Opening day! It was fun!

Well, it's May19th the 3rd Sat. in May which means it was open season on all species of fish in my area. I hooked and lost a large Pike today. I saw it before I lost it and he was a good solid 8-12lbs. At first I though it was a snag, then it started to jiggle a little. Just before I landed it, it took one violent head shake and snapped my 10lb test Stren Fluorocarbon line. I like this stuff well enough. It's very tough, pliable and considering it's a fluorocarbon it has fairly low memory. I did end up with a couple of wind knots, and line twists, but considering it's fluorocarbon which can be quite stiff, it was quite manageable. I would buy it again even though I lost a fish on it! Considering that Pike hit it and it kept him on, means he didn't see the line at all (the advantage of fluorocarbon) and didn't even know he was hooked until I started pull. He felt like a snag.Typical Pike with the "I'm gonna act like a log" just dead weight act. I got him about 15 feet in and then he really decided to start pulling. Ah well, who cares? It was just a Pike. It's the Walleye I'm after! I saw a guy get one today, but it was within the slot measurement, so he had to let it go. Shitty. I would have kept him and had him for supper! He was a good looking 5lb or so Walleye. Next issue of the blog. I show you the pattern of spoon I caught him on, and many others. It's my favorite spoon.

Woohoo! Season opener in 1 day!

It's that time of year again! Yay! Fishing season opens to all species in my area Sat. the 19th! I have a new portable fish finder I am dying to try out! It's from Ebay and it's wireless. You can pick one up there for $50 instead of the Hawkeye portable wireless fish finder for $100 retail. Just do a search on Ebay for "Portable Fish Finder" and you'll find lots of them!

It's spring, and I'm back!

It's been a long time since I posted anything, but it has been a very busy year! I don't ice fish a lot, so I put the blog on hold for the winter. Now that spring is just around the corner though, I am feeling the urge to get back to my favorite pass time. With a new year, comes new tips I learned over the winter and here's one for you! Have you ever, wanted your favorite lipped crank baits to swim deeper than they can? Well here's a cool tip to make that happen. What you do is drill a hole in the bottom of a hollow crank bait, fill it with water, and cut a small piece of wooden dowl, or make a rubber plug the same size as the drilled hole, and plug it after filling it with the water. This trick will add weight to the bait, but will not affect the way it swims or the balance, and yet, it leaves you with the option of going back to the original weight, if you choose, by emptying the water out and putting the plug back in! Dual purpose crank baits! Awesome!