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i need some help with lac qui parle for next weekends tourny...(mwt) Any one now the basic set-ups and idea for first week fish over there ... any help would be appreciated.. also i could use a 2nd to help pre-fish on friday.. my partner is not coming over till saturday.... thanks.

Posted

My brother-in-law fished the MWT tourny on lac qui parle last year. He's still up at Leech for the opener, but I recall his tactics were to use planer boards with shad raps mostly, with lindy rigs and crawlers for the other part of the time (also off a planer).

Posted

you must be thinking of big stone not lac. we didn't fish lac last year. but, hey thanks for the advise.

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I'd rather be fishing and think about church, than be at church and thinking about fishing!

Posted

I got 4 walleyes yesterday by the brige 2 on bottom rig and 2 casting Mr. twistertails one was a 3 ponder that I got when I first thowed my lure out! I seen some nice fish to.

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I'd rather be squrrel hunting

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Rumba,

What color of twister tails worked the best. Our group only caught 3 walleyes on Saturday. We had our best luck on #7 holographic minnow floaters.

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At least you caught fish minnions my granson got skunked my best colors was pinky tuscadero in the twin tail model I dont now if it makes a diffent or not but I like to spray on wd40 for sent I want to go down there tonight to see if I can catch more in the face

Rumba

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Rumba,
were your group in the blue fin by the brigde? If so, I think I saw ya. Were do you get the pinkies? I have never seen those before.. I talked to a guy that was catching them on ringer worm tubes? I think that is what they were called. Have you ever tried those? Maybe I will see you down there tonight. If you see a yellow fiberglass tri-hull with an 18 hp. evinrude, let em know how you are doing.

Posted

no minnion I was on the shore in yellow lawn chare I had pinky twintails for awile now from pro walleye kit at walmart I used ringer worms 1 time but only catch mr. smoothies.

Posted

Hey thanks for the help guy's. If you see me out on friday, sat, give me a yell.. im in a 19" fisher with a buck and a quarter on the back. there are sponsers on the side from Harley davidson ..apollo air.. fisher boats..etc you cant miss it... if you want to "hook" up on friday to pre-fish, i buy the beer, lol

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I'd rather be fishing and think about church, than be at church and thinking about fishing!

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RUmba

Where are you from? would you be interested in fishing the tournament this weekend? I would but don't have a partner. Last year, the weekend after opener my brother and I had our best fishing of the year. We caught 3 walleyes that went between 6-8 pounds that morning. Let me know if you are interested.

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Rumba,

I did not see you out last night. We did really good with 5 nice walleyes. You were right about the pinky tuscaderos, the inhale those twin tales. I think we are too late to get in that tournament. Maybe see you out there tonight

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I think I saw you in the LQP State Park last Sat. I was on LQP Monday and the Eyes have slowly moved from the bridge. I believe the local league on Tuesday night caught most of there fish on the North End. Live bait seems to be Key... I'm fishing the MWT this year as well. I'm in a White and Blue 17.5' Skeeter. See you out there!!

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