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55 minutes ago, Kettle said:

Thank you! For minnesota it's a fish of a lifetime. 12 in girth, mouth was 7 in in circumference 

So is it going on the wall??

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1 hour ago, smurfy said:

So is it going on the wall??

Maybe a replica but it's still swimming 

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KETTLE..........how's the ice holding out?????? i put my ice gear away but just curious. 

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Smaller lakes this morning on 38 had some honeycomb looks. Saw a wheeler on Caribou this AM. I might be done myself. Hit LOTW Saturday and Sunday. Still a good 2 ft there. I'm hoping for open water by April 

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thanks sir!!!!!👍 by looking at the 3 different webcams up in the area i suspected the ice wasnt holing up well!!!!!!  not exactly sure when i'm heading back up, maybe mid april, but thats to put away winter stuff and change things to summer stuff, sharpen lawnmower blades.......all that fun stuff!!!!!🙄🙄

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heard some lakes around Bemidji are starting to open up!!!!!

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Still seeing ice covering the majority of lakes, nothing fishsable. Pulling away from north shores pretty good. I'm putting the ice stuff away today and getting the boat and long poles ready. If weather allows I'll fish the rainy river a few times this spring during the week days

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18 hours ago, Kettle said:

Still seeing ice covering the majority of lakes, nothing fishsable. Pulling away from north shores pretty good. I'm putting the ice stuff away today and getting the boat and long poles ready. If weather allows I'll fish the rainy river a few times this spring during the week days

thanks for the update Kettle!!!!!👍 somebody did say though that there's a few wheelers parked at Lakewood lodge on Big Sand. didnt say they ventured out......yet!!!!!

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man looking at the webcams.......that ice got trashed the last couple days!!!!!!

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it'll be interesting to watch the webcams today once that wind gets to crankin what it does to the ice. if any lake has open water and the wind catches it i'd assume its gonna pile up real fast!

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Few smaller and medium lakes opened today. Welcome sight in my eyes 

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checked the webcams in the area.........

 

big bog.....up on red......looks like ice yet......but how long.

 

Geigers on bowstring has open water. 

 

marrows on cutfoot is all but ope nwater.......very little ice floating.

 

lakewood on sand lake has ice in front of there place but heard a bunch of open water on other parts of the lake 

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1 hour ago, smurfy said:

 

 

marrows on cutfoot is all but ope nwater.......very little ice floating.

 

lakewood on sand lake has ice in front of there place but heard a bunch of open water on other parts of the lake 

Dang, good thing this isn't the other side of the wall, you would be ripped to shreds!  :blink:  :D

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Look out fish, there in even more trouble  happy union retirement benefits to me!👍

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2 hours ago, smurfy said:

Look out fish, there in even more trouble  happy union retirement benefits to me!👍

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You always have all the best equipment na.na.da,bo,bo! :D

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😆 dang straight ......i worked hard for what i got!!!!! not giving all to the kids why i keel over!!!!!!👍

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Watch some videos on YouTube on installing that side imaging ducer. I initially had mine perfectly level with the bottom of the boat but truth is you might need it up a click or two because the back of the boat sits below level in the water due to weight. When I did this my picture got way better. I'll side scan until I find fish, if I can't see them on there, they're not there

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Sometime here during the snowmaggedden were supposed to get,  I'll be reading on it it via the owners manual. 👍

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Looks to me like Leech brought his chair home!!😅😆

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3 hours ago, smurfy said:

Looks to me like Leech brought his chair home!!😅😆

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Nope not me.  May want to go nextdoor and ask around?  ;)

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  • 2 weeks later...

got my dock in yesterday, and will put the pontoon in next weekend.

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15 hours ago, knoppers said:

got my dock in yesterday, and will put the pontoon in next weekend.

 

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21 hours ago, knoppers said:

got my dock in yesterday, and will put the pontoon in next weekend.

thats one of the things on my honey do list when i get there!!!!! maybe even a few casts of the dock!!!!!🤗

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1 hour ago, smurfy said:

thats one of the things on my honey do list when i get there!!!!! maybe even a few casts of the dock!!!!!🤗

honey do list???   you will be there alone!!!  opps forgot the bar girls!!!   🤣

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