My friend owns a cabin on the north end and has a pontoon with sea legs. They’ve never had an issue with it moving. I noticed that the neighbors have ground anchors that they put in the sand, attach a mooring buoy, and then tie the front and rear of the pontoon down to them.
Regarding the lake level, I have also heard that the new rock bed at the outlet of Mille Lacs is lower than the previous concrete wall.
I use a plastic quick change snap and a bead. For hooks I use Gamakatsu wide gaps.
Two of my kids are traveling to see it with their Aunt and Uncle. They have decided on Indiana. My wife and I thought about going. I tried to put together a last minute Lake Erie trip to watch it from the lake while fishing, but couldn’t sync up enough days to make it worth it.
I’d be interested in a picture.
In the Medicare space prescription tier and formulary exceptions are filled out and approved pretty often. You can ask your doctor to fill one out for you.
I know that it is frustrating when formularies(drug lists) change, but it is often done as a cost saving measure for the insurance company and consumer. Less cost for the insurance company should help with premiums as well.
If you have individual or a Medicare drug plan, you could look into changing your insurance carrier to get the drugs covered.
I personally had multiple doctors prescribe multiple ointments, inhalers, and pills to solve a skin rash. Finally one doctor pinpointed a chemical in my house that I was allergic too. The whole process was so frustrating. It’s good to hear that you identified the cause of your allergy so you don’t have to keep chasing the symptoms.
It will be a fun one to watch. Lou did an interview with Joe Schmidt saying that it will be his last time covering the tournament. He wants to go out while he is still sharp.
Does anybody know how many of the Minnetonka kids played youth hockey in Minnetonka? I know many schools recruit or kids choose to enroll somewhere, but I’m just curious what percentage are kids that came all the way up through the Minnetonka program.
Sounds like a great day.
Gonefishin, you have to connect the information from the 2 videos as others have pointed out. The most common objection in video one was that those fish would die from all the trauma. Video 2 basically showed that for 5 out of 6, they did not die from trauma of being reeled up from deep water. They needed the weight to right themselves and start recovering. If allowed to swim back down(video 1), they wouldn’t need the weight.
Looks good.
To answer your question-100% there would be a market for a 20’ fiberglass tiller with motor for under 40k. I also don’t see how it is possible.
Regarding storage-rod sleeves and coffin style storage area is the safest and most convenient way to store rods. It takes seconds to get them in and out. Some type of deck storage for another 4-10 rods would be valuable.
Make sure that the glass won’t crack.
Interested to see what else people have to say.
Ucare might not be a good choice if you go out of MN for extended periods. We go to the Texas gulf coast for Jan-March & BCBS works fine for us.
That is an important consideration and usually one of my first fact-finding question in an appointment. UCare does have a good extended travel benefit now plus on some of their plans several benefits are the same in or out of network.
When talking to the agent that you will get your medicare advantage plan through be sure to ask about the differences between Original Medicare with a supplement plan and a Medicate advantage plan.
Agents get paid if they sell a medicare advantage plan but do not get paid with original medicare and supplement plans. There can also be some coverage changes if you later decide to switch to original medicare after being on a medicare advantage plan. Everyone needs to make their own decision on witch to choose. For AARP members there are some great resources on their website.
Agents do get paid a commission on most Supplement, Advantage, and prescription drug plans. Original Medicare is administered by the federal government, so you are correct that an agent would not get a commission on that plan.
I’m an insurance agent that specializes in Medicare plans. There are more plan options today than there have ever been. To the original poster, I agree that the choice plan looks like a good option for many people in 2024.
Tony Roach
Brad Hawthorne
Didn’t get drawn this year. Last year was either sex and the year before was either plus one management tag. Winters and wolves must have taken their toll.
If you like being lower, a climber would work fine. I used to go up 20’ or so and that was always a process. Do I keep the layers on and go slow to not sweat or climb up and then try put my layers on? Also the size of the tree changes the higher you go, so you have to factor that in when you start. If your feet get cold and you wear large pack boots, that can be cumbersome. I owned a cheaper (Hawk maybe?) stand that never seemed very secure, but I do feel very comfortable in my Summit which I own now. My climber is way more comfortable than the ladder stands I use now.
On LOW last weekend-
Amber
Noise rejection high
TVG off
Color gain 75
Gain 62
75 feet forward
It changes by the body of water and even as the battery goes down during the day.
Yes, he is still fishing and giving trolling clinics-Mille Lacs, Lake of the Woods, and Lake Vermillion this year. Search online for Open Water Trolling Clinics and you will find him.
In my experience and in talking to Brad, the basin trolling bite has been hard to find the last 2 years on Mille Lacs.
I owned a 20’ tiller-Skeeter, Yarcraft, and Warrior. My tournament partner for some of that time had a Ranger 620T. They are all good boats. In my opinion, the Warrior is the best all around boat-ride, layout, and storage. If you want to talk more, you can shoot me a text at 763-226-4526.
I’ve been using some prototype boxes from Plano this Summer. They work well for any tackle including terminal tackle, so I expect them to come to market soon.
The scene from Zootopia accurately depicts many of my DMV experiences.
My Dad is on his second Costco pair. The first ones were 6 years old and he liked them. He now has Phillips rechargeable and likes them. I know it makes a huge difference when he wears them.
Has anyone seen a creel survey or any DNR person at a landing this year? I’ve been on the ML 18-20 days this year launching at both public and private launches and I’ve only seen 2 water inspectors. For a lake so heavily monitored for harvest, I expect more monitoring.
Work travels took me along the East side today. Cedar Creek and Liberty accesses had a couple boats out and one that had come in with nets. GLIFWC was at Liberty. I didn’t see anyone official at Cedar Creek.
These photos along with a video of them hauling in these fish were posted on Facebook last week.
I also found the job posting if anybody wanted to go and get a first hand look when they come off of the water.
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I have some of everything. The only thing consistent is Berkley for all of my line. No specific reason other than I’ve always been happy with the line and they come out with new stuff too.
Does anyone know why the Big 10 semifinal and championship weren’t played at a neutral location?
No reason to over think rigging. Get a ML rod and reel setup, spool it up with 6 pound monofilament and use the rest for tying leaders. On the business end a half ounce sinker and bead on the main line tied to a barrel swivel, then tie on a 4-10’ leader of mono and a #6 Octopus hook.
I captain a team from Rogers HS. This is my 5th year and third team. The boys I had two years ago zeroed in every event and the boys I captained last year had limits each day so I’ve seen both sides. The boys last year and I learned how to use livescope together so that was fun. I have them again next year so hopefully they can improve on an already good season.
I’ve never dinged a prop or polished a slag until I started captaining these kids. I learned that Bass like to live in some skinny water.
I wish they would offer a better level of coverage. H2H Fishing live coverage was fantastic. I know it was expensive and probably why that circuit ended, but I was very entertaining. OFM used to have about a dozen interviews each morning and even NWT used to do a dozen or so. Today NWT uploaded 2 interviews total and OFM is not there. I know the guys don’t say much after the first day, but it gives them a chance to share some knowledge and potentially promote sponsors.
