mike rousseau

Well I tried a few different things to imitate live bait.... Here's the rig that's been doing well for me... It's not keeping up to my brother running minnows but its doing respectable.... Better then nothing if minnows aren't available.... "The walleye buster" -berkley ripple shad 5" -northland gumball jig 3/8 -vmc stinger hook 3"

Yup

Glad I only eat what I catch... At least I have a better idea where it comes from and what it may be exposed to... ...

Piggy... Nice catch....

Fishy fishy in the brook... Come and bite (insert your name)'s hook....

I find the second pic shows its true size... If that fish were vertical it would be much shorter then that guy... Who knows... Fish stories.... It was an accidental catch that was released.... A replica was made.... And the target species was pike and walleye....

Saw this picture in a tackle shop.... Owner said the fish bottomed a 60lb scale so they measured it before they released it below the ice.... "He said" it measured 65 inches!!!! And I don't know about you guys but that's the biggest musky I've ever seen in a pic.... Don't know if its 65 inches.... But it's big....

And this guy is a harvester so he's not paying a middle man...

Lol... But I'm not getting the 10+ pounders you hear about in quinte....

I know Roy.... I'm just busting your family jewels a bit....

You asked why it was illegal to sene....

I'm a fan of plastics but I don't think they would perform nearly as well as the real thing for this application...

Dip nets and traps only....

I hope you do... I was asking because I haven't been seeing many reports yet.... I'm pounding nice walleye at home... 10-20 a night with lots of 6-7-8-9 pounders.... So I'm questioning going up to quinte next weekend....

Buddy... AKA the guy... AKA a person who's name I'm not gunna post on the Internet...

My brother used 2 dozen yesterday.... Luckily he picked em up in calabogy... Or else it would have been $72 for 2 dozen minnows.... That's a pricy day of walleye fishing.... But if I go sene my own minnows its illegal.... Those prices should be illegal...

Jeeeezus!!!!! I went to buy 5 inch minnows today... Buddy had like 100 from 4-6 inch... I said I'll take em all... Then I said how much.... He says $3 per minnow!!!!!!!! So $36 a dozen for 5 inch minnows.... What the heck... And people wonder why others poach bait... I'd be willing to pay as much as $1 a minnow.... It's not like they are 12 inch suckers.... 5 inch shinners.... I'm blown away...

I did it once ever with a pike in Fort Francis.... Had my buddies spoon still hanging out of its mouth....

My brother broke off this walleye and about an hour later caught it... The other hook was still in his mouth and minnow in its belly.... Talk about putting on the feedbag.....

Anybody hearing of many over 10lbs yet....???

It's hard to compare... Different fishery with a different goal...

I dunno lew... He's getting good with the tiller already...lol

Hey now...lol Love fall.... From early November to ice up.... Best time of the year.... Lmao!!! Fish fry this weekend... Num nums

I know I said earlier today I wasn't gunna post tonight, but my fishing partner tonight did all the picture work for me so I figured I'd post.... The cold ride out... 0 degrees Accidental catches are good to turn around a trip... Then big nasty came out to play... And the keepers...