Thread: Dad's day saugeye

I tried a spider-rig for the first time ever on Father's day (kind of). I set up one rod for spider rigging, and set it to depth while we fished with our typical methods. I was marking some nice fish about 10' down, so I dropped it down 10' and forgot about it while we dipped jigs around docks and cast slip-bobbers.

Anyway, I got lucky and while travelling from one dock to the next, my (single-pole) spider rig got hammered by a very nice fish. I told dad to, "get the net." But he didn't even flinch. I said, "GRAB THE NET, DAD, it's a big walleye." Again, he didn't move... He thought it had snagged the bottom and I was just BSing him. So, I ended up netting this dandy saugeye myself. Dad was speechless.

It weighed 5#8oz, and had brown markings clear around on the bottom of its belly. Most of the saugeyes I have caught are white on the belly, but not this one. It was brown/white with at least 50% brown.

I was glad I got to take my dad fishing on Father's day, and extra cool because I got to experiment with a new rig/technique AND I caught the fish on one of my new homemade soft-plastic fish.

excellent sauger! hey isn't dad supposed to catch the big one on fathers day? what lake?

Originally Posted by go dart

excellent sauger! hey isn't dad supposed to catch the big one on fathers day? what lake?

What a beauty...My dad is coming from MN next week. I hope to get him on some fish.

nice fish!

nice job!!!

Nice Fish!!! I think the price for those home-made plastic baits just went up!!!

WTG. Some good eating there.

Originally Posted by go dart

excellent sauger! hey isn't dad supposed to catch the big one on fathers day? what lake?

It was Wabaunsee. Dad caught the most fish for sure, even if I caught the biggest. He also managed to snag an old paint can half-full of cement. It was a battle for the ages getting that thing reeled in! Should have wired some brush to it before we dropped it back down...

P.S. Thanks everybody! BTW, I poured my first beavertails tonight. Can't wait to try them out!

Originally Posted by squirrels

It was Wabaunsee. Dad caught the most fish for sure, even if I caught the biggest. He also managed to snag an old paint can half-full of cement. It was a battle for the ages getting that thing reeled in! Should have wired some brush to it before we dropped it back down...

P.S. Thanks everybody! BTW, I poured my first beavertails tonight. Can't wait to try them out!

Squirrels---Can you show us a pic of the beavertails? Would be interested to see them.

Will do, Chad. My darling wife usually keeps a death grip on the camera, but I will snatch it when she is distracted and post some pics this week.

I had a little difficulty reproducing the mold I made to pour the beavertails. The first couple molds came out fine, but then they started having major flaws. The humidity got awful when I was making them, so hopefully that was the problem... Lots of tiny bubbles... I'm still experimenting so it's fun.

Anyway, I was able to make a couple copies of the mold to speed up production.