VAhasnoWAVES
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i was actually impressed with the smallies. especially when in 20-40ft of water. the walleye? dead weight.
and the musky? flippin intense!
and the musky? flippin intense!
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Customizer1000
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Yeah I was fishing a bass tourney and saw a guy hook a musky, I stopped to watch ended up being around 40" so he had to have a g/w pop a scale, huge fish lots of power
VAhasnoWAVES
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ive heard that they stink... probably why they are called muskies. lol.
and we used to do that with tarpon, take a scale. or if we caught a fairly good sized shark, we would try to get a tooth.
and we used to do that with tarpon, take a scale. or if we caught a fairly good sized shark, we would try to get a tooth.
Customizer1000
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Lol no clue, I think the scale thing had to do with some growth study. But man that thing was big
VAhasnoWAVES
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might have been. i think they are like tree rings, you can tell how old the fish is.
but i also know people dry them out and keep them as trophies.
but i also know people dry them out and keep them as trophies.
Customizer1000
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Yeah I think so, well ill get some big ol grass carp scales! And say they come from a blue gill Lol jk
VAhasnoWAVES
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average size walleye for the weekend. we ended up keeping a couple more. lost a lot more.
caught this thing too. i think its called a sheeps head? idk... decent fighter though.
Customizer1000
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Where were you fishing?
VAhasnoWAVES
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lake st clair. put in at harley enson, motored about 7 miles to the mouth of the st clair river and fished the channel. everyone was catching limits.
Customizer1000
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Nice looks beautiful there, hell of a way to spend the day that's for sure
VAhasnoWAVES
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is anyone familiar with michigan regulations? page 6 in the booklet... to my understanding, you are allowed 3 rods per person. and you are allowed 6 hooks per rod. all hooks on an artificial bait or crawler harness count as 1 hook.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/DNRFishingGuide2012_377884_7.pdf
with that said, i was looking at my now unused saltwater tackle and thinking...
top lure is a "stretch30" we used for striped bass back home, bottom lure is an old timer musky lure. close enough for me... lol. but i dont have the fancy inline weights (i guess i could do a carolina rig) or bottom bouncers that these musky guys are using. i do have access to planer boards and dipsy divers. but i got to thinking about how we fished in Va. a larger crank like the stretch would be used with a leader on the bottom of a 3-way swivel to get the lures down, you could also use a heavy buck tail or just plain lead. then a lighter (often unweighted) lure would have its own leader up top... usually trailing further back.
basic idea:
factors suck as speed, size, and line dictate how deep the crank would run... but thats easy to feel out. i like this method because it is more hooks in the water. it should be 100% legal, and comply with Mi regulations, right? i dont see a lot of people using this method... lake st clair isnt very deep, nor does it have a ton of structure on the bottom. im actually uploading a video as i type. but its supposed to still be a fantastic muskie fishery. i am going to go up north next weekend and bring back some of my heavier striper, king mackeral, and blue fish tackle and give it a legitimate shot before buying a ton of gear.
now, i wonder if an umbrella rig counts as 1 hook...
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/DNRFishingGuide2012_377884_7.pdf
with that said, i was looking at my now unused saltwater tackle and thinking...
top lure is a "stretch30" we used for striped bass back home, bottom lure is an old timer musky lure. close enough for me... lol. but i dont have the fancy inline weights (i guess i could do a carolina rig) or bottom bouncers that these musky guys are using. i do have access to planer boards and dipsy divers. but i got to thinking about how we fished in Va. a larger crank like the stretch would be used with a leader on the bottom of a 3-way swivel to get the lures down, you could also use a heavy buck tail or just plain lead. then a lighter (often unweighted) lure would have its own leader up top... usually trailing further back.
basic idea:
factors suck as speed, size, and line dictate how deep the crank would run... but thats easy to feel out. i like this method because it is more hooks in the water. it should be 100% legal, and comply with Mi regulations, right? i dont see a lot of people using this method... lake st clair isnt very deep, nor does it have a ton of structure on the bottom. im actually uploading a video as i type. but its supposed to still be a fantastic muskie fishery. i am going to go up north next weekend and bring back some of my heavier striper, king mackeral, and blue fish tackle and give it a legitimate shot before buying a ton of gear.
now, i wonder if an umbrella rig counts as 1 hook...
