take care of the critter.

Wouldn't be the first time...or even the second. There were a couple years when I lived in Bemidji that we were fighting ice-floes during walleye/pike opener.

Bass are occasionally caught, but most ice-fishing is for panfish. Northern and Walleye are also targeted, but with stouter rigs...or even spearing for northerns. BTW: a lot of that film was shot here in MN - I actually caught a glimpse of Ann when I was in downtown Minneapolis one time in the middle of filming the first one.

Chatters - 100% trailer Spinners - about 80% trailer

Per Garmin. "Complete coverage of a square area is the best case and is roughly 1 MB for every 1000 acres. " https://support.garmin.com/da-DK/?faq=MUHOR5mlGF9jrcszEhYrq5 Since 1gb is 1000mb, 32gb would hold 32 million acres in best case scenario.

Here's Shin himself showing you how to tie it.

I looked around - the 20hp EFI is $3,500 - that's the one I'd put on the F-9...if I could afford it.

If you put a 1-1/2 oz weight, then a decent size plastic that can weigh upwards of 1/2oz or more - you better be darn careful with it. I dunno where you looked but my Fury 765FLIP is rated to 2oz and the 805FLIP is rated to 2-1/2 oz. Sounds like you got the 7'4" Full Contact - which isn't a 'flipping rod' The 7'11" Knockout would be a flipping rod and is rated to 2-1/2 oz.

Nope - no drag. From KastKing "KastKing built the Speed Demon Deadbolt reel that is a real performance baitcasting reel with no drag. Let me repeat…no drag. There's no star drag. The fishing reel is locked down solid. There's no drag so there's no chance of your drag slipping or ever loosening up. " https://kastking.com/blogs/buying-guides-reviews/five-best-baitcasting-reels-for-2022

Or have spouses that don't fish and can't physically do the work.

Well, a little digging Rapala/VMC - 2020 sales $261m - public company, traded on NASDAQ Pure Fishing - 2019 sales $500m - private company. Oh - an addendum As of last February - Pure Fishing's owners now hold almost 20% of Rapala/VMC's stock. "According to a stock exchange release from Rapala, US-based Sycamore purchased 7.5 million shares, which represents 19.23% of total shares and voting rights." https://angling-international.com/2021/02/18/pure-fishing-owner-invests-in-rapala-vmc-corporation/

Ya - and their main drive is just online sales. If you go into their facility, it's basically just a service desk with racks of lures, line and gear behind it. You can't just walk in and browse like a brick-n-mortar store. You order online, then walk in to pick your items up - like ordering hardware from Fastenal or Grainger.

What if the holding companies put out figures. Pure Fishing - Abu, Berkley, Fenwick, Pflueger, Shakespeare, Zebco...and others. Normark - Rapala, Sufix, VMC, Storm...and others.

No - the three co-founders had previous experience CEO - Co-founded Contour Innovations in 2010, created mapping platform Genesis which was bought by Lowrance CTO - Co-founded Red Stamp, social commerce company best known for E-greeting cards. COO - Former sales manager for Lowrance.

Just wait until they move into their new facility Current space - 6,000 square feet Planned new space - 30,000 square feet https://tech.mn/news/2022/03/10/omnia-fishing-raises-4-million/

Here's hoping things work out for you, Dean.

I'm a little biased...they're local so if I place an order in the morning, I can go pick it up that afternoon.

Case in point - KVD mostly uses his own signature line of rods and reels - all priced around that $100 mark.

^ What Mike said - also...drag has no effect on casting distance or backlash possibility...all it does is help you fight the fish once they're hooked.

Megabass does have soft-baits.

Good choice - support those Minnesota companies. Given my follically challenged head, I know I can't.

No idea - I'm all up on soft-baits right now...I just post the sales as a service. I get the notifications in e-mail as I'm a signed-up member.