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09-04-2023, 05:49 PM
Thread: Island walleyes
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Re: Island walleyes
To affirm what is being said here, I went out and fished around that dumping ground that is on the west side of the Lorain Sandbar and maybe 4-6 miles ssw of weather buoy. I consider this area to be...
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08-29-2021, 08:13 PM
Thread: 8/29 Perching Location
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Re: 8/29 Perching Location
One thing I didnÂ’t mention about my perch fishing expedition yesterday is I observed a few walleye charters trolling around the area. When we were headed from D can to Rattlesnake I noticed one...
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08-28-2021, 10:19 PM
Thread: 8/29 Perching Location
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Re: 8/29 Perching Location
I launched out of Catawba around 9:30am Saturday Morning. Hiway Bait had recommended the cans area. I found a nice pack around D can. I think we were late to the party. We got five really nice (like...
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08-09-2021, 10:02 PM
Thread: Catching perch with pin head shiners.
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Re: Catching perch with pin head shiners.
Hi Wakina. Nice to see you post. You were an active poster on this site while I was trying to figure out Lake Erie fishing. To be honest, I sometimes question whether I really did figure it out or...
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08-06-2021, 05:05 PM
Thread: Fishing with Kevin and Rich 8/2-3/2021
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Re: Fishing with Kevin and Rich 8/2-3/2021
16mi ENE of Mazurik. Is that in the vicinity of the dumping grounds that are West of the Sandbar?
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08-06-2021, 04:58 PM
Thread: Fishing with a Massive Hangover
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Re: Fishing with a Massive Hangover
I have a nephew who likes to walleye fish. He’s under 30 so I think he’s a millennial. I invited him to fish in June. He made the drive down from Detroit to meet us at 8am on a Saturday morning at...
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07-04-2021, 09:16 PM
Thread: Where are the walleye
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Re: Where are the walleye
Slide divers without the ring are on the precision trolling app now FYI. While I’m here, I’ll throw in my two cents which is to use the slide feature for two reasons. 1) Netting fish on short leader...
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06-22-2021, 07:40 PM
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Re: Sunday's frustration (hint no fish and stable flies)
I’ve had a trip like this three Sundays ago. We had four people in the boat and were able to get 10 rods trolling so we avoided the skunk with two keepers. Each line ran for 5 hours x 10 lines = 50...
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05-24-2021, 09:34 PM
Thread: Trolling question
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Re: Trolling question
If you want to run a pair of dipsy rods per side in addition to some big board lines, the jet 30Â’s have a shallower dive curve than your dipsy on #3 setting. I carry both jet 30 and trutrip 40 and...
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03-25-2021, 11:43 AM
Thread: Sunday 3/21 what a cluster
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I pretty sure the jigging was their Plan B since...
I pretty sure the jigging was their Plan B since there were not many suspended fish to catch on the troll, they reverted to tactics that are the prime tactic on inland lakes and rivers which is to...
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03-24-2021, 11:11 PM
Thread: Sunday 3/21 what a cluster
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Thank you for the report and nice job boxing nine...
Thank you for the report and nice job boxing nine fish on what was a tough day. Cold water fishing is much more difficult than summer fishing. If I follow the report correctly, there was a cluster of...
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02-20-2021, 11:39 PM
Thread: Auto Pilot Options for 23 ft CC ??
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IÂ’m positive a hydraulic autopilot on your main...
I’m positive a hydraulic autopilot on your main with trolling bags would troll well. I did a ton of research on these APs when I was choosing. The only one I’d avoid is the Garmin ‘compact...
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02-20-2021, 12:10 AM
Thread: Auto Pilot Options for 23 ft CC ??
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If your boat has hydraulic steering, nothing...
If your boat has hydraulic steering, nothing beats an autopilot on the main motor. I have an autopilot on the main and I have a kicker tied in. The best slow speed control (my AP is Raymarine EV150)...
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02-10-2021, 08:35 PM
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If you’re going to add a kicker, I’d put an...
If you’re going to add a kicker, I’d put an autopilot on your main motor and tie in the kicker. I did this on a 21ft Grady White (4000 lbs) and it really works well. I had previously been using TR1...
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12-16-2020, 01:56 PM
Thread: Which Bandits ?
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I know IÂ’m late to this thread. I get 1-2 trips...
I know IÂ’m late to this thread. I get 1-2 trips per month from April thru November and have been at this for six years. I still consider myself a novice. My crankbait results had been mixed up until...
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08-14-2020, 01:14 PM
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There’s a type of rock bass that eats zebra and...
There’s a type of rock bass that eats zebra and quagga mussels. Wonder if those are that type. You’d think anything that’s a natural predator of those mussels would thrive in the lake.
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05-22-2020, 10:56 AM
Thread: 5/21 report
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Thank you for posting this. Gives confirmation...
Thank you for posting this. Gives confirmation that the fishing was not totally destroyed by the weather this week
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04-26-2020, 04:29 PM
Thread: Fishing Reports?
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We’ve participated in the jig fishing off turtle...
We’ve participated in the jig fishing off turtle creek the past two Saturdays. The first week, were out front at 8 am, but could not get vertical. I had two 18inch trolling socks and got educated on...
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11-17-2019, 07:14 PM
Thread: Bay trolling reports
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I had poor results N of Huron dump today (Sunday...
I had poor results N of Huron dump today (Sunday 11/17). There are a LOT of fish there, just couldn’t get them to bite.
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07-07-2019, 10:04 PM
Thread: July 5th East of Kellys
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We fished this area Friday night for 2 hours and...
We fished this area Friday night for 2 hours and managed five eyes with two of us in the boat with dipsy/spoon program. We fished same are on Saturday 7/6 and had three people in the boat so we put...
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01-27-2019, 11:46 AM
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I am set up with an IPad as a repeated display of...
I am set up with an IPad as a repeated display of my HDS-9. I fabricated a mount system the let’s it go in a Scotty rod holder mount and a RAM mount holds the iPad. . It works OK except the IPad has...
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10-10-2018, 11:01 AM
Thread: Green Island Perch 10/8
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Green Island Perch 10/8
Fished the small pack about 1/2 mile SE of Green Island on Monday from 11-3. Had low expectations and was pleasantly surprised with a good bite. Got 80 weighing in at 26lbs resulting in 11 lbs of...
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10-02-2018, 12:12 AM
Thread: Electronics mount question
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Since Smithwarnar's spam post brought this to the...
Since Smithwarnar's spam post brought this to the top, I'll provide an update to using the Ipad as a second display. In the heat of summer, an iPad will overheat if it's encased in a water resistant...
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10-02-2018, 12:03 AM
Thread: East end trip
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I think we might be OK in the western basin. The...
I think we might be OK in the western basin. The flow is from west to east and they cannot tolerate warm water. I've seen scientific studies that found they cannot tolerate water over 78F.
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08-08-2018, 01:58 PM
Thread: Lorain 8-6-18
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I’d say you did everything right. You just...
I’d say you did everything right. You just happened to be out there in a day where the white bass were more aggressive than the walleye and that happens sometimes. Supposedly you can try running...
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