MN Fisher

My first 'real' reel was a Mitchell 320...so I'm use to the mid-size to smaller reels.

Just make sure it's legal to use live bluegill as bait in your state. For example, MN prohibits use of bluegill, perch, crappie, sunnies as bait - live or dead.

Got that straight - my President 25 is smaller than my Avocet RZ-2000.

Hmmm...how about a light drop-shot set shallow - 1/8oz weight with the hook 6"-8" up rigged with a curly tail or lizard. Drop or drag it into the bed then just twitch it.

I'd pull a jerk or shallow crank past her - something different than the soft baits.

First question - what have you tried so far?

We still do the disc service. Reason? Several 1) The DVD library is many times the size of the streaming library. Classic movies and TV shows that are available on disc aren't available to stream. 2) Video quality is better...streaming can't handle Blu-Ray quality picture, but you can get Blu-Rays through the disc service 3) More content...with the Blu-Ray disc, you get all the bonus features, you don't get those with the streaming service.

There's a reason I 'cut my cable' ten years ago and haven't regretted it one whit.

For my Bass fishing I have two spinners. A Trion-30 for small cranks/jerks and unweighted T-rigs and wacky rigs. For my finesse fishing - drop shots, Ned rigs, etc - I use the Avocet-2000. I looked at 35 and 40 size reels and they were too large for my taste.

I'm hoping to also get out for a bit on Saturday...but I'm avoiding 'Tonka like the plague.

Do a Google search on MN Defense attorneys...they all state that exposing yourself in public - unless at a designated Nudist spot or a breastfeeding mother - is indecent exposure. And the law is very specific

Here's where it gets fun...if they had decided to charge him and he was found guilty. Up to 90 days in jail and/or $1000 fine. Unless someone under 16 saw him...then it's up to a year in jail and/or $3000 fine as that's a Gross Misdemeanor. And if he's caught a second time and someone under 16 saw him....Felony - up to 5 years in prison and/or $10,000 fine...and registered as a 'Sex Offender'. Really want to chance that just to be able to pee over the side of your boat?

I've never had an issue with the Palomar Knot with either mono or FC. Again, wet the knot and slowly tighten...this should be a given no matter what knot you're tying.

Not that I'm aware of...years ago BASS had a couple of the old Top 100 Tourneys on 'Tonka, but that's all I remember

I do it to let a sinking bait fall in a straight line. If you close the bail right after the bait hits the water without pulling extra line out, it'll sink in a curve like it's on a pendulum.

I'm still of the opinion that even small things CAN help. Everything starts small to begin...than can grow. Waving off someone peeing into a large lake encourages that behavior in ANY lake. Which is why I wouldn't even pee into Lake Superior. To dismiss the idea that peeing in a lake - even a huge one - isn't all that bad just keeps the s-ball rolling downhill, gathering speed and mass.

If you have any type of viral or bacterial infection - even if you don't have symptoms of such - those will also be eliminated through urine. Not adding those to a lake...even unintentionally...is the reason I don't 'do my business' over the side of the boat. Add to that, any chemical you're exposed to gets into the urine...so while it IS fairly 'sterile', it can have a lot of things that aren't good for the water in it. Every little bit helps, and I do what I can. It might not be much in the grand scheme of things, but I am a bit of a 'tree-hugger' in some respects.

Maybe so - but every little bit helps. I like to think I'm NOT contributing to the lake's pollution problem when I cart my 'waste' away with me.

Minnesota has no specific law against urinating in the lake...but if done in view of other people, it can be charged as 'Indecent Exposure' at the Misdemeanor level.

I know we went over this a little while back. There are devices for sale that allow a woman to pee like a man. So an empty bottle can work for them as well.

They keep upping the forecast. Originally it was just a trace...now they're saying 1"-3". Anyone bet that it's more than that?

I use either VMC or Gamakatsu depending on the price. If you have any Rapala lures...you're already using VMC hooks as Rapala owns VMC.

I use a 25 size reel for my UL...just showing options.

I posted these earlier - Ultegra isn't the only choice, J. Pflueger President XT 30 - 31" per turn. Abu Garcia Elite Max 20 - 31.3" per turn. Couple more I found Pflueger Supreme 30 - 31.8" per turn Pflueger Supreme XT 30 - 31.8" per turn Mitchell Mag Pro 3000 - 33" per turn Abu Rexo-X 20 - 33" per turn Abu Revo-S 20 - 33" per turn and more So quite a few even faster than the Ultegra.

Could be a combination of things. Water temp is probably the biggest. As for other states...I don't know what their stocking programs are like. Do they stock bass there? I know that in MN, walleye, rainbow and muskie account for the lions share of stocking; bluegill and largemouth are stocked in a small number of lakes. Those lakes with a good breeding population, however...like Minnetonka...are skipped. I think they want to keep the bass stocking low and work for a 'natural' population as much as possible. The three species they do extensive stocking with are massively targeted and the stocking is to keep the populations up.