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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Watch this thread for reports, videos, and images.
Legendary hospitality meets big Muskies.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Most everyone is here, mapping party is about to begin!
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Spring Bay photo gallery.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The weather the next couple days is sunny and warm with moderate winds, then thundershowers for the rest of the week. Everyone is amped up to get after the muskies, but Sue and I will be multi-specie fishing to showcase the incredible fishing Vermilion offers for Bass, Crappies, Bluegills, and Walleyes. Of course, we'll pitch for muskies too...
Stand by for more reports as they come in.
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Location: Illinois | Good luck, we look forward to your reports! btw that is an awesome Scuba in the final pic. Sweet. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The Tuesday fish fry is looking good at the Worrall Cabin...
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | We just got in a bit ago, and most everyone is still out for the full moon night bite. We fished a couple hours this evening, shallow and weeds/rock or weeds/sand were the choice. The Pike are shallow, and keep things interesting, we boated a few today ( I lost a TANK, mid 40's class, heartbreaker). We moved one Muskie, a pretty good one. Maybe tomorrow.
Saw Jerome figure 8ing like crazy, he moved a good one out in 5 to 6' as we went by bass fishing in the slop. Dockside at noon tomorrow with Steve from Spring Bay offering advice for the rest of the week. LOTS of great prizes.
Soon as we hear from some of the other boats, we'll update.
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| Any action last night from the late boats? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | There were a couple caught last night, Steve's boat got this one, moving 11 and losing two others in weeds on blades and topwater. Jerome got a nice pike this morning.
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| How did it go today!? |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Most of the crew is fishing very late, won't know until morning.
Steve presented a Vermilion Pattern seminar dockside yesterday at noon. Lots learned for sure! Sponsors included Suick (Some 10" Weagles, too...), Tackle Industries (thanks for the rod donation, James!), Tooth Tamer/Dreamcatcher, OutdoorsFIRST Media, Rubber Hairy, and Spring Bay Resort.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Looks like a cooker out there today, with high temps supposed to be on the low 90's. Everyone is on the water or sleeping from fishing all night. Suick dockside seminar is at noon, we'll have an update then.
Sue and I were fishing the West end and heard a guy hollering at the top of his lungs about losing the biggest %$#@!!* fish he had ever seen. Not sure if they were from Camp here, as we couldn't see the boat behind a series of little islands, but he wasn't happy...
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | shaley with a 47 from 10PM last night on a DCG.
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| sworrall - 8/20/2013 8:08 AM
Sue and I were fishing the West end and heard a guy hollering at the top of his lungs about losing the biggest %$#@!!* fish he had ever seen. Not sure if they were from Camp here, as we couldn't see the boat behind a series of little islands, but he wasn't happy... LOL
I have been that guy. I laugh because I know what its like and the fact that it had to be entertaining for others to hear. Hopefully he gets another shot at her. |
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| Me and my buddy were fishing on the west end of the lake this weekend. Just noticed this thread. The two fish I caught came on super models off of the rock reefs. Both of them were 49"
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The big pike are sure active this week. Talked to a couple boats this evening, they were moving muskies at moonrise, as were we. Missed a good one a couple casts after busting the pike with ARmuskyaddict after the Worrall cabin Fish fry.
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| Those are some nice pike! |
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| Go Shailey that 47 was a warm up fish. Stick a PIG!
Jerome quit giving those pike headaches lets see some skis |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Jerome had a good one launch his Weagle back at hime last night. shaley's boat scored another, and there was another caught before the huge storms rolled through last night. Sue and I got another nice pike around 34, and a muskie not alot bigger tonight (jumped clear outof the water on the hookset, fun fish), plus a few 9" class gills, two smallmouth, and a couple perch for tomorrow's dinner. The fish moved at moonrise/sunset tonight, so there may be some more we don't know about yet.
The Spring Bay steak fry was absolutely superb tonight, everyone had a great time and the food and hospitality was excellent!
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | 48.5" hit the net, we'll be out a while... |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Something of interest, fishing the West end of Vermilion has been a pleasure. I have only had one time where I headed to a spot and a boat was there, and the spot is 400 yards long. We started on the end so the other boat would stay a couple hundred yards ahead of us, and caught a nice pike and a Muskie.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Mike got this one yesterday at 4 PM.
