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WHAT TO BRING
Fishing
Rods
Reels
Tackle Box
Net (1 per boat)
Depth Finder (1 per boat)
Minnow Bucket (1 per boat)
Worm Container (optional, Dinty Moore Beef Stew Cans work nice)
Stringer (Sometimes nice to have two per boat)
Needle Nosed Pliers, Clippers, Knife (Tether for your pliers, you know who you are)
Clothes
Couple pair of pants
Few pair of shorts
Underwear (one of the most frequently forgotten Items)
Socks (another frequently forgotten item)
A couple of towels
Two pair of shoes
Flip Flops or slippers for the Cabin
Fitted sheet for mattress (optional, and by optional, I mean Trent is the only person who does this)
Hat (At least one that has the ability to cover your ears)
Rain Suit (This is not optional and make it the last thing you put in your duffle bag)
Miscellaneous
Sunblock (In 2009 we were 10 feet from the sun for about 4 days)
Bug Spray (It better have deet or you are wasting your money)
Fillet Knife
Sunglasses (May want to consider an extra pair as well)
Clear safety glasses (great for the driver of the boat in the evenings, keeps the bugs out of your eyes)
Stick a golf or small towel in your tackle box.
Krazy glue – Great for patching up small cuts
Flashlight and batteries – The walk from one cabin to the other gets a lot longer in the dark.
Camera – Disposable or Digital – If digital, don’t forget the batteries
Any tobacco products you might use – Sweet lord, you don’t want to buy it up there.
Tips:
Line your duffel bag with a big trash bag before you put your clothes in it (It will rain on the way up or down the river) and put an extra one in there for on the way back if need be.
Wash your hands before taking your contacts out. (I found this out the hard way, not only does in burn like heck but bug spray is impossible to get off your contacts)
Bring some type of waterproof bag to keep your raingear in the boat (Also handy when you start peeling off layers)
I sent you the grocery list.
ReplyDeleteCouple questions for you guys:
ReplyDelete1) Im guessing you are going up through Michigan? If so where is there a good place to stop for a bit to eat?
2) Do you typically go over the 100 lbs limit per man, if so what is the extra cost?
Hey Frank, Glad you stuck around and got to read some of the BS that takes place on our trip. We do go up through Michigan. Are you leaving Friday morning and spending the night in Wawa or are you leaving Friday night and driving straight through. When we leave on Friday morning, we get to the Soo late afternoon. There is a restaurant we stop at every year called the Upper Deck Lounge as you are leaving the Soo and start up Hwy 17. It is one the right side attached to a Motel. Nothing special but it is "our stop". Get the Hot Hamburg and when they ask if you want gravy on your fries, the answer is always yes.
ReplyDeleteYour second question is a funny one. We have never been close to our 100lb/man limit. We take quite a few beverages. :) The bad part is, I have no idea what the over weight charge is. Someone else will chime in I am sure.
Do you remember the river? Is there anything we can help out with? Are you planning to target pike mostly or walleye?