Stand corrected, looks like there is some compatibility. But with less functions than lakemaster.
https://humminbird-help.johnsonoutdoors.com/hc/en-us/articles/4415345108631-Navionics-Compatibility-with-Humminbird-Products
Helix Gen 3 or newer the new Lakemaster VX is the best, otherwise MN v9. IF you are auto charting, depth highlighting, or connecting it to your minnkota for I-pilot you want a lakemaster for sure.
What Gen helix 9? Navionics is owned by Garmin, didn’t think they were compatible?
Unsure about the bracket size and hole pattern, but the Mega SI transduce body is a completely different shape and size from the non mega ones.. so it will probably need a different mounting spot to line up properly with the hull.
Seal the old holes and then mount a transducer board so you are never drilling into the transom again. Mega SI is a huge upgrade from the grainy gen 1.
Some of you need better sources than twitter… maybe try tik tok. 
Formula Propeller hands down
Hopkins is underrated in IMO, and hopefully stays that way. Mainstreet still has a small town feel even though it is right in the cities. Very Walkable with restaurants and bars along main. The Moline apartment is very popular for young people. Several years ago we were renting a 2 bedroom house in Hopkins for $1,300/month, 1890’s old but fine. Took care of a lot of small things vs calling so the landlord never raised rent, he liked to fish also so would chat about that lol.
Blake rd and hwy 7 area has issues but looks like they are building a bunch of upscale apartments- that will change the scene.
West End is probably what they are looking for. Fun area but $$$
In no way comparing JJ to Mahomes, but since the 2017 draft was brought up I figured I’d refresh my memory on the picks. Wow.
fyi Vikings took Dalvin at #42.
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Start shore hopping lakes local to you with parks or whatever public land there is. Because you are shore based I’d focus on access first then surveys…
Finding a lake with excellent populations of crappies does no good if there isn’t places to shore fish, besides the boat ramp.
I wanted a mid sized and test drove several Colorado’s. They were nice, I was looking used and was reading reports of transmission shutter issues. some fixed it with a flush and reprogram, others never got a shutter. The crew cab with a 6′ bed was my preference but a little hard to find- fyi easy to ID the 6′ bed quick looking at the gas cap placement and the wheel well. Some dealers had the bed lengths mixed up on their websites.
Rear space became the issue if we wanted to use it for trips instead of the wife’s mid size suv.. if the seats folded up it would have been better.
What do people think of these Lew’s rods?
they have stepped it up in quality I have heard. I bought one recently to try out this summer… but it was on a steep discount from a rep so little different.
I like my fenwicks, scheels, dobyns rods etc on a budget, but the tatula I linked feels like a $120-140 rod all day, and durable. Whatever you get, definitely go 7′ for casting pike lures- more rod to fight the fish with and longer casting distance.
Life will go on as usual here in Minnesota. Unless you’re retired and glued to the TV. The Middle East has been a mess for thousands of years.
Unless this starts ww3. The prez better be careful given it’s election year.
But until then, it’s fishing time as usual.
Just realized they make hockey stick ice scoops. well I know what I’ll be buying..
also the tatula rebate is still going on so you can send in the receipt for a daiwa-simms hooded sunshirt.
Daiwa tatula xt. $100 but feels like a higher price point rod. Very nice
The clam fortris nets look pretty decent in store, can’t say I visions buying a net from clam for the boat lol.
These hockey stick nets are sweet, if you don’t need an extendable handle. Would be perfect for bass and crappie.
https://brokentwiglandingnets.com/
My dogs have had Limes a few times over the last 20 years. I can spot it within a day or so but it is such a joke now, they require a $100 test to give them $20 of drugs. It doesn’t do anything to them to take the drugs if it isn’t Limes, they are just covering their ass and charging everyone more….such a joke this day we live in now.
No different than a human doctor, you just don’t see the full cost due to insurance. $100 lyme test is dirt cheap compared to the human ones. ask me how I know… most aren’t even covered by insurance.
Believe it or not its actually some designer intentional breed I had never heard of called a MorkiePom. Its a mix of Malteese, Yorkshire Terrier and Pomeranian.
Smaller the dog, the worse their teeth are. Their mouths are cesspools. Starting brushing to save your dogs teeth and a little coin come its next dental.
