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    LOL sharp hooks?

    LOL sharp hooks?
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    Gamma 4# Polyflex or Panfish either one breaks at...

    Gamma 4# Polyflex or Panfish either one breaks at 8.5 pounds actual and has beated muskies to 38 and 40 inches and largemouths to 22" for me. Gamma Fluorocarbon Edge 4# breaks at actual 7#.
    I have...
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    No they don't taste the same, but white perch are...

    No they don't taste the same, but white perch are edible especially if you remove the red meat (blood line). Yellow perch are about as good as white meat fish get. Right there with walleye, and cold...
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    Not an issue here in Minnesota, all you get is...

    Not an issue here in Minnesota, all you get is one line and one lure except on the ice and then you get two lures whether both on one line or on two lines is optional.
  5. 1/64 or 1/48 black round head jig with inch or...

    1/64 or 1/48 black round head jig with inch or inch and a quarter pearl white or black rat tail shad bait on 2# Gamma line. If the drag is set right, this will hold the bonus fish well over line...
  6. Follow the ice fishing secret to find large...

    Follow the ice fishing secret to find large panfish, look for overlooked waters. These are often kept secrets of those who have searched them out; so if successful don't blow it for those who have...
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    IIRC you can get circle hooks down to size 10. I...

    IIRC you can get circle hooks down to size 10. I used 8 all one afternoon fishing waxies for bluegill after bluegill and IIRC I had only a single gut hook. Circle hooks perform like they say they...
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    Adding a protein skimmer such as is used in...

    Adding a protein skimmer such as is used in Marine aquariums will also help keep water fresh.
    Replacement agricultural sprayer barrels come in all sizes and come unused, too, and so not needing a...
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    It most certainly does both because of a "comfort...

    It most certainly does both because of a "comfort zone" for the fish and because it often takes warming water to bring off the insect hatch. This time of year fish, especially panfish, are more...
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    Wouldn't that be Gulp or Gulp Alive (more or...

    Wouldn't that be Gulp or Gulp Alive (more or less)? A little less and you have all kinds of plastic tails and that is what I keep in my back seat.
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    Was it really that long ago! Fishing Facts and...

    Was it really that long ago! Fishing Facts and Lunkers Love Nightcrawlers were among my first fisherman's bibles. We fished jig and minnow for all kinds of fish for years. All of Dad's generation...
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    I quit using peat moss for anything, because we...

    I quit using peat moss for anything, because we are harvesting it faster than Mother Nature can replace what we take. I use coir (shredded coconut fiber) instead.
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    I disagree also. Males coming off northern beds...

    I disagree also. Males coming off northern beds can be that hard red and off the same bed softer reds. Whether it is a strain or result of diet I do not know, but I have certainly seen male...
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    Hot melt glue from any hardware store works, too.

    Hot melt glue from any hardware store works, too.
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    You gotta love those solid fishing docks. ...

    You gotta love those solid fishing docks. Especially when they run them out to deep water like that.
    You got overhead and bottom structure and the dock shadow is so often the key.
    We have a...
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    Here's a hint for all you that don't get hard...

    Here's a hint for all you that don't get hard water every winter. Look up the down sized plastics and jigs made for ice fishing. Lots of tungstens made for hard water, and they go down without...
  17. Gotta admit that some Shriners are certainly more...

    Gotta admit that some Shriners are certainly more expressive...
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    Evening is great. Late afternoon with an insect...

    Evening is great. Late afternoon with an insect hatch and you got the sunnies. A little later yellow perch and then the last hour before dark and the first bit after are witching hours CRAPPIES! ...
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    I don't have much choice about the curfew if they...

    I don't have much choice about the curfew if they have one tonight. One of the things that is happening here is that the leaders of BLM around here are working at convincing the crowds to go home,...
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    No limit on Bde Maka Ska

    Wednesday night, I managed 8 crappies between about 7:30 and 08:30 when the mosquitos finally chased me off of Bde Maka Ska here in Minneapolis. Only 4 were decent sized, the rest were tiny. Nice...
  21. Fatheads are far easier to breed, transport and...

    Fatheads are far easier to breed, transport and keep at all levels than golden shiners. So the market is dominated by the much cheaper, easier to grow and vend fatheads, and will be so long as...
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    Crappie limit on Nokomis

    Between about 7pm and 8:15pm I caught and released a dozen 8"-10" black crappies jigging dock shadow on Nokomis in south Minneapolis. 2# test; 1/64 bobby garland jig head; 1.25" black or white rat...
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    Truth that. It will also take young of the year...

    Truth that. It will also take young of the year baby bass down to a couple of inches long, too. We seem to have had a very good spawn this year, they are everywhere, and they are taking the tiny...
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    I have an older 5.5 Featherlight UL and I love...

    I have an older 5.5 Featherlight UL and I love it. Not for every one though. The Eagle claw fiberglass Featherlights tend to be soft action, essentially noodle rods, which can take some getting...
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    The bigger the diameter of the spool on your...

    The bigger the diameter of the spool on your reel, the easier it is to get distance casting due to larger, less tight coils.
  26. My main patterns for the 2" Baby shads are...

    My main patterns for the 2" Baby shads are pearlwhite and black with an occasional Tennessee shad. I have also caught a few on Cajun cricket (but that is a far better pattern for 1.5" tubes where it...
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    The docks have been put in on the Chain of Lakes...

    The docks have been put in on the Chain of Lakes for a while and now the parkways are completely open to vehicle traffic again. Crappie bite is on but a bit slow there, too, and the size is not much...
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    We keep our crappies in a bag or the livewell. I...

    We keep our crappies in a bag or the livewell. I want them alive to the knife and the fillets immediately cooled. Fish so dead they are decaying I simply discard, I do not risk eating spoiled fish.
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    Also Gamma, Polyflex clear 4# and 4# ESP Ice for...

    Also Gamma, Polyflex clear 4# and 4# ESP Ice for finer diameter and for 1/48 and 1/64 jig heads and in colder water for the increased softness. Normal open water 4# Polyflex works just fine with...
  30. That just about says it all. I always carry one...

    That just about says it all. I always carry one rod 1/32 with the baby shad. The second rod has 1/32 and a Lil Hustler crappie tube.
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