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Lets here some stories good or bad for us sorry suckers that are at work jigging in a wastepaper basket wishing we were up at LOW fishing. Nothing gets done when I have fishing on my mind. My first trip is in 7 days and counting. Save some fish for me. I think I am going to run my auger in my garage tonight just to get rid of the itch a little bit. <P>Gone crazy at work Vooya!!

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Twee: Know the feeling well, i just went through the tackle boxes and rearranged the jigs again, they're still the same color. I'm not headed up until 12/28 so give us a post on your trip. Think I'll head for the bathroom and see how the jigs work in the toilet bowl!!!!! good luck and hang on. Bill

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Im glad to here that its normal to go through and sort and rearrange all you jigs a month before you go on a trip. I thought it was a fever only I get. Now I kmow Im not alone. The toilet sound like a good idea! I will post my report somehow Im going to be up there for a week through X-mas. There are no computers at my cabin. I'll do my best. Best of luck on your trip up.<P>Catch and release the big ones!!

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Twee . . . I have it bad too. A coworker is up there right now, for 3 days. I have another 13 days, 4 hours, and 35 minutes til I can leave the driveway in that direction. My mind has been on the far side of Pine Island for a month. I put my vexilar in a bucket of water and turned it on just to see some red. I hope the bite is still on when I get there. This will be my first hard water trip to L.O.W. All the postings have me jigging angel eyes in my sleep. <BR> Bturk, maybe I will see you up there. I'll save you a cold one. 7' X 12' house, beige vynl siding with sky blue horizontal stripe. Liscense # on the door in red letters. Green Dodge ram out front. <P>Good luck and good fishing to both of you.<BR>

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Heading up the 31st to long point. Yep, I rearranged the jigs too. Charged the batteries and will probably do it again after Mille lacs on monday. I've set up the vex on the work bench and put different things within the cone to immitate a looker coming in. If I were to do the toilet thing I think my wife would call the Doc. Just can't wait.

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vexlars??????????? why spend the time playing with that rigamerole I just spend time sharpening my filet knife it always gets a workout<P>I supose you boys got batteries for your knifes too <P>still rubbing that e and j bottle<BR>lets go get um boys

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Actually I need a outlet. Gordy just like my Broth-in-law you must be from the bush also. Refuses to use any kind of electronics. He says it just frustrates him cuz he can see the fish but can't get them to bite. I would like to fish with you sometime though. Don't catch many fish but like to clean them all. My kind of partner just like my <BR>Brother-in-law.

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oh we will be catching fish dont worry i always bring in a good pail or a full salt pellet bag either or i always seem to catch fish <BR>\<BR>I have tried a vexlar all it did is give me a headache from that constant buzzing noise it about drove me nuts I like a quite house with KQRS playing and Paul Harvey every couple of hrs. less distractions makes a better day when i am getting close to beer 18 about 2 pm then the half pint of Ice Hole comes out I envite anyone to fish with me we will have the time of our lives!<P>You know the saying A bad day on the ice is better that a good day at work!!!!!!!!!!1<P><BR>later dudes<BR>

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I'm with ya twee!!!<BR>I have a month til LOW.<BR>You just can't catch eyes in those #s.<BR>Not in the Metro(not in any spots I know)<BR>Can someone tell me where there is a spot like that? :> )

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    • Wanderer
      Grandpa added: then you marry one, then you die, then she has all your money. 😉 
    • leech~~
      That's cute. My mother in law had all those little sayings.  Her favorite was "Life's a betch then you die"  so cheery. 😏
    • smurfy
      🙄 oh yea.....like your a picnic on the beach!!!!!!! 🤣
    • leech~~
      Hey, he seems to like starting pissing matches, everywhere!  😒 😉
    • Wanderer
      Hey now, that one is all you!  Haha!  Don’t make another thread septic. 😉      Yup, the Looper Bug.  I couldn’t remember that catchy name for it.  2lb test is a little crazy, especially for the line quality back then but I can see that being a thing too.  Such clear water.  Looking down the hole watching the fish swim around and them looking back at you.  The further out I got, the easier it was for them to see me.   My one looper charged in when my jig was just below the ice while I was laying face down like you said.  It hit basically right in front of my face.  The fight was me rolling over and pulling it out of the hole.  That was shortly before the guys in the shallows packed up their little black shelters and left with their fish.     So, by the end of the day I learned: black looper bug; light line; conceal movement; and/or fish shallow.  And then never went back.
    • leech~~
      Cuz like I said, he was breaking off a lot and they were like gold at the time.  Guys an't giving up anything when combat fishing, I'm sure he pissed off some folks running around jumping in and out of open holes. 😉
    • smurfy
      🤔why didnt ya "leech" some of them black flies from the guy!!!!!🤗😂   awe come on....wanderer would of said it too!!!!😉
    • leech~~
      Au, yes the black fly, aka the looper bug.  I remember the first time I was introduced to it.  There must have been 20-30 guys out in front of the French on the ice. This one guy was running from hole to hole and pulling fish, but he was also breaking off a lot.  When I finally got close to him, he said he had 2lb line and just the bug on the end and jigging.  I think I had about 6lb line and some jig with waxies.  I jumped in my Suv and buzzed up to the bait store in Two harbors "which is closed now" to get new line and bugs.  By the time I got back and fishing again the bite must have been over!  Spent the rest of the day laying on the ice staring down the hole, ton's of fish went by but not bite!! ☹️    I used to get up at like 3:00am to drive up from Brooklyn Center, fish until dark and drive home.  When I had more of the wander spirit.  Heck I remember when I had no brains or money in the spring, getting up at like 2:30am, driving up and fishing every stream for about an hour that I could get to from Duluth to Grand Marais.  Then driving all the way home the same day.  🤪
    • Kettle
      Last day of myself hunting before I help my friend with new clients. Back on the bigger marsh, mainly teal but 5 fulvous whistling ducks. A medium size duck but they fly and decoy like Canada geese, big circles and glide in. They are noisey birds
    • Hookmaster
      Kettle, sounds like an awesome trip. Never see drake bluewings in MN during the season. For the bridge my pucker factor would've been 11, and that's walking across both ways!!
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