Upper Midwest Outdoors

Alright UMO folks, first off the entire staff and owners of UMO would like to thank you for an unbelievable first 10 Months!!! We grew to over 1000 members in our first 10 months of existence, which is outstanding!! We have accomplished more over that time than we anticipated and we look forward in keeping up the growth in 2010. It's you, the members of UMO that make this all possible and fun to do. We aren't in this for personal gain, we are in this to have fun, meet more outdoor people and grow in the world of the outdoors. Everyone who has signed up and contributed is a huge part of that, without you folks, this site would be nothing. We recognize that and thank you by giving away these prizes every month. As the site grows look for more and more giveaways in the future.

Thanks again and now, to the WINNERS!! (http://www.postimage.org/templates/images/smiley/celebrate/3.gif)



(http://www.postimage.org/templates/images/smiley/celebrate/7.gif) 2nd Place and the winner of the flat of night crawlers, courtesy of Jewell Outdoors (http://www.jewlloutdoors.com) is.................................. Sparcebag!!



(http://www.postimage.org/templates/images/smiley/celebrate/4.gif) 1st place and our first Grand Prize Winner of a brand new Limit Creek Smoothie (http://www.limitcreek.com) Walleye Rod is......................................
















Congrats to you both, I will shoot you each a PM on how to get your prizes.

Thanks again to all members of UMO and look for more fun and prizes on 2010!!

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Congratulations guys!! Also to UMO for the hard work and great site they provide. Over 100 members a month is outstanding.

Congrats on your winnings!!    :wave: :hello: :icon_thumright: :thumbsup: :icon_thumleft:

congrats winners! dang didnt win again!! :crybaby2: :crybaby2: :crybaby2:  hey sparce i can help with them crawlers!! :headbang: :headbang: :icon_thumleft: :laughing4:

Congrats to the winners!!!!!  Glenn...no more tears,it waters down the beer.  Swanni, guess you will have to stop in Detroit Lakes sometime to see the winners new fishing rod.

First of all a BIG thanks to UMO! Best site around! and great growth.

  Glenn any time just stop by they'll be here! ANYONE who is in my area can get a couple doz. till there gone! Just let me know and you can stop by!
  I and Sandy (my betterhalf) pick 12-14 doz every spring before the skeeters come out,around crappie time in April.Its something we do as a competition and for our summer bait.So gettin these wont stop us from our razzin each other! and we'll still get out pickin crawlers.
  If Anyone is in the area and gets some crawlers,I always know where something is bitin around here and always share my spots even GPS for those who stop by.

PS Glenn like the new feet,same pirated set! :wav: :wav:
 Thanks again UMU and Jewel! :wave: :icon_salut:

they'd look better with crawlers on'em!!! :laughing4: :laughing4: :laughing6:

Just don't dangle them over the side of the boat.....You might end up missing one!! :laughing4: :laughing4: :laughing6: :laughing6: :tongue8: :tongue8:

sparce, kinda liked the other pic better!!!!!! of course seeing who owned those tootsies in there entirety would even be better. tease....tease .....tease!!!!!!! :headbang: :headbang:

When WHO'S crawling on them??????? :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow:

Congrats to our grand prize winners and also to all the members who won prizes each month in 2009! 

Once again we will be continuing the monthly drawings in 2010!  Thank you for all the participation and great words and please lets continue to grow in huge strides.

Congrats you guys....awesome stuff!!!!!!!   :occasion14:  :headbang:

WOW!!!! This is ssssoooooo COOL!!   And my wife said I'd never get anywhere fooling around on the computer all day on my days off. HA! In your face Women... :laughing6: :laughing6: :laughing6: Thank you so much to UMO and to everyone on this Great site. This is hands down the best outdoor site on the net and I got a good feeling that 2010 is only going to get better. I tell everyone I know about this place and many of them have checked it out and love it.  Thanks again you guys and I'll be sure to post pics of all the fish I catch with my new rod!!   


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A big congratulations to Sparcebag and Pickelfarmer!

Congrats to all and thank you to all of our UMO members for a great first year .  :wav:  :occasion14:  :headbang:

Chris (AceintheHole) Kiesner
Staff Director

Congrats to the winners!



There's always next time glenn57

Hey!!!!!! I got my new Limit creek Smoothie rod today in the mail.... WOW nice looking rod for sure. Feels like its going to have some real good action to it as well. Thanks agian to UMO for this great prize for just being a member of a site  that Even with out the prizes I would be a member of!!  :icon_salut: :icon_salut: :icon_salut: :icon_salut:
 Now I just have to pry some money out of my wife, so I can go out and get an equally good real for this fine rod!!! Anyone got any suggestions as to what kind of real you would put on it?? 
Thanks again Shane and everyone else at UMO!!
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Just don't go dropping it down the hole. :sleepy2: :sleepy2: :sleepy2: :pottytrain5:

Sorry I took so long getting it sent. Kept forgetting to bring it to work. I shipped it yesterday through Speedy Delivery, very fast service indeed.

The rod is great for walleye action. Easily my favorite rigging rod for eyes. For reels I use the Sierra's. They aren't real spendy, I can find them at Fleet Farm on sale for $25 and they do a great job.

Well I finally got my new reel today. I'm sure I'm going to get some ribbing for this but I got an Abu Garcia Cardinal 102 I put 8 pound test Berkley Vanish line on it. What do you think?? I think this should be a great set up. Thanks again to UMO for this great Limit creek smoothie rod!!

I've used cardinals and I think I still have some. Nothing wrong with them. I think you will have a great setup there.

I want to see some pics of you using that rod though!! Give your honest opinion of what you think of it as well.