Things just get in the way, so when we get a chance, we GO! I put him up front and pushed some jigs this morning, and he had a "Blast"! Took a little getting used to, trying to
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Beautiful morning yesterday, my Son went with me. No minnows were allowed. Trolled for an hour, no bites, few fish were showing on the finder. Water temp was 60, calm conditions, sun came out, we were having a great time.
7:30 AM Started fishing, Water temps 67, Air temps 55, NE Wind about 9mph, Spider rigging jigs tipped with minnows worked the best today. Quit at 9AM, caught 33 brought home 10
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The weatherman was predicting another early morning dense fog. So I got up about 4:30 and there was no fog! I know how it can roll in pretty fast, so I left early for the lake, the fog was supposed to burn off by 9am. Long story shorter, NO
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Baseball's EXCITEMENT at it's best! My youngest Son has been a Cub's fan forever, so I was Happy for him and all the others. Was one of those times where there are really NO losers IMO. Was really refreshing to watch compared to what other
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Got to the ramp a bit after noon, a very gentle breeze and few fishermen on the water. Decided I was going to try spider rigging and just enjoy the surroundings, and that I did. On the way to a couple of my favorite spots, saw two small turtles
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Saturday water was calm and as I soon found out, so were the Crappies! I managed 7 by 10am, then I may as well been fishin in my bathtub! Tried everything I could think of, speed change, depth changes, colors, minners, nibbles.
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Well, I was dressed for the weather, 48 degrees in the morning. Ya see, my wife and I are now weather acclimated wimps! Anything under 70 degrees, oh well you know what I'm sayin!
It was a beautiful day, Yelim ( Whippersnapper), was really putting a hurtin on this old timer, as far as the fishing was going. He was up 7-0 at one time, and asked whether I was going to contribute to the ice chest or not!! At
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