MN Fisher

Found a pic of my old tackle-box with the Hellbender...and yes, I remember buying it with that name.

Bottom one is an old Heddon Hellbender - or knockoff. I use to carry one (yellow with black spots) in my tacklebox when I targeted Northern Pike, but I don't know what happened to it.

Yep, totally useless now. What you need to to is Pack it up securely and ship it to me...I'll see to it's 'disposal'.

That's what I got my Fuego set at...and I'm launching anything from 3/8 oz hollow frogs to WP-110s with VERY rarely any backlash.

If I'm on the water, the PFD is on...without fail.

1967 Plymouth Barracuda Fastback - dad's about to take me to Wachusett Reservoir, MA for a day of fishing.

Well, with the water temp dropping and needing to get my feet wet to launch/land the canoe...that's my limiting factor.

Haven't even looked into to...I don't get much noise from the bottom anyway.

I just hope the predicted winds on Tuesday calm down, otherwise I'm not getting out for what could be my final trip of the year.

I was infected at a young age as well.

Committed - or commitable...you choose.

I used that knot and it seemed to work fine. Double line through the eye IS preferable, but since I fish Drop-Shot on 8#, I don't think it's critical. Now I use VMC spin-shot hooks and the 'Multifile-Knoten' at all attachment points.

I'll agree with all that with the proviso that the wind should be less than 10mph.

Doc has given up on me - she said my case is terminal.

Given the rating on the Avid-X - sounds like a swimbait rig.

Imagine this situation and you're in a canoe...that's my every outing.

I think I would have needed CPR.

Been there - ran a custom cabinet-making business for a while...custom fit bookcases, display cases, curio cabinets. I did my own taxes and luckily my wife has an AA in Accounting.

Minnesota specifically exempts 'occasional' sales. So someone having a yearly garage sale, or selling something personally on the net - like the 'sale/trade' topic here - is specifically exempt...so if I sold something here, I wouldn't have to collect sales tax. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/pdf/8130.5800/2014-01-18 09:51:50+00:00

Chatter/Spinner/Buzz - all on the MH/F Aird-X with the President loaded with 20# Power Pro.

I pretty much ignore the fit as I don't palm my reels, but the IPT is a deciding factor depending on what I'm going to use it for.

I do cranks and jerks either on the Nitrous with 12# Trilene XL or the Trion with 10# Yo-Zuri Hybrid. Lighter topwaters (plugs) go on the Nitrous but heavier topwaters (WPs, Heddon Super Spook) go on the Fuego or President with 50# or 20# Power Pro respectively.

I put curly tails on my beetle spin. It's the spinner and jig that make it, not the 'trailer'.

Otherwise known as the old Beetle-Spin - a classic that catches quite a few species.

My only spinnerbait catches this year were on DSG's 'Jawbone' line.