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Curado 50E Low profile bait casting reel Price: $199.99 First impressions are the sharper line of the reel body and the overall smaller reel body profile. The graphite star drag has a nice touch of a matching paint color but not being made of the aluminum like the other Curado 200E’s was a...

So I spent the afternoon at BPS in Toledo today; had a few gift cards to blow. Many if you know I love to fish frogs for largies. So naturally I checked out the new Koppers Live Target Frogs. One word: UNBELIEVABLE!!! The detail blew me away, but what I was more impressed with was the feel of the...

After hearing about how good the Strikemaster suits were and looking at how poor of shape my old ice gear was I decided to purchase some. They came the other day and I want to thank everyone for their advice on information and sizes. I ended up buying the XL size parka and the L size bibs which...

There may be no easier way to start the walleye ice-fishing season than to drop the puck on Isle Bay at Hunter Winfield’s Resort. “Fishing at first ice is really good here,” says Hunter Winfield’s owner, Mike Christensen. “When we get safe ice, guys will run out to the weed line and start...

Hooking Up Is Only Half Of The Equation July 2010 Ice fishing is a game of ups and downs, until a fish is hooked up. The outer boundaries of the hole are pushed and equipment tested as a gamefish fights for its life. The only thing between you and the fish is your line. The new Lindy...

Slipping Toward Winter Fall is a time of big change; summer is winding down, and winter is winding up. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a man or a walleye; things are going to be different soon. Just as a fisherman is concerned with getting another cord of firewood stacked or maybe his ice...

Lindy Rigs are proven walleye producers throughout the open-water season, but fall is one of the best—and one of the most overlooked—times to use rigs to your advantage in the quest for marble-eyed monsters. The key to big catches is understanding the fish’s daily fall routine, and targeting...

Lindy Ice Line is specifically formulated for the rigors of cold water fishing. A copolymer with small diameter, Lindy Ice Line provides ultimate sensitivity for the subtlest bites during the harshest conditions. An excellent line on the ice or in open water where sensitivity and cold weather...

What is your opinion with the whole red hooks, red line and bleeding baits. Is there any proof to this? They came out with the red treble hooks and there were guys buying them by the dozens to replace the hooks on their crank baits. In addition, there were/are the bleeding baits and the hype...

Smallmouths...Big Appetite! by Jason Holmer 5 in the Well Guide Service Has it really happened again? Has another summer slipped by? September is here, marking the first unofficial month of fall. The familiar drone of the school buses driving through the neighborhood in the morning echo on as...

Lindy has hit on the head with the Shadling and now the new spinner and crawler harnesses. These things do really catch fish where ever they swim. just take a look at this video of the Guys pounding the snot out of the fish on the shadling. YouTube- ‪Monster Walleye - New Crank Bait Put...

Lindy Fishing Tackle Since being introduced at ICAST last month, the new Lindy Spinners and Crawler Harnesses have proven to be a weapon that every walleye angler should have in his arsenal. On Sunday, July 25th the Lindy Spinner made its tournament debut at the Minnesota Tournament Trail...

Off Bassin' off the Beaten Path by Jason Holmer 5 In The Well Guide Service 5inthewell.com As a child growing up in the St. Cloud area, my father and I fished small area lakes, often times seeing one or two other boats at our chosen landing, other times we were on our own. In the summer...

Equipment - supertuning - review Product name: ABEC 7 bearings (on Curado 200E7) Price: $17 + Postage I decided to order some ABEC 7 bearings from biggreenfish.com. When I took the bearings out from the package and gave it a free spin test, I can see how smoothly these bearings were. The...

Product name: Shimano Metanium Mg7 Price: Depends on JPN yen, but around $400 USD. This is a baitcasting reel made with magnesium alloy for the reel frame and comes with 11 lbs of drag. It is the Japanese version of the US Shimano Core 100Mg. It's very light and weighs in at 6 oz. This...

While I seem to be the last one to find out the latest, greatest thing-a-ma-jig, just in case you haven't run into these things yet.. http://www.bfishntackle.com/draggin_jigs.html Several trips before, I had the wife try jigging for walleyes on pool 4 and with a standard jig she was snagged...

So i wanted to write a review of a great new rod and the price that cant be beat. I now have three vendettas and really like the feel of the rod in hand. The first model i want to bring praise to is the 7'6" MH vendetta. i have been usng it to flip jigs. even under the load of half oz jig it does...

Over-engineering or total sonar system performance? High Power MarCum Flashers offer the highest standards in sonar engineering today Minneapolis, MN – “Over-engineering”…in the realm of flasher-sonar units (as well as sports cars) it’s a beautiful thing. Consider a Ferrari F430 Spider....

Happy Days are Here Again! It's the Bass Opener! By Jason Holmer 5 In The Well Guide Service Ok, so you've taken the past couple of weeks to shake the rust off by casting spinner baits, crank baits, and the occasional chatter bait around the shallows in search of whatever will bite. You've...

I won't stop using thier products, but the ruling is interesting. May 17, 2010 Bestul: Scent Lok Found Guilty of False Advertising One of the outdoor industry’s heavy hitters took a big counter-punch last Thursday. That’s when U.S District Court Judge Richard Kyle issued a “summary judgement”...

Lindy Fishing Tackle Celebrates Minnesota Fishing Opener Saturday, May 15th marks another Minnesota fishing opener and nowhere is this occasion more celebrated than on Mille Lacs Lake in the central portion of the state. At midnight, the big lake known as the "walleye factory" will come to...

I received an e-mail this morning from Johnson Outdoors saying that new Humminbird units in the 700, 800, 900 and 1100 series are compatible with select LakeMaster ProMap High Defintion packages. The also announced a free compatability update for folks who already own a product in the series - ...

Fishing Opener...For Some. Jason Holmer 5 In The Well Fishing Guide Service These days the promise of spring is not a distant hope. The rain is falling, the snow is melting, and the tempertaures are slowly but surely rising. As these annual changes start to occur, every open water angler...

Ted Takasaki Lindy Slick Jig Demo At St. Paul Ice Show: YouTube- Ted Takasaki Lindy Slick Jig Demo At St. Paul Ice Show

FYI, after Christmas I got myself a present, a great Eagle brand snowplow for my KingQuad. It's worked out really well, I got an angle-plow (48 inch) installed for just under 400 bucks. They put chains on the back of my quad too, installed, for cost. If you are in the market for a great...

I have a 1.5 stall "extra" garage outback for a men's retreat. Great place to start projects, and then leave them half-baked till the next season.... Anyway, another year went by and I did not get a gas line run out there, or get a furnace installed. I am considering some temporary elec heaters...

My case for my lantern broke this weekend and when I went to Man Mall they didn't have and cases for them. Everything was for a lantern plus case. Can you buy just the plastic case that folds open? or something similar to that?

I bought a new auger last week. I bought a Strike master 2.5hp 10". I just want to thank everyone's input on a previous thread. I got a lot of honest opinions on both brands and decided to go with Strike master. Long story short I could not be happier with the auger. I can't believe how...