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  1. Allen

    Big Muddy

    I went out today, for only the second time this year. I caught 4 wallyes less than 13 inches, one walleye at 26 inches, a nice white bass, and a 20 inch pike. Just one of those days, couldn't catch a fish I wanted to keep if my life would have depended on it. - - - Updated - - - That was...
  2. Allen

    SD Nonresident Fishing License ...WOW$$

    In today's day and age of information availability, I've always thought ND should implement a reciprocity-based NR fishing and hunting license fee structure. Well, mostly for fishing anyway. If it costs $100 for a MN fishing license for a ND resident, it should cost $100 for a MN resident to...
  3. Allen

    Duck Lure for Pike

    Having seen pike take baby ducks a couple times over the years, the use of these non-baitfish type lures is certainly an interesting concept. I do know an absolutely AVID pike/musky guy who tosses rat/mouse based lures on a regular basis. And yep, he's successful!
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    Outlawing green pastures

    I'm not sure if it's illegal in Havasu, Arizona...but if you wanted to have a lawn there you will have a tough time finding a lawn mower. Pretty much everyone uses gravel in their yards and if they want a green space they use artificial turf. It's a pretty foreign looking place to most of the...
  5. Allen

    Hydrofoils

    I have put a hydrofoil on every boat I've ever owned, and have seen all kinds of improvement. Especially with faster on plane times and lower speed handling. The boats I've used them on include: 1. Mid-70s, 16.5 ft Alumacraft with a 25 tiller motor. 2. A late 80s Smokercraft with a 75 horse...
  6. Allen

    Boat Insurance

    I am learning that there's some "interpretation" under some insurance companies' definition of "actual replacement with like materials" policies.
  7. Allen

    Boat Insurance

    Wanna bet?
  8. Allen

    Bad accident at NWT.

    That kind of crap happens nowadays on the Missouri River during spring fishing. Just glad nobody was killed!
  9. Allen

    Used ATV's

    I have the 2014 Honda Pioneer 700. I've only put about 1500 miles on it, it has a locked front and rear differential so it really tears up the sod. I believe the latter year Pioneers have unlocked differentials and I would go that route for sure nowadays. Also, while my Pioneer gets around...
  10. Allen

    Is our food source in jeopardy?

    Well, let's get mathematic on this. The world surely can't support 149,999,999,999,999,999,999 people. That's just ridiculous. So there is absolutely a point where we will hit the ceiling on how many people this planet can withstand. I think the better question is what population can we...
  11. Allen

    April Blizzard Predicted next week

    DON'T poke the bear!
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    April Blizzard Predicted next week

    Flood forecasts for river locations are generally done 1-4 times per day, depending on the complexity of the location. The forecast itself is in 6 hr increments while the river stage data is usually in 15 minute intervals.
  13. Allen

    Water levels?

    Don't we wish! - - - Updated - - - Tripping hazard!
  14. Allen

    Water levels?

    Umm, inflows to Sak have been nothing special. What you were witnessing the past few days is called seiche. It's a standing wave created by wind blowing consistently from one direction. Inflows from the Yellowstone and Fort Peck have only been about 14-15k cfs combined, add another 1400 from...
  15. Allen

    April Blizzard Predicted next week

    Frost may not be all the way out yet, but it's getting pretty deep all across ND. https://www.ndawn.ndsu.nodak.edu/deep-soil-temperatures.html I love having this data available to us nowadays, 10 years ago there were like 2 or 3 soil temp profiles in the entire state. Now we are starting to...
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    April Blizzard Predicted next week

    I think the biggest wildcard this weekend is that there will be thunderstorms, maybe even thunder snow. Last I looked the best chance for t-storms is in the area between Bismarck and Jamestown. The rest of the west will likely see strataform rains with rates of 0.1-0.2 inches per hour, and...
  17. Allen

    Whoopers

    Actually, there is. But he looks thin enough to be a plywood cutout. Oh yeah, and I think I was as surprised as most of you with the numbers. I guess they use Long Lake NWR as a stopping over point, so I kind of wonder if they didn't get piled in there because of the recent weather. By far...
  18. Allen

    Whoopers

    So I happened to find myself outside in the middle of the day on the 20th, and wow...I was not disappointed. I had somewhere around 50-60 whooping cranes circling over my place for about 20 minutes. It's been a few years since I've seen a whooper, but this is by far the largest flock (actually...
  19. Allen

    April Blizzard Predicted next week

    I don't think you understand what you're looking at. That is a percentage of stored water as snow/ice/whatever compared to the historical average for this time of year. This may bring us closer to normal for this time of year with snow in the mountains, but it doesn't replace what has...
  20. Allen

    Buying a boat.

    If the fuel tanks were at a 1/4 or so, I'd just fill with fresh gas and add a can of Sea Foam, charge/replace the batteries and let'r buck. If the gas tank was full, yeah...I'd probably try to drain a fair amount before refilling. Check the lower units by pulling the bottom plug to see if they...

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