OhioFisherman

jimmer, no idea how the walleye fishing works on Lake Ontario or even on the north side of Lake Erie, so it might not be a workable plan? One of my brothers was much more informed and equipped for walleye fishing on Erie here, but the fall spots don't seem to have changed much over the years here since the rebirth of walleye fishing here. A fall frenzy for walleye on the north side of Erie?

LOL, ya Akri, the one on their website does look a lot better, even with a Yamaha on it. If I was spending my money on a boat I wouldn't want it decal-ed up like a clown car. Now if someone wanted to give me one for a 30 buck investment? I could probably live with it. I remember some years ago guys from the board used to have a meet and greet fishing expedition at the Bay of Quinte and catch some hog walleye. You would think a tournament like this one might be popular in that area? 4k entries, and the entry fee is basically chump change? If you wanted to increase tourism and extend area resorts business season? A lot of people might be interested?

LOL, but the price is right? 1 walleye? It just has to be the biggest one? They updated the prize list, some serious cash for 2 - 5, and even 1st in the kids division gets a boat.

The bank brigade is still in the lead with an 8.45 fish, and with the storms this weekend it wasn't a boating weekend! Still like 40k people without power in our area, high wind took down a lot of trees and power lines. Just guessing that a rattle trap is still a go to bait for the fall walleye bite from shore.

LOL,and some of those places that are great " in season " aren't so great to own out of season?

Actually it seems to have been an annual event since 2011, if you go to more on the heading you can see the yearly results and fish pictures.

Cast out a tube, feel a bump and set the hook, the rod doubles and the drag starts going, LOL and me following in the boat, it ain't no bass! The choices of really big fish here are a lot narrower usually, carp or catfish, that one turned out to be about a 35 pound carp. A few minutes later my buddy, also casting a tube hooks up with a really big one, just guessing at near 60 pounds, had to follow that one a lot farther on spinning gear and light line. Feel a bump, set the hook, and then have 40+ inches of mad muskie flying in the air alongside the boat? and it wasn't my hookset that got it out of the water! Cast out a jig and craw, feel a bump, set the hook, it ain't no bass! around 20 pounds of sheephead! Shiner fishing at a private pond, got my 8 inch chub on and just letting it swim around a look for trouble, it found it! Nothing but bass and bluegill in that pond and that bass was big, never landed it and never had another fight like it.

Looks like a red horse sucker to me, most of my unexpected hook ups here had a big round mouth! LOL

LOL, a shore fisherman in the lead! but I don't think a 7.45 walleye will hold it long?

As near as I can tell his last post was 7/31/18, hope he is well.

http://www.cleveland19.com/2018/10/18/lorain-county-will-award-angler-biggest-walleye-caught-lake-erie/ It looks like they are trying to make this an annual event?

http://wrec.igfa.org/WRecordsList.aspx?lc=AllTackle&cn=Walleye That is the record I remember Dave, not from Erie, but a big fish!

" Anyone can participate from novice to professional angler and have a great time with a chance to fill the top 5 payout spots! " No need for ringers, it's a wide open event, and I am guessing some charter captains that spend a lot more time on Lake Erie may have an edge? Many years ago I went out with my dad and my brother for walleye one day, off in the distance I could see something that looked like an island, so I asked my brother what island was that? In a place I knew didn't have any, no island, boats, it was a circus, people casting, people trolling and seemingly not enough sense to stay out of each others way. Luck will still be a factor! Ya, weather will be a factor, Erie can get dicey quick, and this time of year it's no joke.

I don't know much about them myself grim, but it looks like a good boat for walleye fishing here on Lake Erie. They get some real pigs on Erie here this time of year, it will be interesting to see how big of a fish wins it?

http://www.lakeeriefishingderby.com/2018-fall-brawl.html Not a bad prize for first place.