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I usualy run 2-3 on constant with the heading active. If I am picking apart the bank then its on 3-5 manual control only. I only do high when crossing a channel as I am usually too lazy to run the big motor for such a short distance. This is all on my Ulterra.

I used to live in Macomb, IL for a while and used to go out to Banner Marsh every now and then. I never did well there but that was also 30ish years ago. It is beautiful though. Heard of some lunker but like I said, never produced for me.

Follow the trail of sunflower seed shells and you will find my boat. Higher concentration of shells means I caught something there!

My favorite place in the world to fish! I absolutely love the Chippewa Flowage (East side for smallies and west side for largies, anywhere for walleye). Our family had a cabin on the lake for around 15 yrs.

Agreed. I recently took a dip on 40* water when mine decided not to autodeploy when unloading. They are very voltage sensitive and when on the water it can turn a great day into a nightmare.

I like the Bass Mafia stuff but have been adding a lot of the Academy boxes here lately and am really pleased. I like the double sided ones, especially for separating my 1/4 and 1/2oz lipless on there own sides.

Just a friendly reminder to Ulterra owners as we start the fishing season: - make sure batteries are up to par as these are voltage sensitive - clean and lube belt/shaft - check and/or regrease thread rod under sideplate *** Last but not least, if it has sat for months and you decide to go fishing at 6am with an air temp of 20* and water temp of 40*, do not assume it will autodeploy when launching your boat by yourself. Don't ask me how I know this! 🏊‍♂️🥶

Lived there until I turned 32 and ran quickly to NC. I love it here and do not miss living in the Chicago burbs. The only thing I miss is the food and constant sports news/tv. If I was sent to live in the north woods of Wisconsin, I would do so gladly. My NC wife says the same and she loves her home state.

Curious as to how you did. If I can get a new cranking battery before the weekend I want to go out, probably to High Rock.

Hello from Yadkinville, NC!

The wife and I decided to try something new yesterday. We made crappie California rolls and they were really good. This was our first time doing so and now she is looking for a class to teach us how to make sushi and rolls correctly. Our rice wasn't sticking well enough. We got the idea from fishnmore on youtube.

I caught a 43" musky on a weightless Berkley Pit Boss. I have also caught some of t-rigged tubes.

I was thinking about heading up there in May to try something new so I will be following...

I get my paints from Hobby Lobby and try to wait for the 40% off to hit. I started with the Harbor Freight Avanti kit and quickly bought a badger which made a world of difference. I bought a bunch of cheap exacto knives and use the "pen" to hold lures. I sit them in a 4x4 block that I drilled holes into. Walmart has some color changing acrylics that I really like but you need to thin them out a ton and add about 2-3x the layers to achieve a good effect. I also use uv resin instead of spray clears, dipping or epoxy. The fabric store has all sorts of materials for scaling patterns. Practice...practice....practice. Do this on a poster board or even paper grocery bags to see how air pressure and trigger control changes how the paints lays down. It's a great time consuming and mental break!

Deep dish is a tourist fad. Don't get me wrong, it's delicious (I am a Giordanno guy), but true Chicago pizza is thin and crispy. I prefer mine to be cut into squares.

Growing up in the Chicago burbs, I really miss food. I have daily cravings for Portillos, gyros, shoot just a basic hotdog. Things foodwise just aren't the same here in NC. I like the bbq here but everything else doesn't compare. My wife thought I was crazy when we met but all that changed after her first visit to Chicago. Now, she craves it more rhan I do sometimes! Topic wise, I stand by the whole southerners can't drive thing and don't even start complaining about the humidity to me. Most don't understand that late July/August is super humid and temps are sometimes 100* (90s are normal) in the midwest. All in all, I wouldn't ever move back to Illinois, Wisconsin maybe.

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I use uv resin and I coat the bill as well so...

I prefer Falls, mostly because I have fished it the most. I haven't spent much time on the other two.

Worms under a bobber...make them dress the hooks and touch the fish. In the immortal words of my grandfather: "It'll put hair on their chest!"

If you go the dremel route wear glasses. I have found that cutting certain plastics toss small bits everywhere and be aware as for a split second, that plastic can get hot enough to burn your skin. I found that out the hard way.

I've been debating on getting one or two to build a long wall storage system for combining my bait making and woodworking hobbies. A miter saw station would also double well for building rods me thinks.

I used to make the trip to Hartwell every year with my 18.5' G3, I thought it was great for that lake. Now my son and wife tag along and I even pull a tube sometimes when I want to toss them off the boat. My wife feels more safe with the higher gunnels.

I bought some Liv2Fish ones and like them a lot more than the mesh ones. Yes, they are tricky at time to get on easily (not bad in reality) but I like them more for a few reasons: - float - reel strap - roll up and velcro rather than snake everywhere - don't hang up on rod guides at all in rod tubes (occasionally I would have this happen with mesh) - no stuck hooks or guides popping through - more rod tip protection - heavy enough not to fly off rod going down the road/lake

I made on for an old Skeeter out of lexan and a heat gun. I made a rough frame out of some 1x lumber, routed the edges and let the lexan drape around it. I then use the heat gun with a scrap one by to bend/stretch small areas. When I had it the way I wanted I cut to fit the lines on the console and used factory screw holes to mount.