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VAhasnoWAVES
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XJosh95
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Went out on Sturgeon Bay yesterday. Tried just about every trick we had in the box and didn't catch much more than a buzz. We caught a lot of Gobi, but they're little and invasive so we just bounced them off the bow or the motor. My buddy Paul caught one bass worth keeping. Other than that, a few small perch and sunfish. Way too small to keep. Had a good time though.
VAhasnoWAVES
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thats why its called fishing and not catching... always more fun when you catch though. lol.
eating some fresh king salmon and lake trout shortly. going to try to upload a video in the mean time. my connection out here in BFE sucks.
eating some fresh king salmon and lake trout shortly. going to try to upload a video in the mean time. my connection out here in BFE sucks.
VAhasnoWAVES
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going out this morning:
just got off a little local lake bass fishing. 4 bass in the 1-2lb range. 2 were caught on back to back casts. 2 pike. missed a couple fish, had a couple pike follow to the boat. all in 2 hours... decent evening.
just got off a little local lake bass fishing. 4 bass in the 1-2lb range. 2 were caught on back to back casts. 2 pike. missed a couple fish, had a couple pike follow to the boat. all in 2 hours... decent evening.
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Took my old man out fishing for his birthday Saturday. On my local river.
Netted one walleye 9". We were the only boat that caught a walleye at the dock. Usually average 30+ walleye boated with more than a dozen over 15". We release any walleye over 18". Caught over 50+ bluegill. 3 keepers. Caught over 150 perch, one was a keeper. Fished for over 7 hours. Had a good time with the old man but the fishing sucked. My Dad enjoys pan fishing. I hate weeding through the little ones.
Netted one walleye 9". We were the only boat that caught a walleye at the dock. Usually average 30+ walleye boated with more than a dozen over 15". We release any walleye over 18". Caught over 50+ bluegill. 3 keepers. Caught over 150 perch, one was a keeper. Fished for over 7 hours. Had a good time with the old man but the fishing sucked. My Dad enjoys pan fishing. I hate weeding through the little ones.
VAhasnoWAVES
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some people love them little ones. its nice for kids, the action is there. i consider fish that size to be bait. maybe your father is still just a big kid. haha. glad you two had a good time.
couple videos with the new stick mount this weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me9sBGEXhWU&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--zng2bYr6w&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zg-kpu1SqE&feature=youtu.be
couple videos with the new stick mount this weekend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me9sBGEXhWU&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--zng2bYr6w&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zg-kpu1SqE&feature=youtu.be
XJosh95
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The "Fishing not catching" line came up a few times...
Jeepm@n
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Thinking of getting a small boat. Problem is I'm not a small guy. I'm 5-11 and 260lbs. I want something light enough to load on top of the Jeep myself if I have too, but have enough flotation for 2 adults safely. Tried a friends 10 foot john boat and damn near flipped it getting in lol. I have a 14foot smokercraft deep-vee with bait well/ storage and swivel seats. Too heavy and impossible to get it to the lakes I want in one piece. Not only that a 25hp motor is a bit of overkill for many of those lakes. Love the boat but may trade it in on a pontoon in the near future.
Any ideas? How are those small boats you see at Dunhams or Fleet Farm? The plastic ones with the swivel seats and take a small trolling motor.
http://www.fleetfarm.com/catalog/pr...s/boats-accessories/pelican-intruder-jon-boat
Any ideas? How are those small boats you see at Dunhams or Fleet Farm? The plastic ones with the swivel seats and take a small trolling motor.
http://www.fleetfarm.com/catalog/pr...s/boats-accessories/pelican-intruder-jon-boat
