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I'm sure that some of you who post here must have your own permanent house on the lake. What do you do for off seasson storage, and will any of the resorts work with you (for a fee) to pull the house on and off the lake? Good luck and hang on. Bill

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Great Question Bill,<P>I am working at getting (hopefully building) one for next season. I hope you get lots of feed-back on this thread.

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Dr Bob: I bought one with my son last night from a friend of ours who now has it on Mille Lacs. It is 10x16 with four bunks and all the bells and whistles. We want to bring it to LOW. I would probably still spend my evenings at Riverbend however due to the lack of night bite,hot showers and good food. I really don't want to truck it all the way up if there is a problem with finding someone looking for some extra cash for storage etc in the off season. I would even consider allowing a reliable person to rent it out when we're not there and let them keep the rental fees in exchange for the services. These are just some thoughts. I'm headed up a week from today and will talk to Glenn at Riverbend and see what he thinks. How big of a house are you looking at building? Bill

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<BR> Adrian's Resort provides the services you mentioned. You'll have to check with them for rates and other details. There maybe others, the LOW Tourism Bureau could probably give other names. LOL

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WCT: Thanks for the input. Next week I will be right next to them and will stop and find out the particulars. Bill

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Bill<BR>I know long point also has that service, as well as babler's. I've stored mine at bablers for the past number of years for I think was is $50 this year. Hope this helps and good fishin!!

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Bill<BR>Yes, if you let Richard know your house, he will plow your you out if needed(I think this will be for an extra fee--around $10-15--) but he plows regularly to the reefs so he'll keep you happy. If you let him know in advance he will take your house off also. I see you post quite a bit, have you had any luck this year yet??

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Whats the widest house you can legally transport on a road? I thought it was 8' but I could be wrong.

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Northlander,<BR>You can tranport up to 9' with out signs and flashing lights.That is fedarel law should know this quite weel with being a over the road driver and hauling equpiement here in Wis and MN.<BR>My self I am looking to buy a sleeper house or a 6 man day fish house.Been watching the postings for cost of one.Would like also like to know how much will it cost to build one.Any information would be greatfull

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Bill, congrats on the new ice pad ! Nothing like hard walls to lean against and shirt sleeve weather inside ! I had a perm. one out of Richards when his uncle run it , Franks road and had Richard store it a couple years too, he will help if he can I'm sure. It was $30 but that was 10 years ago. <BR>I'm by L. Falls so if you want help some wkend following you up let me know.<BR>You may want to call the DOT about if you need a permit, 8'6" is legal width and I believe it's a liability thing with no permit even if it's no fault of yours in a accident.. <P>

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Reefer: No I have not been up yet this year. finished the pheasant hunting in So Dakota last, now the holidays this week. I am headed up next week on Sunday morning thru Wed for the first time. Sounds like the bite is good. Thanks for the info you provided.<P>I just got off the phone with my son and we are discussing which way to go on this deal. The house is on Mille Lacs and belongs to a good friend of ours. He has 3 boys in hockey and the winters are booked solid, but not on the right kind of ice. This is a 10x16 house with four bunks, 4 burner apartment size stove, new heating and really very nice. I've fished out of it several times. the price is right, now the decision to leave it on Mille Lacs or truck it to LOW. It does not have wheels so we would bring it up on a trailer. My son has a friend in the excavating business and the equipment would not be a problem as far as moving. I definitley know which lake I prefer the question is do want the house that far away (4 1/2 hour drive) even though I have four trips booked already it would definitley mean quite a few more to justify the fact that its there......darn decision making.....<P>Buckets: thanks for your input as well. I will let you know which way we are going in the event additional help is needed. Bill<BR>

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Buckets,<BR>just looked it up in the truckers book.You can haul up to 9' with out a permit.Any trailer over 10' or object over 10' needs sgins,flashing lights and permits.If you don't belive me call your local D.O.T. office,and they well tell you what you need.I<BR>am a truck driver,I do haul equipement here in Wi and into Mn.Also ran flat bed over the road.

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Hey Bill,<P>The answer is: AS BIG AS I CAN grin.gif.

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Reefer: Will they also assist in taking the house off or helping to move it in the event of a lot of snow, or moving from one location to another during the season? Thaks, Bill

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Jeez, Bob, so size really DOES matter? grin.gif<P>------------------<BR>"Worry less, fish more."<BR>Steve Foss<BR> [email protected]

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Not at your age! grin.gif

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L. Perch, didn't mean to step on toes just trying to help.. It was my livelyhood a couple years back too. I lowboyed heavy equip. around the seven surrounding states. Had to permit any thing over legal dimensions and was ticketed once for being 9' wide running in inclement weather (even with a permit) <BR>Bill, I ran number 6 out of Crosby the last time, real nice quiet road but I would avoid it at night now, thick woods. But if you permitted it the permit is only good for daylight and good weather.

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Thanks to everybody for the input on this subject. If we do decide the LOW is the lake to take it to we would put it onto a trailer that is designed to haul a large skid loader. Just to be on the safe side I would definitley call DOT and run the front and rear escort if needed. Still in the decision process.<P>Dr Bob: Maybe I should just bring this house to LOW and then sell it to you!!!! Would save you some nailing...Good luck and hang on guys. Bill

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Buckets,<BR>There is no hard feelings on this side of the fence.And there is no sore toes eather.it is shure neat to hear someone in the same industery who like to fish the big lake also.Got one quick question.Do you still drive big truck yet any more? All I do is run quad dumptruck here in Wi,shure less headacks,and less pesty dot boys.Any ways Mreyy Xmas and happy year

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No, I had to give it up 3 yrs ago. Some ahole's practical joke left me with serious back and neck trouble. I really loved it though, haul out the old and bring in the new, it was like being Santa at times ha. Really see and hear a lot of things on the road too, it was great while it lasted.<BR>Good luck to you and keepem turnin! <P>Bill, a final thought on the house. Seems like you may be a little new to this. Big house's can be a real pain up there. I've seen guys do a lot of damage to vechicles trying to move them. Make darn sure it has very good skids under it, sometimes the only way to get them in was to trailer them cause of deep wet snow in the spring.<BR>

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I just moved my house from mille lacs to Red. it is WAY to expensive to kept it at mille lacs any more for the fishing that offerd. I paid $600 last year to get a pull out and off. I figured that at red I can catch crappies once in a while and when they open it up to walleye again I can't wait!!! we catch more of those darn things fishing for crappies than you'd believe. 40-60 a day each is not uncommon. plus red is only an hour for LOW and we fish there during the day and head back to red at night not bad. just a thought for you to consider/.

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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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