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rushing Experienced

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Weird. The lower set of Carver rapids weren't even pokin through yet a few days ago.

Ya I just pull the jig out of whatever its in and straighten the hook out. The line is what I spooled up with forever ago. I would go much lighter now but this line will last me one more season.

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Labor Day weekend with the kids on the Minnesota near Mankato. 

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My first sturgeon and a couple of cats. Great day to be on the river. Still high but manageable however the landing was muddy 

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Finally got out fishing, been a busy summer at work. Spent Saturday and today in the Mankato area. Amazing to show up at a boat ramp on Labor Day weekend and be the only person at the launch! Caught a

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Yeah i was just wondering how we could ever get to 701 grin

Shows how much the river has widened raised the river bed.

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pureinsanity Mentor

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Are you feeling ok Rob? After all that complaining about walleyes these last couple years, you are now fishing them??

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Are you feeling ok Rob? After all that complaining about walleyes these last couple years, you are now fishing them??

Not to speak for Rob, but the way I feel about walleye are, about the same way I feel about bullheads.

Rob, is like I am, primarely a cat fishermen. While I am cat fishing, and a walleye eats/kills my bait, they are nothing but scum. If I could cut them up and put them on my hook, I would. While I am out bullhead fishing, and all I can catch is stupid 9" sunnies, I then transfer my hate towards those sunnies. If I am out walleye fishing (yes, I do that a couple times a year) and I catch bullheads, or crappies, I then transfer my hate towards them. If I am out pheasant hunting, and I kick up 10 deer instead, I then hate deer. If I am out driving a woods for deer, and a few pheasants jump up and scare the $###t out of me, I then hate pheasants. I can be happy catching 6 inch creek chubs, but I dont want to catch them while my target is a 10" sunny. Or vise versa.

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rushing Experienced

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^^^ what he said!

Jiggin on the river, I dunno what I'm gonna catch and dont really care. Just fun to be out catching fish with the appropriate sized gear.

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even catfishermen have to eat sometime, and walleyes are yummy.

and if flatheads could talk they would tell you the same thing and probably MOOOOOOORE laugh

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Looks like I will forget the river for the fall eye bite and do all lakes.

Don't really want to trash a prop.

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Looks like I will forget the river for the fall eye bite and do all lakes.

Don't really want to trash a prop.

HL if I bring down the beavertail I'll give ya call and we'll get into some eyes this fall just have to see how my back does and the work thing.

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Less places for them to hide is my theory. Although its been tough fishin the past couple weeks around kato...unless thats just me?

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I plan to spend some time out there over the next few weeks. Although after a prop, my mind might change a bit, but i hope to find the fish quite concentrated, and am really more interested in a few fall catfish more so than some white tips.

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I'm wondering about that data. I distinctly remember many times in the last several years when we have been around 5ft here in Jordan and we are still a foot away from that.

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I'm wondering about that data. I distinctly remember many times in the last several years when we have been around 5ft here in Jordan and we are still a foot away from that.

I also remember about 3 years ago, it being lower then it is now, or at least very close to what it is now. But I did see them out there checking it about a week ago.

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I plan to spend some time out there over the next few weeks. Although after a prop, my mind might change a bit, but i hope to find the fish quite concentrated, and am really more interested in a few fall catfish more so than some white tips.

The prop damage doesnt effect me to much, its the beaching the boat, to the point it wont move, and you cant move it, is what scares me.

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I hear that, Scott. Was out with Andy the other day and we thankfully avoided a giant mud bar that was sticking out the water only about 1/4in in a couple of spots, the rest of it was about 1/2 below surface. Woulda sucked gettin a river pro completely beached in mud.

Woulda been impossible to see at night

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I'm wondering about that data. I distinctly remember many times in the last several years when we have been around 5ft here in Jordan and we are still a foot away from that.

I agree, even just looking around areas like 41 bridge. There were a few sand bars I was walking on last year before the flood we had and they are just starting to pop out. Same with above the trestle.

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I hear that, Scott. Was out with Andy the other day and we thankfully avoided a giant mud bar that was sticking out the water only about 1/4in in a couple of spots, the rest of it was about 1/2 below surface. Woulda sucked gettin a river pro completely beached in mud.

Woulda been impossible to see at night

Yeah, Pete and I ran by that one too and we were wondering who the first would be to beach it there. It's totally different than usual and right where you would normally run.

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I was out on 10-15-11 with a couple friends. Fished a couple spots that usually produce fish. We caught 3 nice channels around 2 lbs. and 8 sheephead. Had fun but ran out of gas a mile from the boat landing. It took a long time to putt over to the landing with trolling motor, the wind in our face and traveling upriver. I will never do that again! This was possibly the last outing for the season. We'll see what the weather does.

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Justin,

That dogfish is huge! Good job man! That spot looks mighty familiar, I have caught many nice carp and a few dogfish in that area. What did you catch it on? How was the fight? Any idea on the wieght?

I interned with the USFWS years ago and while canoeing out there I saw some big dogfish. We would try to bonk them with the paddles, but usually missed.

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Roscoe,

I was out there fishing with some medium suckers on some fairly heavy gear so it didnt take too long to fight him in. Maybe 5 minutes, he kept taking line when i would get him in close so the third time he was close to shore I just ran backwards and beached him...

I wish I had an accurate weight, me and my buddy ballparked it at 10+ it was pretty chunky. Since it was my first dogfish i assumed it was average size so I just let it go. Good news is he is still out there, so maybe i will run into him again and weigh him this time...

Good luck,

Justin

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