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Location: Angola, IN | My brother Tom and I just returned from a week's stay up in Ontario. We saw lots of real decent fish, but this stained water gave up very few strikes during the cold fronts we had up there. Several nights, it got down to 34-36 degrees....at the end of July!!!! We missed 1-3 fish every night on topwaters.
This 51.5" couldn't let a custom pink Mepp's #5 go on by. Didn't get a girth measurement, but you can see she was a fattie. |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Howdy Steve, Good to hear from you again Sounds like you guys had a good time inspite of the weather.
Could not open the pics 
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Location: New Baden IL | PINK???
Anybody else had luck on pink before?
Should show up real good down there.
Edited by 2Rodknocker 8/1/2004 9:05 PM
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Location: oswego, il | You hulberts, can I rub each of you on top the head this winter?  Great job again, as usual. |
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| yes, Mepps pink on pink is a great clear water, ealy season, bucktail in the UP. |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Steve, Still no luck on the pics
I have a Bucktail that has a Pink blade/ White hair I must say that I have caught more northerns than muskies on that bait, Does that mean that Northerns are Limp Finned
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Location: Angola, IN | Sorry guys that I couldn't get the pics posted right last night. I was screwing around on my wife's iMac at home and things just didn't work.....and I'm not that a computer geek either.
Okay, I'm pretty sure this will work this time.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Nice fish, Mr. Hulbert! |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | Nice fish brother!
Edited by MikeHulbert 8/2/2004 5:27 PM
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| Way to go Steve and Tom, nice fish! 
Steve |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | Nice fish Buddy, by the way your looking good also 1/2 the man you were a year ago congrats on the weight loss
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Location: Angola, IN | Thanks John. Since Mid-December, I've gone from 340 pounds to 187....and it's still coming off. It sure makes those 50" fish look a lot bigger. Can't wait till this fall!!!!! |
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| Awesome fish Steve. Man, I could use a diet like the one you used. I myself am trying to cut some wait in an effort to make those fish look bigger...and to live a little longer I guess. |
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| Rico,
Heck of a fish! Dang dude, you are 35 lbs. lighter than ol Komer! Did Tommy talk you into throwing something shwizz like pink? |
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Location: Valparaiso , Indiana | NICE FISH STEVE !!!! THAT'S A HOG! One of these days I,ll get a fifty too. Looks like I'll have to go to north. I just can't seem to hook into one around here. Again nice fish! I'll see you guys on the water.
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Location: New Baden IL | Steve,
The weight you lost must be made up in the hogs you've caught in the last seasons!
Way to go! |
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Location: ashtabula ohio | awesome pig man...wow! yes i have had good luck with pink mepps and have gone as far as to paint bulldawgs and other baits pink... |
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Location: ft wayne, IN | Nice pigster dudes!
JK
"Fish Smart and Get Lucky" |
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Location: oswego, il | Steve I congradulated you on the fish but a bigger congrats goes to you! Dang dude, keep it up. Being in shape makes all the difference in the world. |
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Location: Washington, PA | Congrats, awesome fish guys!
BTW, I heard you guys pounded that spot to a froth, how did you finally get her to go? |
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Location: Angola, IN | Tomyv,
I don't know who you heard that from. Basically, my brother and I wasn't really moving anything against the rocks and weeds.
I wanted to throw a bright bucktail, so I put on a pink Mepp's #5, with pink blade and a trick pink trailer (pink pork). I always throw long bomb casts, and she hit after a few handle cranks. I knew it was a big fish, and after fishing with Marc Thorpe and landing some big fish, I got to the front of the boat. It really helped when the fish was bulldogging under the boat, I could get my rod to either side of the boat, w/o having my rod pinned against the gunnel.
When she finally came up towards the surface, I knew it was a piggie. I fish is easily 30 pounds.
My brother and I were going crazy. We settled down, Tom unhooked the fish very easily, and we took some quick pics. We got a good release on her.
Hey Komer.....actually the schwizz Pink Mepp's was my idea. Pink is a killer color. I can't believe you're 35 pounds heavier than me now!! I'll be catching up to ol' Tomcat here pretty soon. Maybe we can all fish together sometime soon dude.
Edited by SteveHulbert 8/3/2004 10:30 AM
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| Congratulations on a nice fish.
Those of you who have had success with pink. Has it only been on fast moving baits(spinners, bucks) or gliders too? What type of water conditions has pink worked well on? Clear? Stained? Chocolate?
Edited by twitcher 8/3/2004 12:46 PM
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| Nice fish, Steve!! Congrats to you!!
Oh, and BTW. Be careful. You lose any more weight, you're gonna fall through your ass and hang yourself! LOL Looking good! WTG!! |
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| Pretty fish, you can see her bulging out around the fins too. Good condition on her. |
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| Great fish guys. Nice talking to you at the lodge sorry it was such a tough bite.
Come back soon we had a ball!
Al & Kim
Cedar Lake Lodge
http://www.sportfishin.com/
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Location: oswego, il | Steve, I guess this means you won't be falling out of any rental boats any time soon.  |
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Location: Angola, IN | ToddM,
You had to bring that up!! Ha Ha. Very funny. That will always be one of the funniest things that ever happened to me. Plus, scoring two shorties was just a bonus.
I bet the family in the ski boat that witnessed the whole thing and helped me out is still laughing about that.
Dude, we need to fish together sometime this summer. I know you're a master troller, and you'll for sure take me to school, but I think I can show you a few things as well about dragging lures across the lake.
Send me an email or PM man. |
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