Everything posted by MN Fisher
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Fluoro Leader Length?
Causes the CA (super glue) to instantly set rather than having to wait 20-45-90 seconds.
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Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)
Partially - but also going lighter on my regular finesse rig...just dropping from 10# to 8# on that one.
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For the scopers
Forward Facing Sonar Garmin Livescope and Lowrance ActiveTarget are the two biggies.
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Ideal set up?
Shakey Heads, Jig Worms, Free Rig, Split-Shot Rig, Weighted Soft Swimbaits, Underspins. Rod is a St Croix Mojo Bass (pre-Trigon edition) 7'1" M/F with a Shimano Miravel 2500 loaded with 14# Spro 8X braid to 10# Seaguar InvizX leader.
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Ideal set up?
^ What he said...though my M/F for shakey, jig-worms, etc also has a 2500 reel on it.
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Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)
I'm of the opinion, "If it's not braid, it gets KVD treated" - I even treated the Tatsu I'd gotten gifted with.
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Questions About Hot Weather Hoodies
Only integrated UPF shirt/gaiter/hood I've got is an off brand...so I'm not too trusting - wife got it off Amazon. My normal clothing is either a Columbia or HUK crew-neck, long-sleeve shirt (UPF 50), my boonie hat, khaki cargo pants, and SPF 50 sunscreen on the back of my hands. I've got gloves, but only occasionally wear them as even in mild temps (upper 50s/low 60s) they make my hands sweat something fierce.
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6’ 10” MH Rod
The OP hasn't even logged into BR in 4 years...
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Latest Tackle Purchase Thread (Bait Monkey Victim Support Group)
Omnia's line sale snagged me - going lighter on my finesse rigs, thereby the 8# 832...also decided to give this Sniper stuff a try given the sale price.
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Fantasy Fishing 2024
I actually moved up a few spots after my huge slide from 3rd to 32nd a few weeks ago.
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Summer is here
Hey - it lets you skip a mile. 🙃
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Latest Catch Pics Thread
Wrong thread - this one is for bass only - you want this one for anything other than Bass
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Latest Catch Pics Thread
Or was it the fact you snagged their van.
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Fishing after heavy rain/ thunder storm on natural northern lake
^ If you're using spinnerbaits - go with Colorado blades for the 'thump' as well.
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Summer is here
Move north, young man Ya, thunderstorms predicted all week, but Tuesday will be our warmest day at 86 with the rest of the week being in the mid 70s to low 80s. Current water temp of Minnetonka - 68
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Fluoro Leader Length?
^ about 10'-12' is what I start with...retie a new leader when it gets down to 6'-7'
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Latest Catch Pics Thread
You mean West-Central? I lived in northern MN for 6 years - Bemidji is east of Bagley, west of Lake Winnibegoshish on that map.
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Sunline Shooter Defier Armilo mono ~ Discontinued ?
Just took a look around - HookUp has it for $11.15 a spool...so 0.15 more, but the shipping charges are better.
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Shimano vs daiwa $150 casting reel
Why would you think that? The reel is basically just for holding the line and taking it up...the rod is what you cast the lure and fight the fish with. Rods should be better than the reels...long as the reels aren't bottom of the barrel. I've got used reels that I paid between $60 and $80 on $200 Victory rods...works great.
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Helix 9 won't read my navionics card
First place(s) to ask would be Garmin support or Humminbird support.
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Latest Catch Pics Thread
Yes - so long as you and your wife both have licenses - you can have 40 total between stringer and freezer.
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Wheeler
Well, my guys are out 18, 21, 25, 40 - With Austin bowing out yesterday in 84th place.
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Cottonwood seeds
Ya - it's been pretty bad this year too. I've had to stop a couple times each shore trip to pick that stuff off the mainline-leader connection knot on any rig I use. At least the filamentous algae the lures pick up comes off pretty easy...this stuff is a severe pain in the rumpus.
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Seaguar R18
Long as you buy it JDM - Seaguar's site and TW want $28 for 109yds of 6#. Same spool from Digitaka is $11.59
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I’m about to give up on braid —> leader
I did run straight FC on a couple of my spinning rigs...for a while. Now I'm braid-to-leader on all my spinning rigs - even the panfish rigs. I wouldn't go back.