Sarge's fish!

[Jim W]

ALl I can say is WOW Sarge and I hope you can share at least the story. I know the location won;t be divulged, but I am at least happy to be there to witness and grab her out of the water for ya!!!

Way to go my friend!!! What a true SOW!!!

Jim W

[Sarge]

Glad you were with Jim.

Sunday was good! The Vikings won, my fruitless pursuit of the big buck was over, And I caught my biggest walleye to date.

My hands were not steady enough to measure the beauty, so I give Jim the tape measure, 30" long with a 18" girth. My first response was "its going on the wall". But by the time Jim had taken the first photo I was having second thoughts, and after the last, I decided to let the big girl go, hopefully, to pass her genetics on to another generation.

Jim and I have been been working on early winter patterns for smallies, muskie/pike, and sauger/Walleye in moving water, for the last three years, and its paying off in ways that I would have never imagined.

We have been targeting the three main SE MN water sheds feeding the Mississippi, the Canon, Zumbro and Root. And plastics have become the only way to go. Use light line, light jigs and a variety of plastics and you never know what may be at the other end of your line.

Hopefully I can get some pics up soon.

[Surface Tension]

Nice fish Sarge.

Take Care.

[MURPHFISHER]

WOW!! Congrats. What a fish! I need to brave the cold and try those 3 rivers too.....

[Lew]

Just wanted to know if you guys had been wading, shore fishing or bringing a boat along for the fun. Just curious.

Great Fish Sarge. Hope you have continued success.

[Sarge]

No boat, but many times I wish we had my canoe with! Its usally a cominbation of wading and shore walking to get to most spots, and a small boat could make it easier to access. But Sunday I was able to walk and shorefish.

[uffdapete]

You 'da man Sarge. That's a trophy anywhere.

[tims]

Nicley done. It's truly amazing what some of these streams have swimming in them. I caught my biggest smallie to date out of a small feeder of the Root this past summer, 21 inches. Will you guys be fishing these rivers till ice up?

[Lucky Dogg]

nice one sarge, now lets see you get a brown that size this summer. thx for CPR, i know i'd like to catch a sow like that, it almost looks as big as you!lol later,Dogg

[gadabout]

great catch . glad you had the choce. I got my dream this Oct on the big river at the Wabasha city boat dock

[gadabout]

great catch . glad you had the choce. I got my dream this Oct on the big river at the Wabasha city boat dock. We fished from Lake City down to Wabasha. Not much going on until the last stop. You know what the last cast really means when you make one.21+ inches and 12 and one half inches in gerth. Thanks for sll the tips guys. Really they do pay off.

[goody]

Sarge,

That truely is a trophy "eye" in any water, and the fish of a lifetime from where it still swims. Thank you for sharing the pic, the story, and the fish (plus it's decendents by releasing it). Awesome! - you desearved it.

[DARK30]

Nice one Sarge...Real nice!

[Northlander]

Nice Fish Sarge! Thats a cool picture to with the snow on the ground but no ice under you.

[Jim W]

I have to share this.

Having Sarge there with when I landed a fish similar to his, I got some real enjoyment watching him and taking the pic.

Being his best to date, like mine was I immediately informed him that his heart rate would more than likely continue to peak after we let it go.

SUre enough, don't know how many times I heard him let out a sigh, grabbing more air!

What a thrill to land a brute in waders or from shore!

(and this was as real as you see it..no photo shop here friends!LOL)

Jim W