Mike W wrote:

Top of the ramp at Lions is about 10′ .

Sorry I don’t know what that means. Top of the ramp is 10 feet from the water? Water is 10 foot deep at the top of the ramp and docks are underwater?

Can anyone confirm if lions levee is still good to go with the water coming up?

With a few exceptions I couldn’t think of a less qualified group of people to give 22yo female recent college grads apartment hunting advice

Kidding aside there is some good info here already. To the others you gotta just accept that you have different priorities in life and value different thing a than a 22yo woman. When I was that age I wouldn’t even consider the suburbs, I wanted to walk to the bar after work and stumble home at night and hop a quick bus ride back to work in the morning. 20 years later and my mortgage is barely more than I was paying for rent at that time but I wouldn’t trade those years for anything.

I know they sell the bracket separate for the striker and gpsmap series units but I have never seen it for the echomap. I’d have to look at my unit to confirm but isn’t the cradle integrated into the gimbal mount on this model?

My take on Karl. Until Edwards arrived and showed who he was, Karl had the weight of the world on his shoulders. He was drafted high and told “you’re the man, this is your team” and frankly he has never been that kind of guy consistently.

Now he’s in his natural lane. A super talented shooting big that can kill you if you give him an open look. A great supporting cast guy. And when things don’t go his way he knows it’s not all on him, his teammates are there with an offensive rebound or a steal on the other end to keep things moving in the right direction. With that, the whining had decreased a lot. Thankfully. It made him almost unbearable to watch in the past. Now he’s pretty entertaining.

Jimmy Jones wrote:

While the smallies are still relating to somewhat shallower water yet, I’ll be hanging hooks on this puppy today and giving it a goon run tomorrow.

I was scratching my head but the boat next to me on p2 Saturday was pulling smb off the bottom in 15-18 fow. We were close enough to have a conversation and I got nothing but eyes in my boat. He was jigging more actively and they were snacking his baits.

I was in college last time they won a playoff series and now my oldest is almost done with high school. Historic night for this team and they don’t appear to be anywhere close to done. The level of intensity they bring on defense for the entire game is not something I have seen in a while. KAT’s offense kept them afloat until ANT came alive and when he did, hoooboy, dude is something else.

Nice avatar eyeguy

Better day today than last weekend, caught 4 in a couple hours on the upper end. Nothing of size really. All on fatheads in about 15 fow.

I’m thankful to be able to fish 2 lines, 3 of my 4 came under a float which is not a presentation I would use if I could only fish one line. When fishing is on the slow side like it has been, it’s nice to be able to use a visual presentation and a “feel” presentation at the same time. Helps fight the boredom.

Extra piece of mind— first drill out the existing hole one size larger and blow out with compressed air to start with a nice fresh clean hole before filling.

Congrats on the new boat!

Oh you sound golden to me. That registration card for the trailer often gets lost and people think because it says “lifetime” on the sticker they’re set. But if you have the reg card and the bill of sale you’re good.

Assuming this is in MN? Even though it says lifetime it has to be transferred into your name or there will be no record that it belongs to you.

Sharon wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>glenn57 wrote:</div>
if its important enough they’ll leave a messsage!!

My thoughts as well. That’s why we have voicemail!

For robo texts it might be tempting and funny to mess with scammers, but it’s a good idea to simply ignore/block/delete. If you reply to spam messages that lets the scammers know your number is active and you’ll just end up getting more spam.

This is good advice. Although I recently got an unsolicited text from a realtor asking if I was interested in selling my home, and I couldn’t help but send him a dr. evil GIF with a request for $100 billion. He did not respond.

tswoboda wrote:

Is that actual mpg or what the computer is telling you? My wife’s (gen2) Pilot is real world 18-19 mpg average, but the computer always shows it at 20-21.

Fuelly has the gen3 Pilots and RLs all at 20-21 mpg

My numbers were from the dash. Will have to do it the old fashioned way on the next tank.

CaptainMusky wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>B-man wrote:</div>
What’s that funny looking thing to the left of the boat??

Isnt it a dental dam? LOL. Nice looking rig.

Well I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who couldn’t come up with anything yesterday.

Timmy wrote:

Out of curiosity, how much does a gallon of uncleaned smelt go for?

I wouldn’t mind prepping and freezing a bunch for bait.

That gets awfully complicated unfortunately. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/bait/index.html#:~:text=To%20help%20prevent%20the%20spread,any%20waterbody%20except%20Lake%20Superior.

B-man wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>dirtywater wrote:</div>
I feel like it’s not even fair to compare Ridgeline with Tacoma, ranger, Colorado etc. the RL is a pilot with a bed. Or (gasp) an odyssey with a bed. I parked next to a new colorado the other day and that felt like considerably more “truck” than my RL.

I think the RL is what most city-dwelling midsize truck owners actually need if they are honest with themselves. 29mpg highway is pretty sweet on a vehicle that can tow 5k pounds. And the driving experience is pretty dang comfortable.

My wife drives a way less gay version of the Ridgeline (Trailsport Pilot)

Ain’ts nobody getting 29mpg with either. She’s gets 23 at best, with tank to tank around 20mpg.

Towing our little river boat drops to 15-16 mpg.

The day I drove it home from the dealer I got 29.6 going from Loretto to Saint Paul in eco mode. The last 800 miles (roughly 250 highway, rest city) I am averaging 22.9.

