tourment winning walleye

A special congrats goes out to troy 1976 for catching the winning walleye at the channel grove tourament today, the huge walleye was 29.25 inches long caught on the reel sport boat with capt mike, lure of choice was reel sport custom harness off thru trip 40s 36 water of northeast of kelleys speed was 2.15 it was a tough day but the guys caught some beautifull hogs, and had one straighen the hook out, once again way to go troy, see you at dock all weekend. Picture on www.facebook,comreelsportfishingcharters.

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Congratulations. They must of changes the rules they have told me in the past that only fish caught casting were eligible for the tournament. Trolling fish were not eligible...

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Originally Posted by skipper9

Congratulations. They must of changes the rules they have told me in the past that only fish caught casting were eligible for the tournament. Trolling fish were not eligible...

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That's funny Jim.'''''''''''''o or is that for real?

P.S. couldn't get Wayne's link to show me that PIG but nice job picking the right rod to grab!

No one asked me how I caught it?

Just read rules. Doesn't say how ithad to be caught? Just must be special rule for skipper!

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Originally Posted by troy1976

Just read rules. Doesn't say how ithad to be caught? Just must be special rule for skipper!

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Lol.. You are probably right. .. I need special rules..

I didnt think the Charter Capts. were alowed in the contest....wtf do I know, havent been around much this season. Work is busy...lol

Nice fish Troy. I really do mean that. I don't want to take away from that.
I do think that somethin' fishy is right, and as far as I know so is Skipper 9.
I haven't entered for the last 5 years because we troll and I was told the first time we went to enter that trolling didn't count. Maybe they have relaxed the rules. That would have been nice to know 2 weeks ago with our 32". I also didn't think fish caught on charters where allowed. Being that Troy has a boat in the marina maybe they didn't ask.
I think it's fair to exclude charters though. I mean if they let charters enter then you'd always have the same guy winning every year. No offense Skipper 9, but you shouldn't be allowed to take the trophy every year... Skipper 9 In a walleye tournement with us amature weekenders It's kinda like Michael Jordan showing up to play a pick-up game with a few college kids.

Seriously Troy. I'm not knocking your fish. That's a great fish. I am just saying that Skipper 9 and Somthin' fishy have a point.

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Originally Posted by troy1976

No one asked me how I caught it?

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Ok Troy, so HOW did you catch that fish?

Captain Mike, what is the address of your facebook page, the link you attach does not take me anywhere, I tried to edit it replacing the coma with a period and also tried adding a forward slash between .com and reelsportfishing but it does not take me anywhere. I am sure it is just a formatting issue, I tried to look at it before adn did not have any luck either.

I don't have a facebook account so I cant really search for it, I may do computers for a living but I am a complete facebook idiot.

To all,
Its my first year down there. Ann did not ask me if I was trolling or casting, and being my first year i do/did not know if there was a distinction. Mike and I were fun fishing looking for fish for his trips over this past weekend, We were on his charter boat though. In the copy of rules given to me it did not state a distinction between casting/trolling, and whether it mattered if I was on my own boat or a buddy's charter boat.
I will talk to ann next time I see her to clarify and give my prizes back if I am disqualified. Sorry to all if I inadvertently broke a rule.It was not my intention to ruffle any feathers, and again I plead ignorance if indeed it is casting only. Personally I am a caster, but was trolling when I caught the fish. I plan to be down hopefully thursday morning again and will clear the air.

i couldnt see the picture either on his link. LOL he forgot to ask if he could put my likeness on facebook-I am anti social media. Maybe I will get some royalties from future business ( but will not hold my breath, jk wayne and mike).

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Originally Posted by troy1976

To all,
Its my first year down there. Ann did not ask me if I was trolling or casting, and being my first year i do/did not know if there was a distinction. Mike and I were fun fishing looking for fish for his trips over this past weekend, We were on his charter boat though. In the copy of rules given to me it did not state a distinction between casting/trolling, and whether it mattered if I was on my own boat or a buddy's charter boat.
I will talk to ann next time I see her to clarify and give my prizes back if I am disqualified. Sorry to all if I inadvertently broke a rule.It was not my intention to ruffle any feathers, and again I plead ignorance if indeed it is casting only. Personally I am a caster, but was trolling when I caught the fish. I plan to be down hopefully Thursday morning again and will clear the air.

