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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I've caught fish in a drizzle, in a light rain, and in snow up to a blizzard....but never done any good in a serious downpour. Does anyone have stories of success during a serious downpour? |
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Location: Black Creek, WI | Yup... I've caught fish or netted fish when it was raining so hard it hurt. You know... where the rain hits the water so hard it splashed back up about a foot??!!!
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | If the downpour is V.O. into my glass, I've done very well.
Hard rain seems to put fish down, I've never had alot of success with it. It's like lightning, a sudden change spooks fish. I cant really remember consistantly catching fish in really bad weather. |
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| Hard Rain, sure, but Light Rain more frequently |
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| I heave heard the same argument, but on one day during a hard downpour we hooked 4 or 5 and caught 2 in a very short period. Awesome action. |
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Location: nationwide | Yes to catching fish in a deluge . .. .. but never on topwater under those conditions. All the downpour fish have been on bucktails or jerkbaits. Can't get fish to hit topwater during the heavy rain. But during a light rain topwater seems to work alot better.
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| Before and after the downpour, yes.
During the heavy rain? Well, I'll keep casting, but I've never caught a fish, ANY fish, when its in the middle of a downpour.
LOL, doesn't stop me from tryin' though! |
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| 68 fish boated in a day and a half on madison chain pmtt with the rain coming sideways it was so strong,I was lucky to get a 36 incher that dam Dipietro stole my big fish pot with a 41 incher day two her and guaduple were a tough team,so my answer is hard rain is good slamr.Fish were caught on topwaters to trolling too.I never fished with cheap azz rain gear again either.Bill
Edited by 0723 10/25/2005 5:58 PM
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Location: Carney, Mi (in da UP eh!) | Caught a fish that made the board in the Eagle River Spring Classic last year, it was raining so hard you could bearly see the other end of the boat. It made it an interesting ride to the measurement check in area..Randy |
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