I prefer to use a rack to store my tools in the garage. It takes up less space than a horizontal rod holder on the wall and allows easy access to tools. The stand, standing on the floor, is stable and allows you to conveniently organize tools by category or size. While a hanging stand behind the door can also be convenient, I prefer to use a cavity to avoid issues with the weight of tools and the possibility of damaging the door.
After reading this response and yours in the dive bar thread, really sounds like AI wrote it….
I beg to differ. Lots of things you can flip: milfoil, cabbage, lily pads…
In 1993 and ’94, I was an observer in the Don Shelby <strong class=”ido-tag-strong”>Bass Tournament on Lake Minnetonka. Usually the fisherman and observers would form 2 lines, walk up and pair off. One day in ’94 I was checking in kind of late. While at the table, a fisherman walked in and one of the organizers asked if he had been paired with an observer. He said, “No.” The organizer paired me up with the fisherman, Bryan Kerchal. A 23-year old who had just won the <em class=”ido-tag-em”>Bass Masters Championship about 6 weeks earlier. One of the techniques he used was moving slowly through the milfoil and flippin’ into openings. He used 30# Trilene Big Game. I don’t think braid had been invented yet. More impressive was his ability to skip docks with a bait caster. Tremendous accuracy. He still lived with his parents in Connecticut and he said he practiced flippin’/pitchin’ jigs into coffee mugs set up all over the basement. A nice young man with a great personality for the fishing industry. The tournament let him use a bass boat for the tourney. Guessing an 18 footer with the max outboard of 150 HP. He was jumping boat waves going from spot to spot. Very sadly, he died in a plane crash 3 months later.
Google his name, his story is amazing.
Very cool story and memory! I’ve heard stories about the Don Shelbys, too bad those types of tournaments with observers are done for.
I guess with having clearer water than some down south spots, I didn’t think people actually flipped up here effectively, or I’ve just never seen it – pull line out, engage the reel, hold the line by the reel and flip a few ft away. I believe you that he was doing it though. can get very accurate with flipping.
difference between the two for others not familiar (I thought the were the same for years)-
Royal Bar in Park Rapids
Co-worker took me there once years ago when we were passing through, good burgers.
Meh, who needs weight in the front of the vehicle, or rear suspension.
One note- up here we, including myself, use the words flipping or pitching synonymously like they have the same meaning. They are different techniques. Pretty much everyone up here is pitching (short targeted casts) and not true flipping… which needs much heavier braid. Minnesota lakes don’t really have the cover or dirty shallow water for flipping.
They are electric assist … effortless to peddle if you have it on the full electric setting, harder the more you turn off the assist.
We were on the west side and caught a few, maybe should have went east. wind was brutal.
The snow pretty much reset all the water temps back to 33. Not a bad thing to slow things down.
Got an inch of rain. that will help a lot.
flipping- 30 – 50lb straight braid. or 20lb straight fluoro.
Cranks- 12-15lb mono or fluoro
Spinning- 10lb high vis braid to a fluoro leader 8 or 10lb.
Lot of personal preference, cover type, rod type etc.
How far you are scanning depends on your screen size. bigger the screen the further you can scan, otherwise the image is too compressed and cant see anything.
Finding crappies, or any fish on SI is similar to locating structure, tweak settings as needed depending on the lake characteristics.
Can’t. Wish you could, I can do it on my Garmin echomap but not helix 
MN taxes estates over $3 million. Having a trust avoids some of the taxes. Also no probate. Our trust activates on the death of myself or my wife. Put all your assets into the trust. The surviving spouse is the beneficiary of the trust until their death, then further direction is in the will. Our home, acreage, and all financial accounts go into the trust. It cost us $2500 to get it all set up. Much easier for the kids after we are both gone. Do a will at the same time, as they are connected.
Great info. I would also include keeping an updated healthcare directive . With HIPAA and other privacy acts, even your spouse may have trouble accessing your medical records or acting in your best interest if you become incapacitated.
A good trust/will will protect your kids and spouse in the case of a death and re-marrying (if you chose to do so, personal choice)
EX- Bob’s wife dies. Bob ends up re-marrying Jill and he names Jill his new trustee. Bob passes and all asset’s go to his surviving wife Jill and eventually her kids. Bob’s kids get nothing.
Very basic and blunt example but you get the point, plenty of legal articles and posts on google going into detail about this situation.
