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MrBadExample

05/14/2017 11:52AM

Leeches available up there?

How much a lb?

Thanks,

Mr. Bad Example

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The Great Outdoors

05/14/2017 02:05PM

Yes, we have leeches.
Don't think the forum allows advertising prices.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Outdoors-Bait-Tackle/1606420532911075?skip_nax_wizard=true

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yogi59weedr

05/14/2017 06:28PM

Worth their weight in gold what ever the price.

Ah retired @ 50

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MrBadExample

05/14/2017 07:43PM

TGO,

Thanks for the intel. See ya Wednesday.

Jeff

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old_salt

05/14/2017 08:29PM

Besides, the batter fried leeches are quite filling and tasty.

Livin' the dream. Just another day in Paradise...

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Pinetree

05/14/2017 09:06PM

quote The Great Outdoors: "Yes, we have leeches.
Don't think the forum allows advertising prices."

With the earlier spring I wonder if the leech people got into ponds earlier and thus a much better harvest?

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MrBadExample

05/14/2017 09:25PM

You have to devein them first.

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Rgallwitz

05/17/2017 05:55AM

What the best way to transport and keep leeches alive on a BWCA trip?

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fishnfreak

05/17/2017 08:59AM

I called yesterday and they were selling for $33.00 a lb for the larges.

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The Great Outdoors

05/17/2017 11:04AM

quote fishnfreak: "I called yesterday and they were selling for $33.00 a lb for the larges."

Just to keep the record straight, he didn't call us!
We are selling medium leeches that aren't anywhere close to that much!

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fishnfreak

05/17/2017 11:41AM

Nope not you. One of the other's in Ely.

$30.00 a lb for the jumbo's on the North Shore

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RainGearRight

05/17/2017 12:16PM

TGO, rough estimate of # of dozen of mediums per lb?

There's always money in the banana stand.

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RainGearRight

05/17/2017 04:29PM

quote Rgallwitz: "What the best way to transport and keep leeches alive on a BWCA trip? "

A bait king is pretty solid but the big ones are huge. We use an old nalgene with two caps. One has a bunch of holes about 1/8" wide drilled in it. Solid cap while traveling and the hole cap while fishing or at camp.

There's always money in the banana stand.

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The Great Outdoors

05/17/2017 06:36PM

quote RainGearRight: "TGO, rough estimate of # of dozen of mediums per lb?"

Ballpark figure, about 16 dozen (give or take)

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Rgallwitz

05/18/2017 05:03AM

How many can you hold in the nalgene bottle? At least a couple days worth? Do you leave the bottle in the water overnight?

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RainGearRight

05/18/2017 03:35PM

quote Rgallwitz: "How many can you hold in the nalgene bottle? At least a couple days worth? Do you leave the bottle in the water overnight? "

I have no idea on numbers but you can fit a lot in. Definitely enough for a few days. We keep it in the lake all the time. Just tie it up.

There's always money in the banana stand.

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Pinetree

05/18/2017 05:22PM

quote RainGearRight: "
quote Rgallwitz: "How many can you hold in the nalgene bottle? At least a couple days worth? Do you leave the bottle in the water overnight? "

I have no idea on numbers but you can fit a lot in. Definitely enough for a few days. We keep it in the lake all the time. Just tie it up. "

change the water once in a while.

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