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Starting next Tuesday (11/18), I don’t see any temperatures for at least 10 days that get above freezing. As a matter of fact there are 6 nights of single digit temps and one night where we may tickle zero. Yee ha, bring it on!!!

With that said, is there any new cool winter stuff out there that you would like me to bring in house? I am happy to bring stuff in if I know you guys want it. Thanks for treating us so well, I really appreciate it.

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Ok, I'll start. How about some more Tungsten Jigs. A couple of Slush Buckets and some Slushcopters. I used the Slushcopter last year and it worked great.

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Just put the boat away yesterday, I am ready for hard water season. smile

How about white/red demons? Pug bugs?

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If the wind would quit I think this weekend or early next week possibly walking ice. But to anyone going to try early first ice, pay attention tread lightly it's not worth drowning.

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Your wish is my command. I started stocking AMSOIL about 2 months ago. I currently have their marine, snowmobile, ice auger, and bar and chain oil. I carry the snowmobile oil in quarts and gallons.

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Ion Augers added a "reverse" feature to their augers this year. The reverse feature blows the ice chips and slush back down the hole to minimize the need to do any scooping. Cool. I just got my shipment of IONs in and they were gone in 60 minutes. I have another shipment coming the end of next week.

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IONS - Like I said above, my first shipment of IONS were gone in less than 60 minutes. I just got my second shipment in and I am sure they will go quickly as well. I have six left. Get them while you can.

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Yes the red wigglers are in and we will have them for the rest of the hard water season. Later this week I've got some Slender Spoons, VMC Tinglers, Macho Minnows, and other misc. stuff coming into the shop. We've got a few IONs left as well.

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Craig,

Just wanted to say thanks for the excellent customer service, that you have provided for me this year!!! Not to often people take the time to help as much as you do!! Also a big thanks in helping out with my bros Cancer benefit...

Would also like to see some Santa pictures, I herd You put on a hell of a show this year!!

Craig, your Awesome, keep up the Great work!

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Thanks Rubber Ducky. As always it was great to see you and Big Sam again.

Santa and Elf Glenda had a great time this year and I am sure they will stop by again next year. Swing by our Facebook page and you can see a couple pictures from this years visit.

We also have a Toys for Tots drop box at the store. It is going to be picked up tomorrow so the gifts can be distributed to the children before Christmas. If anyone would like to make a drop today, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all and have a Merry Christmas.

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Merry Christmas to all my HSO friends –

Now back to the topic of cool things. About a week ago a gentleman came in and asked if I could get him a Fish Grabber. I said “Sure, what the heck is it”? He said his wife has one and he wanted to give one to his Grandson for Christmas. In all of my years I haven’t seen what he described to me but after some digging we did find them and I bought some.

So here is my Christmas present to the first three HSO followers that stop by the store today, 12/25/15, and yes WE ARE CLOSED. I have placed three Fish Grabbers on the outside of our store. One on the Ice Chest on the west side of the building, one on the wood pile out front, and one IN the paper towel holder on the windshield wash station by pump 5 & 6. These are FREE to the first three folks that find them. Please take only one. There is one catch though, you need to let me know how well they work for you. I am going to try them myself but I want to know how they worked for you or your kids.

Merry Christmas, stay safe, and until we get a bunch of ice please fish with a buddy and wear your ice cleats.

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    • gimruis
    • TenthousandLakes
      I must be real lucky, caught another healthy one, 30"  in the shallows tonight less than 6 FOW.    
    • leech~~
      Dude, I already trolled that spot, nothing but slimmers!  😄 Glad I saved money by stopping smoking a while ago. It's free most of the summer now! Been calm and yellow out for days! 🤧
    • leech~~
      Bet you would enjoy a nice paddle down the Cahulawassee River, too then. 😏
    • delcecchi
      Talked to my neighbor is getting ready for a trip via fall lake.    They use small boats with like 10 to 25 hp outboards and portage wheels.   There are two portages to get into pipestone bay, with the second one being over a hill.   From pipestone they can go around to Jackfish? bay,   There is a big sign to warn about where the no motors area is.    
    • Wanderer
      Don’t go!!!   I mean, that’s what they say anyway.
    • Kettle
    • leech~~
      Seems like a long way to climb, to sight in a gun! 😐
    • LakeofthewoodsMN
      On the South End... The walleye and sauger bite continues to be very good with anglers enjoying consistent action.  As we transition into fall, fish are being found at various depths, but 25 - 32 feet of water has been consistent. Jigging continues to pick up as the waters cool.  Water temps this week are down to 64.  Top jig colors this week include gold, orange, chartreuse, and pink.  For some anglers, big numbers caught this week jigging with frozen emerald shiners on the lake.   Some anglers are jigging on or adjacent to structure.  Others are finding schools of walleyes and saugers out over deep mud.  Using sonar to find fish is helpful.     Spinners and trolling crankbaits continue to produce fish as well.  This is a transition time where multiple presentations are working.  As the season progresses, jigging will take over as the top technique.     For those pulling spinners, gold, pink, orange, glow red, or glow white has been successful. Adjust your weights to 2 - 3 ounces to match the depth and speed you are drifting / trolling. Trolling crankbaits is still producing nice walleyes.  Some goto colors are gold, chrome / blue, pink UV firetiger, and chartreuse.     More and more walleyes are showing up along the south shore.  It seems things are gravitating towards fall patterns where good numbers of the fish are both chasing shiners and moving closer to shorelines.  The bite has been excellent and is really shaping up nicely for the fall jig bite both on the lake and in the Rainy River. On the Rainy River... A variety of species continue to be caught on the Rainy River.  Nice current flow is providing fall anglers some optimism for this year's fall shiner and walleye run being a banner year.  Some reports of nice walleyes being caught in the river already this week.   There are reports of shiners in the river all the way up to Birchdale.  Things seem to be setting up nice for a great fall on the river.  Mother Nature will have the final say of course. Sturgeon fishing is picking up with cooling waters.  Anglers anchor up and use a combination of crawlers and frozen emerald shiners on a sturgeon rig with a flat no roll sinker.     Find a hole in the river or simply mark these big fish in an area, anchor up and soak some crawlers! Up at the NW Angle... Walleye fishing up at the NW Angle remains really good. Fish are being found in many areas.  Structure, neck down areas as well as on the flats.   Some good fish are still holding in the deep mud east and northeast of Little Oak Island in the mud.  Areas around Four Blocks, and north of Garden Island producing fish as well.    As on the south end, jigging, spinners / crawlers and trolling crankbaits are all producing walleyes.   Smallmouth bass, pike and muskies are also being caught, both by unsuspecting walleye anglers and when targeted.  As the waters cool, crappies and jumbo perch are also showing up nicely for anglers.    
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