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Offline Gunflint

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Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« on: Feb 07, 2020, 03:49 PM »
Everything is ready.  Outhouse is cleaned. Woodstove is humming.
Snowdog is running well. 4 five gallon buckets of water from the lake for dishes, etc..
Clear skies and -10 tonight.
Slush is being vanquished to a bad memory.

Life is GOOD! (and still praying for IceJohn - May God bless you!)





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Offline Gunflint

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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #1 on: Feb 07, 2020, 04:03 PM »
Getting ready to wear my Christmas present:



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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #2 on: Feb 07, 2020, 04:23 PM »
Great for you! Wishing you the best of all possibilities! Sure you will keep us updated on how things are going!
Keep it safe! JDL
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Offline IceAddict87

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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #3 on: Feb 07, 2020, 04:52 PM »
Very jealous! I get three days starting this Thursday, never done a whole week though!
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #4 on: Feb 07, 2020, 06:18 PM »
Sweet. I get to pound some slush tomorrow- :P
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #5 on: Feb 07, 2020, 06:19 PM »
Quote from: SLAYERFISH on Feb 07, 2020, 06:18 PM
Sweet. I get to pound some slush tomorrow- :P

Not he’ll (too cold for hell) but you can see it from there.
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #6 on: Feb 07, 2020, 06:42 PM »
I am frigg'n jealous.....do not take this lightly like I said..friggin jealous
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #7 on: Feb 07, 2020, 06:44 PM »
Not trying to be a kiss a** here
do you want company?   lol
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Offline Gunflint

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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #8 on: Feb 07, 2020, 06:48 PM »
Sterling, Ontario is a heck of a drive to the Gunflint Trail (50 miles from Thunder Bay). Lots of great fishing for you closer than that.
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #9 on: Feb 07, 2020, 06:52 PM »
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #10 on: Feb 07, 2020, 07:30 PM »
Quote from: Gunflint on Feb 07, 2020, 06:48 PM
Sterling, Ontario is a heck of a drive to the Gunflint Trail (50 miles from Thunder Bay). Lots of great fishing for you closer than that.
Yeh but as long as I am back for work on Monday night, just wait screw the job.

Enjoy my friend have a good week,,,,,,
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #11 on: Feb 07, 2020, 07:38 PM »
Quote from: Fry Flier on Feb 07, 2020, 07:30 PM
Yeh but as long as I am back for work on Monday night, just wait screw the job.

Enjoy my friend have a good week,,,,,,

Thank you.
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Offline RStock521

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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #12 on: Feb 07, 2020, 08:50 PM »
That looks like a dream.  Enjoy and post some fish pics!
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #13 on: Feb 07, 2020, 09:54 PM »
I'm 5 years or so away from retirement and I think about it almost every day.  That place looks heavenly to me. Enjoy it Gunny!
 
We've had 20 inches or so of snow dumped on my favorite Laker water here in the last 24 hours.  That slush is gonna be hell!
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Offline Gunflint

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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #14 on: Feb 07, 2020, 10:52 PM »
It is now -20!!!

Life is good.  :)
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #15 on: Feb 07, 2020, 11:08 PM »
Quote from: Baetis62 on Feb 07, 2020, 09:54 PM
I'm 5 years or so away from retirement and I think about it almost every day.  That place looks heavenly to me. Enjoy it Gunny!
 
We've had 20 inches or so of snow dumped on my favorite Laker water here in the last 24 hours.  That slush is gonna be hell!

Thank you
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #16 on: Feb 08, 2020, 12:16 AM »
Looks like heaven, enjoy!!  Can't wait for some fish pics.
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #17 on: Feb 08, 2020, 08:57 AM »
Quote from: Gunflint on Feb 07, 2020, 03:49 PM
Everything is ready.  Outhouse is cleaned. Woodstove is humming.
Snowdog is running well. 4 five gallon buckets of water from the lake for dishes, etc..
Clear skies and -10 tonight.
Slush is being vanquished to a bad memory.

Life is GOOD! (and still praying for IceJohn - May God bless you!)





Life IS good, GF.  Nice to see you enjoying it to the fullest.  Since I've only been on THIS forum for a short while, I didn't notice it before - Veritas Odium Parit - but i couldn't agree more; ESPECIALLY on political forums.  Have a GREAT week at the 'Cabin' and please keep us update on your adventure this coming week.   :thumbsup:
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #18 on: Feb 08, 2020, 06:39 PM »
Great day today. Limited on lake trout. Snowdogged with my buddy to the BWCA and then trudged an hour to where we fished. Life is good.





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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #19 on: Feb 08, 2020, 08:54 PM »
No fish pics???
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #20 on: Feb 08, 2020, 10:24 PM »
Sounds like heaven. Enjoy!
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #21 on: Feb 09, 2020, 07:47 AM »
Quote from: Gunflint on Feb 08, 2020, 06:39 PM
Great day today. Limited on lake trout. Snowdogged with my buddy to the BWCA and then trudged an hour to where we fished. Life is good.





I have to ask - why did you 'trudge' from the BWCA (whatever that is) to where you fished?  Also, what are the 2 screen units in the last picture?  I'm guessing the left unit is a type of sonar and the right unit is an underwater camera screen.  Well done on the trout.   :clap:
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #22 on: Feb 09, 2020, 08:16 AM »
Retirement thats the life , pick and choose your days for the outdoors and weekends off from the crowds . :)
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #23 on: Feb 09, 2020, 08:47 AM »

No better place to be! Cabin in the woods peace and quite just fishing ,snowmobiling/ ATV and eating/drinking!
Doesn't get any better than that.
I will be in the same situation next weekend hope the fish cooperate!
That is a nice looking cabin! Good Luck ice fishing gunflint!

smitty :tipup:
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #24 on: Feb 09, 2020, 10:05 AM »
Quote from: dubob on Feb 09, 2020, 07:47 AM
I have to ask - why did you 'trudge' from the BWCA (whatever that is) to where you fished?  Also, what are the 2 screen units in the last picture?  I'm guessing the left unit is a type of sonar and the right unit is an underwater camera screen.  Well done on the trout.   :clap:

Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA).  No motors allowed, I believe. 
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #25 on: Feb 09, 2020, 10:53 AM »
Quote from: Ice Surveyor on Feb 09, 2020, 10:05 AM
Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA).  No motors allowed, I believe.
You are correct!! A true wilderness area!!! :thumbsup: :clap:
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #26 on: Feb 09, 2020, 12:35 PM »
My friend had to leave today so I took out the Clam X300 for a couple hours. Saw lots of deep fish (65 feet) but couldn’t get them to bite. Tomorrow will trudge again and hope to have great camera sun. Nothing beats camera fishing in good conditions.

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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #27 on: Feb 10, 2020, 04:55 PM »
Went trudging. -12 when I got going in the morning.

Super fun day. Saw fish all day long. Camera worked great. Caught limit let some go. Lost 2 large ones at the hole.

Life is good.

The larger one is 3 pounds. I lost two at the hole larger than that.



View from inside the Clam Blazer. I have the Livescope and the AquaVu both going. Super fun.


View from the outside of my one man trudging setup.

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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #28 on: Feb 10, 2020, 05:07 PM »
That looks awesome Gun! Enjoy your time up there
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Re: Life is good - Ice fishing for a week at the cabin
« Reply #29 on: Feb 10, 2020, 05:12 PM »
Awesome, thanks for sharing the pics!  Looks nice and quiet out there!
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