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    VanHook Ice-off Contest

    4-26-19
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    Boots and Fishing Bibs at tailrace

    Posting for a friend. Left a pair of boots and fishing bibs in the tailrace parking lot mid day on April 1. Please call or text 870-0643 if you found them. Thx
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    Tailrace navigation

    I would advise tagging along with a "river rat" that knows that part of the river, especially now that releases are at 16k. It will be a little hairy for awhile until water levels recede down south. There wasn't much room for launching or loading last weekend and levels are going to be even...
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    Not All Guides Are Created Equally

    I have also been fortunate to go to Aikens on a couple of occasions and would concur that the entire staff was wonderful. I found it to be quite interesting in how quickly they figured out the clients and tailored the experience to varying skill levels and desire. I’ve had better fishing...
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    sharptail opener

    IMHO, the change in crops and farming practices has had a huge impact on our early season sharptail hunting. The soybeans and corn are generally not harvested in the central and west central portion of the state in September and even early October, therefore the small coveys of huntable sharpies...
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    NWT Saginaw 2018

    He won a big national tourney just a few falls ago (sorry, don't remember which one) and he can sell ice to an eskimo, so does well with his sponsors.
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    Missouri River rise

    It's not just about the inflows, the outflows obviously have a significant impact on the elevation of each reservoir. 44k out of garrison when they are releasing 40k + in the downstream dams is far different than 44k and having the normal 20k released below us. Yes, with the higher releases...
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    AK Fishing

    Alaska is just so crazy big and so different from what we are used to that I can't imagine not being in awe and having a good time. Weather can obviously impact things greatly and I suppose that it's like anywhere people-wise, some good, some bad. I have had wonderful experiences both of my...
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    How thick is the ice at garrison and devils lake

    Close to 40 inches yet in a bay on the East end of Sak yesterday. Long ways to go, will be interesting to see if the pike spawn below the ice.
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    Boat mechanic in Bismarck

    Russ has been back for awhile. Have already had him do some work on my boat. He is the only one that I take my boats and pontoon to any more. Nothing negative to say about the others, just know that Russ is honest, fair and timely.
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    Columbia River?

    I've been there twice, lucked out on the weather front each time. Can get pretty wild with a west wind blowing against the current in that big of a river. Fished out of Umatilla both times, late February to early March. The old propeller jigs with stinger hook and night crawlers, believe it or...
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    Honkers

    With that line of thinking, we should close all hunting for deer and birds during the week, so as not to educate them. Believe me, as a 8-5 weekday working stiff, the closing at 2 pm on M, T, TH and F does not impact me at all. However, I do not think that it is fair to those that don't have...
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    Honkers

    Please remind me again why we are not able to hunt these late birds until sunset every day? Have discussed the matter with the powers that be at NDGF, with no real plausible explanations. Basically, once it gets bitter cold like it has been, the season turns into a 3 day per week deal.
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    Pheasant opener 2017

    Until we start shooting hens, any comparison to overharvest of deer is a moot point. Biology has shown that we really cannot overharvest roosters. Yes, this is going to be a down year and likely a few to follow. Hopefully with the right winter weather and spring breeding conditions, we will see...
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    Pickup Shopping

    GM for 25 years, made the switch to a Tundra in 2014 and have been pleased.unlike my last 3 GMC's, absolutely zero issues in 42k miles. Admittedly, I had no major engine or powertrain problems with the GMC's, but many little quirky issues, mostly electrical-related. Tundra has been free of any...
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    Kicker hookup and qs

    Works great to use your kicker for thrust and bow mount to steer. As I salmon fish a fair amount, my kicker is tied to the big motor with remote steering at the console. If strictly walleye fishing, I definitely see the advantage of a tiller kicker, though. I would definitely recommend bolting...
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    Wanna try a new lake

    Been to the Columbia multiple times. In my opinion, it is the most likely place that I have fished (Tobin, Peck, Lake of the Woods, Winnipeg, DL, Sak, Oahe) to catch a teener. However, it is definitely not a numbers game, kind of like a trophy hunt. We have had fishless days, and even a good day...
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    Deer Bonus Points..Who's Got What???

    4 for rifle, 9 for muzzleloader, 3 for antelope. Been a lot of bowhunting for me the last few years. Sad thing is, I have not even been applying for badlands Muley tags. I really hope to be one of those a-holes that has 3 buck tags this year. :) j/k as I wouldn't have enough time off anyways
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    Good Idea for Swimbaits or Not???

    Upon recommendation from Wade at Dakota Tackle, I started using the Eagle Claw #574, extra long shank hooks for making my jigs for fishing plastics a few years ago. I also switched to increase hooking percentage with the wider gap with assassins and other boot style 4 or 5 inch plastics. I use...
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    fishing the river?

    Was on the river on Saturday. Didn't hurt the fish population, but everything worked on the boat and had the river to ourselves. I know you are referring to Bismarck, I will take the over on March 15. We still have some weather ahead of us.

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