Iowa Great Lakes opener.
sodaksker
Posted 5/19/2010 2:44 PM (#441666)
Subject: Iowa Great Lakes opener.





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Location: South Dakota		Anyone fishing the opener tomorrow?

I am hoping to get up and put a little time in.
shaley
Posted 5/19/2010 7:10 PM (#441718 - in reply to #441666)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.





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Location: Iowa Great Lakes		Got my daughter visiting and she sprained her wrist so guess we'll troll for walleyes. I got 2 last weekend that will have to tide me over till Monday.
sodaksker
Posted 5/20/2010 11:14 AM (#441835 - in reply to #441718)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.





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Location: South Dakota		looks like I was day early anyway, not open til the 21st, as I noticed when I re-read the regs. Looks like I will have to wait til sunday, as baseball is taking over.
jeffw
Posted 5/20/2010 12:58 PM (#441855 - in reply to #441666)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.


What types of baits work best there for the opener on Okoboji?
sodaksker
Posted 5/21/2010 1:56 PM (#442020 - in reply to #441855)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.





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Location: South Dakota		I wish I had a good answer to that question. Although I did catch one a couple of weeks ago on a 3" jerk bait. Maybe I'll start there.
shaley
Posted 5/21/2010 7:28 PM (#442055 - in reply to #442020)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.





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Location: Iowa Great Lakes		I throw the same baits from opening day to ice up.
jeffw
Posted 5/22/2010 9:55 AM (#442128 - in reply to #441666)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.


I put in about 10 hours there yesterday but didn 't see a thing. Has anyone else had any luck there?
shaley
Posted 5/22/2010 10:03 AM (#442129 - in reply to #442128)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.





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Location: Iowa Great Lakes		I didn't make it out other than at dark to try for eyes but my partner was out and got 1 sub and saw a dozen or so. Typicaly West isn't great till it warms, East can be better early but I don't fish it, Spirits tough but when you find one you might find 10. I won't get out till Monday evening but thanks to my partner I got a good starting point.

Jeff log in an pm me maybe you can let me tag along with ya and I can show you a little.

Edited by shaley 5/22/2010 10:05 AM
Jeffw
Posted 5/22/2010 8:33 PM (#442166 - in reply to #441666)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.


Hi Shaley:

That would be good to get together sometime. I am having trouble loging in, so could you sent me an email at [email protected] ?
sodaksker
Posted 5/24/2010 2:52 PM (#442391 - in reply to #441666)
Subject: Re: Iowa Great Lakes opener.





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Location: South Dakota		we saw 7 on Sunday by noon (west lake), they were not very active so we started bass fishing. Atleast they would cooperate.
DAN03REV
Posted 5/25/2010 9:44 PM (#442680 - in reply to #441666)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.


trolled Spirit .. pulled up 3 small (30" or less) ... just got my large swimbaits in the mail .. will be up on Saturday early .. may bounce from Boji to Spirit
shaley
Posted 5/25/2010 10:34 PM (#442694 - in reply to #442680)
Subject: RE: Iowa Great Lakes opener.





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Location: Iowa Great Lakes		So far 30ish is all I'm hearing being caught, big girls are still recouping I guess.... Few being seen though they just aren't quite ready to bite yet....