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Location: Chicago | Fished the toilet bowl on Friday with Esoxsucceful and one of his clients. He caught a 34 and 36, and we had
7 other follows. Water temp was 52-53 all day. It rained on and off all day and the wind was howling later in
the day, Maybe some of the guys in the Walleye Tourney left early as there were very few boats out.
Hopefully the weather will get better for the tourney next saturday.
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Went out for 5 hours on Sunday 24th and it was brutal. We moved two fish but nothing in the boat. COLD was the theme for the day. I think it was noon when I could finally start feeling my fingers. Warmest water we could find was only 54. We saw water as cold as 48. |
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| how big of baits are you guys using?
MG5
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| Fished it Sunday from 1-5pm dragging one sucker. Didn't cast beacause boat control sucked. Worked the sucker in the weed pockets as best I could with two footers at times. Killed three batteries in 5 hours. Even the wind sock had it's moments. Gave it hell and walked away empty.
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Location: Des Moines IA | Hope the weather is better for next weekend ...... Rain I don't mind it's the wind I don't like ... Who all is fishing the tourney? I'll be in Dave's Green/Gold Nitro .... |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Fished it Sunday with Bob Dourlain, 2 follows (both probably mid 30s) and 2 in the boat (34-36" [no measure] and a 20"er). All on baby twitchbaits.
I am SO ready to win the FRV tourney on Sunday. |
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Location: Chicago | Slamr,
You sound like a new man, guess the wedding and the consumation has picked up your spirits!
Rob |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | More the wedding than the consumation, that has been a consistent process from courtship til now.
WE ARE TOTALLY GOING TO WIN!!!! Go Team Golden! |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Lots of good sticks out there Slamr .... so I think whoever wins is going to need a little help from Lady Luck ... Either way I am sure it will be a fun day ..... I am hoping for a Team RumbleKnott win myself ......... Sure could use the $ ....... |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Actually, I'm totally kidding about my feeling of confidence in our winning. |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Well I'll tell ya this Slamr .. I've been out on the chain 4 or 5 times this spring already .. Haven't even seen a fish yet .. So my confidence is fairly low ... but then again I might just be due!!!! |
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Location: Elgin ,IL | Slamr,
Team Goomba is ready to go. I'll be fishing with Bottiglieri! Niethe rone of us has been out recently. My last outing out there was the 1st weekeknd in April. Cancelled my guide trips out there this past weekend due to cold fronts & winds. Hopefully Frankie will have a horseshoe in his butt come Saturday and we can at least boat one!!
Enjoying married life?? |
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| don't worry muskie mike i've fished the chain 3 long times this spring and haven't seen a fish either. im going with.....we're definatley due.
MG5
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Location: Barrington, Il | Slmr,
The tourney is on Saturday. If you're fishing Sunday you probably won't win.
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Ill be among the the masses as well. I will also have the Muskies Inc Triton T187 that is being raffled off by MI. Stop by and take a look. She'll be near the ramp/beach. Complete w/Yamaha 150 4stroke, motorguide bow mount, custom trailerw/brakes, sonar. etc, etc.
See you there.
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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | Before any of you start thinking goofy, NO I DONT GET TO PUT IT IN AND FISH FROM IT. She'll stay on the trailer. |
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| Sure, Karl. Whatever you say... Like any of us would trust a cop?  |
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Location: Elgin ,IL | Karl,
We have the beach cleared for you to stage the boat there for you. I'd plan on getting there by 5:00 AM or so. |
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Location: Chicago, IL | Was out Tuesday (5/17), had two follows on Catherine on baby gliders. Then had two fish hit and miss on Marie and Bluff.
Just can't seem to connect with them this year!!!!!
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| I was also out on Catherine Tuesday and didn't see a fish. Weagle, Jake and bucktails were the baits of choice. The weather sure as hell was nice though. |
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| It's been very slow out there.. I raised 14 with a rattle trap in my three outings this year but they just followed to the boat. I think we need a hot day or two to get things going.
Heading up North for the opener to fish some prestine lakes in the Ottawa. |
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Location: Chicago, IL | Very true, the fish are very slow out there. In my last (and only) 2 outings I have seen a total of 7 fish. One day all on bucktails and spinners and the next on baby gliders but two seemed to want to commit with the gliders. Those two fish also came a bit shallower than the follows did. |
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