Jump to content
  • GUESTS

    If You  want access  to member only forums on FM, You will need to Sign-in or  Sign-Up now .

    This box will disappear once you are signed in as a member.

Recommended Posts

Posted

You may want to double check the US Coast Guard stamp on that boat for the maximum weight capacity.  I don't know how many passengers are going to ride in that boat as its currently pictured, but you already have a lot of stuff in it.  Exceeding the weight capacity of a watercraft voids the insurance policy on it, not to mention its unsafe should you encounter rough water.  Just a suggestion.

Posted

I'll be on Kabetogama in Mid September. I run crawlers on jigs until it gets under 55 degrees then minnows. I anticipate fishing 25-30 ft on structure 

  • Thumbs Up 4
Posted

the boat isn't even sitting low in the water the way it looks to me...  

  • Yayyyy 1
Posted (edited)
1 hour ago, Mike89 said:

the boat isn't even sitting low in the water the way it looks to me...  

Not the point.  Every watercraft has a weight and/or passenger capacity.  Waiting until the boat is "sitting low" in the water and then adding passengers is a disaster waiting to happen.  I'm sure the PFDs are tucked away in a compartment under all the gear too...

Edited by gimruis
  • Wow, ❤ 1
Posted

😣 sheez Gim.......whats it like to be perfect and never push the limit now and then. 

  • Thumbs Up 2
  • Yayyyy 2
Posted

by the way carlsonmn.........thats a real nicely neat packed boat!!!!!!!!!!👍👍

  • Thumbs Up 3
  • 1 month later...
Posted

I can’t help you much with the walleye and crappie as I’m a bass fisherman. So I’m only gonna speak to the smallie fishing which can be amazing that time of year…or extremely frustrating. The bite can change on a dime that time of year. Here are a bunch of random thoughts on the smallie fishing for that time of year:

 

·        The fish will be schooled up shallow and/or deep. I haven’t done a lot of hump fishing in the past because of the wind. I could just never keep the boat in position in the wind to give it an honest try. However, I now have a Garmin Force with spot lock so will probably give it a go this year (will be there 9/16 – 9-23 staying on Crane but fishing Sand Point and Namakan).

·        For the shallow fishing I like to use ½ oz. crawdad traps, soft plastic tubes (3” w/ a ¼ oz tubejig) and spinners. Fish windblown rocky points and flats from 10’ to 1’. I prefer the traps and spinners because I get hung up less. The windblown part is critical…no wind, then no fish from my experience.

·        My favorite spots are on Namakan but I have several spots on Sand Point I love near where you will be staying. Most of these spots are on the Canadian side.

·        Send me a PM and I’ll give you some exact locations.

 

Best of luck!

  • Thumbs Up 1

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.



  • Similar Content

  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • 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!!
    • Wanderer
      Gotta love META, right????  Naw, they ain’t tracking’…   
    • Wanderer
      I did the looper steelhead thing in front of the French River once.  It was fun. I got one looper but the sight fishing aspect of it was the most fun.   We saw a couple guys limit on steelhead up close to shore and learned the black fly was the way to catch ‘em.  We didn’t have any.   My first 40+ hour day that I can remember.  Went to work Friday morning, Van Halen concert Friday night, too jacked up on the way home to call it a day so we loaded up for the North Shore.  Fished all day, drove home Saturday night.     Those crazy kids…   Chequamegon Bay and the Apostle Islands have always been a want but an undone deed.  The wander spirit has faded from my old traveling buds.  They like to stick to what they know now.
    • Wanderer
      Oh, he knows…. 😉 
    • SkunkedAgain
      About 20" of ice in Black Bay., although that's just based on how far my auger went before breaking through.
    • monstermoose78
      I would love get the cohos through the ice.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.