MN Fisher

My four years in the Air Force was spent in Omaha, NE - got enough snow to not make it seem like an 'alien land', but ya...the wind coming off those flat-lands was brutal. It might get colder here, but the wind is much less so it's not quite as bad.

We got quite a few fields just SE of the Twin Cities here that have dozens of them up.

And I've never spent a winter in my 61 years out of the snow-belt.

I know they did a few Top-100 Tournaments on 'Tonka years ago...and did well. Maybe one day they'll come back up here.

And sandals - I'm still wearing mine to trot out to the mailbox or out the back door for a cig.

CA-80 is an aluminum frame version of the CR/CC/CG 80 reels. They have MagForce, but NOT MagForce-Z braking, so a little less advanced. Smaller spools too - 80 size rather than the 100 size of the Fuego/Tatula.

Tat-CT has two more bearings than the Fuego - both are in the crank-handles. So other than the TWS, internally they're identical.

Ya - highs in the 30s, lows in the 20s here the next week...with a couple days getting into the 40s. No sympathy here either...tough it out, Kent.

It's actually '25 days of Christmas'. Okay - Dec 2 'What's New' vid says it starts the 7th - so next Monday.

I think this Friday - gives them a chance to catch up on the BF weekend orders.

People in Ely - northern MN near the Canadian border - are already doing some bang-up ice fishing.

I knew somehow that you were sinister.

Oh you would put that up after I'm out of money for the year. I got one on my wishlist to replace my Pres-XT.

I'm different - this is what I have on my crank-rig and I've been happy with it.

Central Minnesota is already seeing people out on the ice.

It's where members put up things for sale they don't use anymore. https://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/forum/18-fishing-flea-market/

7PM eastern actually - invite was sent yesterday afternoon.

I've got a rod that's been 'Accepted for shipment' since the 27th. Ya, it's going to take some time.

I haul my swim-jigs through some moderately dense milfoil and hydrilla all the time with few hang-ups. Strike King Tour Grade.

50+ years of fishing - I've yet to break a rod in a vehicle. I've broken a couple while out fishing - wading a stream, trip/slip on a slick rock, rod impacts the bank...that sort of thing. (knock on wood - or my head (not much difference))

Just those is more than I'll spent total this buying-season.

Or if the cover doesn't quite reach the surface - bounce it along the top. That's how I got a few of mine this year with a swim-jig.

That ain't even enough to get the shovel out...a broom will handle that easily...or just wait for it to melt in a couple hours.

If you can get to it - the only open spot I saw was out in the middle.