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | The Outing is winding down as most are still on the water after the Fish Fry at Spring Bay Resort. the hospitality has again been stellar! Tom Trecker took the first place prize of a free week at Spring Bay with a 48.5, Shawn Haley took second and a Frabill cradle with a 47.
Eight muskies were boated, and quite a few lost, the fish were pretty good at shaking the bait this week. Quite a few Pike big were caught this week, the largest was a 42 and several were over 36. We never has a cloudy day all week, with a couple days in the 90's and then a couple in the 70's after a blistering thunderstorm and strong cold front.
Everyone had a great time. Food and drink were good, and the company even better.
Can't wait for next year! Some of the guys already have a cabin booked for the Spring Bay Resort Summer Outing next year.
Thanks again to Spring Bay for the great deal on lodging, superb food, and perfect hospitality!
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| Soooo are we having venison at the fall outing or did it throw the hook?? |
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Location: Minnesota | 45 minute boat ride but worth it
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Rudy,
That is the new 165 'pounder' bucktail. Cast with a catapult. No follows reported... |
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| ^^^ that is funny. I caught a 44 incher at first dark last night. My first casting fish! Rod broke on the hookset, but I was able to get her in the bag. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | SWEET!!! That makes a great week for you as 'expert netman' and putting your first 'casting' Muskie in the bag! Nice work. |
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| rudy - 8/24/2013 12:14 PM
Soooo are we having venison at the fall outing or did it throw the hook??
Rudy, Tonts will bring the deer,And we will give the drinking platform a work out.
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Location: oswego, il | Nice.trip, first year for me not getting up there, my works vacation policy will probably keep it that way. Interesting how there are so many huge bluegill and crappie on the west side and all but non existent on the east side. |
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| i can't wait!was up on eagle practice casting last week.saw 48,lost 8,caught 10.nuttin' big,42 was my biggest.lots of action!caught my first muskies ever on a wounded stick[suick].up there its the law that you have to be off the water at sunset so that makes it mandatory to start emptying cans at dark,it's the law, so i should be in good shape for the deck. |
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Location: MN | Had a great time. Food, folks and hospitality all awesome. No ski in the net but did see quite a few. (aquarium) Did catch other species though.
Thanks everyone especially Joe, Steve and Steve.
Looking forward to the October outing.
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | Great time as always, it's not all about catching fish.....Can't wait till next year... |
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Location: Lake Geneva, WI | Had a great time meeting some new friends this year and the great Spring Bay hospitality! The Big V always seems to be tough, but that what keeps me coming back. Hope to see everyone next year!
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Location: Minnesota. | Man, I have to get off my ar_se and meet some of you folks. Looks like a super time was had by all!
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | Never mind the fish, those steaks looked awesome! |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Joe knows how to grill a steak. |
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| I just got back from MN yesterday and miss the fishing and getting to know others already. It was a great time! Thanks Don and Kim, Jerome and Steve for taking me out with you. It was fun fishing and getting to know you all. Joe and Steve from Spring Bay also deserve a big thanks for working with me on the boat rental.
Here are a couple pics of the fish we caught on the last day, Friday. A buddy who lives in Virginia, MN came to fish with me for the day. He wasn't part of the outing and had never musky fished, and hadn't fished at all for 12 years... I put him on a topraider and he got the hang of casting pretty quick. He caught a 41" after about an hour and may be a future fishing partner when I get back up there. He saw the fish following for a couple seconds before it smashed the lure. He did a good job waiting to set the hook too. He enjoyed giving me a hard time about not catching one yet, until later that night when I caught a bigger one. My fish (my first musky caught casting) came after sunset and before the moon started peeking over the trees. It nailed a hawg wobbler and I managed to break my rod on the hookset. I didn't really get to enjoy the fight and had to muscle it in. The broken piece of rod got hung on the electric motor a bit, but luckily came off. She made a few runs, bending the last and only guide left, but we managed to net her. She wasn't hooked bad and was not out of the water long at all for the quick measurement and a couple pics, but I had to spend at least 20 minutes to get her to swim upright. She wanted to go before that, but I held onto her to make sure we didn't have to chase her down again. My only regret is not getting pics of a LM (about 4 lbs) that hit a hawg wobbler and an at least 5 lb SM that hit a DC10. Hopefully I can make it up again next year.
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