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Thanks for the welcome all- and thanks a LOT for the parking tip (I've gotten a lot of trailer driving practice, driving through the full parking lot!).
I hope to get out to Orchard this weekend and see if I can annoy a few largemouth. Look for the black fisherman 1800 and a guy reading the operator manuals with a confused look!

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That sounds like a plan Mike! Good luck at Cass this weekend! Hope you find where the monsters are hiding! Any time next week should work fine for me so I'll try droping you a line earlier in the week. Thanks for everything!

Timmeye

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Mike,

Yeah I'm still in the woods......you didn't tell my wife about my girlfriends did you?

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Timmeye: Cass, Winni , Wabedo and little boy lakes are next weekend...... 23rd - 26th.
Beefeater: your secrets safe with me!

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Hey you guys, I may be heading out to Orchard tommorow. And this time it's supposed to be a nice night actually. Anyone else interested in meeting me there?

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Tuesday is a possibility... I'll check with the boss (wife) and let you know Tuesday..... most likely I'll make it.

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Crawlerman,

Whatever you do, stay as far from Buzzsaw as you can..................he has a nasty release and his lure flails with recless abandon.............. grin.gif

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LOL, I'll keep that in mind.

Just a reminder I'm kind a tall scruffy looking younger guy who has a beat up lil ol 14' red lund with fish stickers on the side.

Newer crew cab sonoma with a stuffed bass on the windsheild and a FM sticker in the rear window.

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Beefy, you been mixing cocktails again before work? I told you to keep that a secret, besides it's only when I toss a really heavy Jake with alot of treble hooks.... I'll be out there tonight to toss for 'ski's and check out what my lil' crappies are doing. Beefy, bring a blender ya liquor bag. ( :

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Mike,

Sorry I didn't call or make it last weekend! My girlfriends dad backed out on me on friday and things got pretty hectic from there. I really appreciate all the help you offered! Also how was the trip up north last weekend for ya?

Timmeye

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Buzzsaw,

No need for a blender for me...........I just use an IV. grin.gif

I'd love to make it out tonite with you guys but it's a busy week on the home front and I don't want to press my luck since we'll be out on Zumbro on Saturday.

Good luck fellas and let me know how it goes.

Mike, I will bring the App for the Zumbro tourney this weekend so you can sign it and write a check so we can send it in.

Later

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Timmeye,

Buzzsaw aka Skunkmaster didn't catch ****. But I'll let him tell you that story. grin.gif

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Bummmer man! That's not the news I was lookin for. I figured 4 lakes in 4 days would produce quite a few fish! I suppose it's back to the familiarity of the local lake then huh? Sorry to hear you didn't just pound them!

Timmeye

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It did produce a few fish....................just not for Buzz. wink.gif

Sorry Mike, just giving you some **** man.

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Orchard didn't go too well for me, but from the other people I talked to, it wasn't that good of a day for anyone. I only got two bass, one 14" and one dink. A few little sunfish, and a bully. Oh well...

I didn't see buzzsaw out there or anyone else. I might have, but then I'd never know wink.gif. Next time it may be a good idea to actually get a time to meet at the launch or something, heh.

Don't know if anyone atleast saw my truck with the FM sticker and fish on the dash atleast wink.gif

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It's like the Oprah Winfrey show!! I only caught one walleye while the other two guys brought in 9 total. Not alot of walleyes for fishing Cass, winni and Leech for a half day... but we did "waste" a little time casting for muskies in sunny weather. Also, I was stubborn and didn't switch over to a spinner on my long line approach and thats what the other two were using and getting some action. blah, blah blah... always an excuse for a fisherman that's unsucessful right?!

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It figures... you make it out there and I get derailed! I should get your phone number next time around. Did you cast for any muskies? There are some good ones in those waters... The DNR has been stocking the lake for Walleyes and Muskies for some time now. You can check out any lake by going to the MN DNR website, click on lake finder and type in the lake... check out stocking info etc....

Mike

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Crawlerman,

Sorry to here it wasn't such a good evening on Orchard.

Better luck next time.

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Muskies are the one fish I DO NOT fish for. No offense, but to me it's wasting my time.

I'd rather just pitch northern sized variants of daredevils and mepps, I have about the same chance of a muskie banging that, I think and I'm going to pick off some Northerns along the way.

I tried trolling for Northerns W/O sucess. There are only a few lakes I do much for Northerns in the Metro for some odd reason, even if the lake is filled with them.

(Spring, White Bear, Tanners, and Linwood, and a few smaller Eagan ponds seem to be the only ones I can catch northerns out of on a regular basis)

So I generally fish Bass and Crappies on Orchard. I've done well in the past for both. Call me a heretic, but most of my Bass fishing is doen with live bait, whether it be on a slip bobber or on a live bait spinner rig. I have yet to pull a Northern from either Crystal or Orchard and I have tried for them numerous times.

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I understand... If you want to get on alot of Northern's then I strongly suggest heading out to Lake Minnewashta.... near HWY 7 and 41 just past Excelsior.

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Thats a ways out for me, but I'll keep it in mind. I generally fish lakes mostly in the East metro, as thats the area around me. I've caught a ton of Northerns crappie fishing on Spring, but have never really tried for them intentionally. I know of a number of the smaller lakes like Alimagent, Bush, and Mud lake (woodbury) that are chock full of northerns but sadly have horsepower restrictions of 10 hp or less....

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