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Northlander, It's almost poutin time!


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Chadwick if your eating fish out of the local lakes they are just as bad as the river fish.

I have been eating St.Louis River fish for 40 years and Im semi normal.
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Chadwick, you'll most likely be ok, just get ready for a growth spurt! tongue.gif

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Steve what do you consider semi-normal?????. Its going to be toss up to crappie fish or go after something that is slimmy and wants to wrap itself around you arm>>>later the load

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Hit the river last night, dont ask where because Im not telling,


HI GUYS!! I’m back from the Big Island and assigned to a big new case. I’ve been hired to find something very elusive on this message board and in the Duluth area – valid and useful information. I borrowed Robin Master’s Ferrari tonight and did a little investigating. I found several trucks parked on Park Point and several fishermen about half way out to the channel. Rick has an inquiry into Icepick about what depth these guys were fishing, what lures they were using, and how the ice conditions were. I may have to just put a disguise on and try to fish out there. I’m a little worried though, someone might recognize me as not being one of the privileged few.

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Welcome to FM pi. Park point they are in 9 to 11' Ice is about 7". Just walleye jigs like the ones that glow.

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HI GUYS!! I’m back from the Big Island and assigned to a big new case. I’ve been hired to find something very elusive on this message board and in the Duluth area – valid and useful information. I borrowed Robin Master’s Ferrari tonight and did a little investigating. I found several trucks parked on Park Point and several fishermen about half way out to the channel. Rick has an inquiry into Icepick about what depth these guys were fishing, what lures they were using, and how the ice conditions were. I may have to just put a disguise on and try to fish out there. I’m a little worried though, someone might recognize me as not being one of the privileged few.


Pi, welcome to FM! As I used to be a Magnum PI fan, I was wondering if you were so caught up in character that you also put on those shorts that are too tight and you lost some blood from your head grin.gifgrin.gifgrin.gif You should have ventured out if you were down there and said hi, you probably would have met some of the privleged few and surely would have been able to get some very useful tips to tell Rick.

Seriously though, Ripstick gave you some great tips (pretty much all there is to tell) 9' of water, decent ice (watch the channel) and jigs. Good luck and be safe!

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Magnum thats pretty funny, although it kapu to tell your mission.

When is this poutfest, I must have missed the post.

Sounds like fun, I'll bring my chainmail gauntlets I've been working on since getting 4 teeth pulled the other day. You all know how I like a good fest!

-cloma

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I am going to hit the river on Thursday night, what is the ice conditions by boy scout? how thick, how much snow? are people bringing wheelers out? Is anyone else going? NEED INFO!!

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Oh, Magnum.

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Boyscout had good ice 7" packed snow in spots ,,,,but the action is slow,,,only action last nite was a guy with his heater in flames coming out of his shelter ,,,I expected better action with a stable weather pattern but what do I know

Randoid

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Hmm, how long do they stay in the river for? Id like to give it a try when I get back from winter break. The problem is I know nothing about fishing the river and I am kinda nervous about walking on flowing water.

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