I’d suggest buying a Yamaha or Suzuki. Shouldn’t have problems again. That sounds like a typical merc to me.
Sounds like the motor isn’t getting gas. Might have been something wrong with the brand new gas lines and bulb you put in.
It would seem to me the DNR should be trying to keep a more sustainable forage to prey ratio.
I’d be willing to bet that they’d like to. I’d also bet they know the lake can handle some harvest and could use some. I don’t believe there is any comanagement. I think their hands are tied by the tribe and they won’t admit it. Instead they twist data to justify their ultra tight regs. It’d be interesting to know why that is. My guess is money and politics.
The management of Mille lacs lake is unlike any other body of water in the state and I think that is because they are not allowed to manage it.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the perch population actually came back if they allowed some harvest of walleyes. And I’m not talking about 1 fish between 20-22 type harvest.
There were a lot of boats out there because there are tons of walleyes in the lake and they are easy to catch. The best catching reports I got from opener this year were from Mille lacs. I guess it goes to show people will go to fish for fun even if they can’t keep any due to the ‘comanagement’ bologna. The lake could handle some harvest and it would actually probably be good for it.
She needed a good bath. That’s what I’ve told myself when I forgot the plug.
Team crush
Happy hooker
Bman from this website
If you are looking at fishing WI waters let us know and we can give some names.
We’ll probably hit opener on red again. If it is even half as good as last year I’ll be happy. Then we’ll probably hit Winnie Sunday morning for a quick fish so we can be home for Mother’s Day.
Scenic, any idea the temp on Winnie? I am expecting it to be pretty cold with the weather we have had and be about the same as last year but I could be wrong. I was thinking about hitting a small lake for crappies on Friday that we did good on this winter but I am thinking it is gonna be a little cold/early yet.
We complain when there’s drought and then we complain when it rains. Humans are almost never satisfied with the weather.
I hear you though. If this keeps up once walleye and musky open up I’ll be complaining. I got my fill of spring fishing in before the faucet got turned on.
Come on Gim, they’re just ‘mostly peaceful protests.’ It’s not like they are burning down Uptown or anything…
If you look at the stocking numbers over the years since the MN Muskie stocking program began it is easy to see how MN rose to the musky capital of the world 20-30 years ago and is now hardly a shadow of what it was. It was one of our dnr’s great accomplishments and has now become one of their biggest failures. Some of the lakes in the western part of the state still receive adequate stocking and the fishing results show the results.
The downfall came long before FFS was introduced. It even began before side imaging was a thing.
I hope to see the MN DNR get serious about the Muskie program again and start stocking meaningful numbers.
Farmers home policy sublimit on Guns is limited to theft.
Well I guess you’ve ran across one now. 
Does Farmers have a firearms sublimit to just theft or all perils?
Do you remember which companies have policies that have a firearms sublimit for all perils?
Fishthumper I am my insurance agent. I am an independent agent and we rep multiple companies. I read coverage forms for the policies we sell and all of the companies we sell for only sublimit firearms for theft losses. The special limits on personal property section outlines sublimits and most of those only apply to theft. Some do apply to all losses for things like gold, money etc.
If I remember correctly, you work for State Farm. Have you actually read the policies you sell? I’d be surprised if State Farm limits firearms for all types of losses. I’d be interested to know if they do because that would be a serious weak spot in their policy and it’s always good to know your competition.
The data does not matter. This year makes that blatantly obvious. The dnr will twist the data to do whatever the tribe wants. There is no comanagement. It is managed by the tribe.
We are wasting so much fisheries dollars on Mille lacs to gather the data when none of it really matters. Make it catch and release permanently until the tribe wants to actually comanage it.
Most home insurance policies only have a personal property sublimit for theft of firearms. The sublimit does not apply to other covered causes of loss. If your home burns down and you have $100k of firearms your insurance company will pay it if your personal property limit is sufficient. You don’t need a scheduled firearms endorsement for fire, tornado, water etc.
Same goes for jewelry.
Read your policy or call your agent to be sure but that is how most quality home policy coverage forms apply. If you aren’t concerned with theft losses you are probably all good.
Scheduling does give you coverage if you lose it (mysterious disappearance). That’s why a lot of people schedule their jewelry because it is easy to lose. Scheduling also allows you to get a lower deductible or no deductible. If not scheduled the home deductible applies.
Thanks. So you toss a 1/4 ounce chattberbait on a muskie rod/reel? How?
You just cast it. My primary set up is a 9 foot extra heavy rod with a tranx 500 and I fish just about every bait in the box with it. There would no issue throwing a 1/4 oz chatter bait with that set up. The weight rating on a rod doesn’t mean a whole lot when it comes to musky baits. I think a lot of fisherman get too hung up on that.
I will use a shorter bait casting rod or a spinning rod for some twitch and glide baits but that is for working the bait not for casting.
It is legal to buy and sell smelt.
Reports have been good. Reports coming out of the Ashland area about a week ago reminded me of the old school days of smelting. Filling up pickup boxes.
Anyfish is definitely captainmusky based on his posts. And he definitely still doesn’t know what he is talking about.
