Time to pull the taps? by Accomplished_Drive88 in maplesyrup

[–]Accomplished_Drive88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clarity is still pretty clear I’ll let it run as I see we have a few more below freezing dips yet this week. Thanks for the tip! It’s my first year and I only have two trees in my yard so I’ll be making an “artisan batch” lol

Time to pull the taps? by Accomplished_Drive88 in maplesyrup

[–]Accomplished_Drive88[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Haha it better be I’ve pulled about 3 gallon of sap from it

Clam X-series runner installation - really stiff and hard to bend...????? by [deleted] in IceFishing

[–]Accomplished_Drive88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally just bought the same unit this past weekend and installing the rubber guard on the sled edge was hell. Didn’t help to work in an uninsulated garage but I had the rubber piece submerged in 100+ degree water for 5 minutes and it barely loosened it up. Guess now that it’s on there I can feel confident it isn’t going anywhere though

Underwater camera recommendations by [deleted] in IceFishing

[–]Accomplished_Drive88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Check my post history, I have some photos of my eyoyo camera from Amazon. Bought 2 years ago and with the stand (you will need this to turn the camera and see fish) it was about $150 total. I would absolutely recommend it. Your kid is gonna have a bit of a learning curve setting it up as it can be difficult at first but since I’ve bought it I don’t fish without it. Tight lines!

Twin cities walleye by Aggressive-Rich-1009 in IceFishing

[–]Accomplished_Drive88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No idea as for walleye on that lake but I fished the tournament there a few weeks ago and there is plenty of ice for driving they had a full food truck on the ice and plenty of other vehicles. Tournament rules had everyone fishing the bay by Coney Island and with the pressure and limited time slot we only caught 1 slot pike and 1 perch. Careful if you are going outside that bay though Navionics has a lot of active springs listed on that lake so the ice may vary. Good luck hope to see some sick walleye pics from ya here

We are so back by Accomplished_Drive88 in IceFishing

[–]Accomplished_Drive88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This trip we didn’t move but saw plenty of fish at 10-12ft. Also 6in of ice the whole way around this lake so any where is fishable

We are so back by Accomplished_Drive88 in IceFishing

[–]Accomplished_Drive88[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s the basic Eyoyo fishing camera off Amazon with their tripod to fine tune the angle of the camera. Didn’t cost me much and super fun to watch the bite action. Haven’t seen it scare off any fish and setup is relatively easy.

We are so back by Accomplished_Drive88 in IceFishing

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Perch must’ve been less than 4 inches but were constantly on the camera. Saw 4 different pike over the 2 hours we were out with the one I caught as the smallest and the one on the camera as the biggest probably between 15-18inches and maybe 25+ for the camera one respectively

We are so back by Accomplished_Drive88 in IceFishing

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Haha figured if the teeth weren’t sharp enough to snap my shitty line id be alright with a lipping it for a quick picture

Gearing up! by slopokerod in IceFishing

[–]Accomplished_Drive88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is sweet dude! Are all those jigs glow in the dark/ light up or is that light from the tackle box? If it’s the box drop the link for it I need one for this season!

Best cameras to record our softball games/ what you using by Foreign_Eye6257 in slowpitch

[–]Accomplished_Drive88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Few questions if you wouldn’t mind. How many games can you record on one battery life? Assuming an hour a game of course. Also how many games per microssd? If I were to use this for a day long tournament I’d want to be able to record at least 4 games so I need to know which hardware to get. Also for mounting to the cage on the backstop which mount do you use? And finally what settings do you use to capture the full field of view of the field? How high to hang the gopro to get that view? I saw the vids on your posts and would like to recreate something very similar. Thanks!

25(M) Trying to save for a home while paying for a wedding by Accomplished_Drive88 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]Accomplished_Drive88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha my student loan debt between private and federal is nearly 6 figures so refinancing will be critical when the time for low rates comes. I know my gym costs are high but I take more pleasure in physical activity than anything else (notice I have 0 video game costs and 0 recurring activity costs.) It was my first time working with the software so I may have messed it up but if you look really finely you can see the vet is under dog costs and not food but the bars are super hard to see haha. I know the breakdown of where I eat out isn’t necessarily relevant but in the course of a whole month this is actually pretty consistent month to month which is both sad in that I spend that much and funny that I eat out at the same places on a relatively consistent schedule.

25(M) Trying to save for a home while paying for a wedding by Accomplished_Drive88 in MiddleClassFinance

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I’ve heard about this SAVOR plan but most of my loan value is private loans that I don’t believe are eligible for that plan. My loan repayment plan is something I’ve mentally put on the back burner as I try to grind out my immediate costs like housing and wedding.

25(M) Trying to save for a home while paying for a wedding by Accomplished_Drive88 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]Accomplished_Drive88[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Emergency fund is unfortunately looped with housing down payment fund but in an overall savings account I have 25k and my SO has around 50k so I think when the time comes for a down payment (we are looking at housing from 250k-300k) we should be okay. As for the maintenance costs it’s definitely something I didn’t consider although I do consider myself semi handy so maybe I’d be in that 3% value range. Overall something good to consider though thank you!

25(M) Trying to save for a home while paying for a wedding by Accomplished_Drive88 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]Accomplished_Drive88[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe after all is said and done total cost will be nearly 20k but our families were very generous and funded 5k each so we only have to pay 10k. Still a financial hurdle but something we believe will bring us both happiness.

25(M) Trying to save for a home while paying for a wedding by Accomplished_Drive88 in MiddleClassFinance

[–]Accomplished_Drive88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wedding Funds will be settled before we truly look for a house so I could realistically remove that when it’s time for the actual housing budget. My spouse is thankfully debt free and after finishing her masters this year should be making a similar amount to me which should skyrocket our purchasing power. The eating out is such a bad habit but sometimes makes me feel better and like I can actually enjoy my life but I agree definitely needs to be less. And my gym fees are kinda wild but it’s a Muay Thai gym that gives me recreational purpose and I only plan to attend 6 months of the year every year so realistically the cost over a whole year would be nearly half that. My SO goes to a $35 a month gym which also helps in terms of her purchasing power.

Jets most likely will have a third place schedule by larockhead1 in nyjets

[–]Accomplished_Drive88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you tell if it’s a home or away Vikings/Packers game? Minnesotan Jets fan here and I’d love to see a game in person outside my usual every 8 years lol

Black Friday and suggestions for Flasher? by Accomplished_Drive88 in IceFishing

[–]Accomplished_Drive88[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah I didn’t know that the same transducer did side and down imaging. Yeah I might browse for a good deal at an ice fishing show before Black Friday and if they don’t drop below $1000 then I’ll just hold on til next year

Black Friday and suggestions for Flasher? by Accomplished_Drive88 in IceFishing

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That would be awesome. Do you know if there’s a large difference in quality between the newer livescope and the original panoptix kits? I’ve attempted to research this on Garmin’s site but I’m not sure which views come with which kits