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  1. bigv

    My Wife and I made it to 20 years!!!

    Same with me. Curious as to what day? We are 23rd
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    Divorced Dads

    Tough spot for you...sorry you have to go through it. I am a teacher and see these things everyday. #1...make sure kids know how much you love them. Not through actions etc--Tell them! #2..can you meet with ex and swallow your temper and pride and politely ask/tell her what you see. Tell her...
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    There's a new Montana record walleye now also!

    I like the color of the fish. Is that fort peck? Just curious if that is the coloring of fish in those waters.
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    Time to find out if sportsman is still out there .

    snagged it!
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    Ipilot issue

    I haven't yet. Am going to dig little deeper this eve.
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    Ipilot issue

    Last eve was the maiden voyage for the year for my boat. Terrova wouldn't work right. First off the remote would only work intermittent but I think that was probably bad battery? But I couldnt get the motor to hardly work. The light on foot pedal for constant was on but no power to prop. I would...
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    Poachers caught

    Everyone makes mistakes in life. I think first offense should be a pretty stiff penalty. Not over the top but noteworthy. Future offenses obviously much harsher fines, penalties etc. However, If caught once I think they should be required to go to some type of counseling or training that...
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    What are these?

    The bones protruding off the side of vertebrae are called transverse process bones. I broke two of them in my back 8-9 yrs ago. Holy hell was that painful!
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    Stocking up on lures - what to get for the river?

    I think I've caught more fish on a Storm Smash Shad than any other crank. Just comparing cranks. They are now discontinued and the Runnings in Aberdeen has a whole shelf of them for 2.99. So I stocked up again. See if you can find those.
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    Rain

    yep Im in Webster. 3 inches. Much needed!
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    used boat prices

    good point!
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    used boat prices

    Ive seen guys do that here too. They seem to be able to get them off and even back on. But pulling them out of the mud pit was always fun to watch. Kinda like guys getting hung up around here in too steep of ditches with their giant ice castles.
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    used boat prices

    Make sense I guess. However in my area of the glacial lakes of SD a 21 footer is a detriment. Too big to put into many of these bodies. I know guys that have them but then they'll go buy a puddle jumper too. I see if I fished the River exclusively then that big of a boat would be...
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    used boat prices

    Oh and let's be honest here...there are a ton of mental midgets in this country now. More so that 25 years ago. Egos are so fragile. So many spend that 80-100k cuz they're insecure. Age old Big dig issues. I know several like that. I remember as a kid going to the river many weekends a...
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    used boat prices

    I think there will be a huge bubble popped too when Rona is over. All these people will be back at work and have an 80k boat sitting in driveway. Or, just the opposite. Guy's job ends up being terminated forever and now he is stuck with 80k boat. Either way there will be a flood of boats out...
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    Your Favorite Spring Tactic

    I love wader fishing in late eve in spring off rocks or sandy beach areas. Have had a ton of luck lately with 1/8 oz jig and and 3 inch gulp with the split tail. Green/orange has been lights out. Just a real slow popping jig motion. Headlight on, no boat traffic, nature sounds and an old mill...
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    Teaching “soft mouth” retrieving

    Using your gloved hand and wooden dowels in the the 'hold" training will do a good job creating a soft mouth.
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    Hub Shelters- Must have/need items?

    Buy one of the eskimo tools for anchors. My anchor tips seemed to have dulled up a tad. Then with cold hands it can be a pain at times to screw in. The tools takes seconds. Also, if you can find something for the floor, you'd be amazed at how much warmer you'll stay. Especially your feet...
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    Teaching “soft mouth” retrieving

    My female Penny holding for a pic.
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    Teaching “soft mouth” retrieving

    I train all my own dogs. Learned from a pro years ago in Clark SD named Luttrell kennels. He still takes dogs for training. I actually do some as well in summer. Not sure in ND? There are many good dvds and books on it too. An older one I learned a ton from is the Fowl dawgs dvd series...

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