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    Cabos San Lucas fishing

    2nd vote for Red Rum. Fished down there last February, which is the slowest month of the year for both the Pacific and Cortez. They put us on 5 chasing marlin, no takers. But pitching a live bait at a big ass billfish that's 20 yards from the boat is an effin' thrill. Dorado weren't cooperating...
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    tip up fishing for walleye

    Roger that
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    tip up fishing for walleye

    I know we've all discussed this at great length, but are the auto hooksetters legal in ND? Per the regs, "It is illegal to fish with any spring, lever, chemically,electrically, or mechanically actuated hook at any time."
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    tip up fishing for walleye

    I've been putting 2 tip ups rigged for walleyes (barrel swivel, flouro leader, split shot and plain hook with or without a glow bead) outside of the portable for at least 10 years. I can count the number of fish I've caught on one hand. And that includes nights we slayed 'em in the house. Man I...
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    Odd fly fishing question

    If you can cast one more than 10 feet with your lightest spinning gear, I'll buy you a beverage. But the name matters not. Jig, fly, nymph, etc. It rides hook up to keep it out of the mud. And they catch feeding carp. I'll call them anything, so long as they keep hooking 20lb reel burners for me
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    Odd fly fishing question

    Just like everyone is saying. Beadchains. Hook riding up. Lots of rubber legs, marabou, and wiggle dub dubbing. And if you can find them, Gaper hooks by Scorpion are the strongest wide gap short shank hooks I've been able to find
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    Odd fly fishing question

    Fly selection is trumped by stealth and the right fish 10 out of 10 times. Yes the right fly helps, but finding an actively feeding (aka not loafing or cruising fish, think face in the mud, tail up) drastically increases odds of a take. That said, my go to patterns are anything with bead chain...
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    Auger Blade Bolts

    Thanks fella! To the garage. Hope the lady didn't need this stupid expensive Yankee candle for anything special
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    Anyone use a 270 Win for long range hunting 500 to 600 yards?

    Not quite 500, but I killed an elk at 340 yds this year with the .270. Two 150 grain Nosler partitions in the boiler room, 15 step stagger, stone dead. T-loins on the grill. Love that gun
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    Auger Blade Bolts

    Stripped out one of the soft crappy bolts that attaches the blade to the flighting on my strikemaster lazer. First 3 came out no prob. Had to put on the chipper flighting for the weekend since I can't get the bolt off after trying almost everything short of welding on a larger nut to get the...
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    How Cold Is Too Cold?

    In honor of the cold snap we'll be enjoying this weekend, wondering what's your weather threshold for ice fishing? I'm talking moving around, using portables, finding fish type fishing. Not sitting in the permanent like a sane person should be when it's 40 below. If the wind is down I'll fish in...
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    Sausage Cure (pink stuff)

    There are some studies that say we get more nitrite from the naturally occuring nitrates in the fresh vegetables we eat than we could every possibly get from cured meat. That said, I'll take the risk of nitrite induced health issues over Clostridium botulinum ​any day.
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    Venison brats

    Unless they're getting it from a USDA inspected operation, probably not. It's illegal to sell wild venison unless you take an inspector hunting with you
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    Dull blades, and tip

    For chipper blades mark the blade and chisel point cutting edges with a sharpie. If super dull start with a file, if only slightly dull start with a medium grit stone. Use light strokes and maintain the bevel angle. I think this is the most important part. Continue until sharpie marks are gone...
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    Prime rib ?

    Cook outdoors, preferably over a charcoal fire. If you're going oven style, the method below works for my pops every New Year -Take meat out of fridge 4 hours before go time. Keep away from dogs -Preheat oven to 500 -Combine 1 stick room temp unsalted butter with about a tbsp of cracked black...
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    Ditch Cougars

    This x1000
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    New Fishing Regs. Proposal

    I'll agree wholeheartedly that big pike will attack anything they can get their maw around, including 20" walleyes on the end of our lines. I also fully agree that pike will show preference for a shallow bodied prey species vs. a deep bodied prey species. They also prefer soft fins, smaller prey...
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    New Fishing Regs. Proposal

    Wait. Before I scratch my head any further, can you clarify this? What natural predator is eating mature walleyes and pike?
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    Bernie the Owl

    That biologist needs to get his eyes checked. Snowy owls don't have ear tufts. Great horned for sure
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    Kayak Trip ?

    You can do it in 2, but plan for 3 if you want to relax and just float at all. Tailrace to Washburn takes a little more than a day at an easy pace with sandbar stops for hydration sessions. Downstream of Washburn gets wider, slower, and full of boats. And don't forget the rain gear if you're...
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