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Hey Troy. You and Mike didn't do anything wrong. I apologize if it came across that way. I actually talked to Anne today and she said that there is no rule against trolling, and she said that the Women's fish also was caught trolling.

Everyone who has commented on here about this trolls. None of us have anything against trolling. I think the surprise was that it was caught on a charter trolling when we all have been under the impression that it was for casters only. What is interesting is that several of us believed this and it all goes back to 5-6 years ago when we didn't even know each other. So at one time this must have been the rule. I haven't asked for the last 5 years because I assumed it was still the same.

5 years ago I could come in from trolling and be at the cleaning station with 3 Fish Ohio and 36 fish and people where in awe... Until they asked how we caught them. As soon as I said trolling, it was like I had an empty cooler. Lol
While there is still a great debate, trolling is far more accepted now, and I'd say easily over half the charters troll and probably more.

I say all that because no one was knocking how you caught the fish. We where just surprised that it's allowed now.

That is a great fish and this time of year around the Islands makes it even better. We have caught over 25 Fish Ohio this year with 5 of them being over 30", but almost all of them where caught before August.

Great Job! Troy. Please don't take this as an attack on you because you did it by the book and according to the rules. I didn't ask Anne about being on a charter, but you weren't on a charter anyway if you where fun fishing.

What exactly was in that Blue Bag of prizes that you got anyways? Wasn't it like $1,000 worth of prizes for the largest Walleye?

-Matt

thanks matt for clearing things up, and your right about the big fish, this is also our first year at channel grove, and in the last four weeks we have brought in over 12 fish ohio, mostly fishing
away from the packs and less than ten miles from our dock, our other web sites also show some of the fish, Reel sport charters tour and sightseeing oregon ohio, or Reel Sport Charters LLC Thanks everyone and enjoy.

matt thank you very much. I didn't want to be "that guy" at the marina already. Yea The big fish this year are amazing. I have had at least 9 I can rember over 28 inches on my boat as well. The new boat record was my first eye of year caught in june, 34 inches on a gold earie dearie which beat my dear wifes 29 in. eye that she caught down to the west a few years ago. I have thouroughly enjoyed CGM and all the people I have met so far. Still trying to meet the guys here on this site too. I am at dock 60 next to the ugly blue and white sport craft. good luck and safe wishes to all as we wrap another boating season!

troy
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oh btw the contents of the blue bag????????????????????????????????

hmm... not sure either as the wife said she was taking it and I havent seen it yet...lol. I think she said free dockage, lol...
seriously though it had a cgm hat, t shirt, some casting lures, a pair of nice pliers and a cgm ruler to put on the boat oh and sunglasses. but bes of all was the certificate that i will frame and hang in the wifes way so she sees it all the time!

Yeap... apparently it was just a rule for me and my group. Two of the owners had told me in the past that it was casting only. So great job.

Dam, with all of this big fish talk...Im getting antsy to get back out and catch something big- no matter if its a shithead...

Maybe there should be a FRIENDLY charter contest. Pay to enter so its serious>>>Maybe???? Any thoughts guys

I just want to fish!!!!

LOL! You guys better be careful! That 3 day 300lb cooler per day guy may resurface and take all of you winnings. Just a crazy thought.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by wakina

LOL! You guys better be careful! That 3 day 300lb cooler per day guy may resurface and take all of you winnings. Just a crazy thought.:rolleyes:

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lol..
I moved one of the boats down to ashtubula. I have to admit the fish are a great grade down there but I still havent pulled a 300 pound box yet. I have been catching 8 to 10 fish that are over 30 inches each trip though. .

that would certainly be an interesting tournament. would love to be fly on wall at weigh in.lol the BS would certainly be in the air.

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Originally Posted by skipper9

lol..
I moved one of the boats down to ashtubula. I have to admit the fish are a great grade down there but I still havent pulled a 300 pound box yet. I have been catching 8 to 10 fish that are over 30 inches each trip though. .