Oh boy! now someone created a burner account to back CaptainMusky.
This is a good thread.
DT
I was kinda thinking the same.
Finny, it is not illegal to have “permanent” deer stand in a State forest. You cannot build permanent buildings but stands are legal.
There many un-designated (Not WMA,SNA, ect..)state lands in MN. Permanent stands are legal there.
Cass county has been illegal to build for decades, but legal to occupy/use existing permanent stands.
Words matter, you should read them.
Also CaptainMusky, HAS said multiple times “where legal” and clearly said “many counties” where tax forfeit is open game!
Words Matter, read them!
That is not what I found regarding building permanent stands on state land. Care to site your source. I certainly could be wrong.
What do you comprehend in my comment about “where it’s legal or allowed” special kind of stupid there.
Let’s check to see what you actually said.
Finny seems awfully triggered. Stands on public land are NOT illegal everywhere. Time to educate yourself. Tax forfeited land is fair game as is count land in many counties.
I had a little time on lunch today so I thought I would educate myself per CaptainMusky’s suggestion. In a previous post Captain claimed that it is legal to build permanent stands on all tax forfeited land and some counties allow them to be built on county land as well. 6% of the land in our state is tax forfeited so that is a lot of acres.
What I found is tax forfeited land use rules are regulated by the county the land is in. I checked a half dozen of the larger counties in the northern part of the state and every one of them either specifically said permanent stands are prohibited or said the tax forfeiture and county land rules follow the state land rules. State land prohibits them.
I would be surprised if there are many (or any) counties that allow permanent stands to be built on county land or tax forfeited land within the county. I am not going to take the time to check every county in the state.
So it is in fact illegal to put up a permanent stands on a vast majority (or all) public land in the state.
Sitting 100 yards away from a person sitting in ‘your stand’ is a Dik move but technically not illegal. But ‘your stand’ is illegal.
Thanks Captain!
Yeah it may have changed and I haven’t looked lately to check. It doesn’t apply to me.
So you called me out and told me to educate myself and now you admit you actually don’t know anything about the permanent stand laws. Wowzer! Why am I not surprised.
Yeah its kind of crazy the ASSumptions a lot of people make based off a simple comment.
I still haven’t had time to educate myself. I’d be interested to know your answer to bigwerm’s question.
I’m still trying to locate those 10 posts I overlooked.
Captain, I must have missed it. Point it out for me in your quote that I responded to. I don’t see it in your other posts either.
If Big g’s stand was on public property that allows permanent stands I would have guess he would have mentioned that. That was the topic at hand.
Finny give it a rest! If they are relictioning their stand to someone else on public land that is perfectly legal. Get off the high horse already.
Captain, but what if the permanent stand itself is illegal? Letting someone sit in your illegal stand makes things legal? Or just part of it?
Sitting on a high horse on public land would be more legal right? I’m not familiar with the horse laws relating to deer hunting so I could be wrong.
Funny… did you see my stand ? Do you think they want to harvest it ? It’s not touching any trees and can be hauled out the same way it was hauled in. Like said, stay up there on your high horse and I will worry about how my perm temporary stand affects there mills. Get a grip.
I see you conveniently ignored the rest of my points.
How many times has your group sat 100 yards away from a hunter in ‘your stand’ in order to ruin their hunt and bully them off public land?
Well that’s good to hear captain. I guess you don’t hunt around some of the IDO’ers on here or up north where there are lots of illegal stands.
The saying is, ‘I couldn’t care less’. If you could care less, then that means you care. If someone puts up a permie’s on public land where you hunt I bet you could care less.
Kinda odd you posted if you couldn’t care less but what do I care. Around we go! 
Finny seems awfully triggered. Stands on public land are NOT illegal everywhere. Time to educate yourself. Tax forfeited land is fair game as is count land in many counties.
Yea you’re right, I’m so triggered bro!
If it’s legal have at it. 6% of MN land is tax forfeited. 1% is county land. 18% is state and federal. All the guys who want to put up a permanent should stay on the 6% tax forfeited and whatever counties allow it. Leave the rest of the public land to the public. Do you agree with that captain?
I hunt a ton of state and federal land. My house is surrounded by thousands of square miles of state land and my cabin is surrounded by thousands of square miles of federal land. I see illegal stands all over the place while walking the woods for upland. Maybe I need to start carrying some tannerite with me and pull a DNR on some stands.
Most likely be at the duck shack and hit red and maybe Winnie. If the group doesn’t want to go to the shack I’ll be on Mille lacs at midnight.
I’m on no crusade Glenn. I don’t even deer hunt anymore. Just trying to point out how selfish it is to put a permie on PUBLIC land. Literally every post in this thread by people who have them point out why they should be illegal. Just take a look at big g. It appears he thinks his hunting group owns an area because they built stands on public property. Every hunter should know to stay off that chunk of public property because they have permanent stands there. If you sit in their stands they’ll just sit 100 yards away right on the deer trail and ruin your hunt. Clearly they see no ethical dilemma in that. Blows my mind.
