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This is a short post of speculation.We have had some very nice cold fronts coming through lately.Im thinkin the walleye bite may start to ramp up in the next week here.As you have read some of the posts as of late,Eyes have started to come up into a little skinnier water.Their comfort zone is expanding as the temps drop.The live bait of choice will be minnows once again,but dont count out crawlers either.They will however still relate to the baitfish in the river so it helps to spot these on your electronics in the area you are fishing,that shouldnt be a problem since they are everywhere tongue.gif.Crappie will also be close to the areas they have been in the last three weeks,they may drop a little deeper though and start to do a little more suspending.And last but not least you may be seeing more large craft getting covered in blue plastic grin.gif.Im sure everyone will miss getting swamped by them.

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Yep, this is the best part of the year I think, Crisp cool mornings, leaves start turning, seeing your breath......Can't wait to get back out. laugh.gif

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yeah i'm gonna miss those boats tongue.gif i mean how many of us get those bikini wearin' women in our boats suntannin' and lookin' all classy confused.gif think mabe it's all those hooks laying around? i don't know just a theory. best time of the year it seems to me is springtime durring croix opener but this time is the most satisfying. after competing all year with boatzilla's it's nice to be able to stand up and jig or cast and not have to look over your shoulder every 3 seconds looking for the swells. i'm new in here and i see theres plenty of folks here that love the croix as much as i do. did'nt think it was possible. to who ever started this site i'm proud to be a registered user and thank you

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I could be biased, but I think my wife looks just as good as those bikini wearing rich girls, and she smells better with those walleye slime covered hands grin.gif

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I could be wrong tongue.gif but i'm willing to bet your wife can read,no? and you want that new reel or gun or mabe that boat? cool.gif like i said i could be wrong. but your right there is just something about a woman in flannel with fish slime all over her hands. ahhh hmmmmm. wink.gif

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Hoping the Mrs. doesn't know how much time I spend on this site. I just remind her how many of our friends are golfers. She rather be in the boat jigging than putting up with Muffy and Chip in the club house grin.gif

Nothing better than a wife wearing your flannel and cuter than those on the big boats.

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