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Has anyone fished Schmidt this spring? Did it survive?

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I heard it had a winterkill

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No winter, it's a pelican kill, about 20 to 80 birds on it every other day. Those fish eating machines have been going all round the lake. local guy says time to shoot and shovel, what ever that means whistlewinkwhistle lol

or should it be back-hoe? For cormerants also? The invasives are doing a job at cleaning out the panfish. (Think carp) whistle

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Thanks-based on the 2 replies I know it did not have a winterkill-must have deep spots or springs.

  • 2 months later...
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Was out on Schmidt last Saturday. Had a ball catching bass. Nohting huge but it kept me busy. Lots of wood to fish around which is fun and different than many of the other lakes. Got some on spinnerbaits as well as buzzbaits. Also looked like a lot of panfish although I did not fish for them but I would bet a guy could catch a mess for dinner out there. They definitely need a better place to launch a boat.

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I think Schmidt is 20+ feet deep and I haven't heard any reports of a winter kill out there.

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gp was that you out there with a bigger Aluminum boat on Saturday?

Great lake for kayak, canoe, jon boat fishing.

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I am guessing the water is high enough that it can be legally accessed from the right of way?

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Guys have been using several boats there. I have even seen a 16 ft boat there one night. This spring we caught lots of bass. The crappies may have gone deeper, some are good sized, 9-11inch crappies.

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Caught Walleyes out there quite a few years ago when no one said anything about driving on from the road-ice fishing.

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Not me. I don't know how they get bigger boats in there. I'm in a little 14' that I can throw in from the road.

  • 3 weeks later...
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Was out on Schmidt this past Saturday. Had some motor issues so we didn't stay long, but got skunked. Threw spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, worms and jigs at the downed trees and not even a bite. That shoreline looks SO good, not sure what we did wrong.

  • 2 months later...
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Went out tonight caught a few crappie when it got dark.

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  • Your Responses - Share & Have Fun :)

    • SkunkedAgain
      All of those Polaris sleds from that era were notorious for flooding and leaking. I've still got a 2003 XCSP 600 Edge that my daughter rides. As you noted, you need to shut off the fuel in those situations.
    • SkunkedAgain
      Yes, but it could make for an amazing walleye opener.
    • Wanderer
      How old is your belt?   My old Polaris 4 wheeler with belt drive was bogging at mid range to top end last year.  Changed the belt and that problem went away.
    • JerkinLips
      Previous owner (22 years and 5,000 miles ago) said it was prone to flooding when sitting for a long time or trailering, so I shut the fuel off in both cases.   Primary is significantly worn.  I replaced several rollers and pins which helped.  I have two used clutches in much better condition that I could (and should) install.   It seems more like when I hit the throttle, but the bog could be from poor clutch shifting.  Will have to pay attention next time and inspect the clutches.  Thanks for the ideas.
    • jparrucci
      Nope, he beat me fair and square, all his.  This weather had been depressing. As it sits now we are looking at a later than normal ice out. I hate scrabbling with docks, lifts, boats right before opener. Also limits some pre opener crappie chances. 
    • smurfy
      👍 when/if i get drawn.....which i should know about june 1 we'll get in touch........both my kid and myself should get drawn.   and thanks.........with 6 preference points............i think are odds are pretty good.............there giving out 375 permits......and since we had yogi and booboo destroy my birdfeeders last spring......🙄 
    • fishingstar
      In those years Polaris was known to put buna tipped needles in there sleds. They get a ring around the seat and don't seal shut. But if that would be the case your problem would be with the motor shut off and filling the crankcase with gas. If your plugs are brown that is were they should be. I wouldn't drop that needle down to the last grove. I would replace them before I did that. I have never had a carb with that setting. Have you looked at your clutches? They could be dirty or have a bad roller.  Does it bog as it's accelerating or when you hit the throttle?     
    • Mike89
      but if he really wants I can change the date..  
    • Wanderer
      As soon as I started reading mind went to needles and seats.  You might want to try just replacing those first?  I’ve only done that once before in my life but it made the difference.  A carb refresh in 8,000 miles seems reasonable.
    • Wanderer
      Good luck smurfy!  On getting drawn, I mean!   If it comes down to it, I know a guy that might be interested in a nice hide.
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