MN Fisher

Same issue that kept me off the water last open-water season would have applied during ice-season...plus I've never enjoyed ice fishing. In other news, the melt is on - Emerald Lake - one of the Minnetonka chain...one of my shore-fishing spots.

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Ya, after looking through the list that's pretty much my opinion.

I may actually get out more often this year too. Working to arrange things with a PCA to come in maybe twice a week to 'watch' the wife while I'm out fishing. Last year I only got the canoe on the water six times...ya, 6 of a 26 week season.

Don't use KVD on braid, but everything else. Even made 12# YZH manageable on my Trion-35 spinning reel. I won't switch to anything else - KVD is the one.

Just one more thing to do and the canoe is ready for the water...then just have to spool up the BCs, but I'm ready for panfish with the spinners now.

No, it doesn't have the swivel, but it does have the tilt-mount cradle. If you need both - Ram https://www.rammount.com/part/RAM-D-115-C

Bass, panfish, trout, walleye, pike - I've caught them all on Comets.

"I will hug it, and love it, and name it George."

Don't leave them in original packages. They're sorted into compartments in my BPS 370 along with the weights. Brother P-Touch labeler to label each compartment with what's in it.

Backing and 1/2 the spool of braid...that's what I do with all my braid-loaded reels - even the spinners.

I'm rooting for Cherry - he's the last of my picks still in the running.

I'm always sure I'm cutting the tag - just that occasionally I cut it too close and cut part of the knot itself. #one-eyed-problems

Diawa uses 'Regular' in their action too.

I don't throw them around, bang them on hard surfaces, etc - but I don't 'baby' them either. They're used, but not abused. Even my 40+year old equipment is usable and probably 7.5+ in appearance across the board..

Check a dealer - they might have old stock in inventory. Newer years, unless there's been a change in design, are identical to older years. 2007 Lowe 1652 2021 Lowe 1652

Up here it's almost a requirement with Pike, Musky, Walleye, Sauger or Bowfin sometimes chasing your Bass lure.

I get phone calls on that for mine and I laugh. Bought it used back in '16 and even then it was 15 years old...I think the warranty expired a long time ago.

Well, it's not just the DNR EOs - Tonka, at least, has county deputies cruising around too.

I dunno about other states, but MN has a strong water-patrol presence. I even got 'pulled over' in my canoe one time - they were checking that I had my fishing license and that my watercraft registration was valid...have to have the ID Tag in the 'boat' in addition to the sticker on the craft at all times.

Well, two of my guys made the cut and my percentile inched up a couple more points. This is not going to be a good season for me, I can tell that now.

Ya, unfortunately, no matter how secure a site is - if they require an e-mail address to register/login...then someone else can peek and get it. Some sites are better protected than others, but as shown in the news over the years - no site is 'bulletproof'.

Actually - adding any type of solid to water raises the boiling point. Seawater for example. For every 29.2g (1.02oz) of salt per KG (2.2lb) of water, the boiling point is raised by 0.5c (.9f) Source: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

Not this little gray duck. I'm perfectly happy sticking with 7'-nil rods. Just wish the Fury line had a 5-power in a 7'...might have to up to the Sierra when I'm ready to upgrade my Aird-X H/F.

Good to see BR last that long and still going strong. Lake Minnetonka - good population of bass, consistently pulls 6-7 pounders in tournaments, ranked high on BassMaster's lists. Great northern fishery.