My first open-water visit to Leech Lake occurred during the Memorial Day weekend. My good friend Rick, who now lives in Brisbane, Australia, met me in the Minneapolis airport and we flew from there to Bemidji on the same flight.Once in Bemidji, we went to Corner Sports to pick up my new boat (that's it pictured with Rick). We couldn't launch the boat until Sunday, May 27, because of poor weather. Once the boat was in the water I unfortunately found several things that were wrong with it. Not the least of which was a leak around the fore livewell intake that forced the automatic bilge to turn on every 15-20 minutes. I've been assured by John Brake at Corner Sports that he will have the boat repaired, and fully watertight, before my return in early July.
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