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[Macgyver55]

No rain up north! Sunset tonight was brilliant!

 

 

 

[chaffmj]

Foggy morning over the river a couple of days ago.

 

 

Edited October 15, 2023 by chaffmj

[Duffman]

On 10/12/2023 at 8:53 PM, leech~~ said:

Boat trip?  Old yellow is there. 

 

Took her on her first canoe trip.

Did not paddle far at all (still too big for my canoe), just a couple old dogs hanging out around camp and doing some hiking and exploring.  Quality time with a quality dog.

[leech~~]

2 minutes ago, Duffman said:

 

Took her on her first canoe trip.

Did not paddle far at all (still too big for my canoe), just a couple old dogs hanging out around camp and doing some hiking and exploring.  Quality time with a quality dog.

Sad to know the time is coming.  Have you thought about getting a new pup after?  Some folks don't wait and have the old one help make the transition easier with them both for a while.  

[Wanderer]

39 minutes ago, chaffmj said:

Foggy morning over the river a couple of days ago.

 

 

I was supposed to be there this weekend but my bud got sick and we had to cancel.

 

These were from our best October trip up there - in 2014.

 

[Duffman]

[Duffman]

1 hour ago, leech~~ said:

Sad to know the time is coming.  Have you thought about getting a new pup after?  Some folks don't wait and have the old one help make the transition easier with them both for a while.  

Hey now, she ain't gone yet. 

She's an only child, we discuss the possibility of a new pup quite a bit and always come back to "No."

But, we're thinking 2 next go around.

I took a shiat ton of pics.........but I'll only bore ya with one more.

 

 

[SledNeck]

6 hours ago, Duffman said:

Hey now, she ain't gone yet. 

She's an only child, we discuss the possibility of a new pup quite a bit and always come back to "No."

But, we're thinking 2 next go around.

I took a shiat ton of pics.........but I'll only bore ya with one more.

 

 

 

What were you hunting

[leech~~]

2 hours ago, SledNeck said:

 

What were you hunting

Memories!

[SledNeck]

Where's Waldo

 

 

[leech~~]

17 minutes ago, SledNeck said:

Where's Waldo

 

 

Choot-um! 

Edited October 15, 2023 by leech~~

[SledNeck]

I do have a muzzy broadhead for non deer targets .......

[Duffman]

6 hours ago, SledNeck said:

 

What were you hunting

 

Thought about bringing the long gun.  But the only grouse we kicked up was on the portage from the lot to the lake, kicked it up twice because it returned to it's thumping log in between trips down the portage. I'm guessing the trails close to the campsite are popular with grouse hunters. But I didn't hear much gunplay all three days, only one duck volley Saturday morning. Never seen a duck but I heard some wing by as I was still sleeping bag bound Friday morning. Had the pistol along, but was never given the opportunity to get me a Cornish game hen.

[bobbymalone]

22 hours ago, Duffman said:

Had the pistol along, but was never given the opportunity to get me a Cornish game hen.

I'm always tempted to try stalking the woods with a Ruger 22 pistol.

[chaffmj]

Warm enough up here to have dragon flies still flying around. 

 

[SledNeck]

6 hours ago, chaffmj said:

Warm enough up here to have dragon flies still flying around. 

 

 

I had 26F at my house yesterday 

[leech~~]

On 10/14/2023 at 10:28 PM, Duffman said:

Hey now, she ain't gone yet. 

She's an only child, we discuss the possibility of a new pup quite a bit and always come back to "No."

But, we're thinking 2 next go around.

I took a shiat ton of pics.........but I'll only bore ya with one more.

 

 

Ok, so how did you get her to setup the Old Yeller shot?  

 

[Duffman]

On 10/16/2023 at 9:39 AM, bobbymalone said:

I'm always tempted to try stalking the woods with a Ruger 22 pistol.

 

I've only attempted it once and scored from maybe 10 ft away. And my first thought was "OW.....my ears."

