Pikeslayer Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Needless to say, the weather was EPIC. No excuses because of Lady Nature. We fished hard Saturday & Sunday. Early, mid day & evening bite. Only managed to pick up one decent walleye and quite a few hammer handles throughout both days. It became quite evident that an early spawn had occured and typical 'opener' tactits and locations were out the window. Sunday night, we decided to confer with Jose. Proved to be a good move as the more we 'conferred' the clearer things became and we formulated a plan for Monday morning. We slept in and started our hunt with late June locations and tactics in mind. Location A - zippo Plan B - zilch Hit our third and final location just before 11:00 am. Located the vertical drops on both sides of a submerged outcrop/shelf and anchored into position. By noon we harvested these (much to the disbelief of 2 other boats anchored nearby): Dead baiting took 3 walleye including the largest. Drop shot with X Zone Swammers took the 2 pike + 1 walleye. We held the spot until 12:45 but the bite just totally shut down at high noon. Right place @ the right time. An awesome weekend and one EPIC hour. Back at 'er next weekend. Can't wait. Slayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Wow, sounds like a great one and looks like you'll be eating well for a few days Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 You got them pluged in Simon to that yellow cord ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Sorry,but I cant stop laughing at your avatar. :rofl2: Nice catch and eats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Good timing and persistence paid off!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Great fish, sounds like a great weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikeslayer Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Wow, sounds like a great one and looks like you'll be eating well for a few days Well done Thx Joey. Actually about a third of that (all the pike) got cooked in an awesome Ackee dish last night. The rest (vaccum sealed and frozen) will be distributed amongst family and friends. Next weekend will be C & R. I need a rest. You got them pluged in Simon to that yellow cord ???? That would be the FISHCLEANER PRO 5000 Skip. The cordless model is not as effective. Sorry,but I cant stop laughing at your avatar. :rofl2: Nice catch and eats. Me and the Mrs are still adventurous Brian. Good timing and persistence paid off!! Gotta give a lot of credit to our friend 'Jose' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdve23rveavwa Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Nicely done, Simon!! Definitely a good feed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Man i like all your technical equipment , sure wish i had some like that , maybe some day . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Umm.Fish and bare bottoms Doesnt get much better than that !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Simon, it's Bass fishing not ass fishing...... Nice job on the pike and Canadian Pickerel....Eh..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike rousseau Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Nice haul... Sounds like a nice weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbouck Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Good work buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Gotta love it when a plan comes together -- nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoty Posted May 24, 2012 Report Share Posted May 24, 2012 Nice haul! Xzone products are by far the best plastics around!!! Mark is a class act all the way! Maybe another "local" brand can learn from Mark's example! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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