Tunnel Vision

[evinrude19]

i usually fish walleyes and bass in the spring summer and fall and in the winter i go for panfish but this summer i wanna try to go for more musky and maybe throw in sume carp maybe or crappies in the summer

[slipperybob]

Thing to try in future: snag fishing!

LOL's in Iowa, it's legal for rough fish. I wanna try to snag an invasive jumping Asain Carp.

[ec30_06]

I've spent the last two years fishing for mostly cats as long as there is open water on the river. I used to fish mostly on the southern MN lakes for almost every thing that swam in them. I should get back after the bass,pike,and ski's a few times this summer. It is tough every spring to decide to hit up a hot lake bite, a hot catfish bite on the river, or bow fishing the big carp. Too much to do in the spring, not even including turkey hunting and trap league.

[Grant]

 Originally Posted By: Sandmannd

Hmmmm, do I sense a Carp get together? I would be up for that.

dude... carp can be serious fun... got out my old Zebco33/ancient fiberglass rod combo, spooled up some 10# line and a basic bottom rig a week or so ago, caught some carp on crawlers- was a great afternoon of "old school" fishing. Only was about a mile or two from my house at the time as well.

For the record, a 13 pound carp in fast current can pull rather hard She almost spooled me in about 30 seconds flat~

that's one of the great things about fishing in my book. a couple bucks for crawlers and 15 bucks worth of gear (if that) and ya have the makings for a great afternoon enjoying the great outdoors right in your own backyard.

If there is a Carp-o-rama, I'd be there.

on second thought, this may be just the perfect opportunity to get something started- if anyone has any suggestions and/or ideas as to when and where, I'd be happy to start the process of organizing something; why not see what happens?

Thanks

Grant

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[fishguyd]

Im guessing you "reconnected " with fishing after some problems the girls you were chasing? For me, I chased them away by telling them I fished, LOL, Thats a big list, you might need a longer season or move from open water season in each state to get it done? Good Luck, always fun to try something new.

[H two O]

Tunnel vision!?........ummm..oh, I thought you were talking about the Cornhuskers..my bad

Truthfully, would love to fish for some big lake trout---something I have never done.

[Tim_Anderson]

Caught my first flathead cat about a week ago at about 15# on some pretty light gear and in about 50 feet of water. Man, that was fun, and I am told they get much bigger. I'm always looking for more big fish opportunity, and flatheads seem like the obvious choice for Minnesota based on what I haven't done.

Also planning on doing more of the carp thing this spring. Normally, I shoot them with my bow, but I also saw the In-Fish episode you guys are talking about...looked like fun.

Dtro, I can definitely help you with the "night trolling for muskies" deal. Some lessons on the cat thing would be awesome. If you've got any interest in trading trips, let me know.

[hanson]

 Originally Posted By: Tim_Anderson

Caught my first flathead cat about a week ago at about 15# on some pretty light gear and in about 50 feet of water. Man, that was fun, and I am told they get much bigger.

They do get a weeee bit bigger than that here.

My personal best is 48lbs, Dtro has a couple just over 50lbs, and there are quite a few in the 20s & 30s swimming our rivers as well.

Is summer ever going to get here?

[DTro]

 Originally Posted By: Tim_Anderson

Dtro, I can definitely help you with the "night trolling for muskies" deal. Some lessons on the cat thing would be awesome. If you've got any interest in trading trips, let me know.

Ok Tim, I might hold you to that