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    Used or new UTV

    Not the fanciest or flashiest but the one I would buy is a Honda Pioneer. If you would want to put a cab and heater on it other brands might have better aftermarkets. Extremely reliable, should last a long time and no belts to worry about. Not impressed with polaris or arctic cat at all for...
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    Deer harvest

    3 in my family had tags: 1 buck and 2 doe tags. Got the buck (smaller 4x4) and one of the does last Saturday and got the 2nd doe tonight. Hunted 3 days total. This was in 2D
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    Your strangest catch?

    Caught a catfish that had broken off of someone's homemade stringer once, the rope was through the mouth and gills. Cut it off and released the fish. Another time caught a mud puppy on a deadstick rod ice fishing. Shore fishing devils lake once I casted out a jig and had a bird swoop down and...
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    Casting rod

    Scheels warranty is only 3 years now
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    Getting Started Trolling Cranks

    Thanks for all of the insight. Looking at the precision trolling app, with the 50+2 method they used 10# trilene xt to get their numbers. I know some people use mono extensively for trolling but I would prefer braid for snags and feel. Looks like a lot of different 40# braids would have the...
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    Getting Started Trolling Cranks

    Thank you. When I was shopping for trolling rods before, I saw planer board, dipsy diver, lead core, and downrigger all as options for a type of rod. For longlining is there a certain type that would be better than others or a kind I should stay away from?
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    Getting Started Trolling Cranks

    I am looking to get into trolling cranks this summer so I can cover more water than a bottom bouncer and spinner or jigging. With various sales this spring I have compiled a sizable stash of #5 and #7 flickershads, #7,9,11 flicker minnows, #4 and #5 salmo hornets, and #7 shad raps. Most of my...
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    End of the year, Hunting, fishing or both?

    Filled the bow tag tonight, gonna ice fish tomorrow. Maybe coyotes on Sunday
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    Tip ups

    frabill insulated tip ups are my favorite and I use them quite a bit
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    Tying Your Own Spinner Rigs

    I don't get out in the boat a lot either, but I want to be able to experiment with different color combinations, try weird blades, etc. Otherwise I would just continue to buy pre-tied from Scheels or Home of Economy. Saving money isn't the reason I want to start, but if I can save money in...
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    Tying Your Own Spinner Rigs

    I like supporting small businesses but I’m in ne ND
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    Tying Your Own Spinner Rigs

    Planning on starting tying my own spinner rigs so I can completely customize my presentation. I'm wondering what you guys have found to be the cheapest way to source beads, quick change clevises, and blades (colorado, smile, or otherwise). I do not plan on skimping on line or hooks but would...
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    holy white bass batman...

    Got on a good school of them last spring at Devils. It was a tough day so we kept 15 of them. Just fried up the lastof them last night and I do have to say they are pretty good when you cut off the red muscle meat.
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    Name songs that should be repeated in your favorite stores due to Covid 19 virus

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04F4xlWSFh0
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    New run on guns and ammo?

    https://youtu.be/p780P4AYsXc
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