MN Fisher

Okay - I also got the electrical routed. Since the gunwale is hollow, I ran the 8-guage down inside that. A socket on the tail end will accept the matching plugs on both the trolling motor and the battery charger. Once I have the battery box, I'll terminate the front end.

Simple Green. Non-toxic, biodegradable. Mix to an appropriate strength - don't use full-strength, it'll strip paint - and wash with perhaps a grey scrub pad (metal polishing).

Center work table installed. Again, see my blog to show the steps I took to get this done.

I may have to learn how to tie this one. Sounds like a winner.

Raquel Welch, Sophia Loren and Nichelle Nichols were my three - sighs.

Sending swivels through the guides? Good way to nick the guides and now add even more abrasion to the line. I'll stick with double-uni or alberto for my leaders.

What's even more puzzling is that so many sites already have info geared to the beginning bass-hunter. @Glenn - our overlord here - has even produced a number of videos, linked on this site, that are geared to teaching you the basics about a wide variety of techniques, gear and other subjects.

That's part of the internal structure of the eye, not an external part. The exterior of simple eyes (octopus through human) needs to be kept moist. For water dwelling creatures this isn't a problem. For land animals, they either need eyelids to distribute the moisture across the surface, or in the case of some lizards - like geckos - they lick their eyes to distribute that needed moisture.

Actually, the reason most land species have eyelids is for moisture control. Blinking is an automatic reflex in any animal with eyelids, to distribute moisture across the eye surface. Bass live in a liquid environment, so don't need eyelids for that purpose.

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I have to agree with @Russ E. As someone who studied Aquatic Biology back in college (oh those many decades ago), fish...any fish...not having eyelids makes no difference as to whether they seek the shadows to keep out of the sunlight. Their habits are based on their food preferences, seeking the shadows lets an ambush predator hide from it's prey.

I've never believed in luck when it comes to fishing. Either you've found the spot and used the right lures, or it's a learning experience. 'Luck' - to me anyway - is an excuse.

I went ice fishing ONCE. Got a 6# walleye, tossed it outside the house on the ice - just like everyone else did. Few minutes later heard some yelling. Opened the door and looked out...to see a bald eagle making off with my fish. This was up at Lake Bemidji in the late 70's. Chippewa National Forest is close and has the largest concentration of nesting bald eagle pairs in the lower 48.

Ya, $5 tacked onto the boat registration fee. As of 2010 - last year I can find figures, we had over 800,000 registered boats in the state - so $4million every three years for that.

State and Regional Parks here you need a purchased window sticker - but one each covers all the parks in the state. Then the ramps are free. The Public Ramps are numerous - Minnetonka has 10 public ramps and 1 regional park ramp...all free. That doesn't include the 6 marinas - one of which I occasionally use as it's the closest launch point to Seton Lake - one of the sub-lakes of Minnetonka and a good bass/crappie spot.

That's insane. 'Public' ramps here are maintained by the DNR and cost nothing to use. Only time I have to pay to use a ramp is if I launch at a marina.

I'm wondering if my Fedora would be a bit better than a ball cap.

Sausage, Pepperoni and Beef pizza with a side of Murphy's

My dad. He wasn't much into fishing, but I was...so he took me out when I wanted to fish someplace too far to bike. This pic is from '67 or '68 as we're about to head to Wachusett Reservoir, MA for a day of fishing.

I don't know what it's like now - but back when I lived in West Warwick (between my times in MA and MN), Tiogue Lake, Flat River Reservoir and Stump Pond were all spots I fished and caught bass in. All those are near Coventry - SW of Providence.

I've got two trucker style. One is a mesh back, Blue Oyster Cult - got at a concert I went to back in '83. Second is a full coverage, St. Paul Saints, our local AAIPB baseball team.

When I fished Indian, got some good yellow perch as well. And the first largemouth I ever caught was from Indian. Also had lots of carp in there too.

I'm aware. I was born and raised in Worcester. Mainly fished Indian Lake, Wachusett Reservoir and a small stream that fed into Indian Lake (lots of brookies in there) when I was a kid. On vacations, Cape Cod Bay or Lake Winnipesaukee were also fished depending on whether we stayed on the Cape or up in NH.

Per MN's DNR website By the numbers Number of lakes: 11,842 (10+ acres) Number of natural rivers and streams: 6,564 (69,200 miles) There's quite a number of named ponds under 10 acres that add to the 11k figure.

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