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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I was shooting the weigh in at the PWT Super Pro on Mille Lacs when barry Day from Ranger brought over a fellow who asked what the 8# line class record is. He caught a 47# 55" fish today on Mille Lacs fishing walleyes. I believe it was weighed on the boat and released, but didn't get a chance to confirm. Either way, heck of a fish! I'm trying to find the fellow for a picture of the fish. It was pretty busy there, so i couldn't stay and chat.
On the same note, several of the Pros reported having walleyes t boned by muskies, and BIG muskies at that. Most were nowhere near any muskie boats at the time, perhaps there's a lesson there.... |
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Location: Watertown, MN | Steve
There was another 55" fish that was released yesterday on Mill Lac, Muskies Inc is holding it chapter challenge 8/9 to 8/11, Jason Hammernick boat landed a 55" fish in the challenge yesterday, I am not sure about the totals that were caught but that will sure give the North Metro a leg up on the field.
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Location: Hugo, MN | WOW LETS ALL HEAD TO MILLE LACS!!! 2 - 55" Hate to hear that Walleyes are getting T-Boned especially during a PWT Tourney as it will only add to the myth that Muskies feed solely on Walleyes . . . does make me wonder about that other myth of wounded bait fish though Mr. Worrall any comments as to why Muskies Tbone a Waldo being reeled in? |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | I think it's probably less of an issue of species preferance or wounded fish preferance than it is a visibility issue. A struggling walleye (or any other fish for that matter) is made highly visible and therefore more vulnerable while struggling against an angler. It's time in the water column is enhanced and it's ability to avoid predators is greatly diminished. A good predator should always take advantage of an 'easy' meal. I have no idea why sometimes they don't 
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| I agree 'CHARGE">>> we saw what happened on vermillion two weeks ago,the north end is gonna look like the parking lot at walmart with all the boats this weekend |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | marine1, Sorno said it exactly as I would have. If the anglers were catching suckers or smallmouth, the same thing would happen, This isn't a 'natural' wounded fish behavior, anyway.
Big fish getting caught here, just the way it is. |
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| That Hammernick guy is on an amazing run. What is his secret? |
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Location: Elk River, MN | My GF and I fished with Jason Friday night & Saturday morning on Vermillion. He caught a 40" & a 43 1/2" during that time and we were unfortunately skunked. Jason called me Monday morning and asked how we did Saturday night. At that time he said they caught 2 - 50" Saturday night and a client caught a 55" on Sunday on Vermillion.
Incredible numbers
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| I know the MN folks think poorly of sucker fishing but wasn't it about this time of year when Larry from Big Fish went out to Mille Lacs with kites and suckers and hammered the big girls? Perhaps we're sucker fishing the wrong time of the year for Mille Lacs fish. |
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Location: The Yahara Chain | Guest - 8/10/2006 11:24 AM
Larry from Big Fish went out to Mille Lacs with kites and suckers and hammered the big girls?
Kites?????? |
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Location: Watertown, MN | Troy
Yes, Kites, Larry Dalhberg, spent time on mill lacs applying some salt water techniques for sail fishing, which utilizes kites and live bait at high speeds. They hooked up with many fish, the down fall is the use of circle hooks and proper rigging. He stated he would even fish them with out hooks just for the thrill, but he out fished everyone out there. It is a very interesting method.
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| Circle hooks work if applied properly. In fact, I don't think you could do it any other way. Certainly a quick strike rig would not work, as you'd have too much time to take up the slack, and get a hookset before the fish eats the hooks. Be very bad for the fish.
But it, the kite, sounds like it would be a hoot to do. Was this on a video? Cable? Does Larry have his own show now? I know he split from In-Fish.
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Location: Watertown, MN | Shep
He does have his own show, Hunt for Big Fish?, he did a semminar at the twin cities chapter this spring, he lives just outside of Hudson. The key is keeping the bait livly, he has iced bottle oxygen running into his sucker to keep them as lively as possible, he is pulling them 5-8 mph on surface like they do for sails. His experience is muskies doe not have the same mouth as salt water fish and circle hooks are not as effective.
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| I always liked Larry's segments on In-Fish, especially his fly fishing for big pike and ski's.
My experience with circle hooks has been pretty positive, but the one thing I did learn, is the fish must be facing away from you to get that hook in the corner of the mouth. Not sure how Larry is rigging them, and not sure if the fish is moving towards him. Kinda sounds like it could be the problem.
Can suckers swim 5+ MPH? hehehe I'd like to see that seminar! Did he have good video with it? |
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| The kite tech requires you keep an eye on your bait and when you see a following muskie you lift the kite so that the sucker comes out of the water and actually gets airborne for a second or two,,then you plop it down and supposedly this triggers the strike after the muskie thinks he had lost track of the bait,,sounds like were making this up but I too was at Larrys seminar,,,dont see why it wouldt work with bulldawgs too,,,,Larry Dahlberg has a website with a message board and answers questions people post if you want more info,,it took us three years to finnaly get Larry Dahlberg to do a seminar for us his filming sced is so busy |
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| Try BP's saltwater catalog and check out the flying fish baits they have, easy to rig. |
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| The First Wisconsin Chapter won the Muskies Inc. Chapter Challunge. North Metro's Team #2 took 2nd, and Brainerd's Team #2 took third.
A total of 23 fish were caught in the three day event, all released of course.
7 of the 23 fish were 50 inches or better, and eighteen of the 23 fish caught were 44 inches or better.
Fish were caught on Jigs and Topwater lures, as well as Bucktails and Spinnerbaits. They were hard to find though.
Congratulations to 1st Wisconsin and all of the other participating Chapters from your hosts, the Fargo-Moorhead Chapter. Hope to see you all again next year. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Many of the PWT Pros reported seeing Muskies on the mid lake humps and reefs, in as little as 3' and as much as 20. |
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| Minnesota just dominates Wisconsin in the Muskie tourneys - When was the last time that a Wi. tourney had 2 50" Muskies? Never? |
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| This year on twin lakes that had atleast 2 50's in a one day tournament I am pretty sure..Ben |
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| Esox -1 - 8/13/2006 12:31 AM
Minnesota just dominates Wisconsin in the Muskie tourneys - When was the last time that a Wi. tourney had 2 50" Muskies? Never?
Sure but when was the last time there was a WI tourney on Mille Lacs OR ANY lake that had similar dynamics?
Apples and oranges. |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | Hmmm, it seems a WI chapter won the tourney. Maybe the WI lakes don't have quite as large of fish, but it seems the WI fishermen sure know how to catch them. 
There is no doubt that Mille Lacs has huge fish and there are few lakes anywhere that can match the size structure. However, there are many lakes with much higher populations of Muskies. Mille Lacs is a great trophy lake and is managed that way. Nothing wrong with that and nothing wrong with WI lakes that tend to be more numbers type lakes either.
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55" 47# muskie from Mille Lacs