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Posts: 255
| In 3 to 5 bullet points, sum up the year. I know it ain't over yet.
Mine are:
1. Made contact with some nice fish
2. put in more time than last year
3. feel positive for next season
4. slow down
5. need to use gliders more |
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Posts: 523
| 1. It sucks when your bearings go out and you need to order a new axle from Ranger.
2. Early season was tougher than normal.
3. Most 50" fish in a season for me.
4. Top water was awesome this year.
5. I hate that season is almost over... |
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Posts: 983
| First season Musky fishing and not even a season just started Musky fishing first of October so for me
1..Get First Follow.... CHeck
2. get first Musky
3. get first Musky
4. get first Musky
u get the point |
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Posts: 2275
Location: Chisholm, MN | 1. Try new spots away from the main crowd.
2. Try new baits.
3. Don't throw bucktails all the time.
4. Fish with friends, not just alone.
5. Don't blow it on the 8 when your PB arrives. |
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Posts: 815
Location: Waukee, IA | 1. Most fish I've gotten
2. First fish on glider
3. Fished new structure with success
4. My blood is indistinguishable from fish blood.
5. Cheap rods cost more in the long run. |
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Posts: 221
| 1. First bondy fish out in 30 ft on a suspended school of bait, which was awesome
2. I'd never seen fish more aggressive than the fish I caught on Lake X cbjr's
3. I barely threw blades all year and caught more fish than ever
4. Spent a lot of time mapping weeds out early in the season which really paid off
5. If you see a fish and it disappears, don't stop the figure 8 for a few minutes |
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Posts: 2004
| 1. Docks hold fish all year long... Even if they don't bite.
2. Don't pull your bait away from a small one, just in case you don't see another fish for 4 more days.
3. When very good fishermen tell you a pattern when nothing else is producing, do what they say, not kind of what they say.
4. Not new to me, but reinforced again... Slop and shallow weeds always hold fish, big tankers too. |
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Posts: 3136
| Season Sucked,,,need to push legislators to legalize pot in Minnesota!!! |
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Posts: 221
| happy hooker - 11/18/2016 3:14 PM
Season Sucked,,,need to push legislators to legalize pot in Minnesota!!!
Haha |
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Posts: 1126
Location: Minnesota. | 1.) Cast.
2.) Cast again.
3.) Keep casting.
4.) Keep up keeping up casting.
5.) Even with all that "keeping up" my season sucked bigtime!
And you know what? Next year I'll be at it again...
Einstein said that's the definition of stupidity.
Case closed. |
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Posts: 269
Location: Oregon, WI | Worst year ever. Put over 50 fish in boat in 2014, last year fishing was limited due to quad bypass surgery but still put 20 some fish in the net. This year only 3. |
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Posts: 300
| 1. First glider fish
2. First WTD fish
3. Suckers actually paid off
4. If a bait is fouled, fish WILL still eat it |
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Posts: 16632
Location: The desert | 1. Allergies
2. Doctors appointments for everything but allergies
3. Allergies
Finally complained enough to get doc to do allergy testing. Turns out I'm allergic to every single thing in the allergy test except....rabbits. Allergies had me sick nearly the entire summer, so fishing was limited. |
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Posts: 271
Location: davis,IL | Fishing wise, a rough year ( crappy weather, too much competition)...only 1 over 48... broke in my new boat (good).. rough medical diagnosis that has me in the crapper till next spring. Then hopefully back in action for next year. |
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Yeah I was coming off an awesome 2015 and that confidence would help. But this year was rough. Contemplated posting all for sale. Just couldn't come to terms with anyone paying 5g
Edited by Fishysam 11/19/2016 11:00 AM
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Posts: 431
| Great Year for me
1. My partner that was laid up last year dealing with medical issues is back full force
2. Met a new partner off M1st that is a blast to fish with
3. Lots of good weather days out on the water with the gang
4. Caught some fish
5. Learned some new baits. |
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Posts: 394
Location: WI | 1. Got my wife to go musky fishing, she likes the rush of a figure 8 hit. GOOD
2. Got my Son to go to LOTW, wants to go again next year. GOOD
3. Caught my 1st 2 figure 8 fish, both on home made bucktails. GOOD
4. Missed 2 months of fishing due to Mom's medical issues. BAD (she's fine now)
5. Spent more time bowhunting this fall, tree stand stolen from private land. BAD
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Posts: 1000
| 1. First month was brutal
2. shoepacks never get old
3.tried some new water in the Longville area. super cool
4. hot bites usually repeat themselves year after year
5. got five metro fish on the fly rod in the last seven days
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Posts: 897
| First and last fish were biggest in the boat this year. 49 and 52.
