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    Re: Casting from Catawba?

    I got my limit in an hour and a half from 7pm to 830 between green and south bass a bit closer to south bass. Seemed equally productive casting gold mayfly rigs and just letting an orange green and...
  2. Thread: Casting report

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    Casting report

    Went out solo at 7am from east harbor. Played around by mouse island reef for 30 minutes and got 1 12 inch perch on a weapon but only sheephead otherwise. Headed north to a point about halfway...
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    You got the fish that's the main thing! I limited...

    You got the fish that's the main thing! I limited out yesterday and today within 2 hours both days casting weapons just off American eagle shoal. I guess better to say, casting with a few worm...
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    Drifting with spoons

    On my latest drifting report, I had mentioned drifting with spoons. A few people expressed interest in this approach, as spoons are usually used with trolling. I thought it merited a stand alone...
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    Drifting report 6/13

    Not much was happening in the south passage today off of American Eagle Shoal. It was fairly choppy and I had the drift bag out. I did get a late start and got out there at noon, and came in at 4. ...
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    Casting report may 30

    Got my 1 man limit just south of american eagle shoal in 3 hours, plus 3 perch in the 11 inch range. 23 to 25 fow, gold and chartreuse weapons did well. All 17 to 19 inchers. Tossed back 2 small...
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    Same location, same day, same results for us. 2...

    Same location, same day, same results for us. 2 of us in the boat. Started casting and drifting and in 3 hours only got 2 walleye. Had a small one about 10" spit the hook at the boat. Picked up a...
  8. Thread: Pro-cure

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    If I have enough bait that I feel like saving it,...

    If I have enough bait that I feel like saving it, my method is pretty simple.

    Line the bottom of a bucket with newspaper.

    Dump the minnows in.

    Sprinkle them liberally with salt.

    Let them...
  9. Thread: Perch

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    Went out Friday out of East Harbor at about 12. i...

    Went out Friday out of East Harbor at about 12. i wanted to stay close to land because of the storms (and I got chased in once, put in to West Harbor while a thunderstorm passed at about 1:30). So I...
  10. Thread: Drifting Reports?

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    I went out off of Kellys for about four hours in...

    I went out off of Kellys for about four hours in the afternoon/evening yesterday. Started at the SE corner, and the wind blew me up the side of the island, ending up about 2 miles east of Long Point...
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    Get yourself some dry ice. It will mess up a nice...

    Get yourself some dry ice. It will mess up a nice cooler, so get a styrofoam one that you can toss. That will freeze your fish solid and last a few days.

    Since I have a cottage in the area it...
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    Monday Tuesday drifting report

    Dad and I went out Monday late afternoon. Tried off the lighthouse. They were biting ok. We picked up 4 in 3 hours. Moved up to the SE corner of Kellys. Not as good. Just got one there. Moved over...
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    Perch and walleye report

    Me and 2 other guys went out Saturday. Moved around a little and finally settled near a medium sized group of boats at the SE corner of Kellys. Got our limit of perch in about 3 hours. For us,...
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    Thursday July 20th drifting report

    Can't say that there is much TO say. I had heard folks were hitting them off Cedar Point a few days ago, and we worked from the Marblehead lighthouse east, hitting up everything from 20 FOW fairly...
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    Memorable/big fish you have caught?

    With all the little 'eyes swimming around, I thought I'd take it the other way. What are some memorable/big fish you have caught, be it recently or in the past?

    For me, 3 come to mind in the...
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    How do you clean and prepare your catch?

    Just curious what your favorite methods are.

    For me, for walleye and perch, I usually fillet the fish and cut out the walleye's cheek meat. If it's a large fish, I get the belly fillets too. If...
  17. Thread: freezing fish

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    Just depends. On the fish, mainly. Walleye I...

    Just depends. On the fish, mainly.

    Walleye I usually vacuum pack. Same with Steelhead. Because you can put a nice long fat piece of fish flat into the bag and suck the air out. Catfish too, if...
  18. Thread: Perch rigging

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    If the perch are biting hard, i use a spreader....

    If the perch are biting hard, i use a spreader. Otherwise, and sometimes anyhow, what I do is this:

    Put a swivel on the line. Put a sinker on the swivel. Get some of those plastic in-line slip...
  19. Thread: perch bait

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    I dock out of east harbor. Last week I went...

    I dock out of east harbor.

    Last week I went to a bait shop I won't name, and he wanted 5 bucks for a single scoop of golden minnows. Probably 2 dozen or so.

    Minnows have been tearing up the...
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    A barge that got so far out of the shipping lanes...

    A barge that got so far out of the shipping lanes that it broke it's back near American Eagle Shoal.

    A turtle that probably weighed 100 pounds if it weighed an ounce about 10 miles offshore.
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    A different sort of walleye report

    So, boat is out of commission for a week or so while I wait for a part to be delivered. Still wanting to get some fishing in, I put the canoe in (East Harbor) and have gone out bass fishing a few...
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    Some days, when the wind was just right, you...

    Some days, when the wind was just right, you didn't even need to cast. Let the line out to where it hit bottom, and either set the bail there for a mid depth presentation, or let out another 30 feet...
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    Call me old fashioned, but...

    Back in the day, I accumulated a lot of forward weight lures. Erie Dearies, Reef Runners, Tom's, Tiny Teasers, Parrishes, you name it. As time went by and fish started hitting more on worm...
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    I don't see anything odd about that fish, and I...

    I don't see anything odd about that fish, and I have noticed a yellow tint to the fillets on several this year.

    Fish coloration can change according to water condition, age, and genetic...
  25. Thread: Fish everywhere!

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    I went out myself for a few hours as I don't have...

    I went out myself for a few hours as I don't have to work tomorrow, from 3:30 to dusk. I started about a mile off lakeside (good pack of boats there) and after 2 shorts got a 19" fish. Another hour...
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