mbac31 Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Well after 4 people dropping out of our 17 year running Walleye opener adventure me and another board member JeffW decided to take a crack at them Walleye on Balsam. I was going anyways rain or shine. We got a ton of fish but had to work for them including a mess of larger Pike. Never got alot of Pics as the weather only allowed us to have about a 1/2 hour of somewhat clear skies and that was it. We got Snow, sleet,hail,relentless amounts of Rain and Wind. This was the first time I had ever had to take my time coming across Balsam not on Plane due to the wind. All in All we still had a blast fishing. Would never miss an opener. We never got a ton of pics as I'm still awaiting for my Camera waterproof case, I dont want to ruin a $2000 Camera. JeffW One of the secret weaopns that day Gotta give props to G Loomis for their new Deep-Flex line of rods. Best crankbait rod I have ever owned. Look at that Parabolic arch. You couldnt throw a fish if you tried of these sticks. You can see the temps and lack of weed growth for this time of year. I thought there would be more growth. Sadly where ever we found nice green weeds, there wer Walleye but also them darn Pike as well. I would suggest to everyone to take them home for Tablefare. Should be a good after opener this coming weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 A great opener for you. Having not so good weather probably let you have more of the lake to yourselves. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Hats off to you for braving the weather... I only managed about 10 casts off the dock all weekend, with nothing but an OOS bass to show for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvette1 Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 great day on the water nice eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dondorfish Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Good for you for getting out there. I drove pretty much the full length of Chemong Lake on Saturday and only saw 1 boat out on the water. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucktail Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 (edited) Good for you braving that weather and nice fish!! What is that tail spin lure you have oon that one rod? I was out after trout in the Haliburtons and it snowed the whole weekend! Also on your new Lowrance, is that how weeds appear on the bottom with the new colour units? Edited May 10, 2010 by bucktail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeedLine Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Great job on the walleye. Too bad you saw that many pike in Balsam. I just hope the muskies will still be in the Kawarthas for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbac31 Posted May 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 (edited) The lure in question is a "NORIES" In The Bait Series lure. Probally one of the best Walleye baits I have ever run in cold weather. When the temp goes down this bait shines even better. The other is the Grant Koppers Perch bait. I dont leave home for Walleye without these. I dont post numbers of fish anymore for the sake of not starting arguments but we did really well. One of my best openers yet beleive it or not. Yes I'm sponsored by Nories but the reason for this is there baits just plain and simple catch fish. I do not ever suggest a product if it does not catch fish. These are also deadly Laker baits. The new HDS systems to be honest have been the hardest units for me to get adjusted to. The structure you se in the screen is rocks and sand, I was just showing the lack of weeds. I'm planning on doing a few screen shots of the units soon to post a report on how they interpet different structure. Trust me when I say that these units are the Kats Ass of electronics bar none. I love these and the clarity of them are amazing. They show bottom structure like never before. The new Structure Scan is just out of this world. This coming weekend I will be in Haliburtons chasing Walleye and Trout. Maybe get into some nice Pike as well. I'm anxious at how these units will show in those deep Tanic style lakes. Should be a fun weekend. I hear the water is still low and that means shallow lakers. Edited May 10, 2010 by smalliefisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Great job on the eyes Marv. We braved the conditions as well. 3.5 hours of high wind and rain was all I could handle. lots of OOS ers and a broken trailer tire to show for our efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbac31 Posted May 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Great job on the eyes Marv. We braved the conditions as well. 3.5 hours of high wind and rain was all I could handle. lots of OOS ers and a broken trailer tire to show for our efforts. Hey bud, That suks. We had a ton of OOS Bass as well. Trailer problems are not fun at all. Last year I had 2 broken tires on opener and a damaged spindle. I now carry more trailer stuff than I do gear. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrison Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Definitly not a fairweather guy, kudos. Never tried that bait before, looks neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Don't tell anybody about those Nories tailspins...they don't catch lakers, or eyes, or bass or..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singingdog Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 (edited) Stutter Edited May 11, 2010 by singingdog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecmilley Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 great job, I made it about 2 hrs saturday morning got a few fish, but when wet, cold and getting blown around and you can see your house from the boat that has a hot shower, coffee and a running pellet stove it didn't take long to pull the chute. as for the weed growth it's slow for sure found some beds 7-9 ft just starting to take off another week or two should be awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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