Experienced the most action packed day I've ever had on LOTW. 40+ follows. Caught 6 lost 4.
Low gas prices are both awesome and suck - much more traffic on lakes.
Outdoor grips jig ripper is a game changer for me.
The Beast HS is a nice reel. |
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Posts: 132
| 1. Had my first child in May = least amount of time I've spent on the water in 10 years (not a complaint, just reality)
2. Good rods/reels make a HUGE difference
3. Spent most of my time on a new (to me) body of water
4. Caught two 50's 15 min apart at high noon
5. Easily had my best boated fish per hour ratio this season |
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Posts: 688
Location: Already Gone | 1. Outstanding multi-species season.
2. Found the Fall season to be about 3 weeks behind what I consider normal for temps, but shifted gears, got outside the box, and adjusted nicely. Still have a weekend left where I enjoy being the most.
3. Getting involved with the IL Take a Vet Fishing outing was a huge highlight and something I won't miss in the future.
3. Many Elite fish this year hit the Beckman, but mainly just being out with certain individuals was top priority. Happy Thanksgiving to all. |
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Posts: 1405
Location: Detroit River | 1. Did not buy any new musky lures. 2. Caught more fish than last season. 3. Finally landed a musky that I hooked in the figure 8. 4. Fished for musky less than I have in several years. 5. Started loosing interest in musky fishing & more interest in sturgeon fishing. |
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Posts: 705
Location: Alex or Alek? | 1. Fished new waters, caught some fish on them
2. Didn't kill myself by getting up extra early (hungover) and caught just as many fish
3. Had a good time with good friends
4. Still have yet to catch one on a sucker...One more trip planned |
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Posts: 1100
| From Europe so this is pike stuff.
1. New PB 46,5inch
2. Didn't fish as much as last year, but upped the number of 40" or + from 13 in 2015 to 25 (so far) in 2016
3. Girlfriend caught her first fish casting, a 40,5 inch (with tons of screaming)
4. Bought even more baits i don't really need
5. Got my hands on the Big Nasty after looking for one for years, but the 8.5 foot+ are hard to come by due to shipping.
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Posts: 470
| 2016 was great even though there were long stretches when my home waters were unfishable due to temps (all of August, some of September..) 25 Fish total for the year.
Had some great moments:
1) New PB - 51"
2) First fish on a Suick
3) First fish on a Glide bait.
4) First Fish on a Sucker
Overall, the total size of fish was much smaller in 16 than 15, more sub 30 fish this year. There was a large weed kill by the local lake association that I think moved the big girls off the weed edges and into deep water suspended mode. Still, no complaints. Looking forward to the Chicago expo and 2017
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Posts: 105
Location: Florida | 1. Caught my first Muskie this year.
2.Plan on making future trips up north for Muskie/Pike fishing.
3.Did extremely well in freshwater fishing.
4.Did extremely well in saltwater fishing.
5.Looking towards to fishing the rest of 2016. |
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Posts: 36
| first fish on glide bait
but 3 friends on their PB 44.5, 48.75 43
still trying to catch on big rubber
fished more new water
still haven't broke 40" yet this year 39 3/4"
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Posts: 64
| 1) First year I've ever tried musky fishing
2) Caught my 1st ski, a 40'' out of my canoe on a TI dbl 10 bucktail
3) Never got out again this year, but booking time off for next year to get out a lot!
4) Bought a boat with my Dad so we can catch skis together
5) Invested in baits and gear all recommended from this forum, ready to rock and roll next year |
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Posts: 426
| Great season no complaints
1) Best year ever for numbers
2) Caught my heaviest fish 43.25 lbs
3) Spent more days catching then fishing for muskies
4) Stayed with what has worked in the past not what should work now
5) Caught fish my first and last trip out. |
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Posts: 441
| It SUCKED!!
The muskie fishing, that is.
Love being up north, though. |
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