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Hah, -41 tonight and I'm guiding lake trout tomorrow starting at sunup. You don't HAVE to be crazy to live up here, but it definitely helps. gringringrin

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Hah, -41 tonight and I'm guiding lake trout tomorrow starting at sunup. You don't HAVE to be crazy to live up here, but it definitely helps. gringringrin

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Good luck! whistlewink

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Got off the phone with the guys a while ago. They were happy to postpone it. I was happy too. When it gets that cold, stuff breaks REAL easy. smile

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Smart move on their part! wink

I had a group scheduled to fish panfish tomorrow and I called and canceled them also! shocked

Think I will be fishing in my nice warm permanent house tomorrow!

Still a few walleyes to be had the easy way!

Here is a nice one my wife Jean caught this afternoon!

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Hah, -41 tonight and I'm guiding lake trout tomorrow starting at sunup. You don't HAVE to be crazy to live up here, but it definitely helps. gringringrin

Well, I guess neither Rain nor Cold or Dark of night pertains to fishing guides! Have a warm and cozy day off! smile

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Got off the phone with the guys a while ago. They were happy to postpone it. I was happy too. When it gets that cold, stuff breaks REAL easy. smile

Good move, Stevo!

Live to fight another day. laugh

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Thought long and hard about dragging my one man flip around some lake tomorrow morning (Fridays are always best for me), but staying home won. I figure I have a few gear issues I can work out and be ready for when conditions are a little better (Saturday maybe? Sunday's for watching the Cheese melt, if you know what I mean, Foss grin ). Might bundle up and take a fitness hike somewhere by mid-morning though.

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One would have to be crazy to go fishing in these temps. Very dangerous.

I remeber last year at Rainy lake when a group of 6 of us had these cold temps for 4 day ans yes we went out. I should not have gone out that day even with 5 sleds and all the guys. Just to many things could go wrong out there in -40.

Good thing you are staying home Stevo, there will always be another day to fight the lakers.

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-35 in Twig and the power went out at 2 AM!

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-41 in side lake this morning. almost didnt get the wifes truck to start this morning so she could go to work.

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It was -36 this morning at the Ely airport, -45 along the shore of Birch Lake near Babbitt, according to friends of ours. It's still -33 as I type this. We lost power from 4 to 5 a.m. We saw lights in some other parts of Ely, but some folks outside town lost power until 7 a.m. as well. I wonder just how widespread the outage was.

As for the laker trip, I've fished in -39 and -37 on two separate laker openers over the last several years. In one case I drove out with a small SUV, in the other case I walked and pulled a portable by hand about a mile. If you take your time and make sure you equip your hands, feet and face with warm enough coverings while setting up a portable, you generally stay nice and warm inside. When it's this cold, it's most always calm and sunny, so the shelters heat up quickly and stay warm.

But durn, that setup and takedown can be a bugger! gringrin

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Yes all goes well until the vehicle breaks down and then what does one do? One could slip while out there and sprain or break an ankle.

Long walk in these temps. Anything else could go wrong and then one is in serious trouble.

I believe at times we let out male ego get in the way and then of course we can do anything, safe or not.

These temps are not for me.

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Yes all goes well until the vehicle breaks down and then what does one do? One could slip while out there and sprain or break an ankle.

Long walk in these temps. Anything else could go wrong and then one is in serious trouble.

I believe at times we let out male ego get in the way and then of course we can do anything, safe or not.

These temps are not for me.

+1 on that one Tom, even if you catch a few fish, it still pretty much sucks. smile

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-41 in side lake this morning. almost didnt get the wifes truck to start this morning so she could go to work.

Sidelaker I'm not sure what you meant and so I mean no offense but it made me laugh. I'm glad she was able to go to work.

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Yes all goes well until the vehicle breaks down and then what does one do? One could slip while out there and sprain or break an ankle.

Long walk in these temps. Anything else could go wrong and then one is in serious trouble.

I believe at times we let out male ego get in the way and then of course we can do anything, safe or not.

These temps are not for me.

Agreed on all that. When I've been out in those temps, it was fairly short drives/walks in sight of occupied lake homes the whole way. Not the kind of long snowmobile trip or long walk/drive I'd have done with temps that low. smile

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good part about this is that next tues. it will be shorts and t shirt weather with the 60 degree temperature swing. love to see the faces on the bundled up traveling stop over southerners on those days, they think the cold has eaten away at our brains.....oh well, the worst has past and spring is right around the corner crazy

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Chaff you took it the way I ment it. I am at home today getting ready to leave early tomorrow to go fishing and thinking I may head out this afternoon for a bit.

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The last time I fished in these temps the re-wind on the auger blew apart! Still had a great day sitting on the lake. I have to take my days when they come or I can't get out with school, work, kids and a wife to boot!

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Heading out at 6:30 in the morning tomarow. Gunna be a cold 1 again but always a good time when your fishin!! smile

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Nice fish there Mrs. Wagenbach, why may I ask do you catch these fish when I am not around?

Very nice fish and I would have put it back down the hole also. Proud of you Jean.

Later Darrell

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One would have to be crazy to go fishing in these temps. Very dangerous.

I remeber last year at Rainy lake when a group of 6 of us had these cold temps for 4 day ans yes we went out. I should not have gone out that day even with 5 sleds and all the guys. Just to many things could go wrong out there in -40.

Good thing you are staying home Stevo, there will always be another day to fight the lakers.

Harvey that trip was a chilly one wasnt it?

-35 in souptown and the truck wouldnt start. Jumper packed it and let it run for a bit then shut it off and went back to bed. Got a new Interstate for it today.

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