Wanderer

Demons are good! I always have some with too. But I usually start with a forage minnow in blue/glow. Another I’ve learned to keep handy is a Rattling Blade Spoon. Can’t say I have a hard go to for sunnies. Sometimes they hit the forage minnow anyway. But I do normally have a tungsten jig head with plastic ready to go if a good marking fish is interested but just won’t commit.

Yep, I’ve had some close calls myself by my own doing. This was the first time I can recall being the one “in control” so to speak of the outcome for someone else to this level. Talking with some buds today about it, there’s a ton of worse possibilities that could’ve happened and I truly believe we both got lucky Sunday. My truck is throwing a code now that’s probably due to damage to my exhaust system. P11 CB. Nox sensor or hole in the exhaust, most likely according to what I’ve seen so far. We’ll see how that turns out. Thanks for the comments guys.

Just been back home for a half hour from that road trip to Aitkin. Having a hard time getting that incident off my mind.

Gotta remind myself of that even as pay for the wrecker. My worst fear is a sledder popping out of the ditch and into the road. This guy just drove onto the road and stopped in my lane without so much as turning his head left or right. I still clipped his back end but he didn’t get hurt. Not on a trail and techically trespassing by rinding in the field he came out of. Dude did seem lost. He did offer to help but really had nothing to offer. I know it should go without saying but PLEASE LOOK before you come onto a road!!!

@gregg52 Check out KovashMarine in Moorhead; they seem to have a good variety of Warriors new and used to look at.

Nah, gregg52, no s____ from me! That glass vs tin ride has been on my mind too. I ran a Ranger bass boat with a 150 for over a decade and that rode way better in rough water than the new 1775 Pro Guide I fished out of last year. I was actually shocked at how hard we slammed for a boat of that weight. I just figured that was going to be the nature of the beast if I go tin. I looked up glass boats at Warrior dot com; both new and used. There were some nice units for sure but I’d have to go fairly used to stay around the price point of a new tin boat. It’s an option though.

First of I’ll say I’ve been a Lund guy for a long time. But a guy hasta look at other options these days. Looking at 1875 Pro Guide and Competitor 185. Floor plans are nearly identical sans some small differences in trim. Operationally it appears the differences would hardly be noticeable. The biggest deal I’m wondering about is the ride. The Alumacraft salesman's claim is they have a drier ride by hull design. I don’t know cuz I’ve never been in a modern Alumacraft. Other things to consider? Electronics? Rigging ease? The price difference would probaby get my TMs and finders on the Alumacraft for the same as a base Lund.

Thats correct. But cigarette lighter sockets as power sources are getting pretty outdated. Even the car charger plug ins are just the terminal end that you plug a USB cord into. The E6 Lightning is the first battery auger that has this feature and I’ll bet all others will follow suit. The amount of power to charge things that run off USB is pretty minimal, including LED lights. The E6 (6 Ah battery) is marketed as being able to drill 70 - 8” holes through 24” of ice on a charge. If that stands to be true, I might be wantin’ one. But even if I could make the power connection to a Vexilar, I doubt I’d take it that far. 6 Ah hours isn’t enough for a day on the ice for the Vex IMHO.

Good to see you post @gregg52. You’ll have to go into FM for Minnesota regional threads now. Winnie is there.

I have a Mack’s Prairie Wing catalog at home that I swear had listed 20 Gauge Heavi Shot Triple Beard @ $16 / box. Might wanna check them out.

Garlic has been used to scent baits since the 80’s or 90’s but it’s pretty much been in the realm of soft plastics. Chompers was the first that I tried. Couldn’t tell ya if it really did any better or not since there wasn’t a non-garlic version of the exact same baits available. Which really brings me to my point: It’ll probably work best at catching fishermen. The garlic could cover up other negative odors you might get on your baits but I really believe hard baits live or die on their own merits of action and flash. The funny thing is, Panther Martins have never needed extra help in catching fish! They’ve always been phenomenal pike and trout baits. I think they’re just trying to put a new spin on an old bait to pique the interest of new anglers. If you don’t already have some, get some anyway - you’ll love em. Just make sure you have a good swivel in front of em. They are line twisters. Yellow with red dots and gold blade my favorite but other colors can beat that from time to time, depending on where you are.

I’m shocked! Well, not really.

Unusual behavior like that makes him seem desperate, so I wouldn’t bet on it. But I also don’t know the scope of the environment there so I can’t say for sure. He might have a bank den at one of the lakes around there and is just adventurous and out for a stroll or really likes that grass!

Had to check that one out. Yep! That could pass as a Unified Statement from meat eating hunters to Vegans and anti hunters. I also watched the clip from UW Madison. As as a Sportsman you just gotta automatically like the guy. I’ll be sure to tune in more. Thanks for the heads up guys!

I think he’s in trouble...