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Offline spear foot 1

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 What ever happened to the i.b.o.t. nation. I have noticed theres a couple on this site. I used to read all there stories from the big red up north on another web site but the last year or two there has been nothing on the web site about the i.b.o.t.s and west winds. Where did all the i.b.o.t.s go?

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Becoming an IBOT
Waskish, Mn, March 26, 2003 - As you look across the frozen water it appears to be a normal Minnesota winter scene; trucks roll across the surface of the ice, the lake is dotted by blue and black fish houses, the sound of gas augers roars across the distance. A normal Minnesota lake, in a normal Minnesota winter. But upon further inspection, these are no ordinary people fishing-they are members of an exclusive organization, these are no ordinary fish swimming beneath the three feet of ice-these are Red Lake slabs, who are rumored to roam the lake with mermaids and seals, this Is no ordinary lake, this is Upper Red Lake, and you are now entering The Triangle.

It all began one harsh winter many years ago. The walleye population had crashed drastically from over harvest. A rogue angler looking for a couple decent sized perch to take home stumbled across a limit of crappies. Word spread quickly throughout the country; the Triangle had begun to take hold. As people started to fish the lake ever increasingly, they began to notice weird happenings. The shore would mysteriously turn, compass readings could no longer be trusted, people, for no apparent reason would just fall down. At first, it was assumed that these were all just strange coincidences, a mixture of cheap beer and lack of knowledge of the lake was blamed.

A small group of people began to realize that this was not mere coincidence; they learned to understand and respect the power of the triangle. This small, exclusive group of fishermen, known as the International Brotherhood of Triangulists (IBOTs) first donned lead suits to ward off the power f the Triangle. However, they soon came to learn the power of the Triangle stretched far beyond the shores of this 107,832-acre lake. While traveling through the town of Shooks, several miles from the shores of the lake, an IBOT dropped a cup of scalding coffee in his lap, while shaking around trying to get the scalding coffee off of his unmentionables; he went through what came to be known as The Holy Intersection. During that night’s session on the lake, the clumsy IBOT seemed to be immune to the powers of the Triangle. Since that fateful day, the Shooks Shake has been a part of any trip to Upper Red by serious anglers who wish to ward off the powers of the Triangle.

But lead suits and the Shooks Shake were not entirely enough to ward off the powers of the Triangle, which seemed to be growing stronger as it lured more and more fishermen onto its frozen surface. IBOTs soon learned to appease the Crappie Gods (which were rumored to be in cahoots with the Triangle, the mermaids, and the seals that are said to live in the vast expanses of the lake) with a toast of Old Milwaukee’s Best Special Dark Reserve Light Pilsner Bock Amber Malt Liquor Ice……..Lager, and a yearly donation of equipment, whether it be a rod, a flashlight, or an auger stuck in the ever-thickening ice.

One may wonder, "How do I become a member of this exclusive brotherhood, and receive my snazzy lead vest?" Well, in all actuality, it is quite simple. First step in joining is to make the pilgrimage to the Temple of the West Winds, on the shores of the fabled Upper Red Lake. The candidate for brotherhood must then proceed to pinch his or her depth bomb between his or her nostrils, if the candidate is able to perform this task, he/she will then be allowed to become an IBOT after signing the poster on the wall, receiving his/her membership card, and buying every IBOT with a lesser number an Old Milwaukee’s Best Special Dark Reserve Light Pilsner Bock Amber Malt Liquor Ice……..Lager to commemorate his/her first "Toast to the Crappie Gods". Though extensive testing has been done by the scientists at The Temple of the West Wind, IBOT membership seems to be the only way to ward off the powers of the Triangle.

I was fortunate enough to interview one member of the IBOT organization. He preferred not to give me his name, but rather insisted that I call him by the name he was given by the brotherhood LABS4ME. I asked him what an IBOT was and this was his response, "IBOT? International Brotherhood of Triangulists…If you have to ask about the Triangle, you haven’t been affected by it yet. We are a fledgling group dedicated to fighting the Triangle by unraveling and exposing all of its mysteries!"

