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      Sage954
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      @Matty123 Wooly Bugger is hard to beat when nothing is happening on the surface. He was so excited. Made my day.

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      • GilesG
        Giles
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        Restock….. 🙂 🙂

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • Matty123M
          Matty123
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          Restocks are the best. I’ve a few packages in the mail System right now. I lost a big one the other night and it was my fault Slot size for stripers here is 28”-35” I broke a cardinal rule and tightened the drag on a fish that was over a slot size…. pulled the hook. It’s kept me up for two nights straight.

          Maybe so. Maybe not

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          • GilesG
            Giles
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            Whoops…...

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • Matty123M
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              Hey Giles do you ever fish with bucktail jigs over there?

              Maybe so. Maybe not

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              • GilesG
                Giles
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                Nope, I use them in the tropics though…..

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • Matty123M
                  Matty123
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                  @Giles:

                  Nope, I use them in the tropics though…..

                  Do the bass u fish for like current?

                  Maybe so. Maybe not

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
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                    Yep…..

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • Matty123M
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                      Try some bucktails man!

                      Maybe so. Maybe not

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                      • jordanscollectedJ
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                        Minnesota's slogan is the "land of 10,000 lakes", but we actually have many more than that.

                        One of my favorites is Lake O'Dowd in the southwest metro.

                        My buddy and I caught a few pike and about 10 bass up to 17".

                        If there's one thing quarantine/pandemic has taught me, it's enjoying the little things.

                        @Giles do you have a pair of lightweight fishing gloves you can recommend? My hands have been getting fatigue, blisters, and torn up from the braided line after 6 hours of casting.

                        world tours:
                        888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                        Mad Red x2
                        Wabidashery

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          The best gloves I have ever used are these:

                          https://www.amazon.com/Anglers-Design-ADG-08-offshore-Globe/dp/B009M8RPEK

                          I have almost worn through my second pair and am I miffed that they don't appear to be available anywhere any longer.

                          I've bought a few other pairs as back-ups, but none so far have been as good as the anglers design and I end up giving them away.

                          In the tropics I always take a spare pair, because I simply can't give an 8oz lure with 100lb braid the umph I need, without losing a finger.  So I have backups just in case.

                          So I'm going to need to look for alternatives myself.

                          I may try these:

                          https://www.pechextreme.com/en/gloves/2995-10320-bkk-full-finger-gloves.html

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • Bfd70B
                            Bfd70
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                            First on a fly rod

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              Nice….

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • jordanscollectedJ
                                jordanscollected
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                                Lake Minnewashta is my favorite metro Minneapolis lake. My fishing buddy cancelled because it was raining at 5:30 AM. boy did he ever miss a great day, however i skipped fish selfies as they never turn out well.

                                my Lund tied to the dock in the last pic

                                world tours:
                                888 Fat guy chocolate WT
                                Mad Red x2
                                Wabidashery

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                                • GilesG
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                                  This was not my fish, but I had Google-Earthed the crap out of the local coastline and found an area that I thought looked good.  It does require wading through waist deep water to get to some of the shingle banks.

                                  I went with a mate yesterday and we had six between us (he had 5 and I had 1  😃 ), so I'll be back.  I think we have cracked the best state of tide too…

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • motojoboboM
                                    motojobobo
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                                    Hence the bigger smile?

                                    The journey is the objective.

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                                    • GilesG
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                                      Could be 🙂

                                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                      • Matty123M
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                                        @Giles:

                                        Could be 🙂

                                        Nice Giles! Google earth is the best for finding honey holes.

                                        Maybe so. Maybe not

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                                        • GilesG
                                          Giles
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                                          Not exactly large, and miles off being keepable, but it's still a fish.  Had one a tad larger later in the session, but still not past the age of consent…..

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • Matty123M
                                            Matty123
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                                            Love those paddle tail soft baits. All I use here in the river. Can’t wait to fish it with my kayak

                                            Maybe so. Maybe not

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