Outdoors thread

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[Jim14510]

About 20 min south of Saint Cloud

I'd be finding someone that knows smallie fishing in Mille Lacs

 

[lee_carvallo_12]

Definitely the biggest crappies I've ever caught. A handful 16 or just a little under. Longest was close to 17.

@B1G_10_Tony - Caught these sons 'a bitches at Glen Elder, KS. Couldn't hardly find one under 12" (1" shy of Polk length).

 

[LoudHogRider]

I'd be finding someone that knows smallie fishing in Mille Lacs

Are there even fish left in that lake these days? When I lived in the Twin Cities in the late '80's most of the avid fishermen I knew said it was about "fished out" back then. That didn't stop them from setting up their ice huts in the winter to get away from their wives on weekends, but nobody ever talked about how great the fishing was.

The concentration of men in ice huts did spawn other 'satellite industries', however. They all talked about the random knocks on the door with female inquires, "Are y'all looking for a date?" Apparently, the hookers would migrate up there on weekends to take advantage of the prospective audience. I always found that amusing and inspiring: capitalism at it's finest, IMO. 😉

 

[God is a Husker]

@B1G_10_Tony - Caught these sons 'a bitches at Glen Elder, KS. Couldn't hardly find one under 12" (1" shy of Polk length).

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Largest fresh water I ever caught was a 19 lbs blue catfish at glen elder

also got drunk and almost burned down the ball of twine during group photo

 

[Jim14510]

Are there even fish left in that lake these days? When I lived in the Twin Cities in the late '80's most of the avid fishermen I knew said it was about "fished out" back then. That didn't stop them from setting up their ice huts in the winter to get away from their wives on weekends, but nobody ever talked about how great the fishing was.

The concentration of men in ice huts did spawn other 'satellite industries', however. They all talked about the random knocks on the door with female inquires, "Are y'all looking for a date?" Apparently, the hookers would migrate up there on weekends to take advantage of the prospective audience. I always found that amusing and inspiring: capitalism at it's finest, IMO. 😉

I think the walleye fishing took a dip. They've put in heavier restrictions the last few years like no targeting walleyes or fishing with live bait in July.

I think the smallmouth fishing is still very good though. Was rated the #1 lake in the country not too long ago.

I went there last July (figured out the no fishing for walleye or live bait with a live well full of minnows and 3 rods in the water) and got beat up by the waves. Daughter was puking out the side. Didn't catch a single smallie in half a day fishing for them. So my anecdotal evidence is bad.

 

[Jim14510]

@B1G_10_Tony - Caught these sons 'a bitches at Glen Elder, KS. Couldn't hardly find one under 12" (1" shy of Polk length).

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I need to go there sometime. Is that a walleye on the top right?

 

[BushAK]

@B1G_10_Tony - Caught these sons 'a bitches at Glen Elder, KS. Couldn't hardly find one under 12" (1" shy of Polk length).

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My family used to vacation there every year. One year we timed it when the gar was spawning and that, my friend, was a blast. You just cast a leech right next to the rocks and held on. We pulled in several 4 pound largemouth bass, countless big channel cats, and then just a random assortment of fish. I believe there's a joint, in Cawker City, that claims to have the world's best-fried chicken. It was good but it gave everyone the shits so jury is still out on "world's greatest".

 

[God is a Husker]

My family used to vacation there every year. One year we timed it when the gar was spawning and that, my friend, was a blast. You just cast a leech right next to the rocks and held on. We pulled in several 4 pound largemouth bass, countless big channel cats, and then just a random assortment of fish. I believe there's a joint, in Cawker City, that claims to have the world's best-fried chicken. It was good but it gave everyone the shits so jury is still out on "world's greatest".

Lee’s chicken at the gas station in Downs is pretty good if you grew up in rural America

 

[God is a Husker]

My family used to vacation there every year. One year we timed it when the gar was spawning and that, my friend, was a blast. You just cast a leech right next to the rocks and held on. We pulled in several 4 pound largemouth bass, countless big channel cats, and then just a random assortment of fish. I believe there's a joint, in Cawker City, that claims to have the world's best-fried chicken. It was good but it gave everyone the shits so jury is still out on "world's greatest".

Debating on if I should post my breakdown of best chicken Fry places in NW Kansas

Strouds in Hays is #1 for me but after that I’d go Cafe at Damar, the Reload in Oberlin (only on Fridays), Bruffs in Oakley, joslyn grocery store in Hoxie, town & country in Norton and the Cafe in Selden

 

[God is a Husker]

Debating on if I should post my breakdown of best chicken Fry places in NW Kansas

Strouds in Hays is #1 for me but after that I’d go Cafe at Damar, the Reload in Oberlin (only on Fridays), Bruffs in Oakley, joslyn grocery store in Hoxie, town & country in Norton and the Cafe in Selden

Should have tagged @Woodrow F Call

 

[HuskerPAC]

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my 2020 whitetail

Did you not shoulder mount him?? What did you do to the cape?? Great buck.

 

[lee_carvallo_12]

I need to go there sometime. Is that a walleye on the top right?

Yep, we snagged a couple of walleye but we were intent on catching crappie that time of year. Took the drive over to Kerwin the next day, either that year or the next, and just knocked the shit out of the walleye.

My family used to vacation there every year. One year we timed it when the gar was spawning and that, my friend, was a blast. You just cast a leech right next to the rocks and held on. We pulled in several 4 pound largemouth bass, countless big channel cats, and then just a random assortment of fish. I believe there's a joint, in Cawker City, that claims to have the world's best-fried chicken. It was good but it gave everyone the shits so jury is still out on "world's greatest".

definitely have had many busch lights at the cawker city bar. think i've just had burgers, not fried chicken though.

 

[Daddy]

Great idea for a thread and great stuff in here. I don't have anything to contribute but I'm here for this thread.

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Should have tagged @Woodrow F Call

I can give you a solid ranking of taco trucks from the Missouri river to the Pacific Ocean

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Did you not shoulder mount him?? What did you do to the cape?? Great buck.

cape was ruined. Some faggit ass bowhunters from Michigan hit him high with in the neck with an arrow about a month prior. Full of puss and stunk something terrible.

I went out and plugged a doe in January for a cape

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Lee’s chicken at the gas station in Downs is pretty good if you grew up in rural America

home of North Central Air, that place is a necessity in my life

 

[BushAK]

Debating on if I should post my breakdown of best chicken Fry places in NW Kansas

Strouds in Hays is #1 for me but after that I’d go Cafe at Damar, the Reload in Oberlin (only on Fridays), Bruffs in Oakley, joslyn grocery store in Hoxie, town & country in Norton and the Cafe in Selden

I miss good fried chicken. There is a diner, in Anchorage, that has been open since the '50s. They specialize in some pretty damn good pan-fried chicken but everything else they make is meh.

 

[HuskerPAC]

Smattering of some photos through the years. Just getting my mounts hung at home after a bit of basement reno. Live for this stuff—luckily have a relatively supportive wife despite having a 20 month old and a new baby in July.

 

[God is a Husker]

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Smattering of some photos through the years. Just getting my mounts hung at home after a bit of basement reno. Live for this stuff—luckily have a relatively supportive wife despite hanging a 20 month old and a new baby in July.

This man out here living for all of us