Minnow Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 Hey Guys Got skunked steelheading yesterday so I went for Sucker today (Confidence Booster! Remind myself that I can catch fish lol) Went out today to my sucker honey hole LOL, first outing this year and thought with these warm temps they should be moving in! Got to the spot at around 8 am and only one on the river. Set up my extremely advanced Special Sucker rig (a worm and sinker lol) Was there for about 10 min and then I see the tip start to jerk! I make a strong hook set and the stupid creek chub flies out of the water and almost nails me straight in the face! Now I thought I would be catching these stupid creek chubs all day! Set the rod up again and 5 min and jerk, jerk, I do a light hookset hoping not the get nailed by another flying Creek Chub! To my suprise it was a sucker! My target species lol! Not often do I target suckers but with this beautiful weather and most fishing season's closed I am happy to be outdoors, and catching some fish is a bonus even though they are suckers! The action was pretty good for the 4 hrs that I was there managed to catch about 12 and missed about 12 fish! This weather is getting me pumped for pike opener and then eventually BASS OPENER!!!! Anyways here are the pics of some TROPHY SUCKERS lol Here is one that I am considering getting mounted anyone know any good taxidermists? lol And a steelhead hold on a sucker, very fragile fish dont want to do a vertical hold LOL! I have also noticed that my hat is sideways and it seems to be lucky that way, got a lot of jokes last year about this lol and this year I am prepared for any jokes you guys might crack! The sideways hat is my signature look so be ready for more of it! LOL P.S Does anyone know if the cats are running in dunnville any reports? TIGHT LINES!
lookinforwalleye Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) Glad you had fun with the suckers! Since you bring up the sideways hat thing....never mind I will just get myself in trouble. Edited April 20, 2007 by lookinforwalleye
Beans Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 Great job on those "whistling" trout !!! Someone pointed out that maybe the reason I wasn't skunked on this trip was because I wore my hat backwards...hmmmm
canadian_copper Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 NICE WORK MINNOW!!! GOTTA DO SOMETHIN TILL OPENER LOL
Pigeontroller Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 As P.T. Barnum said, "there's one born every minute".
tjsa Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 SUCKER SEASON!!!!!!!!!!! There is a season for them????????????????? I hate, absolutely hate, hooking into them. All I get for it is a weak fight, and a glob of sucker slime on my line.
Minnow Posted April 20, 2007 Author Report Posted April 20, 2007 No season tjsa lol! They are open all year, the thread name is a joke! Most of the report is sarcastic. Don't like them much either but I will grab anything that swims, I don't think their is any fish I won't grab lol. The fight isn't that great but on light line it isnt bad and nice to catch anything this time of year since almost all fish seasons are closed! I throw them back but might keep 1 or 2 for cut bait next time for channel cats!
Cast-Away Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 Okay, I have to say it; "There's one born every minute!"
tjsa Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 LOL Minnow, yeah that was what I was thinking, season?????? Yanno, in my long ago youth,(over 30 yrs. ago) we revered the sucker much as we do today, trash fish. Still think of them as such, but respect their life way more now. We were not kind to them back then, but hey, they have a right to live and reproduce as much as I do. Still, won't intentionally fish for them, ever.
GbayGiant Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 Man, I wish those things spawned in the fall, I pay $5 a piece for them in October for musky bait. lol. No good in the spring.
ecxstriper Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 Ah brings back the memories of simpler times . I use to live for the sucker run back when I still had hair. Pick some crawlers out of the yard the night before, and ride my bike down to the river and spend the day fishing. That is how Bly learned all her fishing skills .
tjsa Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 Ah brings back the memories of simpler times . I use to live for the sucker run back when I still had hair. Pick some crawlers out of the yard the night before, and ride my bike down to the river and spend the day fishing. That is how Bly learned all her fishing skills . Sounds like she hihgraded ALEX, and no, I did not fish for them intentionally, even when I had hair.
Rizzo Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 Man, I wish those things spawned in the fall, I pay $5 a piece for them in October for musky bait. lol. No good in the spring you read my mind. Hard to find real nice sized ones too
Victor Posted April 20, 2007 Report Posted April 20, 2007 but hey, they have a right to live and reproduce as much as I do. LOL! thanks for the report minnow! it's just nice to catch some fish and "warm up" for the openers. i'll be heading out tomorrow...if there's no action... i'll put my hat sideways and see what happens haha victor
Fisherman Posted April 21, 2007 Report Posted April 21, 2007 The sort of funny part is that out in the prairies, people catch them in the spring, smoke and can them, and you would be hard pressed to tell the difference from any other "quality" fish.
Crazyhook Posted April 21, 2007 Report Posted April 21, 2007 man I am just happy you have the old school Lil Minnow hat look going on! Nice work Sucka!
fishindevil Posted April 21, 2007 Report Posted April 21, 2007 Glad you had a blast catching suckers...they sure are fun to catch...thanks for sharing your report cheers
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