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Yep, but you can always add a barrel swivel.

Case and point! lol . Damn, I'm good, or bad? Depending on how you look at it

Of course. But I find it enjoyable to see how fast you are advancing, thus my enthusiasm.

lol, of course! By this time next year your gonna be winning tourneys, remember? Dana=the prodigy of angling!

No problem. I should also mention the "new knot" is abit of a hinderance, but not of any real issue after a few ties. If I remember correctly, I used a 4lb version, and some of the issues I had may be corrected by simply using a larger diameter. Dana, those metal eyes are generally referred to as "guides", lol, but we got ya My apologies if you were talking about that "look" the girls give Eddie Vedder at a concert

I used it(Naniofil) for a small part of last season. I'll be testing it more this season as well (as I think the product I received wasn't a production ready version?) I didn't mind it, but it wasn't amazing either. It did coil for me quite abit, and it still froze, but it took longer and was of less extent then other lines, which is a good thing. After my firs spool of use, my initial thought was "maybe a line this thin is actually too thin?" It seemed almost "slippery" off the reel, which was of some annoyance in certain cold weather situations. I'm still open minded though, and I'd like to try it for some other applications more thoroughly. oh, and man is it white, like snowblind white, lol

and this is where I chime in and kill the thread.... sorry guys/gals. Awesome info/personalities on this site, for sure

Amazing looking baits Roy!!!! It's funny you put this thread up today. I went for some shore walleye fishing, and the river is just cluttered with fallen leaves/branches. So, after a few nice smallies, I decided to rig up something for the walleye that wouldn't have me pulling leaves off after every cast. Turns out, worked amazing, at least for today. Went 8/8 in a little over an hour on the walleye. I'm sure it's nothing novel, but it is to me, check it out. This one is rigged with a Berkley bait. The one that landed all the walleye was rigged with a 4" black shad berkley Gulp minnow. Never got any snags, even fishing the rock side. No weeds nor leaves at all, I'm really liking this rig for the fall!

Sorry to hear that vinnimon. There is still alot to give thanks for, however. Turkey dinner is just turkey dinner, and family is way more important than anything. My thoughts are with your family, in a good way!

I bet it felt hyyyyuge when it took the crank. These guys put up a great fight. I sometimes go stand in the rapids and cast ripple shad for them, they love those baits

Awesome fish, awesome day! Why do I always get the feeling that musky mike knows exactly whats up for catching great fish???

After seeing the teeth marks he left in my bait, I'd need a few beers before giving it some tongue

Thanks! I took that pic specifically for Harrison when he was asking for fish kissing pics.

Dana, I used to eat pike occasionally, but was horrible at filleting them as well. Me father showed me how to fillet them the same way as in the video, then gave me a few tips he used in his guiding days. Ever since then, I really appreciate a few pike meals every year. It does taste really good, but your right, the meat is different. Bass/walleye/pike/perch/crappie, all have subtle yet unique flavors to the meat. number one thing, make sure your knife is sharp, lol. another tip, since pike fillets tend to be thicker then walleye, the meat cooks at a different rate, and this effects the texture of the finished product. Simple tip, double fillet to make it thinner, or cut your fillet into smaller pieces. Beer batter, just a personal preference, but I like pike to be beer battered as apposed to the breadcrumb/fry method typically used for walleye. One more simple tip, a little seasoning salt to the finished product seems to enhance the flavor, in a good way.

Thanks Mercman! I should also point out that this is a not-for profit event, everything including money/prizes is given out the participants of the event! Kids are also encouraged to join and fish (there is no age requirement) and shore anglers are also encouraged to come out and join!

This post is directed towards those of you that own/operate shops, lure co's and the like. A friend of mine is having her local walleye derby on Oct. 15th and is looking to grow the annual event. She asked if I'd be willing to help in trying to get some sponsorships for the event, in order to help it grow. The flyers are already up, but shes looking to put out some new ones if we can get a few more sponsors. All she is looking for is offers for prizes, in turn for using logos and contact info etc. Anything will help, product, vouchers gift cards are ideal. The event is held on Rainy River, Oct.15th 2011. Longest walleye wins the cash prize (which is determined by the number of entrants), 2nd and 3rd place receive prizes (and hopefully we can add prizes for 4th and 5th as well this year). If anyone is in the area and would like to come out, feel free to pm me and I can give you more details. Same goes for anyone interested in offering a sponsorship of the event. Thank you in advance, and if this post is out of place, please feel free to move/or delete the topic (with a stern warning if needed, lol)

I read a study sometime back about smallies and methylmercury content, and it found that smallies in the 15" range had less than .7ppm, which is lower than the 1ppm for the market standard. Smallie in the 17" range averaged 1.1ppm I believe. Of course I cant remember where I read it, or what bodie(s) of water it involved. PCB's are a concern as well, but this is where cutting out the fat content helps. Methylmercury on the other hand is throughout the entire fish

Depends where your fishing??? And all the other lovely vaiables of course. I'm finding them on current seams in 8-10 FOW, and moving into rock/mud bottom shallows throughout the day. Also finding them in shallow rock cover in heavy current, 2-4 FOW.

There is no walleye in that vicinity, there all down in my backyard right now, well, a few are over at Limeys house too!

Pretty disturbing, but not less so then everything else, lol. I actually bought a few fillets last fall, and I prepared it much like most would do a walleye. One bite later and the fish was in the garbage. The texture was akin to eating fried fat, but more tender. Totally inedible

Sounds like this movie isnt for me. I just watched Fast 5 for the first time last night and much like you, couldn't get into because I was being so critical. I'm sure I'll watch this movie at some point though. Maybe tonight, just cause you brought it up, lol

hahahaah, Dana always bringing the laughs!

Thats awesome! I started using the chigger craw last year for smallies and did really well. Same this year. But I started pike fishing this year and found this bait to just get smashed time and time again by pike in lots of different situations. 3-5 biggest pike this year came on this bait. One other was on a berkley 5" ripple shad on a jig head, and the other came on a shadalicious 6" swim bait. I've been trying the chigger craw on a 3/8oz jig for walleye, but haven't faired so well, a few small ones and thats about it.

I agree. I've been doing well with two baits, a chartuesse/red spinner bait, and a texas rigged Berkley chigger craw, black red flake (they've been killing this bait in shallow weeds)

Eat the fish, and try not to over think things. Everything on this earth is contaminated, and the earlier post about chicken etc is bang on. Fish every once in awhile is not gonna kill you, certainly not before anything else your exposed to will.