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Great job JC!!!

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You sure have those suckers dialed in JC. Nice catch as always.

 

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Cats were biting good off the dock for the fist time this year on Shoe.  Fished for about an hour or less and landed 6 of them.   Smallest was about 2 pounds and the largest about 4-5 pounds.    They actually did not like minnows so I used a pink gulp fry on a white tube jug tipped with a gulp marsh mellow in about 8 FOW.   Could have caught as many as I would have wanted.   Should have taken pictures.

 

Don

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Hit a couple spots from shore this windy afternoon.... keeping my line out of the trees was the hard part. Andrea scored bi fish of the day, crappie just over 13in:)

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  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
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Dandy!

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nice report !

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Very helpful report!

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Thanks for the report Tony. Would have been fun to meet up again, but like I said on the phone, I had prior plans.

 

 

Glad lake 1 panned out!

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Made it out in the "real" boat for the first time this yr....  found the fish holding very shallow, better nes were close to the docks. Water temp was 59-60 in the bay, low-mid 50s out on the main lake. Didn't get my 10i gill, but came close, got a dandy 9.5in after you left, Royce:)

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dandy and nice photo bomb with the hat ! ! ;) 

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Made it out again today after work.  With virtually no wind I decided to hit one of the larger lakes in the area.  With calm clear water and a bright sun I could see tons of bass, walleye, bluegill, and crappies hanging out near shallow (4-8fow) emerging weeds.  However, I think the same conditions that allowed me to see all of the fish also made them very uncomfortable and unwilling to bite.  I tried everything but only managed a handful of fish.....but one was this gorgeous 9.5" gill.  Dropshotting seemed to be the best way to make long casts and keep the bait in the strike-zone (near the bottom) with just the right amount of action.

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pretty beast! :)

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I was out targeting crappies yesterday from noon to 4, and the size wasn't anything to brag about. However, the bass seem to really be getting active! I couldn't keep the 2-3 pounders off my Roadrunner and dropshot, both tipped with 1.5" Gulp minnows.

It's shaping up to be a terrific opener!

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Dandy gills Tony. Funny how moody they get at times.

 

  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Builders
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nice job on the monster crappie ! 

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Nice bass!

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Nice fish!!!:D

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  • 'we have more fun' FishingMN Creators
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Way to get on them Rick!

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nive pics guys !   

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Nice fish!

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Hey guys im going out tomarrow to either koronis or rice. Anyone have info to help me make my decision. Send me a pm. Good luck out there fellas

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Nice

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http://www.northlandtackle.com/mimic-minnow

 

Anyone fished the mimic minnow with spinner much.  Had great success yesterday on weed line in shallows.  Picked one up and it out fished every other bait thrown.  Heading to rainy next weekend and looking for other artificials to take.  Not a big live bait fan.  From SC originally and moved back here last year.  First walleye season for me.

What's your favorite  artificials for eyes!

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