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My Newphew and I and ouu teo little 6 year old boys are going up to the lake of the woods. We were wondering on who to rent from and who to stay away from. We want to make it great adventure for our little guys.

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I found a pretty resonable offer at Schuesters Resort, does any know anything about. Would like to hear what you say about them. Thanks

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I stay at River Bend.

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Been to numerous resorts over the years and they have all been pretty good. When I bring my younger kids, I prefer going to Arnesen’s resort. They seem to run a very professional operation with good guides.

I stayed at Schuster’s resort (Slim’s) in December with some buddy’s and a few times previous to this. They do a good job and we catch fish. There people there just seem a little less “professional” overall in my opinion and they have older equipment to bring you out in. However, they do have very good prices.

Good luck and have a great time.

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Pretty much all of the resorts offer sleeper fish house options. A couple of the other more popular sleeper fish house options that you may not know about since they primarily run day houses and sleeper houses without an actual resort are:

Izzy's Ice Fishing - they have day and sleeper fish houses at 5 mile reef and also some out by Whiskey Flats on the West side of Lake of the Woods. They take you out in track vehicles.

Morand's Walleye Adventures (formerly Bob's Ice Fishing) - they have sleeper houses on Whiskey Flats also on the west side of Lake of the Woods. They take you out in track vehicles

Fred's Beds - they have sleeper houses that go out on Morris Point in the lighthouse gap. They use the Morris Point road system, so you can drive right to your sleeper fish house.

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I'm pretty sure there are a couple places that discount kids. Maybe Sportsman's Sleepers is one of them.

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I booked with Schusters thanks for your thoughts. One thing i wanted to ask you they dont supply rattle wheels the said, did you guys bring them your self or what did you guys use at night.

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My two reccomendations would be Fred's Bed's (see his web page) and or contact Jean-Paul Tessier at Lake of the Woods Outdoorsman. Both offer excellent accomodations, clean, modern sleepers and you wont find two nicer more knowlegable outfits to make your trip the best it can be!

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Zipple Bay has the cheapest rates. Kids are free. They've been very good to us!

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Another thought with the young kids is to try out Sportsman's Lodge. They also have an indoor pool, which the kids would likely enjoy after a day of fishing.

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Rattle reels at night are an option. I stayed with Sportsman's and, the way the hole configurations were, it wasn't good for sleeping. Too much of a draft from the trough. I love it for daylight, but, I would have had to sleep on the top bunk to stay warm, and I am too fat and old for that!

Maybe you can work something for yourself that is better, I don't know. After dark is usually eelpout time, although, we caught our biggest 'eye at 10 P.M. last winter.

Just my rambling 2 cents.

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JP HANDS DOWN! MY DAD AND I BOOKED 2 TIMES WITH HIM LAST SEASON. 1 TIME THIS SEASON. HE DOES A NICE LITTLE VIDEO OF HIS GUEST STAYING IN HIS HOUSES THAT HE PUTS ON HIS WEBSITE WWWW.LAKEOFTHEWOODSOUTDOORSMAN.COM. ON TOP OF THAT HIS WIFE MAKES BAKE GOODS AND HE BRINGS THEM OUT:)GREAT MEMOIRS! GREAT PEOPLE AND HE DOES HIS BEST TO PUT YOU ON FISH. I AM SURE OTHER OUTFITS ARE GOOD ALSO. BUT I PLAN ON USING HIM ANY TIME I AM PLANNING TRIP HERE ON OUT.

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Two of us just stayed with Ford's Guide Service in a 2-man sleeper this week. He's out on Long Point just down from the resort. Decent prices coupled with a good bite made for a fun trip.

He's got 4-man sleepers which can accommodate any size group. He was just going to move his 2-man sleeper out by a 4-man for a family of 5 that was coming in so he's flexible to suit your needs.

Will the kids like being cooped up for a couple days and not have a resort to head into for a 'break'? - it's your guess on that but check prices and what's included. Not sure about discounts for kids but I wouldn't hesitate to ask.

You park on shore and he runs you out in a tracked vehicle to the house. The kids would love that part of it.

Good Luck.

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I would say lake of the woods outdoorsman (JP). With a group of kids I would stay no where else!

JP is great guide and and can adapt to different type groups of people probably better than other place up there. Meaning if you are bringing kids he will give the extra attention you may or may not to keep the kids interested.

Good Luck! Just google lakeofthewoodsoutdoorsman.

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