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10-17-2018, 10:57 AM
Thread: World record is official.
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Does anyone know what the length was? Every...
Does anyone know what the length was? Every article I read on it only tells the weight no length measurement?
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06-07-2015, 02:53 PM
Thread: Repost of fluid bed build
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Sticky: Watching some youtube video's of different filter...
Watching some youtube video's of different filter testing with powder paint fluid beds, it looked like brown paper grocery bag paper or #20 printer copy paper had the best boiling of the powder. If I...
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11-02-2012, 10:36 AM
Thread: Questions about powder paint?
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Questions about powder paint?
Is powder paint an epoxy type paint? And does powder paint have a thicker coating than a vinyl painted jig with a clear coat? I know powder paint is a stronger finish than vinyl paint but is it a...
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09-19-2012, 12:39 PM
Thread: Why do you crappie fish?
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They are a little challenging for me to find in...
They are a little challenging for me to find in northern natural lakes, I like being able to catch them on my own homemade baits, and mostly I love to eat them. We have good walleye fishing also but...
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09-12-2012, 02:30 PM
Thread: Finding Fall Crappie
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Up here in the north on natural lakes we have...
Up here in the north on natural lakes we have turnover around the end of Sept beginning of Oct. The crappie start to move out of the shallow bays and dying weeds and start heading toward there deeper...
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09-12-2012, 02:18 PM
Thread: The Big "C"???
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Try the big “C”… For Compromise! Back in the...
Try the big “C”… For Compromise!
Back in the days when you were single, it was very likely that most, if not all, the time, you got to do things your way. Then you get married and have to do the big... -
09-10-2012, 10:49 AM
Thread: manage your crappie
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We have a lake by me I can catch all kinds of...
We have a lake by me I can catch all kinds of small ones in the summer, and never anything over 10". But come winter, ice fishing the lake I regularly catch crappie 12'-15" I guess the big ones hide...
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09-10-2012, 08:22 AM
Thread: This is crazy
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I don't know about window weights being the...
I don't know about window weights being the original fish attractor, but they were the original depth finder.
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09-09-2012, 07:23 PM
Thread: Small jigs on a medium light?
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I always fish light. I never go over 4 lb test...
I always fish light. I never go over 4 lb test line and never over 1/32 oz jigs. I catch lots of big fish. Light line is more fun, small jigs sink faster, you have better feel. Learn how to back reel...
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09-07-2012, 11:40 AM
Thread: Ice Fishing 101
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Here is a picture of my setup. Those 2 small rods...
Here is a picture of my setup. Those 2 small rods on the wood brackets are what is called tip downs, the rod tips down when you have a strike.
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09-06-2012, 03:39 PM
Thread: Ice Fishing 101
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Probably the most important thing is to stay...
Probably the most important thing is to stay warm, good warm waterproof boots are a must.
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09-06-2012, 02:11 PM
Thread: Ice Fishing 101
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Your set up also depends greatly on what type of...
Your set up also depends greatly on what type of fish you are fishing for? I was assuming crappie, bluegill, perch? Walleye and northern pike are a totally different set up.
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09-06-2012, 12:54 PM
Thread: Ice Fishing 101
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I do lots of ice fishing, love those slab...
I do lots of ice fishing, love those slab crappies out of ice cold water. I like 2 lb Berkley micro ice fishing line, stays limp in the cold. And use fiskars tungsten jigs. I also like to use tip...
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09-06-2012, 10:35 AM
Thread: Woo Hoo, their back...
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Yes they are, I caught these 2 days ago black...
Yes they are, I caught these 2 days ago black crappie 15 inch and 13 inch, out of 20 feet of water, in northern WI.
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08-31-2012, 11:04 PM
Thread: Bright Night-Hot Bite.
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Yea the cooler weather up north here has got the...
Yea the cooler weather up north here has got the surface water temps into the low 70's we nailed a bunch last Sunday biggest went 13" black crappie. Looks like the start of the fall bite might be...
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I'm still running my 1985 115hp 6 cyl. Merc. like...
I'm still running my 1985 115hp 6 cyl. Merc. like a rented mule. The thing is bullet proof.
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08-31-2012, 09:10 AM
Thread: Huge Crappie, True or False?
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It looks real to me, just a funny camera angle...
It looks real to me, just a funny camera angle with the crappie very close to the camera lens. It happens, then all of a sudden when you see the picture you realize what trick photography is all...
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08-31-2012, 09:00 AM
Thread: Crappie Magazine
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People complain when you don't use the search...
People complain when you don't use the search feature, this is what you get. Why start another new thread? This one has history. lol
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08-29-2012, 02:36 PM
Thread: Crappie Magazine
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I subscribed before I read it, looks like a 8th...
I subscribed before I read it, looks like a 8th graders made the publication, and as much ad's as articles, looks like most articles written by readers. And I think you only get 5 issue per year? I...
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11-29-2011, 11:20 AM
Thread: Back to the Basic's
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If it looks like it is alive and swimming I don't...
If it looks like it is alive and swimming I don't think the crappie would care if it had a seeing eye dog.
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11-29-2011, 11:08 AM
Thread: Best way to apply UV Blaster
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If the point is to be more visible in dark water,...
If the point is to be more visible in dark water, why not just go with glow in the dark stuff. That stuff seems to have a good track record. It's a little hard to believe research done by someone...
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11-28-2011, 05:22 PM
Thread: Best way to apply UV Blaster
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I heard that the animals who's eyes reflect light...
I heard that the animals who's eyes reflect light at night in the dark when you shine light on them like a deers eyes at night, or a cat, or a walleye's eyes, are the ones with the extra cone in...
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11-28-2011, 04:31 PM
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I have never even thought about the actual weight...
I have never even thought about the actual weight of the jig, it is more the physical size of the jig head that I look at. And the only reason I even use a collared jig head is for something for the...
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07-21-2011, 12:46 PM
Thread: Bluegill as bait?
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Most states let you use a legally caught fish as...
Most states let you use a legally caught fish as bait as long as it is in the same lake.
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07-21-2011, 12:36 PM
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If you cut the treble off first make sure you...
If you cut the treble off first make sure you leave as much hook sticking out as possible. One year my friend had a treble in his knee he cut the one hook off the treble but cut it too short, while...
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07-20-2011, 02:31 PM
Thread: Which Hi-vis Line?
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BPS says that Mr Crappie fishing line is no...
BPS says that Mr Crappie fishing line is no longer available??
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07-20-2011, 02:03 PM
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I had one buried in the middle of my thumb last...
I had one buried in the middle of my thumb last winter and I was by myself, the best way was like others have said take a pliers and just push it on around all the way through until the tip and barb...
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07-07-2011, 02:17 PM
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When I was younger I liked to run and gun musky...
When I was younger I liked to run and gun musky fish. Other fish were just bait. Now that I am older and my body and shoulders can't take the casting big plugs all day, I prefer to fish crappie and...
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07-03-2011, 08:09 PM
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The flouro is more invisible but is a stiffer...
The flouro is more invisible but is a stiffer line so I don't use it as a main line on the reel, just about a 8"-12" leader of the flouro.
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07-03-2011, 08:01 PM
Thread: Tungsten weight question.
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You have to be careful painting some of the...
You have to be careful painting some of the tungsten jigs though, the hooks are soldered on into slots in the jig head and if you heat them too much the hook will fall off the jig.
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I'd like to see a few rainbows around here. Did get pictures of a...
Pot of gold you say ?