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Hello all!!<P>I heard about this place (fshingminnesota.com)from a fella that asked to borrow a spark plug wrench today at like 11:30 or so, He asked me if I was a member here cuz he said I look fimiliar and he saw me on here, I think he said that because my brother is the owner of Happy Landing Lodge and he might have seen his picture on here, anyway I wasn't a member so I deciede to stop by, so whoever that was, sorry I didn't have a plug wrench, those Yamaha 4 strokes are just too darn reliable so I don't carry my tools with me anymore. Anyway, let me know who ya are, and we can go fishing someday.<P>So, where are the hot spots on The Lake of the Woods? We are thinking of heading out in the morning again so we would like to know where to go to catch a ton.<P>Thanks!!<p>[This message has been edited by Koerbs (edited 06-16-2004).]

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Yo koerbs, I am the auld phart that mentioned FM.com to you. First of all, I would like to thank you for trying to help us get our motor started. Unfortunately, we were never able to leave the dock. Had to give up and yank it out of the water without even getting a line wet. Turns out that I had a bad coil, so I'm going fishless until that gets repaired. Secondly, we have to come up with a better username for you. Granted that Koerbs is a good and honorable name, but using it for a username is just too mundane. You need to come up with a name that conveys panache, true grit,elan,joie de vivre, et.al. Great care must be taken in choosing just the right username lest you end up with something like (shudder) jigglestick! Oh the pain! You could be: Le Rouge Baron(the Red Baron) Now doesn't that sound better than just koerbs. Fiskynut is a good username but it's already taken. So is Old Guide. Maybe you could be: lostanotheronetoditech.Nah, too long. I'm going to keep on thinking until I can come up with a more colorful username for you. In the meanwhile, a big welcome to FM.com You will find this site to be one of the most fun and interesting fishing sites that you have ever read. There are a great bunch of guy's here that are well versed in many different fields. Nobody is afraid to share their knowledge and skills with other fishermen. Truly a great bunch of guy's. All are willing to tell great stories. Some of which are even true. Now I remember who you reminded me of. Larry, the guy who used to own Happy Landings. I once watched him try to get a flooded motor going using the exact same method you did. Holding a match with a pliers.<BR> It was very nice meeting you yesterday Paul. I hope you won't take any offense in all the B.S. in my post. It's all meant in good fun. Hope we can hook up some day and get out fishing. 1DIRTBALL aka:Keith<P>------------------<BR>YOU CAN'T [PoorWordUsage] AN OLD [PoorWordUsage]'ER!

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Paul, Drop me an email at:[email protected] Please include your phone#. I have a good idea for you for an excellent dingy water spinner. I would think with the right approach it would go over HUGE on LOW. BTW, I had never seen or heard the name Koerbs until I met you yesterday. So the reason I asked was not because of your brother. Like I said in my previous post, you just reminded me of Larry Stahn. May the next fish you catch be HUGE!<P>------------------<BR>YOU CAN'T [PoorWordUsage] AN OLD [PoorWordUsage]'ER!

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Yeah, Larry is one heck of a guy, I haven't meet anyone like Larry, My brother didn't buy the resort from Larry (Matt was the 2nd owner after Larry), but He sure has helped my brother out when he needs it. I man like him deserves great respect.<P>Anyway, I just emailed you and am waiting for your reply.

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