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Bly and I rarely use minnows...truth be known, we have never caught anything with them! We could be fishing with 6 other ppl, all using minnows fishing for small walleye...others are catching them and not even a sniff for us. We also used them ice fishing.....again nada!! We are minnow inept I think...or we have the vocal ones...telling the bigger fish to stay away...haha. We do well catching walleye with artificials...mostly crankbaits, so we'll continue to use those I think.

Scott....sounds like a rough day out there. At least he got to see the master at work! Wow...I know how happy the wife was after the last camera....you gonna tell her about this one?? LOL. Congrats on the 15 pounder!! Would have been nice to see a pic....j/k. haha. They're talking rain maybe Wed and Thursday...hoping the waters are fishable by Saturday!!!

Holy smokes!!! I'm gonna need a longer net to fish from that monster!!! Thanks for the post...found it very interesting and cool!

LOL...that's the spirit!! Hope to see a nice pike in a report later.....go get em!

I'm in the east end, but unfortunately I cant get out of work!! Jeez...this work thing is starting to really get in the way!!! Good luck out there...should be a prime day with some showers on Wed and Thurs as long as the tribs aren't too muddy.

Great stuff jigger!!! I wont forget your offer to take me out in that boat when it's done....LOL. Oh yeah...if you forgot about that I have the PM to prove it....hahahaha. Cant wait to see it completed...it'll be great I'm sure!

Yeah...that Carp guy gets in all kinds of trouble....LOL

Funny how your rough days would be a great one for me....LOL. Great job out there Scott...

Wow! 5000!! Awesome work Maureen! It's nice to hear thanks from the family...we had a great time out there that day even though we didn't catch anything. It was my 4 yr old daughter's first time ice fishing and she had a blast as well.

Sounded like an exciting day! Gotta love the adrenaline rush when the float goes under. Looking forward the pics!

Some people asked me why I didn't try to persue music as my career, but as Terry mentioned, I didn't want music to EVER become my job. I enjoy playing music a lot, and it used to be my number one hobby...until fishing came along...LOL. I still have a band, but making it in the music industry isn't just going up on stage and playing...I'm sure working in the fishing industry is the same in some regards. That being said...it's nice to think about fishing for a living that's for sure!!!

Sounded like a great day out on the ice. Maybe next time some ice skates would have been handy!!! haha. Thanks for the report...soft water is just on the horizon...cant wait!

Wish I could help you! My first trip there will be for the OFC Lakair G2G, so I'm looking for tips as well....good luck!

Sounds like pure heaven!! Well, except for the painting thing...LOL. Cant wait to see the pics....and dream that one day bly and I will be in the same position!

Thanks for posting the lyrics Kemper...and for the video pikehunter. The video was hilarious! I'm just glad my wife is as much a fishing fanatic as I am...it may be our kids that leave us....LOL.

Nice work!! Cant wait to see your pics...along with GPS coordinates...LOL

Interesting test...I estimated 115 and got 118. It was tougher than I thought it would be!

Nice report Glen! Soft water without wearing 4 layers of clothing...I'm jealous....LOL

Nice job out there!! You pulled some in so that's great.

Trib conditions this way were pretty much the same yesterday in my area (east of Toronto). They did clear up a bit today...about 7 to 8 inches of vis, but I had the little one and didn't fish. Maybe I'll try my luck at some night drifting tonite. Good luck your next time out!

Awesome stuff Tom! Cant wait to get into some nice eyes on the soft water!! Nice report and pics.

Scott...where I normally fish for steelies is normally like what you just described...LOL. I'm hoping the waters clear throughout the day and maybe bly and I will hit a spot tonite.

One tune that I listen to for stuff like roadtrips and special events is Life's Been Good...either Joe Walsh's version...but the version I like is from a live one the Eagles released years ago.

Introducing my youngest (age 4 at the time) to fishing....Here's he first fish ever!! The smile and excitement was priceless...she wants to fish any opportunity she gets...we've had to bribe her off off docks after nine hours of fishing last summer!! My 14 year old getting in to the action as well. My wife, bly on a peaceful summer night.... My dad...who introduced me to fishing...our last trip before he passed away just 7 months later. And....my only daytime Walleye picture!