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Heading to LOW! Fishing Sat/Sun 25/26th

FishinFreak17

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I am in a group of 10 guys that are headed up Friday going out of Wigwam, with any luck we will bring home some Walleyes! Last year was very slow in late Jan. I hope things turn out better this time and most of the threads show some promise for a good weekend. We enjoy the trip with or without catching limits, but would love to finally break into the 30" plus club (PB 29 1/4"). With 10 guys, one of us has a chance! I will post a report upon return on Monday, regardless of the outcome. Wish us luck! I hope the red glow buck shot and glow gold stop sign are still hot. I am trying the new VMC tingler and tumblers. Anyone having luck with any of the new VMCs spoons?

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I had pretty good luck using a slender spoon. Gold with an orange prism on it. Not sure the weight, but was the one that is about 2 1/4" long.

It is a big spoon, far from slender. Even the little fish didn't hesitate to hit it.

Good luck on the 30"er. I hope to get into one of those girls soon too!

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Well, no 30 inch plus for me! I did have a very large Eye on and lost it at the bottom of the hole when I didn't get it turned and the head went beyond the hole…hook came out and it went away! We did have a few PBs in the group with a 25" and 25.5" caught by two buddies. Here is a strange story of a 26 incher that was caught 24 hours after the hook was set (or not set). We brought a new ice fisherman up to LOW and he went out and bought a very nice combo set from GM. He put a Tom's Tackle pink charmer on and a fathead minnow, then set the rod down unattended! Within 10 minutes, he had a fish take the rod down the hole while the other's laughed. His mood went down hill quickly! We told the guide (A.J.) about it on the ride in. The next morning A.J. shows up around 10 (different house) with a 26inch walleye in a bucket full of water and….a new (yet soaked) GM rod combo with the pink charmer still set in the side of the lip! Unbelievable! He took a jigging rap to the same house and jigged for 10 minutes and snagged the line. Pulled up both fish and rod. Also hard to believe is we released the fish in our house and it swam away. This is a story we will share for years. It was a great trip! Not a lot of fish caught, but several in the slot and we ate well sunday night. Looking forward to next year. img] [img:center] [img:center] full-41057-42010-rodandfishrecoveredafte

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Cool story. That is crazy.

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I will be up at Wigwam feb 15&16,,, hoping to have similar or better luck ,,,, I will have to source out some frozen shiners for the trip or will Log Cabin Bait have an ample supply of shiners??

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I will be up at Wigwam feb 15&16,,, hoping to have similar or better luck ,,,, I will have to source out some frozen shiners for the trip or will Log Cabin Bait have an ample supply of shiners??

There was a huge run this fall. Bait shops should have ample supply of frozens for a long time.

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Great Story, Good job AJ grincrazy

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