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Location: Illinois-Indiana | Well, I'm hitting the Chain tomorrow with my daughter (10) to try and get her her first Musky.
We will probably fish Friday and Saturday, so if you see us out there stop by and say hi.
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Location: oswego, il | Ralph, good luck. We will be well east of you, around the regular haunts. Not sure what lake yet but we will probably decide that when we arrive at the boat ramp. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Good luck out there, sir. Hope she catches two, just to show you she can! |
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| leaving to meet morse in about 30 minutes. Good luck to those hitting the local ponds.
Shep, DaveJ you coming down? If so give me a buzz.
wish me luck for a shelby fatty? no cast no mo, so no mo excuses. Kly's due.
later
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | I think we have a change of plans, I've changed my mind about 20 times already (Shelby, Webster, Kinkaid, Cave Run, Fox Chain, Shabbona).........man I think I need a drink!!!!!!
This trip started out to be to Shelbyville but with all the rain I had to change everything up, I don't mind fishing in the rain but I don't want to take her in the rain.
We will be in Indiana Friday and Saturday, I think her chances are WAAAAAAAAAAAAY better out there.
Todd, give me a call when you get out there 708-606-8455 I will have a report for you. |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Hitting the Hoosier lakes myself this weekend... No idea which lake I'll be fishing either.. as always I am leaning towards the Barbee Chain since its easier what with having my cottage there..lol.. but may hit tippy or webster.. Just look for the Red jeep Cherokee parked at the ramp and the tan Tuffy Rampage out on the water.... |
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Location: syracuse indiana | kevin what a coincidence i have a red jeep grand charakee laredo. hope they dont us confused..lol i hope to be on the water too tommorow. probably end up on the chain but i would love to be on webster. i have to help my bro in law put in piers at the campground but as soon as we r done im water bound...hope to see u out there i have aolder blue bass boat with a johnson gt 150 on it...
and ralph hope ur daughter outfishes u...lol i will get u that info on the campground u and i talked about at the show..later dude |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Putting docks in? If I go by that way I'll be sure to fire a cast at you..lol... My jeep is a sport and got the Largemouth bass Il plates on it. If ou get out I'llbe the guy fishing in all the wrong spots.... |
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Location: Northern IL | Wise choice Ralph! Get her a good one. |
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| Ralph
Hope ya get one.
Im taking My boys out Sunday. I'm going to attempt to teach my 5 year old to cast. Look out
test some jerko & baby squirkos for production. & try for some walt's as well.
A new trick I'll be tyring is sinking a black light and runnung Ralph's (Can't name) Bucktails around it!!
Ralph Give me a call
later
Keith
847-302-7558
Llungen lures,
Keith Eldrup's
Guide Service |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Any of you fortunate anglers stick one this weekend? |
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| Ralph
Just wondering were you ended up fishing and how you did. Hope you tried you that new Slidin' Shad, let me know how you liked it.
Doug Kloet
http://www.muskymagictackle.com |
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Location: syracuse indiana | i got out on barbee chain this weekend. seen kevin out there.glad to see u dude. will see u again. ralph how did u do this weekend did ur daughter out fish u. i took my 7 yr old son out he likes going with me and he tryes to cast alot. but i have to keep a totol eye on him. didnt raise anything ,kevin told me he did but it was probly a pike. i sent u a email on the info on the campground. let me know if u need anything.
doug i tried the sliding shad i bought from u guys at the extreme show on last saturday. the last firetiger u had ''if u remeber me'' it looks great in the water but didnt see anything......cant wait to get on webster, chanses r always better there.....bill |
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Location: Woodstock, IL | The wind was brutal today. I spent about 2.5 hours on the Chain and all I saw was a school of carp. Didn't see any other musky hunters, only bluegill hunters. Water temps were in the mid to high 40's.
This was my first time on the Chain. Certainly not like up north; however it is nice fishing for ski's only 30 minutes from your driveway!
I'll try again in a few weeks when the water temps get in the 60's. |
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Location: oswego, il | Nut36, how'd you do on the chain? If you ever see a crestliner 1850 with a 125 merc out there, stop and say hi. |
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Location: Chicago, Beverly | Like Bill(Archery Nut) said, I was out on the B-chain, raised a fish (looked over 30"s)on saturday while fishing with Bukes(Tom), real dark looking so am thinking it may have been a Pike as I have yet to see a Musky there that dark... Went out again sunday, this time by myself, raised another one not to far from the saturday fish, this one was smaller, mid 20"s,also real dark looking, both in the morning and chasing a glider. Seeing as those two were so dark and how shallow they were I am thinking they could be Pike as there is a small population of pike in the chain... Raised a third fish in the afternoon on sunday, never got a good look at it so no idea on the size, also on a glider... Water temp warmed drastically sunday afternoon, I recorded a 59 degree temp in my channell as I was heading back to the boat launch at the end of the day... Todd, were you out there today? I did see one crestliner but couldn't tell you if it was 18' or had a merc... Green and tan I think...
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Location: oswego, il | Kevin, no that was not me. We were out on web saturday. Our crestliner is black and tan. If you see us out there, say hi as well. We will be out there some this year for sure. |
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Location: Illinois-Indiana | Well, we hit Webster for a couple hours on Friday night, and then again for a couple of hours on Saturday. We didn't have any action so I asked her if she just wanted to head home early, 10 Minutes after the boat was on the trailer and we were heading home the %#&* sun came out.
I almost turned around but decided to keep going, man was I pissed!!!!!!! 
Water clarity was only about 2', temps got up to about 44 when we left Saturday afternoon, I'm sure they rose even higher in the day, moved two mid 30" fish on gliders.
Doug,
I left the dam thing at home. |
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| <p>The water clarity on the chain was 1 foot on Marie and 2ft on Channel & catherine. The only people seeing muskies or getting bite offs where the crappie anglers stacked in the bays like sardines. Fished Sat 7-1 didn't move anything except my bowels.</p><p>7 out</p><p /> |
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Location: syracuse indiana | kevin good to see you seen another fish after i left you. and todd i will look for you. i have a older blue bass boat(slingshot by gator) with a johnson gt 150 on it. its a old boat but it runs good for me so far just have to babie the moter on start up. anyway kevin the crestliner was a buddy of mine i just didnt reconize him couse we werechattin. he emailed me and asked me how i did. he owns hyway 13 marina. he is a good guy and his family have a seasonal spot at the campground.. and i bought my boat used from his place last year. bill |
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CHAIN, CHAIN, CHAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!