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slug
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 05:24 pm |
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Finally got some time to fish the soft water. Original plan was to head out for some whities on Sunday but with the high wind report OP and I decided it was wiser to pay Walleyedreamer a visit at his trailer. We couldn’t turn down his courteous invite from earlier in the week.
Got to OP’s place at 5am, and with a bit of fumbling around making sure everything was loaded in the boat since it was the first trip of the year, we were on our way by 5:45. A quick stop over for gas to lighten the load in our pocket and some coffee at timmies we were well on our way.
Got to Walleyedreamer’s place by 7:30, and was on the water by 8am. The morning fishing was slow with only one walleye, one rocky and a smallmouth boated by OP and me losing a nice walleye. Only saw the tail as it swam away. What else is new? My ability to land a fish has been somewhat of a disappointment as of late.
At around noon, we decided to head back to the docks and have a beer with Walleyedreamer and crew before they all head home after what seems to be a wild night of food, drinks and festivities.
After a few tips from Walleyedreamer, we head out to his fishing hole and anchored. The action was much better than the morning. Got our limit and released over a dozen or so. At 5pm, we decided another 30 min then we would pack up and head home. A few minutes later, I get a really hard hit. Called OP to grab the net, since it felt like a good fish on. Pulled it a few feet off the bottom then it would just nose dive directly for bottom. It was no walleye or pike by the way it fought. Finally got a glimpsed as a big black figure surfaced. Catfish!!!! It took OP 3 swipe at it before he could net it. Not sure if it’s OP’s netting ability or the fish being too big. I don’t think I been catching enough fish for OP to practice his netting ability, so I will take the blame for this one. The catfish ended up being my PB weighting in at 16 lb and 32” long. It was a perfect ending to our first soft water trip of the season.
Picture to follow.
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dokdok
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 06:28 pm |
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wtg Slug! Yeah, I'm glad you got that one in the boat. I like catchin' bottom feeders too. They put up a good fight. That'll get you back in the winners circle ... Great day huh! Lookin' forward to seeing the pics ~dokdok
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horseshoe
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 09:35 pm |
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hey slugggggg .,...glad to hear you an the olphart finally made it out ...one of these days we all gonna tag up...long overdue ...cant say not for trying tho ....now for the netting...he shuld put down any items like JD or any of them brownies...and use 2 hands ...next he should get up and move over to you not make u bring the fish around the boat to where his seat is ....make sure he has the net not the paddle for clubbing and the net shuld be open side up ......and for you slug dont ferget ...Turn em
lafffffin c u soon great report
Horseshoe.....I gofish do you
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oldphart
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 10:45 pm |
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~~~Yea Yea Hosresy "you and the bait you rode in on" We tried here's a widdle guy I had a talken to
who went back down and told the local bully, who Slug had a long talk to
Anyone know how to photoshop the smile off his face
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horseshoe
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 10:50 pm |
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| laffinnnn...ok ok OP i wont pick on ya too much...whats that in ya hand.....wow look at that monsterrrrrrrrrrrr SLUG got...lucky u got good fish partner there OP ...hahahahaha ...now folks i am just teasin op...hes a good sport !!
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Just Peachy
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Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 11:41 pm |
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Well, I must say that the pictures sure show the big and the small of things! A good looking catch there Slug, they sure do put up a bit of resistance. now fer that Oldphart... that isn't the first picture I have seen of you and with a size challenged catch  Glad you guys got out and had a good day.
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Mike S
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 01:05 am |
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| great report Slug,, you must have been some surprised when you seen that catfish lol...
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dokdok
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 01:09 am |
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| Hey Guys, Nice catch! Yeah, you can tell you had a great time that day! I think the best thing I enjoy the most about the pics is the excitement you can see in yer eyes. Fishin' memories like that are good for the soul !! Thanks for sharin' ~dokdok
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