I think my giant pride flags actually increase my fuel efficiency which is just a super fun side effect as far as I’m concerned.

B-man wrote:

What’s that funny looking thing to the left of the boat??

I walked into the Honda dealership with my man purse and said I wanted to tow my boat and this is what they gave me!

Thanks for all the feedback dudes.

Eric- if it’s gonna be raining I would have the cover on during transport for sure. It gets kept in the garage when not in use.

I was getting 47-48 for water temps today on the upper end, little warmer in the Minnesota. Water is a bit dirty with expected debris.

I’m not much of an early season angler and mostly just wanted to get the boat wet and make sure everything was in good shape today. I stopped at a few spots and did a little casting but came up empty.

I feel like it’s not even fair to compare Ridgeline with Tacoma, ranger, Colorado etc. the RL is a pilot with a bed. Or (gasp) an odyssey with a bed. I parked next to a new colorado the other day and that felt like considerably more “truck” than my RL.

I think the RL is what most city-dwelling midsize truck owners actually need if they are honest with themselves. 29mpg highway is pretty sweet on a vehicle that can tow 5k pounds. And the driving experience is pretty dang comfortable.

TheFamousGrouse wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Youbetcha wrote:</div>
fishthumper wrote:
I will have take a look at the ridgeline. A buddy has one and likes it. I do know the towing capacity is about 2500 less on the ridgeline and it is recommended to use only premium fuel when towing over 3,000

It should only be 1,500 less than a tacoma. 5,000 vs 6,500. Plus the trunk is sweet!

I want you to know, Youbetcha, that this is a safe space for Ridgeline owners. Nobody’s going to say it. Nobody’s even thinking about saying it. We love you, man.

You are not alone, brother.

Nice work thumper.

It can’t be overstated how consistent Scottie is. I usually root for the upset which often leaves me cheering against Scottie, so I’m frequently reminded just how dang good he is.

Dutchboy wrote:

Not a golf guy really but I have a couple of questions.

1) Do the Masters birds chirp through the blowing winds or are they fair weather birds?

2) Is the Masters a PGA event? Are the LIV guys playing?

3) Is it true CBS wants Romo to help Nance.

A few years back there was actually a scandal around the bird noises being generated by CBS. Or maybe that was a joke? Remember it floating around the web.

Major tournaments are exempt from the liv/pga exclusions. The masters is an invite only event. A lot of the liv guys have one the masters or other majors in the past which gets them an invite. It’s performance based. But if you win the masters once you are invited for life.

Romo sucks.

fishthumper wrote:

So the current standings are :
Dirty Water – 89 – Off to a great start
Eelpout guy – 110
Lindyrig – 126
Big G 128
Me 131 – Matsuyama hurting me
BigWerm 138
JoeMX144 – Dustin Johnson Killing you
Charlie W 170 -Harmen Killing you

Lots of tourney left for changes

I think you and I are the only guys who didn’t have a missed cuts in our picks which just goes to show how brutal that wind was. It was wild watching it blow from the across the greens yesterday.

I thought tiger drew a really tough break having to get up early and play 23. His body early on was clearly not ready to play, but he loosened up over time. And by the time those late afternoon winds were peaking I started thinking he maybe had it pretty good playing early.

I really hope he can finish all 72. The talent level and mental fortitude are off the charts still, to be able to do this at 48 while many of the younger “top players” are either behind him or not playing the weekend.

eyeguy507 wrote:

this wolves team is still showing how dumb they are so I expect them to play their tail off trying to get the 1 seed. i think they win tonight because they want it more even though it likely doesn’t matter?

You sound like Charles Barkley.

The 1 seed gets home court. Denver had the best home record in the west. If this team plans on achieving their goals it will likely mean beating Denver in a best of 7. I’d say they’re playing this perfectly. They didn’t force towns into action out of desperation but the game is on the schedule so you play to win it.

Paul Hahn wrote:

Hellow Dear

I have noticed you start every post with this. Are you saying “dear” like sweetheart or honey or sugar? Or are you a yooper? No offense eh, just curious?

big_g wrote:

compete or even complete.

True. I’d say making the cut and finishing 72 would be an accomplishment for Woods this year. And I’d rather see him miss the cut entirely then make it and then WD on Saturday or Sunday.

slough wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>dirtywater wrote:</div>
Had a very similar hull a few years back. That hull was rated only for 7.5hp but a 9.9 two stroke would’ve been fine in terms of transom strength. I had a 6hp Yamaha on it and I could get up on plane fine and run about 18mph when running solo. With my kid in the boat I could still get up on plane but it took longer.

18 mph on a 14′ boat with a 6 horse?

Maybe it was 16, but I think 18? The hull was very light, 1960s Alumacraft with minimal flotation, no extra junk on board.

It’s been a few years maybe I am not remembering correctly.

Scheffler
Xander
Finau
Rahm
Rory

Long shot Bhatia because lefties have magic at Augusta and he’s coming off a big W in San Antonio.

Xander is the guy I will be rooting for. Tiger is always a story but this year would be truly shocking to see him compete.

Had a very similar hull a few years back. That hull was rated only for 7.5hp but a 9.9 two stroke would’ve been fine in terms of transom strength. I had a 6hp Yamaha on it and I could get up on plane fine and run about 18mph when running solo. With my kid in the boat I could still get up on plane but it took longer.