According to IBOT #5, also known as Jigglestick, "IBOT members in good standing will:
1) Remember to do the Shooks Shake at the Holy Intersection.
2) Upon arrival in Waskish, a toast to the Crappie Gods will be made.
3) Remove lead body suits before entering the Temple of the West Winds 4) Make a yearly sacrifice of personal fishing gear to the Triangle."

So, what is the Red Lake Triangle really? Some say it is a government conspiracy, some say it is caused by aliens, others say that the people who fish Red Lake simply need to stop drinking so much. Whatever is to blame for all the strange things happening across the surface of Red Lake, one thing is for sure, the Triangle is everywhere, you may not feel its effects now, but it is far-reaching and some day when you are sitting alone at home watching TV, or working on the computer, you will feel a sudden urge to see exactly how it feel to clamp a depth bomb on you nose, and that my friend, is The Triangle



IBOT 380
« Last Edit: February 02/02/09, 12:57:49 PM by Joe »
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Offline JohnWester

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there still is an ibot forum... however the only person that posts on there is the gambler... and that's just reports from WW, Morts and Rogers.  most have kind of drifted away... seemed to coincide with the demise of the crappie.
If a gun kills people then I can blame a pen for my misspells?

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Offline ChrisWallace

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We will come back!

Offline SSN

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I think they went on a beer run. :happy1: They are still around on most other sites.

#361 checking in! ;D
some days im gone, but thats where i am.
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Offline spear foot 1

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 I love that story and all the other stories about the "triangle srikes again"! I remember reading on monday mornings about how the lake treated them over the weekend. Leathemans, cell phones, augers, rods,reels,flashlights, that lake must have had a huge apptite for everything it ate. They should do a discovery channel deal on red lake. It would be neat to see whats all laying down there. Well any way it's good to know the I.B.O.T.S are still around to fight the triangle for man kind.

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I to miss the gang. I guess they were here for the crappies as they toasted the crappie gods. I still do the shook shake and they should have a camera at that corner. I will also take a shot when I hit the lake today to see if that produces a crappie tonight in one of the houses it will be a shot for the custormers and the crappie gods. Jigglestick is staying busy on winnie as he had to be on the lake everyday. The weekends were not enough so he started a fish house business. I guess hes a glutton for punishment. Putze had a stroke but is doing much better. The rest fly under the radar for some reason when they come to town. They were a wild bunch but sure new how to have a gerat time. I think I have a closet clamper in one of my houses as I type
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Offline Spinach

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Most of us keep in touch still, most are still members here and on some other sites like SSN said earlier. The IBOT days were fun and i'll never forget the great times we had. Hopefully someday we can all get together again.

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Offline Russ-Judy

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were still here but slowed up some since those days
325-324

some sites wont even let us say anything reguarding the IBOTS, SO WE DONT

Offline jigglestick

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take a kid hunting and fishing!!

THWACK KILLS!!

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IBOT #197 Id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy ~jigglestick

Offline Bobby Bass

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Sounds like a group that I would have enjoyed being a part of. Lucky I am well East of the area and the iron mines protect me.
« Last Edit: March 03/04/09, 01:40:38 PM by Bobby Bass »
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Offline ironranger29

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you people need to stop drinkin  :toast:

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I am sorry to announce that my father, Donald Doree - PUTZ, has passed away.

He passed on silently, peacfully in his sleep yesterday, tuesday evening a little after 6:00 p.m. with his family by his side.

We all had a chance to say goodbye and hold his hand. He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

My pop enjoyed his home away from home, the "putz villa" as he called it. a trailer set up by my brother Dean for my pop, on acouple acres bordering the property we deer hunt on.

Pop allways wanted that cabin in the woods and this worked out perfectly for him.

