05-13-15, 01:24 PM | #1 |
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Finally fishing again!
Our first ever Catch & Release Bass season opened here last weekend ("normal" opener is on May 23), so I was able to fish in MN earlier than I ever have before!
It was 35 degrees when I hit the water at 5:45 a.m., and all I did was back the boat off our lift and put down the trolling motor and start fishing right in front of our place. On my 3rd cast, still in front of our cabin, I landed my first fish since last October...and a good one, too! I measured this Smallie at 17.5" and it weighed in at 3lb 4oz. I was fishing solo, so all I could manage for a picture was this... Before the morning was over, I had put 25 fish into the boat, but only one other one hit the 3 pound mark. I did have FIVE that were near misses, ranging from 2lb 13oz to 2lb 15oz. My best one of the day came at 11:00 a.m., just before I wrapped up for the morning session. This Smallie weighed 3lb 6oz and was 17.25". I made it out a couple more times before the weekend was over, but didn't have quite the same luck -- 8 fish on Saturday afternoon and 12 more on Sunday morning, but no more that were photo-worthy. Sunday morning was brutal...40 degrees with 20+ mph winds. I probably shouldn't have even gone out, but I forced myself to since it will be Memorial Day before I will have another chance to fish. Hope you are all getting a chance to get out on the water and wet a line! |
05-13-15, 03:45 PM | #2 |
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Nicely done !!!
Beautiful Smallies. Details??? What lures, speed of retrieve etc. I can't believe how cold it still is up there. |
05-13-15, 05:30 PM | #3 |
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You are making me feel good Dean, we gave up wearing hoodies a month ago. Nice smallies.
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05-13-15, 07:07 PM | #4 | |
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Sunday morning was ridiculous. This is a relatively small lake (1500 acres), but there were white caps about as big as we ever see on the main part of the lake. Since I was alone and I didn't want to battle the high winds, I just fished where I could near our cabin. Even so, it was way colder than Saturday due to the wind, and I ended up wearing gloves for at least half of the 2.5 hours I fished. Hope you feel REALLY GOOD now, Bruce! |
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05-13-15, 09:54 PM | #5 |
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Nice to get on water first time of new year glad to see you had good day
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I caught 45 fish in my 10.5 hours, Jeff caught 13 in 3.75 hours and Kaye caught 16 in 2.75 hours on the water. Jeff caught the 3 biggest fish of the weekend though. |
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05-13-15, 11:29 PM | #7 |
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Way to go buddy! That first time out after the long winter is the best therapy there is!
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05-14-15, 01:04 PM | #8 |
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Yep, you got that right, Keith...it was AWESOME just to crawl into the boat again, put the troller down and make that first cast! October 10, 2014 was the last time I had made a cast before last Saturday (May 9, 2015).
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05-14-15, 07:29 PM | #9 |
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Nice,but if you want to come visit bring shorts,t shirt and sunscreen,largemouth are in the spatterdock thick.
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