Minnesotan’s love their vehicles. They can drive anywhere, anytime, in any weather. They have four-wheel drive, all-wheel drive, one-wheel wonders, quadrunners, snowmobiles, motorcycles, riding lawnmowers, and dog-sleds. Big deal, you say: lots of places have such conveyances. Maybe so. But in the water, at least, nobody can compete with Minnesotans.
With 10,000 lakes, you can be sure they know how to get about on the water: pontoon boats, sailboats, runabouts, Chris-crafts, canoes, rowboats, speedboats, duck-boats, jetskis, party yachts, and even those big ore haulers up on Lake Superior. The fellow up above can drive to work in the worst of weather, or take a family of four directly from Hwy. 7 right onto Lake Minnetonka for a day on the water, easy-peesy (that’s a term I re-learned in past few days).
And fishing boats. Here those water-loving, fish-frying Minnesotans have gone too far. It’s not good enough to have a fishing boat if you live in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. They have even designed boats specifically for the type of fish they want to catch: Bass boats, Muskie boats, Crappie boats, boats for Walleye, Trout, Sunfish, and even Carp boats. What’s the difference between all these makes and models? Don’t ask me, I don’t even like fishing, unless someone else baits the hook. I’ll drive the boat.