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Where is everyone heading to for opener?


the squirrel

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Well that trip will cost a little more this year to the lake. I just filled the boat 12 gallons and the truck 26 gallons @ 13 miles to the gallon 320 mile round trip.. To get to my walleye spot on the lake 3 miles round trip by boat with a limit of walleye's and perch by 9:00am at a total cost of $100+ just to get to them. Your dang right it's worth it... Woooooooooooooo Opener is just around the corner me boy's and girls!!!!!!

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Oh I almost forgot bait and beer so $200+ round trip.WOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo hoooooooooooooooooo!!

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Well, one of my wifes friends thought it would be a good day for a wedding mad.gif (wrong). It starts at 2:30 and im working hard for the wife to let me go fishing and show up for the reception. I will be on Milacs if she lets me go. I would be hitting the sand in hopes of a nice meal ready for the table on Sunday.

Where do these people come from anyway confused.gif

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I had a friend who got married on opener, he's divorced now.

I'll be on Boulder lake with an old group of friends, 20 years running.

(not me)

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I'll be cruising the Big V... nowhere near Musky Tom's dock, but maybe within a mile or 3 of MT Net's place...

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In a river by Brainerd, in my waders at the crack of midnite. Been in the same spot with the same group of guys almost every year since 1980 or so. We defected a couple openers to hit gunflint trout lakes, but mostly it's river walleyes under a dam. When the waters high we do great, but the last couple years have been slow with the low water. Praying for rain...

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I'll be on a quiet bay on Lake Iwanttobethere, later in the day we will go and camp out at the access and make wagers on trailer backing and boat retrieval. We will have our waders on and help those in need. Monday after the tourist have left will be our time for some serious fishing then..

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Vermilion....Look for the big blue crestliner on the east end.

Good luck everyone

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Inguadonna, it will be the first time I have fished this lake on open water!

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We have a buddy who has a cabin on the east side of Mille Lacs, so we'll be working the rocks. If it's slow we sometimes head up toward Malmo. Having a private access is very nice. smile.gif

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Im going to Goose Lake and fish the west side of the lake... I heard they have walleyes in there... grin.gif

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Winni/Cutfoot on Sat and Sun then some of the area lakes on Mon and Tue.

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I'll fishing a new lake in the Hutchinson area Saturday. Spending time with the family Sunday. Then heading to Winne Tuesday morning for a couple days. Come home Thursday, see the family, then leave Friday afternoon for the Alexandria area for the annual boys fishing weekend. A lot of gas and beer...but worth it!

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If I am lucky, I will get the boat out on saturday and will probably head to cedar lake, south of prior lake, or Odowd for the evening bite. the next weekend is guys weekend, either fishing on Mille Lacs or some lake near finlayson.

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On a small lake were the city people are not with my pontoon full of kids!!!!!!!! cool.gif

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