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At the time that statement was made the 300lb cooler Captain was still fishing the central basin a few miles east of the Lorain dump. He also stated he was moving one boat to the bula area, leaving these big fish behind. Imagine that!

If it is possible to go over 300 lbs on 48 fish I think skipper would be the captain to do it. Not saying the other guy is lying but when push came to shove he got pretty quiet and no pictures were forthcoming. I mean 6 and 1/4 lb average on 48 fish. Shouldn't be too hard...lol maybe in april. It would be an impressive sight to see though.

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Originally Posted by troy1976

If it is possible to go over 300 lbs on 48 fish I think skipper would be the captain to do it. Not saying the other guy is lying but when push came to shove he got pretty quiet and no pictures were forthcoming. I mean 6 and 1/4 lb average on 48 fish. Shouldn't be too hard...lol maybe in april. It would be an impressive sight to see though.

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That average is doable in April but the problem is the limit is only 4 in April so instead of bringing in 48 fish you are only bringing in 32 if you are getting first mate and captains limit. So then you would need a 9.375 Lb average.

I have been there for some of those huge average fish days in April. Even with just 32 fish you cannot keep the lid closed on the cooler and with 2 people lifting the cooler you are struggling to not hurt yourself. It always surprises the customer how heavy those coolers can actually get.

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Originally Posted by miso_ohio

That average is doable in April but the problem is the limit is only 4 in April so instead of bringing in 48 fish you are only bringing in 32 if you are getting first mate and captains limit. So then you would need a 9.375 Lb average.

I have been there for some of those huge average fish days in April. Even with just 32 fish you cannot keep the lid closed on the cooler and with 2 people lifting the cooler you are struggling to not hurt yourself. It always surprises the customer how heavy those coolers can actually get.

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I don't mean to brag, or start something, but I think that I have had a 300lb cooler of walleye before.

This Spring we had 46 fish and I feel confident in saying that they averaged over 4-5 lbs each, so yeah... probably over 300.

The lid on the cooler was 3/4 open because they were stacked in there.

-Matt

For those that can't do math...

Cooler = 15lbs
3 bags of big ice melted and layered between fish = 63lbs
4.5 lbs per fish = 207 lbs (46 Fish)
BS = 15 lbs

Grand Total 300Lbs

Lol funny made matt

The real question is whether those fish were caught trolling or casting. Let's not lose sight of the real issue. Lol. Pretty sure I know the answer already.
Matt that's not an accurate weight as bs floats and you couldn't contain 15 lbs in a 150 qt cooler with that many fish as well. Unless of course you were the afore mentioned ghost charter captain who still refuses to show his 300 lb catches. Course the amount of bs in his cooler would blow the scale

Ah I forgot about the 4 limit. Good thing u pros are on top of that. Otherwise that would be a real expensive day lol

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Originally Posted by troy1976

The real question is whether those fish were caught trolling or casting. Let's not lose sight of the real issue. Lol. Pretty sure I know the answer already.
Matt that's not an accurate weight as bs floats and you couldn't contain 15 lbs in a 150 qt cooler with that many fish as well. Unless of course you were the afore mentioned ghost charter captain who still refuses to show his 300 lb catches. Course the amount of bs in his cooler would blow the scale

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Too funny!

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Originally Posted by Madd Matt

For those that can't do math...

Cooler = 15lbs
3 bags of big ice melted and layered between fish = 63lbs
4.5 lbs per fish = 207 lbs (46 Fish)
BS = 15 lbs

Grand Total 300Lbs

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Matt you need to make the move to dry ice to cut back on that cooler weight a little. Besides think of all the fun you could have out on the water when dry ice, walleye and beer mix. I envision some cool smoking walleye pictures.

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Originally Posted by miso_ohio

Matt you need to make the move to dry ice to cut back on that cooler weight a little. Besides think of all the fun you could have out on the water when dry ice, walleye and beer mix. I envision some cool smoking walleye pictures.

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I think I might try that.

-Matt