jedimaster Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Well the plan was to do some serious Musky fishing for a few days, but the first outing of trolling is all we managed to do. We didn't get any takers but I had 3 follows, one looked like a tiger. We also had a huge one cruise by use while Bass fishing with its head clear out of the water. Unfortunately no pics or video of that one. I was too busy casting in front of it trying to entice it to bite a spinner bait. We spent 6 days at Balsam Lake PP, we got rained on twice but it was great fun regardless.. When the rain dried up... We had a few friends stop by for snacks... This guy stuck around for about 30 minutes checking every nook and cranny for a snack. The evening stars were great... and we did manage to boat several good sized bass... here is the biggest from the kids. I managed to boat a PB kawartha Smallie. Well over 5 pounds, unfortunately no picture. Was caught on a crankbait in the shallows I believe the water temp was about 74 degreesin that area and it was mid afternoon. Another great catch was a double header smallie... Now when I say double header, I mean two fish at the same time on the same lure. It was a floating X-Rap. Hooked one and another smacked it. Boated both. They were about 1.5 pounds each. One hooked on the front treble and the other on the rear treble. First time I have ever boated a pair like that. I have hooked a few like that but never managed to get them to the boat. Anyway, if anyone is considering a trip to Balsam Lake, its well worth it the campgrounds were clean and the staff friendly. The free boat launch was great and was never too busy. I wish we had more time to go fishing for musky but alas time was not on our sides as we lost 2 days of fishing from the rain. P.S. a big thanks to everyone that shared some spots with us they were all very helpful and that where we manage to see some musky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redpearl99 Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 2 fish on one lure is always a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Nice report....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercman Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Great report JM !!! love kids and fish:clapping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyb Posted July 12, 2012 Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Sounds like a great time away....congrats on the PB and the TRUE daily double Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted July 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2012 Thanks, always funny how the serious fishing plans gets shifted to fun fishing when the kid are involved. Was lots of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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