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Hit a local shore spot on my way home from a job site meeting. Found some impressive gills hanging in the rocks close to shore

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Rick: When you're running the Vexilar, how do you affix your transducer to the kayak ??  Assume you have some sort of bracket ? or a way to keep it in position.?

Thanks

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On 8/8/2016 at 3:11 PM, Sculpin said:

Rick: When you're running the Vexilar, how do you affix your transducer to the kayak ??  Assume you have some sort of bracket ? or a way to keep it in position.?

Thanks

I ran an eye bolt to the outside of my yak....used the rubber clamp thingy that came with the Vexilar to hold my transducer at the right depth and slightly away from my yak.

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Thanks Rick. I'd like to find some sort of bracket, there was a commercial tip down one around a number of years back, when there were more portable units out there.  If anyone knows how to fashion one, or find one, please let me know.

 

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This guy shows a way. Hope it helps!

 

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Thanks much.  Interesting

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Couple big ones from yesterday. Finding some very nice gills close to mid lake humps. Getting a few crappies in same area.... Few bigger crappies in the river. Casting jigs or small crank baits was most effective for the crappies. Find the baitfish, big pannies will be close.

 

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Haven't been out a whole lot the last two weeks due to Family issues.... Decided to take to boat out for a few hrs yest. Hit a section of river that fishes more like a lake than the river. Found plenty of active fish holding tight to hard bottom areas. Jigs tipped with half a nightcrawler is all we used, slowly bouncing it off the bottom.

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Finding some bigger gills in the back water of the river. Minnows are the way to go for bigger fish

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How many? Any big ones? ;)

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16 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

How many? Any big ones? ;)

Yah, that's what I'm wondering too... :P

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I haven't been able to fish too much lately, but I was able to get the river for a bit the other day.  Looks like the smallies are still holding to the bank, and there's some really nice fish to be had right now.  I always work the deeper bank, and like to throw cranks.  But, I've also found a few fish on the rock piles.  Just not the quantities you'll see as we get closer to fall.  I was out for about 2 hours, and pulled a couple nice ones.  One tipped 4lbs, and was 19.5".  Looking forward to fall, but on the other hand I'm not.  

 

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On 8/31/2016 at 10:02 PM, eyeguy 54 said:

How many? Any big ones? ;)

Here's a big one, just for you

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Big?

That would barely cover your head.

;):D

It's a beauty!

 

The fish I mean.

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Hit the water for a few hrs this morning. Last nights cold front made for a chilly morning. With that being said, I figured the bite would be tough....I was right for the most part. It was tough. I found pods of fish holding very tight to a weedline in 8ft of water. They wanted almost nothing to do with night crawlers or panfish leeches. Only thing they would bite on was the Gulp Alive minnows on a 1/100 jig. I think they were keying in on the slow drop toward the bottom. 

Nothing super impressive today, did get one that went 9.5in

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Haven't been fishing much at all this fall, because of a puppy addition.  But, I did get out today for about 2 hours.  It seems that smallies are where they should be this time of year on the river.  Bigger ones are still tight on the bank, and are aggressive towards cranks.  

I did get out on Detroit Lake last weekend to try and get a 50" ski, but alas....nothing.  We had a few follows and one on at the boat that was a low 40s.  All were chasing bucktails.  To at least give us some good feelings we trolled cranks along the weed line..and caught multiple pike and bass.  And you know the bass are aggressive when they're hitting bucktails almost the same size as themselves.  

 

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On 10/10/2016 at 9:23 PM, Team Bobberdown said:

Went out again and this day we killed them. Had our limit in two hour. Even made it to church on time. It was a very good morning. Love stringers like that.

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Nice haul! I'm guessing this was from the shore? I'm heading out with a friend Tuesday to hunt some eyes, he's got a few spots he knows about to try. Hoping we have stringers like that! 

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Nice stringer, Nick!  That section is always good in Oct :-)

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Anybody know if the access across from the hospital is useable again? How's the walleye bit in that area?

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1 hour ago, Cmax said:

Anybody know if the access across from the hospital is useable again? How's the walleye bit in that area?

Andy, not a ton of walleyes in that section. If your in the right place you will get action.  My two best areas are around the train bridge and the rip-rap on the West side by the 23 bridge.  Have also done well out in front of Wilson park, but thats more of a hit and miss spot this time of yr.

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1 minute ago, Rick G said:

Andy, not a ton of walleyes in that section. If your in the right place you will get action.  My two best areas are around the train bridge and the rip-rap on the West side by the 23 bridge.  Have also done well out in front of Wilson park, but thats more of a hit and miss spot this time of yr.

Any suggestions on areas for walleyes this time of year? Trying to stay close to home

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Went out after some walleye on friday morning. Did get a few. Try a different spot and pull this guy in off of a 1/4 oz jig and fathead. Didn't get a measurement but put it up against the rod and measured later and was right about 41+. Fun catch on a jig and 8lb line. Good to see you out there eyeguy. How did you do on other side? Also thought I seen the Subaru parked by a bridge? Was that you? 

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Way to go on all them walleyes you posted recently Nick:)

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Thanks Jeremy. The fall bite has been good. Hope it continues onto the ice when we get some :-) B-). Picked these up this morning before church. This time on the sauk river in a little hole I know in waite park.

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I have been out in the Boston Ma. area for the last month working....no fishing for me :-(  

Got a chance to come home for a few days before heading back out...... Hit the river well before sunrise today. Moon was big and bright, wind was calm.  Figured there wiuld be a few fish biting on crankbaits being it's October. I was right, my first dozen casts to a rock bar got me half a dozen walleyes, two smallies and a northern. Spent about a hour and a half catching a nice mixed bag of fish before calling it quits. Blue/chrome Husky jerk was the only bait I had a chance to try, most of the fish hit when I paused the bait. Nothing huge, this 18in was about the biggest walleye

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Hit the river for a coupke hrs before the rain started. Smallies are on fire..... I started out trying for some walleyes, but soon changed tactics after the smallies wouldn't leave my baits alone. Minnow style baits worked over the rocks very slow was just what the brown bass were looking for.

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Nice fish Rick. Glad to see your home. Pm me and maybe we can get out. Free this weekend. 

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watch out for those shore casters ! ! :)

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