fisherman21

Caught some monster minnows in that pond with my kids a couple years ago lol. All I saw was small pan fish and minnows. You could be talking about a complete different pond though that I haven’t seen over there

You can definitely do good with with divers and flasher/flys for Lakers. Just try and keep them within 10 feet of the bottom. Slow troll 1.8 to 2.3

4 cannon rod holders, and 3 versatrack mounting brackets. You will need to buy a 4th mounting bracket for the 4th rod holder.

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I will typically tighten my drag enough to where you won’t get any line pulling off the reels when you are trolling. You want is set so the fish can pull drag on the hit and when they are fighting without breaking the line

9 minutes ago, Pair of Jacks said:

Wasn’t dissing you…we are (my youngest son, 3 brothers and my nephew) heading to Henderson Bay in a couple weeks for a week of walleye, browns, etc.  It is our first try at LO.  So we are seeking the wisdom and experience of fisherman like you.  Thank you for your insights.  Question—should we “set the hook” at initial hook up? 
 

Thank you

 

PoJ

Sorry if it sounded like I was upset, as I am not. No problem at all. When they hit when trolling that shallow, the hooks typically set themselves when the fish hits. 
I run my stick baits on in-line boards, so you have to fight the board and fish until you get the board in and unclip it.  When a fish hits those, they hook themselves.
For divers in shallow I run size 2 chinook divers set on the 4 setting. 30lb braid with an 8 to 10 foot piece of 15lb mono attached to the braid with and fg knot. That goes the the diver via a swivel. Then off the diver I run a 6 to 10 foot 12 to 15lb pound flouro leader to the spoon. It dives at a 2 to 1 ratio. So if you are fishing 10fow let out 10 feet on the reel, if you are fishing 6 feet or water let out 6 feet on the reel, and so on. The fish is already hooked when they hit these also. Just pick up and start fighting the fish.
For riggers, if it pops just pick the rod pointed up and reel down down fast until you get tight to the fish. 
 

This time of year we typically will troll at 2.1 to 2.5 at the ball.

Hope that helps you guys out, and hope you have a great trip. If you have any other questions, feel free to reach out 

1 hour ago, Pair of Jacks said:

What is the biggest reason for losing hook ups?

10 for 15 is a pretty good percentage lol, but the ones we lost were due to the following: had two coho jump out of the water during the fight and throw the hook, two on the divers shook the hook as we were fighting them, and we lost one on a stickbait mid fight, hook just pulled. Those thunderstick jr’s have small hooks, so it happens sometimes. It’s all part or the game 

12 minutes ago, Pair of Jacks said:

Did the bite change as the waves got bigger?

Stayed the same the whole time. Slow pick at fish all morning. 8fow was best to us

Just a week away! I have a few waiting for me

8 hours ago, Pair of Jacks said:

Nice work…how was the wind /waves?

Wind picked up throughout the morning. Waves started as 2s and built to 3 and 4s.

Finally got the boat in for the first time this year. Focused on 7 to 11 feet of water. Boards with sticks and chinook divers and riggers with spoons. The chinook divers were the most consistent throughout the morning. Boards took a handful, and riggers were quite with only one fish. Finished the morning 10 for 15. 5 browns, 4 cohos, and a small king. No big fish today, but it was nice everything was working as it should. Lures that took fish today were: Michigan stinger perch(multiple fish), Michigan stinger pickle seed, bayrat ss red tiger, bayrat ss ayu, bayrat s3 green frog, and thunderstick jr uv green fire(multiple fish).

Drove from Rochester to Auburn yesterday morning and didn’t see a single bird, there or back. I was keeping an eye out the whole time too 

What are everyone’s thoughts on this. I caught a few bullhead in long pond and all of them had white/yellow spots in the flesh. The bigger ones had quite a bit more than the smaller ones. I’m assuming some kind of parasite. Should I just toss them. Hate to have killed them for no reason.

On 4/1/2022 at 9:37 PM, Cheezman said:

These still for sale??

I have two of these brand new in the package. Was in the process of buying a tracker and then went with an alumacraft. 150 and they are yours 

On 2/19/2022 at 6:42 PM, whaler1 said:

Tommy met a guy on the dock behind the condo this morning that has a 5000 acre farm in Minnesota. Got his business card and permission to hunt. It never ends. 

Unreal lol. Typical Tommy!

Looks like you guys are having an awesome time!

3 hours ago, Duckman1 said:

Looking for someone to take out some foxes and yotes. Getting on cameras. Foxes almost every day.
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Just texted you 

1 hour ago, whaler1 said:

Should be game on for a while with some of the snow melted. 

I’m hoping so. It’s been a rough month of skunks lol

1 hour ago, whaler1 said:

The deer don’t like it much and I haven’t seen a coyote in a long time. The road kills out back aren’t getting hit at all. 

I’ve had three deer out with cameras on them. The longest being there for three weeks. Not a single yote has stopped by any of them yet. Looks like a break in weather next week. Hopefully that kicks things off 

2 hours ago, bosco said:

So is anyone 100% sure on what this one is?

Beautiful brown! Nice work

Why don’t you want it?

3 hours ago, Tomb said:

try the Firing Pin in Bergen area..   Last time I was there they had the best selection of rifle ammo I had seen in a while...

I looked for 204 there a couple weeks ago. They didn’t have any 

7 hours ago, Big fat pike said:

Hemlock was frozen solid didnt go out because nobody else was out there

hit conesus few bluegills and a 35” pike

Let’s see a picture of that pike! That’s a nice sized one 

1 hour ago, McWally said:

It was a sneaky move, but I swear this dude was catching big hens in may off the bank. 

Guys regularly catch many steelhead in the river all the way till mid June many years

6 minutes ago, GAMBLER said:

Fox Pro caller is coming this week!  I borrowed one from a buddy for today!

Which caller did you get Brian? Predator hunting is a ton of fun 

The way I see it, if you want to get vaccinated and it makes you feel comfortable, do it and that’s cool. If you don’t want to get vaccinated and you are comfortable with it, that’s cool too. 
Vaccinated and unvaccinated alike spread the virus. Look at professional sports right now. 
This going back and forth is what is destroying us. 
Its hard to know what is true nowadays as everyone twists the truth to fit the narrative they want people to hear. 
In the end, do what you are comfortable with, and do your best to keep others safe