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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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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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Posts: 337
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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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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