We enjoyed many weekends there with him. one of our favorite weekends, was the anual "putz soup shoot"

2500 rounds of ammunition blazing away at clay pigeons and a kettle of stew bubbling all day long over the camp fire.

don't worry Putz, we will carry on the tradition, along with a goal of pissing off the neighbor.

the arrangements will be announced in his obituary in either the st.paul pioneer press or the star tribune.

I can't tell you exact time, but we are looking at visitation to be from 11:00 a.m. - 12:p.m. on friday, March 13th, at Kessler and Maguire funeral home at 640 west 7th street,  followed by a short service, then the proccession to the acadia park cemetary where he will be laid to rest.

there will be a reception following at Axel's Bonfire restaurant in mendota.

if anybody needs directions feel free to call or watch here. I will update my reports page with any new updates.
take a kid hunting and fishing!!

THWACK KILLS!!

Offline thunderpout

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Sorry to hear this JS... Only met your dad that once when droppin off that little generator to him for ya.... seemed like a great guy... easy to BS with... Here's to PUTZ! :toast:(wish it was a real one ;))

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JS, I am sorry to hear the news about your father.

From your description he sounded like a wonderful person, who was at home in the outdoors like the rest of us here at MNO/MWO.

Alex
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I'm here to revive an old post and see what interest there is in stirring up the IBOT's and any others out there interested. I have talked to Jiggle for the first time in a few years and did so through a PM. I did ask about the IBOTS and he didn't mention. So, I went to the website and apparently it's taken a break.
Should any of you IBOTS plan a weekend up on Red, please post up as I'd love to see some old faces and spend some time on the ice w/you guys. Great times are a sure thing and any fish are a bonus.
We all have three memorable trips in our lives...the first one, the last one and the next one.

Offline JohnWester

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hey Darrin... yeah... I'll be up new years weekend for sure if you gonna be around
If a gun kills people then I can blame a pen for my misspells?

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Offline Model12

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If I'm not in SD for pheasant hunting, I'll make the trip up to Red and look you up. I mean, what better way than consecutive IBOT members to catch up! Seems like yesterday and yet its years later! Would love to do that and I'm calling it a plan unless work or SD gets in the way. Planning on heading to SD Sun-Tue and getting my old 12yr old lab out for what may be her last outing.
Then, no matter what, it's ice fishing season for me.
I'll keep in touch and check PM's for some updates/plans. Hope to see you up there and hook a fish or two.
We all have three memorable trips in our lives...the first one, the last one and the next one.

Offline JohnWester

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you got my cell # still right?
If a gun kills people then I can blame a pen for my misspells?

IBOT# 286 big_fish_guy

Offline Model12

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Yessir, I do. I just had lunch w/my old college roommate and he's got a place on Leech. We were making plans to fish New Years for few days and thought he and I'd head up to Red for day. Prolly only a couple hours from Leech, eh? Either way, we'll figure out which day we'll be up there and I'll be calling you before then.
We all have three memorable trips in our lives...the first one, the last one and the next one.

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Waskish, Mn, March 26, 2003 - As you look across the frozen water it appears to be a normal Minnesota winter scene; trucks roll across the surface of the ice, the lake is dotted by blue and black fish houses, the sound of gas augers roars across the distance. A normal Minnesota lake, in a normal Minnesota winter. But upon further inspection, these are no ordinary people fishing-they are members of an exclusive organization, these are no ordinary fish swimming beneath the three feet of ice-these are Red Lake slabs, who are rumored to roam the lake with mermaids and seals, this Is no ordinary lake, this is Upper Red Lake, and you are now entering The Triangle.

It all began one harsh winter many years ago. The walleye population had crashed drastically from over harvest. A rogue angler looking for a couple decent sized perch to take home stumbled across a limit of crappies. Word spread quickly throughout the country; the Triangle had begun to take hold. As people started to fish the lake ever increasingly, they began to notice weird happenings. The shore would mysteriously turn, compass readings could no longer be trusted, people, for no apparent reason would just fall down. At first, it was assumed that these were all just strange coincidences, a mixture of cheap beer and lack of knowledge of the lake was blamed.