 

1 hour ago, leech~~ said:

Ok, so how did you get her to setup the Old Yeller shot?  

 

Just taking a different path back to camp, I said "Wait a sec."

Of course she turned towards the back wondering who we were waiting for.

I like that one better than the one where she is facing me.

 

23 hours ago, chaffmj said:

Warm enough up here to have dragon flies still flying around. 

 

I was surprised by the amount of flying insects around last week.

I still thinks it's unfair that you participate in this thread, and thought about you as I was driving out of Ely, how does one not take great pics around here?!

 

[Macgyver55]

[Duffman]

City fishing.

The IDS Tower is in this pic.

And I'm 2.58 :miles from home plate at Target Field.

[Duffman]

On 10/14/2023 at 8:44 PM, Wanderer said:

 

Today is the 20th anniversary of my 7+ lb largemouth.

4 legit 6+ pounders and a couple dozen 5's since then.

The guy who currently holds the state record largemouth said that a 7 lb largemouth is a once in a lifetime bass in MN, and that's holding true every year that passes by for me. But I'll keep trying. 

 

[chaffmj]

On 10/19/2023 at 1:33 PM, Duffman said:

I still thinks it's unfair that you participate in this thread, and thought about you as I was driving out of Ely, how does one not take great pics around here?!

 

I do have an unfair advantage living where I do and not working but you still do have to get your butt outside and bring your camera along.

 

 

 

[Wanderer]

1 hour ago, Duffman said:

 

Today is the 20th anniversary of my 7+ lb largemouth.

4 legit 6+ pounders and a couple dozen 5's since then.

The guy who currently holds the state record largemouth said that a 7 lb largemouth is a once in a lifetime bass in MN, and that's holding true every year that passes by for me. But I'll keep trying. 

 

I never weighed or measured that one in the pic but she was possibly the fattest largie in that size class that ever caught.  
 

I had a goal for several years to break 7 in MN or WI and, unless that stump did, I haven’t with a largie.  (2) 6-14’s officially plus another (8) confirmed 6+s.  The biggest shock for me was my smallie that tipped the scale at 7.5lbs.  From where else but Ely…

 

Come to think of it, they were on the same bait too.  Silver/Black F 18 original Rapala.

Edited October 21, 2023 by Wanderer

[SledNeck]

2 hours ago, Duffman said:

 

Today is the 20th anniversary of my 7+ lb largemouth.

4 legit 6+ pounders and a couple dozen 5's since then.

The guy who currently holds the state record largemouth said that a 7 lb largemouth is a once in a lifetime bass in MN, and that's holding true every year that passes by for me. But I'll keep trying. 

 

A 7lb largemouth in Minnesota is very attainable.  I've caught 2 fish over 7 in the same month.   Same lake.  And its probably significantly shorter growing season up here where I fish. 

[Wanderer]

On 10/21/2023 at 1:38 PM, SledNeck said:

A 7lb largemouth in Minnesota is very attainable. 

Well… I’ll have to disagree with the use of “very” in that comment LOL!  But yes, definitely attainable.

 

On 10/21/2023 at 10:57 AM, Duffman said:

 

The guy who currently holds the state record largemouth said that a 7 lb largemouth is a once in a lifetime bass in MN.

 

Mark Raveling.  I fished several of the same tournaments as him and is son, Shane.  They were a tough combo to beat and it was usually down to them or the Capra’s for the win for years.

 

I entered the Big Bass World Championship for a few seasons after a friend of mine won a berth to it by catching a 7-15, I think it was, from WI.  He taught me a lot about fishing for big bass.

 

I was qualified first from MN one year with a 6-4 for a while before Mark came in at the buzzer with something like a 6-6?  Funny thing was, I had heard Shane got one over 6 not long before that!  Dang, that burned!  I was sure suspicious but Mark was very capable of getting one like that and his registration checked out, so tough bounce for me.