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Think it will be done by the weekend? Supposed to be 40 almost every day with some rain. Lakes are a zoo right now, hopefully we'll be walking again so it isn't quite as easy.

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I agree with that. I like when ya have to work atleast a little to get out there. It does filter out at least a few of the "you know what" for brains. I'll will hopefully drive out tomorrow, but I got a small car. If it rains I ain't trusting it no more. It's gonna get unstable quick this year. Most would agree that never got real safe this winter.

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With the weird weather this is the first year my truck has never drove on the ice. Sleds and four wheelers. Last weekend I walked 1/2 mile to get to the spot. Good exercise but I did learn that the walk back sure seems a lot longer.

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Until I got my wheeler about three weeks ago, I was walking up to a mile to get to spots. You are right, the walk back was really not very much fun at all.

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I think last weekend will be the last time my vehicle will be on the ice. Sounds like alot of rain this week. frown.gif I hate to say it, but I may be done for the season. I'm planning on fishing pool 2 this weekend.

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yep i usually use my wheeled house for a portable for a few more weeks but i think she will be going to the triangle car wash early this year for her yearly bath..... no need for a house when the temp is 42 - i can wear a rain coat....

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I haven't driven a vehicle on the ice anywhere south of Mille Lacs yet this year. I certainly ain't gonna start now.

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I was out last nite in the rain on Prior. I saw plenty of larger vehicles out there, so I scooted around some very questionible spots and made it out. Just about the time it started pouring. Most of them took of shortly after, I think they got a little skeerdd. I knew I was relitivly safe where I was, but I wasn't lookig forward to getting back on land. Long story short... the fishing sucked, I got rained on, and thats the last time I'm driving out.

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