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Location: Eagan, MN |
Do you outdoor types ever pause momentarily in appreciation of some of the finer gear that you use? Things that make your life a little more enjoyable in the out-of-doors? Things that have exceeded your expectations and shown great dependability over a long period of time? Something that, even after a lot of use, you think, 'gosh, this thing is awesome'? A few for me: Tranx Striker Ice floatation suit Wool boot inserts HB 360 bow mounted sonar What gear stands out as exceptional and you wouldn't want to live without? Brian |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | 401TEs
The best, most reliable reels I've ever owned |
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| Love the loud snap of the tranx when engaging the crank after a cast. |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | Well it isn't gear but it's a great fishing partner ! |
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Posts: 135
| Cabela's wool WindShear sweater.
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Posts: 1023
| Spot lock while walleye fishing.
A great boat. Mine is a Ranger 619.
A wife that can back a boat/trailer in the launch. |
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Posts: 2280
Location: Chisholm, MN | My Fishhawk
Tranx paired with the Predater
Ipilot
Cortland 100lb
My garage 
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Location: Contrarian Island | AGM batteries
Minn Kota on the fly DC charger
Tranx HG
Good electronics...HDS units for me
Ulterra, every guide should own one...not having to either wait for the guys in front to stow/deploy or doing it yourself is awesome and saves your back
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Posts: 1767
Location: Lake Country, Wisconsin | My Ranger
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Posts: 608
Location: S.W. WI | Shimano Reels
MinnKota
Bulldawgs
Ocean Wave glasses- backwater green
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Location: oswego, il | Shimano reels! |
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| The wool boot inserts strikes a chord with me. The first year I deer hunted, we set a record for coldest opener in central WI. 15 below zero at shooting time (1964). My hands and feet were so stiff neither would move by 9:00AM. Couple years later, Sorels became widely available and cold feet were pretty much a thing of the past. The clothing we have today for hunting and fishing is so good compared to what was available when I started, there is no comparison. If you are cold, wet, miserable, I don't care how fine your reel, rod or line is, you won't have fun. |
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| Leinenkugels!!!
Abu Reels
Legend Elites
Pounders
Super Models
Full Roll of TP in the glove compartment
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Posts: 291
Location: Madison, WI | GPS - when driving back to camp at night. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | -My Shimanos. They just work
-My boat, when it works...stupid Optimax will be retired!
-My rods. I'm a snob in this area, but I bought, traded, sold and worked my way up to my stuff...thanks Frankie!
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Posts: 1828
| I hate to admit it but the smartphone is a huge game changer.
real time weather updates (barometer, radar), check sun/moon rise/sets if you forgot them, access to satellite imagery and depth contours, get your GPS location, call home to tell your wife to put the pizza in the oven as you make your last cast, take pics of your fish, take release video, enter quick notes about the catch, etc. etc. and then check MuskieFirst to see what color cowgirl you should be throwing. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Lexa 300 reminds me constantly how great magnetic cast control is on a muskie size reel. It continues to amaze me when I can hand it to someone that's never touched a baitcaster, give them a one minute explanation of how to cast and have them casting long, backlash free casts all day. Game changer!
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| Tuffy G-series tiller boats
Custom Predator Rods
TranX is the most durable and well built reel I have ever owned. That said mine sat in a compartment all of last season because I didn't hate muskies enough to put a 20oz reel on a custom rod. Not sure if the hatred will return. |
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Posts: 132
| My Lund Pro Guide
Predator rods |
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Posts: 171
| My BWaldz was my best hi-tech tool this fall.
BNelson: you might know what I mean. |
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Posts: 1000
| Honda 4 stroke - starts every freaking time regardless of the conditions or how long it has sat
Red Wing Chukkas
LL Bean Upland pants - worth their weight in gold out in the grouse woods
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| Good boots and a survival suit. |
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Posts: 1203
Location: Walker, MN | My F200 Yamaha
My 4 yr old Xi5 when it's windy (I throw on my Ulterra on calm days, love the PS&D)
Knipex
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| long sleeve spf shirts for my irish skin, autopilot for trolling motor |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Marb reds |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | JakeStCroixSkis - 1/12/2017 7:53 PM
Marb reds
Lol! Cope |
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| Amodium AD don't leave to dock without it |
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Location: Apparently where the Muskie aren't | Well for fishing, my original carrot stix that I have for bass fishing. They have held up great, even smashed the butt end, blank and everything (only about the last 1-2 inches) and I still use that rod!!!
I know it's a fishing forum but I can't leave out my breathable banded insulated waders, keep me warm and dry in the duck blind.
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Location: Vilas County, WI | 2017 Lund Impact 1775 I bought in September. With a couple nice Humminbirds and a Terrova. Finally after all these years I have the rig and features I wanted (and could finally afford).
Mag dawgs and soft tails
Stowmaster net (but with a Frabill bag)
Oakley Maritime Prizm shades
Abu reels
My next purchase will be a float suit
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| HDS units in my boat and on the ice.
Xi5 trolling motor.
Knipex cutters. |
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| Musky_Mo16 - 1/12/2017 9:30 PM
Well for fishing, my original carrot stix that I have for bass fishing. They have held up great, even smashed the butt end, blank and everything (only about the last 1-2 inches) and I still use that rod!!!
