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ya dude thats a channel all the way, and a monster one at that. That thing might rival the other one just caught and possibly state record.

Posted

Looks about the same size as the one I lost Friday night at the side of the boat.

Posted

state record is 38lbs and 44".

it was over 40" for sure. guess i shoulda paid closer attention i bet it was really really close. i was to excited. just wanted to get it back in the water

Posted

That's a beauty, man. Well done!!

Posted

Pretty nice. What were you using? How big were the sauger/eyes and white bass?

little guys on the eyes and sauger. Last week I had two 24"+ fish however. The water stopped flowing at the place I fished and the fish left. The white bass were decent. One was over 3 lbs the rest were just under 3#

Posted

I was using a jig and some plastics

Posted

Nice Channel!!

I was out saturday...Got knocked off the boat into the MN river, and skunked! (Lost 1 fish to a snag) Lol, it was an interesting outing.

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Nice Channel!!

I was out saturday...Got knocked off the boat into the MN river, and skunked! (Lost 1 fish to a snag) Lol, it was an interesting outing.

How did you get knocked off the boat???? this sounds like a story we all need to hear.

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Every time I hear about someone getting knocked out of a boat it reminds me of story time with Dennis Steele and how he got knocked out of his boat wink

Posted

HaHa....which time???

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HaHa....which time???

wink the one that left its mark in andy's boat

Posted

fishing chaska to shakopee tonight. if anyone else is out, give a wave to the man in the black boat. should have a report tomorrow. happy fishing

Posted

Nice fish Jeff, I am heading down there tonight but probably heading towards bloomington. Good luck.

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"How did you get knocked off the boat???? this sounds like a story we all need to hear. "

I'm glad no one else was on board to watch!!

I pulled up to my first spot, clipped the rope to the bow, and then started wrapping the rope around a tree branch sticking out of the water to anchor to...well while i was attaching the rope to the branch the current pushed the boat into the branch...and the branch pushed me right off the boat!

Reminded me of this guy:

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I grabbed the edge of the boat as i was going in...something to laught at now, could've been worse. Boat wasn't securely attached to the branch yet, hanging on by a few wraps. shockedgrin

Posted

at least you didnt get hurt, and hopefully a cell phone didnt get soaks.... Sounds like you did indeed pull a bill dance smile

Posted

TW I was gonna post the same vid yesturday as thats exactly who I thought of laugh

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After I climbed back in the boat I said "way to go Bill!" grin

Posted

After I climbed back in the boat I said "way to go Bill!" grin

Funny how sarcastic we can be to ourselves.... I've used that line on myself many a time...... glad you were okay.

Posted

Just wait until you start dressing like him. wink

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Haha, Bet it wouldn't take more than 2 hours of catfishing on the Minnesota River to get a blooper reel from O'l Bill! (Without a RiverPro i mean!)

Posted

Hello,

I have never fished the MN river before but live in Cologne and both the Belle Plain and Carver accesses are close by. Any suggstions on areas around there I might hook into a walleye this time of year? Any lower unit damaging structure to be aware of? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

Posted

Hello,

I have never fished the MN river before but live in Cologne and both the Belle Plain and Carver accesses are close by. Any suggstions on areas around there I might hook into a walleye this time of year? Any lower unit damaging structure to be aware of? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

With the river being low right now, there are many things to watch out for. As for walleyes, look for creek mouths, and points of sand bars, natural springs.

Posted

Hello,

I have never fished the MN river before but live in Cologne and both the Belle Plain and Carver accesses are close by. Any suggstions on areas around there I might hook into a walleye this time of year? Any lower unit damaging structure to be aware of? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

No walleye pointers here, but a few things to be "aware" of:

Head SLOWLY upstream from the landing to fish, and float back down to the landing when you're done fishing...if you do run into motor problems, prop problems, etc from hitting a log or rock, you can float back to the landing. I've hit non visible logs in 2 feet of water and in 16 feet of water this year, so take your time or get out your checkbook.

Posted

well there is no fish left in the river. stop fishing. grin

Posted

well there is no fish left in the river. stop fishing. grin

Fine. Lets start blast fishing grin

Posted

Thanks for the low water tips guys. I didn't make it out over the weekend but did drive by the access and was very surprised at the water level. I guess I assumed with the wet weather earlier in the month the water would be higher.

Posted

Thanks for the low water tips guys. I didn't make it out over the weekend but did drive by the access and was very surprised at the water level. I guess I assumed with the wet weather earlier in the month the water would be higher.

Next time check here - River Level Report

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Posted

anyone been fishin since the river down? heading out tomorrow or wednesday for channels. reports?

Posted

was out last saturday. got 1 carp. we will have to get out again this year before the snow flies.

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