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| I agree with the previous posts regarding the over reliance on gps. Example: We were in baudette minnesota which is tiny. Stop at the grocery store and then went to a cafe 4 blocks away on the same side of the street. We needed to return to the grocery store, so the driver used the gps to figure out how to get back there. |
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| Yea, Andrew, dang!
It was very kind of Tom to meet mid-lake to help me better rekinoiter. Very nice fellow, even gave me a proven bait for the lake. That event alone made my original post oh so worth it. |
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| You must face your fears.
I suggest just getting in your boat and committing yourself to boating to the far end of the lake and back again. By yourself. Also turn off all electronics and put on a blindfold. Trust your feelings to guide you.
This is exactly how I learned to navigate Eagle Lake in Canada from the West Arm to Niven Bay. And it only took me five lower units to do it. Glad to help...
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| Slamr - 10/11/2016 1:19 PM Stay sober...
There you have it folks.
He is a genius after-all.
I knew it!
:)
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| yfd
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Location: oswego, il | Just be careful after dark. Alot of people run balls out, lights off with gps, fisherman with lights off. This inclused narrow areas and channels. I was run into shore once coming out of a creek at night. I know a top guide who was hit a coue years ago, he and one of his clients jumped out of the boat before impact, lucky noone hurt. Not alot of heads up going on at night, be careful. |
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| Ranger - 10/11/2016 6:15 PM yfd
Mono E mono.
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | What Todd said. There's a lot of folks out there that are careless running at night. And run into rocks. |
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| Sometimes, regardless of how careful you are when it comes to what you are doing... accidents happen. Even tougher when you are on a part of the lake you have never been. Been here before... Huge lesson learned. No problems before or after on the same lake after dark. It is VERY easy to avoid just a couple things that can trigger or lead to a bad situation when traveling around on a big lake in an area you are unfamiliar with - alone or with other people.
It might even be a good idea to double check everything in the boat, especially if it is not your boat. I can think of plenty of times I have been out on my boat or others where I have a hard time finding where I put something myself... I'm not sure it's a good idea to go out on somebody's boat and not know where all the things you may need are.
Hmm... Spotlights are outstanding.
Time is most important. Simply perceiving what your eyes can see over a long period of time on a regular basis makes it seem like getting from Flag Island Resort to Skeet Island is as easy as walking to the bathroom in your house... Some people can not run. Keep that in mind. When you crawl - you get to enjoy the trip a little bit longer.
Feel free to give me a shout if you would like to chat.
(872) 888-7437
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | Follow me... You will never be lost.
Vermilion and LOTW are two different bodies of water I only know V. |
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| Yea, tips above, especially moving point to point out and back again, have resolved my jitters. Thanks everybody. |
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| (Reels now knows my "yfd" was just keys I landed on to try to eliminate a duplicate post. I see now why he saw it as a threat. (He didn't seem too spooked, tho, did he?))
Sorry about that! |
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| lol what? |
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| Just messin' around like always I guess  This topic is not a joke. |
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