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Offline Pappymn

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Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #-1 on: January 28, 2015, 03:32:22 PM »
25th annual tournament in Brainerd, Minnesota.

They pre-drill 34,000 holes. No shelters of any kind are allowed.

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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« on: January 28, 2015, 03:41:09 PM »
NOPE, wouldn't catch me out there
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2015, 03:48:19 PM »
Is that you in the orange, Pappy?
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2015, 04:10:25 PM »
Sorta reminds me of the last verse of A Day in the Life.





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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2015, 04:28:51 PM »
How would you like to own the package liquor store across the street from this gathering?  8)
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2015, 04:39:11 PM »
 I thinking a chili, brats and beer truck would work real well across the street...
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2015, 04:42:01 PM »
Quote from: tlg4942 on January 28, 2015, 04:39:11 PM
I thinking a chili, brats and beer truck would work real well across the street...

Terry the beer would freeze! And I do not see one porta-potty out there! Oh boy!  ???
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2015, 04:43:54 PM »
Quote from: hikerman on January 28, 2015, 04:42:01 PM
And I do not see one porta-potty out there! Oh boy!  ???

34,000 of them...  ;) ;D
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2015, 04:54:50 PM »
What happens if they all jump into the air and land at once.... ??? :o ;D
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2015, 05:03:50 PM »
Remember what happens when you use your spoon to tap that hard chocolate coating on your ice cream? And, do you see all those white lines connecting the holes? YIKES!  ??? ??? ??? ???
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2015, 05:23:10 PM »
 My daughter and laws brother owns a Funnel cake truck.  He makes a killing at events like this.
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2015, 05:32:00 PM »
Quote from: tlg4942 on January 28, 2015, 05:23:10 PM
My daughter and laws brother owns a Funnel cake truck.  He makes a killing at events like this.

I could be all wet here  :D  but me thinks this is more of the 100 proof schnapps crowd! ???
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2015, 06:28:46 PM »
Yeah. All those holes drilled into the ice would really scare me ???
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2015, 06:34:23 PM »
Quote from: muebe on January 28, 2015, 06:28:46 PM
Yeah. All those holes drilled into the ice would really scare me ???
That's what I was thinking. I guess we warm weather boys don't get it.  ::)
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Re: Worlds largest ice fishing contest
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2015, 08:11:06 PM »
I'm not sure my "anti-freeze" level would ever be in the range to go fish like that!!  Maybe in my younger days.  Certainly not today!!

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