MN Fisher

Did you at least weigh it?

Your tree - your responsibility. Had a similar situation here several years ago. Tree in the empty lot behind me got blown over in a storm, ended up in my yard. Took a bit to find out who the owner was, but after some back-and-forth, the city attorney informed him that as it came from his property, he was responsible for removing it from mine.

If it's working for you - there's nothing wrong with it...Aird X is a good rod, I still have two in my arsenal that I use.

VMC Spin Shots and Gamakatsu Swivel Shots for me.

Take care of yourself, man...fish will still be there when you're well.

My EDC is a Leatherman PST that I've had for about 30 years now.

First item - the Tatula CT is just a Fuego CT with the T-Wing system - otherwise they're identical...same frame, spool, main gear, brakes, etc

Still have to find out the local regs - could be that the 1/4 mile of shoreline to the middle of the lake is the only 'public' part of it, rest is private...ya, there are ownership rules like that, weird, but what can you do. Minnesota is simple...if there's a public way to access the lake, then the entire water surface is public water.

Ours is even more strict - no releasing minnows that have been collected for bait into the waters...even one's you caught on that lake. They all must be trashed. Contact the F&W to see if they're considered minnows and what the regs are. Some places they're not 'minnows' but a species of 'small fish'...nit-picky, but that's the way it is. Get a 5-gallon bucket...change water daily. And everything loves skeeter larvae - I use to catch them to feed my tropicals and they went nuts over the larvae.

Daiwa Fuego CT - despite having several more expensive reels, I still have a couple in my lineup. Right now - you can get one from Amazon for under $100 https://www.amazon.com/Daiwa-0001-4482-Fgct100Hs-Fuego-Speed/dp/B06VWMR5S3?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1&psc=1

I've been disassembling/reassembling stuff since I was a kid. Reels aren't any more complex than some of the things I've worked on, though I don't take them all the way down for cleaning...just to get the majority of the parts.

Well, Omnia is easy....I was talking about getting to Kittery...

So is Omnia when you get down to brass tacks...but most of us can't easily get there....last time I was in Maine was around 1971-72.

TW has Eagle Claw twistlock swimbait hooks...1/4oz with a 3/0 hook, which is the right size for that 3.8 Kietech. https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Eagle_Claw_Lazer_Sharp_Weighted_60_Degree_SwmbtHook_3pk/descpage-ECSWBHK.html

Looks to be a mosquito fish to me... Far as keeping them - check your regs...some species aren't allowed to be kept. Then basically in an un-aerated, tank with decent surface area ('box' or drinking trough type) you want 1 gallon of water for every inch of fish....if you got 20 that are 2" long each, then it'd be 40 gallons...if it's a tall container with more depth than surface area - double that.

Sorry to hear of this - and I have to add, don't forget the sunglasses unless you want to end up like me. Lost the right eye to cancer caused by...you guessed it...not wearing protection for my eyes from UV radiation.

I had the grappling style for the canoe...on an anchor trolley of course...worked quite well.

Pflueger's sizes are a little wonky Pflueger: Others: 20 500 25 1000 30 2500 35 3000 40 4000

Heck, I'm running 15# and 20# braid on 2500 reels...no issues with either of them...I don't even use my one 3000 reel.

Those two do carry it - as well as TW - https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/RAID_Japan_Egu_Chunk_/descpage-RDEC.html My local shop, Waypoint - https://waypointanglersupply.com/product/egu-chunk/ and even Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/レイドジャパン-Raid-Japan-EGU-Chunk/dp/B0CGHBJW9K

Another advantage of AGMs is that you can mount them on their sides, front or back....just not upside-down. Makes squeezing them into tight spaces easier.

Instead of the $15 plastic VMC pliers - go with a $8 Nasal Speculum....does the exact same job and is metal so will probably last a lot longer. I'm using 3/4" lengths of silicon tubing instead of rings, allows me to rig it lengthwise or crosswise and I use a nasal speculum to install the tubing on the worm. $7 for a 10' length of tube, which equates to 160 'rings'.

I actually consider that a positive since draining one to zero charge might cause it to not want to charge up again

Limited time at Omnia - 25% off ALL Strike King...dunno when it ends.