manitoubass2 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Posted October 18, 2011 Last Saturday was the 6th annual Manitou Walleye derby. We pre fished for a few days before hand (lol, me and my partners live here, so is it really pre fishing?) But the weather was perfect for walleye, and we were ready to go try and win! It was cold and overcast, with 40-60kmh wind gusts, talk about tough weather! Fortunately, the area we chose to fish was at least somewhat secluded from the big winds. The day started off great! Alot of teams showed up, which means more money on the line!!! We anchored on a high current seam in 11ft of water, each of us using different approaches to see what the hot bait would be. Didn't really help, because all 4 of us had boated 21"ers in the first ten minutes! As the day went on, we landed 20-30 good fish, but no great ones. Best we could muster was a 21.75" that actually held the lead for some time. Seemed nobody else could get on a bite. Until, The 5 minute warning. We had left our numbers in favor of a shallow hump that has produced big fish before. As soon as we pull up, the hollering begins! Damn, we knew right away what that meant, hahaha. 25" was the measurement, which is not a monster walleye, but today it sure was! It was a great time anyhow, and some stories and beers were shared afterwards. My girlfriend greeted all the teams with some hot chilli to help add some much needed warmth after a day in sub zero temps and god like winds. A few pics taken from some onlookers. Getting rigged up and ready to go. Kids were out showing support from the shore poached pic of the winning walleye! Picture with the trophy from last year, before it got handed to a new owner All in all it was a great time, and thanks to those that helped put the event together and contributed sponsorship!!! And a big shout out to Mercman for his support as well!!! (your products were very well received! Thanks again!!! Now, 3 weeks left of the best walleye fishing of the year for us, here on the Rainy River!!!
fishindevil Posted October 18, 2011 Report Posted October 18, 2011 awesome tourney report !!! well done some nice eyes for sure !!!
mercman Posted October 18, 2011 Report Posted October 18, 2011 All in all it was a great time, and thanks to those that helped put the event together and contributed sponsorship!!! And a big shout out to Mercman for his support as well!!! (your products were very well received! Thanks again!!! Now, 3 weeks left of the best walleye fishing of the year for us, here on the Rainy River!!! It was my pleasure Bud Just happy they got there on time.Sounds like a great time was had by all Paul
mike rousseau Posted October 18, 2011 Report Posted October 18, 2011 I wish we had more tournaments around here... This year there was only one... Opening walleye tournament...
manitoubass2 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Posted October 18, 2011 I wish we had more tournaments around here... This year there was only one... Opening walleye tournament... Yeah, I hear you. We have 5-6 good ones between walleye/smallies, but I still wish we had some walleye tourneys a little closer. I got 3 bigger tournies to fish next year, so for now its just me and my partner doing alot of practising and meshing our styles together. Gonan be fun next year!!!
Rod Caster Posted October 18, 2011 Report Posted October 18, 2011 Sounds like a fun time... you guys did good, but not good enough
johnnyb Posted October 19, 2011 Report Posted October 19, 2011 Sounds like you really made the best of it.....and it came down to the wire...exciting day...way to go...you'll get that trophy back next year
manitoubass2 Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Posted October 19, 2011 (edited) Sounds like you really made the best of it.....and it came down to the wire...exciting day...way to go...you'll get that trophy back next year We tried, lol. Edited October 19, 2011 by manitoubass2
mirogak Posted October 20, 2011 Report Posted October 20, 2011 We tried, lol. Nice derby report - good luck next time. What kind of setup were you using?
manitoubass2 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) Nice derby report - good luck next time. What kind of setup were you using? We anchored shallow, using the current to manipulate are line into the zone we wanted to fish. We jig fished, but not vertical jigging. 3/8 oz. jigs for the most part, with black/silver plastics and shiners. No room at this spot to troll, but we did a few drifts towards the end with Dt series cranks. Rods were varied between us. I used a 6ft medium for jigging, and a 6'6" medium heavy for cranks. It was a simple plan, and produced alot of fish in 4 hours, just no cowbeenas on that day Edited October 21, 2011 by manitoubass2
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