Yes! the good ol carrot stix! caught a few nice muskies with mine. Thing wont break. |
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| Winternet. |
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Location: WI | Gore-Tex rain suits, Windshear lined bowhunting jacket, Crocs, Ice Armor Extreme mittens (priceless when snowblowing in below zero temps), A good fishing partner, Leinies & Tylenol, Sunscreen, UPF clothes & Tilley hat (#*^@ skin cancer), probably most important of all - an understanding wife. |
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| A roll of two ply on the boat.
A high end reel, latest in electronics, or shiniest boat doesn't mean nearly as much as having a roll of two ply when you have to beach your boat somewhere to drop a deuce and the only alternatives are burning nettle and a patch of poison oak.
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Location: Ashland WI | I pilot link. |
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Location: Eastern Ontario | ulbian - 1/13/2017 11:45 PM
A roll of two ply on the boat.
A high end reel, latest in electronics, or shiniest boat doesn't mean nearly as much as having a roll of two ply when you have to beach your boat somewhere to drop a deuce and the only alternatives are burning nettle and a patch of poison oak.
I had a fishing partner years back that rarely went home wearing socks. |
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Location: oswego, il | Duluth Trading armichillo boxers and boxer briefs. |
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| 1. Stay Free maxi pads
2. Secluded islands
3. Roll of Charmin in the boat
1-3 Saved what could have been the worst day/week of fishing EVER...
4. Woman who is willing to deal with secluded islands, maxi pads, and Charmin in the boat as opposed to driving back 20 miles to camp and calling it a day/week
5. 45" musky that decided to crush her Topraider in the middle of worst #*#* day ever causing her to say "**** this, let's FISH!"
6. A flask. The glue that held #1-5 firmly together!
7. Crown Royal. Contents of said flask... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Nikon D7000 and good lenses
Quality ice rods. New ones from Vexan really rock.
Reliable, easy on the old hands reels for everything I fish
Mr. Buddy heater for the ice shelter
.243 Handi-Rifle and Featherweight 7mm Mag, will kill anything I point 'em at
A good feeling, reliable side-arm
Warm waterproof boots and alpaca socks
Really good rain gear
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Location: Watersmeet, Michigan | Lund boat
Mercury four stroke
Shimano reels - all of them
Jiffy propane ice auger
Browning X-Bolt rifles
Benelli shotgun
Grandpa's knife
Fr. K |
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| I am getting old so all of the new reels and 9 foot fishing poles come to mind but the new self deploy trolling motors are my favorites. |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | New for 2017 in my boat, fatigue mat. Hope it makes a difference on my back. |
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| My Recon has been the best boat I've ever owned. I love my Shimano Calcuttas 400te and really enjoy the Lexa 300 great reel. But the one thing I'm totally gaga over is my St Croix Elite rod. Nobody is allowed to touch it. I can't believe how awesome that thing is to use. |
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Location: Des Plaines, IL | For those with back issues, something that works for me is an inversion table (Teeter Hangup). Got one a few years ago and it's kept me playing sports and staying active through many a gweaked back and herniated disk.
So while not fishing related, that's a winner for me. |
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Location: MN | Ipilot more time fishing less time navigating.
Synthetic shorts socks and shirts.
Sun protection gaiters and gloves. |
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Posts: 289
Location: Minneapolis | Steger mukluks - warmest, lightest boots ever |
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Location: St Paul, Minnesota | -Thorne Bros. Predator Xh (9'4 - 9'6) - If you've never tried one you have to.
-Tranx 500 - HG for rubber and PG for pretty much everything else.
-St Croix Premier PGM80HM (Glass) - Trolling and Sucker Fishing Rod aka "The Late Season Hero"
-Shimano Tekota 500LC
-Costa Del Mar 580G Sunglasses (Green and Sunrise lenses)
-Simms fishing clothing - SolarFlex for the sunny days and their ProDry for most other days.
-Dr. McGillicuddy's Mentholmint - Celebratory Schnapps
-Rainbow Sandals
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Location: Illinois | Good electronics-after years of no gps/HD..by far my favorite improvement.
Good tackle/equipment...from longer,lighter rods(St croix for me) and a good real that fits my hands(Shimano),proper outerwear.
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| My 621
Legend Tournament rods
Lowrance HDS units
Costas
Not material but having great fishing partners all the time |
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Posts: 252
| I have often thought about how some pieces of equipment really were worth the money.
My Tundra
My Shimano Reels
My Dad's Remington 30.06 (Dropped an elk for me at 354 yards 3 weeks ago, and a bull for my Son back in 2010)
My Alumacraft with Yamaha 4 stroke
My Estwing hatchet/hammer
My Gerber knife
My Timex watch
My lodge dutch oven for cooking elk meat
My old Coleman lantern that just keeps on working
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| My: Ranger 618
Ace Tandems
Terrova
Evinrude E-Tec
Keen Boots
Prescription Sunglasses
St. Croix Slingblades
Waypoints on my GPS
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| My Ranger is one for sure and followed closely by a Tranx and Big Nasty pairing... Those are a few things that just scream quality to me every time i fish. In the fall its definitely my Cabelas suit. (Really want to try the Striker suit though)I am hoping an Ulterra is the next item i feel that way about this summer. |
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