Moose's Report - Cambridge-Elk River-Foley-Milaca-Mora-Ogilvie Fishing Reports

[leech~~]

25 minutes ago, monstermoose78 said:

yes I roasted in the house so I am looking to get a much smaller heater as I have the big buddy and heater/cooker. This what I am thinking. What do you all think?

 

I have a Big Buddy I use in my Clam Voyager thermo top, and a Buddy I use in my thermo Eskimo wide 1.  Normally I only have the buddy set to low in the Eskimo.  Both setups seem to work pretty well.  I haven't used my Sun heaters in years and I haven't melted or burned holes in anything in years either!  

Edited January 29 by leech~~

[Wanderer]

10 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

yes I roasted in the house so I am looking to get a much smaller heater as I have the big buddy and heater/cooker. This what I am thinking. What do you all think?

I have one of these and it works well.  Easier to light than anything else I’ve used.  Compact when broken down too..  I pack that one when I’m not sure if I’ll need heat or not.

 

Downside is it’s either on or off, no adjustment, and I’m always worried about tipping it over eleven though it rarely happens.

 

I wind up using the regular size Buddy the most when I know I want heat.  I use the Big Buddy when I can bring a 20lb tank and hose and it’s COLD.  

 

I always got headaches after a day of fishing with the heater/cookers.

Edited January 29 by Wanderer

[rundrave]

4 hours ago, Wanderer said:

I have one of these and it works well.  Easier to light than anything else I’ve used.  Compact when broken down too..  I pack that one when I’m not sure if I’ll need heat or not.

Walmart had these on clearance for $32 back in September and I couldn't pass it up despite having several other heaters already. I have actually been really impressed  with it. It gives off just the right amount of heat without turning a portable into a sauna. It does light very easy I have been very happy with it.

[Hookmaster]

Well the Little Buddy heater is 3,800 BTU and the Buddy is 4,000-9,000 BTU. I figured if the Buddy is too warm at 4k, I'd crack the zipper some.

[monstermoose78]

I had the back door on the shack open to keep me from

cooking

[monstermoose78]

Hit Mille Lacs again and was in 28-30 feet of water. It was good action on Tullipees must have caught 25 of those buggers. They sure fight hard. I ended up with 7 perch. The biggest hit the bump board at 13 1/4 inches. I had 5 sizes 5-6, 7-9, 10-11, 11-12, and 12+. 

[Wanderer]

1 hour ago, monstermoose78 said:

Hit Mille Lacs again and was in 28-30 feet of water. It was good action on Tullipees must have caught 25 of those buggers. They sure fight hard. I ended up with 7 perch. The biggest hit the bump board at 13 1/4 inches. I had 5 sizes 5-6, 7-9, 10-11, 11-12, and 12+. 

Are you finding the white worms in your perch?  We’re seeing about a 25% rate on ours.  Most aren’t real bad but every once in a while one is really laced with em.

[monstermoose78]

Not so far

[leech~~]

4 hours ago, Wanderer said:

Are you finding the white worms in your perch?  We’re seeing about a 25% rate on ours.  Most aren’t real bad but every once in a while one is really laced with em.

Yours were from Winni though and his were from Mille Lacs right?  

Read this somewhere, never had to try it though?  "The solution to the white grub problem was to filet the perch and place them in salted water overnight.  The grubs crawled out and lay on the bottom of the bowl"  

Edited February 3 by leech~~

[monstermoose78]

We went from no snow to enough quickly. I will have to go check out the lakes with updates on which ones have plowed roads around. Be safe and bring a shovel. 

Edited February 8 by monstermoose78

[Wanderer]

11 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

We went from no snow to enough quickly. I will have to go check out the lakes with updates on which ones have plowed roads around. Be safe and bring a shovel. 

I’m finding having the plow is becoming pretty important for mobility with the big house again this year.  Been nice the past couple to not have to worry about it.

[leech~~]

16 hours ago, monstermoose78 said:

We went from no snow to enough quickly. I will have to go check out the lakes with updates on which ones have plowed roads around. Be safe and bring a shovel. 

Yaaa, finally after two winters of hyfax burning!  

[smurfy]

sweet picture there leech!!!!! i dont see no fishies though!!!!!!

[leech~~]

1 hour ago, smurfy said:

sweet picture there leech!!!!! i dont see no fishies though!!!!!!

That's ok, you have to question every fishing picture you see.  I'm use to it.  

Edited February 9 by leech~~

[smurfy]

 well, you know the sayin..... pictures or it didn't happen! 

[monstermoose78]

Who’s been out? I got hit with the flu and am still recovering. 

[smurfy]

Hope your well on the way back to feeling bett5 bud!

Been able to avoid all the bugs going around so far 

[monstermoose78]

Got my grouse back from a Minnesota custom taxidermy today and put them in there spots. The spruce grouse was not as mature as I thought. 

[fishingstar]

That looks purity cool!

There hasn't been much biting in my area. 

[leech~~]

41 minutes ago, monstermoose78 said:

Got my grouse back from a Minnesota custom taxidermy today and put them in there spots. The spruce grouse was not as mature as I thought. 

Nice, love both the Grouse.  I've only got one spruce ever, eat it.  

[monstermoose78]

6 hours ago, leech~~ said:

Nice, love both the Grouse.  I've only got one spruce ever, eat it.  

I normally don’t shoot them but this one looked so good but his red eyebrow didn’t stay as he was a young bird.

[monstermoose78]

Went to Mille Lacs with my dad and ended up with 17 perch and one tullipee. That was on Sunday we fished hard and I burned through 3 9 amp batteries I would say about 25 holes per battery through 32-36 inches of ice. 

[smurfy]

Wow that's alot of ice!

[monstermoose78]

Hot out today to enjoy the weather and fish. The bite was crazy good. I kept 10 crappies and 8 gills. Gills were 7 3/16 to 8 1/8 inches crappies were from 9.5. 10.5 inches. Shallow water just below the ice. 3 mm pink and white with a white spug.

[monstermoose78]

Had a fish fry for my wife and the neighbor lady, so it’s time to get some more fish.

[monstermoose78]

Went fishing with my dad and we spanked them panfish again. Same set up as yesterday. Fish fry coming this Friday for the family!! 

[smurfy]

just below the ice???? i was pulling crappies from 30 ft over 43 ft and 23 inches of ice this past weekend.

 

nice going!!!!!!