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    Lead Acid vs. Lithium Experience after 7 years

    Lead acid batteries were destroying my boat and eating a hole in my wallet for 5 years. I was fed up with the clean up. This is why I switched to lithium and after 2 years I’ll never look back. Hopefully, you can learn from my mistakes and save yourself some money and headache! You’re going to...
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    Walleye Caught + Pike Speared Through Late Ice

    When Brett Bloemendaal is in town for business, you know it actually means fishing because that is the business of a fishing guide, right? After spending a few days at the KX Sport Show in Minot, we took a day to cut some ice and lots of it. With 22 inches still on Lake Sakakawea, we had no...
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    Target Species Acquired? - Lake Sakakawea

    Do you turn your nose up to burbot, eelpout, ling cod? Well, if you do, this video is for you because there were none of those caught in this episode. I was trying my best to make it happen because I’d argue they are the best tasting fish a person would ever prepare. Instead, you’ll have to put...
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    -9 Degrees/20 mph Extreme Ice Hogs & All Alone

    -9 degrees and winds blowing 20 mph and gusting to 30? Sounds like another adventure on the big lake! It was a pretty epic trip for the conditions and won't soon be forgotten. If you're interested in seeing how I capture my memories, come along for the ride. You are welcome! TKI-CNC rod...
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    First Light = Lake Audubon Walleye

    We took a short drive on an early morning, but maybe not early enough. Just getting into the first light of the day on Lake Audubon, we found an absolute feeding frenzy for walleye. Later, after the cable guy stopped by, the evening bite was slightly more cold, but fun with all the guys swinging...
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    Lake Darling Walleye - Ice Fishing Adventure

    Traveling 90 miles to catch walleye may not be unusual for most people. I’m blessed to live 3 miles from one of the premier walleye fish factories in the world, Lake Sakakawea. This adventure took me home to Lake Darling, however. It was definitely a trip down memory lane for me. I enjoyed it...
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    Smitty Sled/Non-destructive Downhill Ski - DYI FULL BUILD + FISHING DEMO

    You like downhill snow skiing and ice fishing? Why destroy your beautiful skis? You don’t have to anymore! Sled-N-Ski is the answer! I figured out a way to make my snow skis work for both activities without damage! I am pretty stoked about the development and implementation of this idea I came...
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    Hole Hopping w/ Smitty Sled - Ice Fishing Lake Audubon Walleye

    Come check out the maiden voyage of my Smitty Sled! I built a Smitty Sled to be able to easily manage my Mega Live and hole hop areas on lakes early season and late. Ice fishing has been rough this 2023-24 season for everyone. The quality of ice on Lake Audubon is terrible even at 12 inches. I...
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    Shell Island Walleye - Lake Sakakawea

    Brandon, Brett Bloemendaal’s brother from SD, came up to hop into the fall walleye bite. The day started out as good as it could ever get! We worked hard for the remainder of the trip, though, as the fish went as cold as the weather front that had gone through. We were still able to put a great...
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    Search4 FALL Walleye w/ Craig Kramber - Lake Sakakawea

    Fall walleye bite? The search for large quantities fall walleye on Lake Sakakawea continues. Craig Kramber and I decided to get out and try it in spite of flat-calm waters on Lake Sakakawea. We got a few keepers really deep, but the most fun of the day came from smallies tackling our jigs and...
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    Mega Live BEAT by Side Imaging - Lake Sakakawea

    Brett Bloemendaal and I took to the water on a flat-calm day. The biggest take-away of the day was 27 inches long! One of the biggest fish I’ve seen in person. Other take-aways are that the old version of Mega Live was slightly helpful in finding fish reaction to bait. Toying around with the...
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    Veterans Day Afternoon Shoreline Fish - Lake Sakakawea

    Thankful for our Veterans and their duty to serve and give us all the freedom to live in America today. I took a break from editing to fish from the shoreline this afternoon. A few minutes turned into some more editing, but the easy kind. Enjoy some easy listening music along with some glorious...
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    Wind, Waves, and Walleye at Deepwater Bay - Lake Sakakawea

    Brett Bloemendaal of Bloemendaal Guide Service invited me out for his last hurrah of the 2022 open-water season to Deepwater Bay on Lake Sakakawea. It was about as windy a day as I’ve ever seen on the big lake. His Lund ProV handled it like a pro should I would say. The 4-foot rollers didn’t...
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    BEST Live Pole + RIVETING Step-by-Step to Boat

    TKI CNC rod holders and live pole mounting systems are by far the BEST solutions for your forward facing sonar today. If you haven’t seen them on Tom Boley Fishing, you’ll see the system used here. I have been experimenting with locations and setups for a season now and cannot wait to do more...
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    Hat Creek Trout - First Experience Fly Fishing in Northern California

    I bought a fly rod a year ago with the hopes of someday getting to try it out. This trip to Redding, California had zero expectations or plans for real fishing happening. Little did I know, God would put me on my first ever fly fishing experience and my first ever rainbow trout on a fly rod, my...
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