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Don't rule out Cabela's waders. Cabela's house brand clothing, including waders, are guaranteed for life. If you buy a pair and they start leaking after a couple of years, take them back and get a full refund (if you keep the receipt) or store credit if you don't have the receipt. You could also exchange the leaking pair for a larger size if you need it. No matter what brand of waders you buy, ALWAYS get a size bigger than you need. Most leaks come from stressing the seams. A generous size reduces the amount of stress that comes from climbing over rocks and bushwacking down to the river. Larger sizes also let you layer clothes underneath if the weather gets cold. One more thing to remember. There are only 2 kinds of waders. Those that leak, and those that are going to leak. No waders, regardless of price, are bullet proof. The companies that stand behind their waders like Cabela's, Orvis, Simms and a few others are the only companies that I will buy waders from.

What do you get when you spend more money? Do less expensive PFD's not keep your head out of the water?

Any US coast Guard approved life vest will do the job, no matter how much it cost.....as long as you have it on. Find one in a price you can live with that is comfortable enough that you will actually use it. If you find it uncomfortable, you won't wear it and it won't be any good no matter how much you paid for it.

I've had a beard for about 30 years. I shave my neck and trim the mustache every 2 or 3 days.

This is one of the best. And, most expensive. https://www.yakima.com/rackandroll-66-trailer

A friend of mine has the 10 footer. It has the best seat I've ever seen on a kayak.

They use the same blank as a St. Croix Avid. The Rage rods are made in Mexico, the Avids are built in Park Falls Wi.

I picked up some Rage rods from the St Croix store in Park Falls WI this spring for only $66 each and they were not seconds. They are very different from what I normally use with the foam grip and different style guides, but after having fished with both the casting and spinning set ups, I like them just fine. I should add that I have a hard time telling the difference in most rods that cost over $100. Rods with similar specs all feel about the same to me

You'll need a volt meter to check the output of the charger. If you got 120 volts going in, (you sure the outlet you plug into works?) and you have no DC power coming out, the charger is done.

A lot of my fishing is done on road trips that last 3 days to 17 days in a row. Going hard 10 to 12 hours a day wears me out. On the longer trips, bad weather usually gives me the break I need. I just got back from 5 days of float trips and I needed a break when I got home. I was just worn out,

Call the DNR. Get the license plate of their car if you can. Do not confront the poacher. A lot of the people that disregard the size or bag limit regs also never bother to buy a license either. I don't approve of poaching and expect people to play by the same rules. If they ignore them, they should pay the consequences.

I see most guys posting numbers of fish per day. Because one guys day might be 12 hours and somebody else's day might only be 2 hours, it's hard to make a comparison. I seldom will go fish just to get out of the house for a few hours and If there isn't a reasonable expectation of having a "good" day, say if the river is high and muddy from recent rains, I don't go out. I also take over night or multiple day trips to better waters to up my chances of catching fish. For my own records, I keep track of fish per hour. < 1 Fish Per Hour is a bad day. 1-2 FPH is so-so 2-4 FPH is about average 4-6 FPH Is a pretty good day 6-10 FPH Is a great day. I fish for smallmouth 90% of the time. Any river smallie over 12 inches is going to be fun to catch especially on light tackle. Most guys here would consider a 12 incher a dink, but that 12 inch RIVER smallmouth will drag a 16 inch lake largemouth all over the place. So for me, they are all good but everything over 12 is a lot of fun.

I'd throw crank baits, blades or lipless crank baits trying to have them run just a bit shallower than they are holding. You could even try using a slip float to keep your drop shot worm just over their heads instead of just off the bottom.

My friend Bill and I floated 3 days on a river in the Southern Upper Peninsula in my personal pontoons. Day, 1 we floated a 3 mile section of the river that we'd never been on before. The first mile was beautiful. Lots of current, rocks and fish. The last 2 miles the river went mainly to sand, and grass flats with little action. We might have caught more fish there but a strong wind against us meant if you stopped rowing, you drifted upstream. Day 2, was hot and sunny. For me, the pattern was senkos in the shade. A stick worm drifted along the shaded bank, was just what the smallies wanted. Unlike my float trip in the DuPage on Saturday, there were almost no dinks. Most of the bass were 14-15 inches with many 16's, and 17's with a bonus couple of 18's thrown in. There is just no quit in those river fish. Day 3, not as hot and overcast most of the day. There was no shade line today and my pattern from yesterday wasn't happening. I switched to a #4 Mepps and concentrated on the fish that were off the bank near faster water. Those fish ran a little smaller overall but I got more of them. I'm exhausted but extremely happy. Lots of good sized, hard fighting smallies, a beautiful river and beautiful scenery. 4 weeks from now I get to come back and do it again. an 18 incher Bill Chase The River Another 18

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Any depth finder can be made portable. Mount the transducer to a 1X2 board and clamp the board to the transom of the row boat with a C clamp. Hook the power cord up to a small, 12 volt rechargeable battery. I took an old cheap tackle box that held the battery and depth finder. I used screws and wing nuts to mount the depth finder bracket to the top of the box. Everything (except the board) fit in the box for transport. Took that to Canada on many fly-in trips.

Well for me, the issue is that the restaurant doesn't sell them by weight, they sell them as a "full slab". A full slab by definition, has 13 bones. If the menu would have offered a full or half "portion" or some other equally ambiguous term, I could live with that. When the menu says 12 ounce steak, you expect a 12 ounce steak.

I use 8 to 20 pound braid and have never used a leader. I fish clear, rocky water nearly all the time and have NEVER lost a fish or a bait due to abrasion. I guess it makes a difference it you spend time dragging your lines on the bottom. I don't.

If you order a half slab of ribs at the restaurant I was at, you get 6 bones. The 4 missing bones are used as part of combo meals.

I don't mind that prices have gone up as much as I am bothered that they say "full slab" when you are only getting 2/3s of one. What if you picked up a dozen eggs and only found 9 in the carton?

I used to troll big spoons or big crankbaits with 2 to 5 ounces of lead ahead of the bait to get it to run deep enough. The lakes I fished did not thermocline but were up to 150 feet deep. We would mark fish between 60 to 120 feet down. We eventually figured out what area consistently held fish and would just troll back and forth through it experimenting to get the baits in the zone.

I'm a big fan of baby back ribs, especially when they fall off the bone. A full slab of ribs, has 13 bones. I've noticed that the last 2 times I've ordered a full slab of ribs in a restaurant, the full slab only has 9 bones. I really feel ripped off. It's bad enough that a half gallon of ice cream is only 1.5 quarts these days and an 8 ounce package of cheese is now only 7 ounces. But when an establishment advertises a "full slab" and gives you 30% less, I get unhappy. Anybody else see this trend?

I just did a Google search of 3 pound bluegill. There are a lot of pictures of big gills but in nearly every one the guy or gal holding the fish is pushing them out toward the camera so there is no way to judge how large they really are. I did see one fat one that listed the 12inch fish as weighing 1.5 pounds.

Check out the High Falls Flowage near Crivitz, about an hour North of Green Bay. If you are looking for a guide, the very best in the area is Mike Mladenik. Green Bay and the Fox River has some of the best musky fishing anywhere!

I've been using one for years. Works great on my boat that is a bit underpowered. Most guys here will tell you you should have spent more money on a bigger engine so you wouldn't need the hydrofoil. They're right, but short of spending thousands of dollars re-powering, it does help the boat get on plane faster and stay on plane at lower RPMs.