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| Following the advice I recently received from a couple M1'ers, plus reading Cady's Bemiji/Cass Lake post, I boated a fat 42"er about an hour after dark this evening. I was casting a weighted-to-suspend 10" Jake, retrieving with a slow pull and brief pause along a weed break, and boom, there she was! Air temp was in the 20*s with wind, so when I went to grab the big Frabill it was all frozen, like a big-a$$ed spatula. Had to dip it in the lake a few times to get the basket to open. Fish went nuts at boatside when I was dipping the net, but the hooks held. Took a pic, must get the film to Wally-mart.
Thanks for the cold weather tips, boys! |
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| That's what it's all about SHARING INFORMATION!!! WHOOO HOOO GREAT JOB RANGER!! |
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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Hey Ranger way to go! I can visualize the spatula net & the chaos. Congrat's- Al "Why yes - a bulletproof vest."
Edited by ESOX Maniac 11/5/2003 9:56 PM
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Location: Chagrin Falls, Ohio | Nice job Ranger! Man, 20 degrees... That will get the hands a bit numb. Good fishin', Tyler |
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| Sweeeeet. bet that warmed ya up. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Ranger, you da MAN!! Now go thaw your body parts, slowly, and do not use any applied heat. |
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| Aw shucks. It weren't nuthin once I was told what to do.
I was never cold, actually, due to MANY layers with a Gortex shell. Had to wear a glove to palm the reel though.
Jake, I used your terrific bait (handmade, beatutifully balanced, custom paint job, like a giant Undertaker) for a full hour befor dark. Man that bait glides great, and I learned how to get it down to 8 or so feet below the surface. |
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| Ranger -
How did you weight that Jake? I would like to give it a try.
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| Cool, glad shes working for ya
I tried to give it a darting suick action so you could get it down. My buddy used that same color type on da Ponds and in vilas a couple weekends ago, and it was hot. caught 3 fish and moved a tanker on X working it slow. wooooof it was a beast, the shoreline straight out from the landing on the eastside.
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| Baldy - see the post about weighting cranks. Thanks again Jake! |
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42"er This Evening, Thanks for the Cold Weather Tips, Boys!