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Sight fishing capitol of the North......for giant pike!

JPenny

By JPenny
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Fishuhalic,

Thanks. I use live bait 99% also on the lakes I fish near Brainerd--as with you, I usually fish around 12 feet deep or so, depending on the lake and weeds and structure.

On LOW, workers at the resort gave me 2 different opinions. One said just under the ice, the other said couple feet off the bottom.

This winter I'll fish both my holes at LOW with bait at both depths and let me son mess with the walleyes.

Thanks!

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Nope, but Ive seen it done before. It looks like an absolute blast. Too bad it would take me 5 years to pay it off. It seems like those types of trips are catered too the wealthy.

Honestly, I don't want 5 star accommodations when I'm fishing. I want to fish. Leave the port wine, 1200 thread count sheets, fine cuban cigars, and prime rib behind. Give me PBR, my sleeping bag, a can of cope, and a pan for a small fish or two and I'll be fine.

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Nope, but Ive seen it done before. It looks like an absolute blast. Too bad it would take me 5 years to pay it off. It seems like those types of trips are catered too the wealthy.

Honestly, I don't want 5 star accommodations when I'm fishing. I want to fish. Leave the port wine, 1200 thread count sheets, fine cuban cigars, and prime rib behind. Give me PBR, my sleeping bag, a can of cope, and a pan for a small fish or two and I'll be fine.

Agreed. That's why my summer fishing expedition takes me to Cliff & Roma's on Lake Savant, ON. You stay in a bare-bones plywood cabin, sleep on an army cot, share a couple outhouses with the other guests (along with one community shower)...you get the idea.

When I go in early July, I spend 16-17 hours a day out on the water, so all I need is a place to lay my head and dream about the next day's fishing!

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i checked my taped programs and watched it last night. certainly was a nice show [as usual]. saw you on there. those were some nice pike that were caught. "Tex" is quite a character. always enjoy him on the program. thanks for the reminder. good luck.

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Nope, but Ive seen it done before. It looks like an absolute blast. Too bad it would take me 5 years to pay it off. It seems like those types of trips are catered too the wealthy.

Honestly, I don't want 5 star accommodations when I'm fishing. I want to fish. Leave the port wine, 1200 thread count sheets, fine cuban cigars, and prime rib behind. Give me PBR, my sleeping bag, a can of cope, and a pan for a small fish or two and I'll be fine.

The trouble with many of these lodges is they are inherently expensive. To build, to access, to run, etc...so they will never be "cheap". Problem is, now that they are already dealing with clientle that can afford to drop $$$ on trips, all they can really do to compete with other premium lodge operations is to offer better "extras....fancy food, drink, accomadations. Now you have an even MORE expensive trip. I guess most guys who have the bucks to afford that kind of trip aren't willing to sleep on a cot anymore...sissys:)

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