A small group of people began to realize that this was not mere coincidence; they learned to understand and respect the power of the triangle. This small, exclusive group of fishermen, known as the International Brotherhood of Triangulists (IBOTs) first donned lead suits to ward off the power f the Triangle. However, they soon came to learn the power of the Triangle stretched far beyond the shores of this 107,832-acre lake. While traveling through the town of Shooks, several miles from the shores of the lake, an IBOT dropped a cup of scalding coffee in his lap, while shaking around trying to get the scalding coffee off of his unmentionables; he went through what came to be known as The Holy Intersection. During that night’s session on the lake, the clumsy IBOT seemed to be immune to the powers of the Triangle. Since that fateful day, the Shooks Shake has been a part of any trip to Upper Red by serious anglers who wish to ward off the powers of the Triangle.

But lead suits and the Shooks Shake were not entirely enough to ward off the powers of the Triangle, which seemed to be growing stronger as it lured more and more fishermen onto its frozen surface. IBOTs soon learned to appease the Crappie Gods (which were rumored to be in cahoots with the Triangle, the mermaids, and the seals that are said to live in the vast expanses of the lake) with a toast of Old Milwaukee’s Best Special Dark Reserve Light Pilsner Bock Amber Malt Liquor Ice……..Lager, and a yearly donation of equipment, whether it be a rod, a led flashlight, or an auger stuck in the ever-thickening ice.

One may wonder, "How do I become a member of this exclusive brotherhood, and receive my snazzy lead vest?" Well, in all actuality, it is quite simple. First step in joining is to make the pilgrimage to the Temple of the West Winds, on the shores of the fabled Upper Red Lake. The candidate for brotherhood must then proceed to pinch his or her depth bomb between his or her nostrils, if the candidate is able to perform this task, he/she will then be allowed to become an IBOT after signing the poster on the wall, receiving his/her membership card, and buying every IBOT with a lesser number an Old Milwaukee’s Best Special Dark Reserve Light Pilsner Bock Amber Malt Liquor Ice……..Lager to commemorate his/her first "Toast to the Crappie Gods". Though extensive testing has been done by the scientists at The Temple of the West Wind, IBOT membership seems to be the only way to ward off the powers of the Triangle.

I was fortunate enough to interview one member of the IBOT organization. He preferred not to give me his name, but rather insisted that I call him by the name he was given by the brotherhood LABS4ME. I asked him what an IBOT was and this was his response, "IBOT? International Brotherhood of Triangulists…If you have to ask about the Triangle, you haven’t been affected by it yet. We are a fledgling group dedicated to fighting the Triangle by unraveling and exposing all of its mysteries!"

According to IBOT #5, also known as Jigglestick, "IBOT members in good standing will:
1) Remember to do the Shooks Shake at the Holy Intersection.
2) Upon arrival in Waskish, a toast to the Crappie Gods will be made.
3) Remove lead body suits before entering the Temple of the West Winds 4) Make a yearly sacrifice of personal fishing gear to the Triangle."

So, what is the Red Lake Triangle really? Some say it is a government conspiracy, some say it is caused by aliens, others say that the people who fish Red Lake simply need to stop drinking so much. Whatever is to blame for all the strange things happening across the surface of Red Lake, one thing is for sure, the Triangle is everywhere, you may not feel its effects now, but it is far-reaching and some day when you are sitting alone at home watching TV, or working on the computer, you will feel a sudden urge to see exactly how it feel to clamp a depth bomb on you nose, and that my friend, is The Triangle



IBOT 380

It may be one group and might have enjoyed to be together.
« Last Edit: June 06/13/13, 01:57:16 AM by S. Hancock »