Early Fishing

[jigginjim]

bobber, welcome to the site. I use a light rod with 4lb line, but if th e Co thinks your targeting large fish, it may not matter. I have caught sunfisg on #7 Shad Raps, but I would not consider using it for spring fishing.

Some guys think just because they are fishing a couple hundred yards from shore the CO's can't see what they doing. WRONG.

[Bobber]

Thanks,

After reading this thread, I will definately rethink ny spring fishing!

[rockman]

 Originally Posted By: jigginjim

Some guys think just because they are fishing a couple hundred yards from shore the CO's can't see what they doing. WRONG.

Yep, those CO's use Swavroski binocs for a reason.

[walleyeking19]

on pulaski there were guys trolling tonight in about 30 feet of water. we watched them with binoculars and they were using big crankbaits. i have a feeling they wern't going for crappies.

[fishinmajishin]

I've caught many crappies on raps...excellent search tool for open water. Can look a bit suspicious though.

[rockman]

fishinmajishin,welcome to fishingminnesota.com,and the Annandale-Buffalo-Big Lake forum.

[Stick in Mud]

If you guys want to see an interesting thread, go over to the Mississippi-North forum and check out the "A Beautiful Smallie" thread...seems the guy didn't know the season was closed...but he's got a pic up of him holding a big smallie with a gigantic rattlin' trap in its mouth. Not very secretive...

[2iceman]

I think we need to give the smallie pic a rest. I do believe it was a mistake.

[rockman]

 Originally Posted By: carmike

If you guys want to see an interesting thread, go over to the Mississippi-North forum and check out the "A Beautiful Smallie" thread...seems the guy didn't know the season was closed...but he's got a pic up of him holding a big smallie with a gigantic rattlin' trap in its mouth. Not very secretive...

No need to do that. That thread is not going anywhere now.Enough is enough.

[Kyle Sandberg]

I saw a guy casting a huge spoon off the deer lake Bridge. If he caught a fish other than a snagged carp, the cell phone was in my hand with all intentions of calling TIP!

[Fishin=Easy]

I have been sucker fishing at feeder creeks. (plain hooks with crawlers on bottom. Caught tons of sucker, a couple carp and 5or 6 accidental smallies. you never know what your gunna catch with a worm.

I did see a guy casting a 3-4 in jig and twister and I have never cauhgt a crappie there ever.

he caught a nort the first time I was there.

sadly he was there with his young son casting the same jig He was on the other side of the creek otherwise i would have confronted him but usualy that doesn't do any good. The place is known for walleye no doubt he was lookin for them but jeez. Wait

a f'n week c'mon

[69Dave]

Call your local CO officer next time and let him about it.

[Grant]

Rang TIP on some walleye poachers last night...

.... Sure those 4 inch pink twisters on a 1/2 oz jig were for crappie fishing below a small dam in a known walleye hotspot ....