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hoytrules
Posted 8/10/2014 7:23 PM (#724850)
Subject: Shabbona lake ?




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Anyone ever fish this lake? If so what worked for you?
Clark A
Posted 8/10/2014 8:32 PM (#724858 - in reply to #724850)
Subject: RE: Shabbona lake ?




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Location: Bloomington, MN
It has been 33+ years since waited at that gate to get a tiger. Are the trees still there? Cast a Lindy Musky Tandem with orange/red blades with a white Mister Twister tail in the tree tops. I do miss the simplier stupid tiger times...also Little Green Lake and Clinton.
hoytrules
Posted 8/10/2014 9:10 PM (#724869 - in reply to #724858)
Subject: RE: Shabbona lake ?




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Trees are still there, been there a couple times with no luck. casted a long weed edges pretty much all along the whole lake. nothing not even a follow.
kdawg
Posted 8/11/2014 11:24 AM (#724955 - in reply to #724869)
Subject: RE: Shabbona lake ?




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I fished the lake back in the 80's and early nineties. Caught a few small ones along the shoreline near the dam. Like the other guy said, concentrate on the tree line area. Muskies suspend around 15 - 20 feet deep off the line. Maybe a good area for a bulldawg? The lake was pounded by fishing pressure back then,don't know how it is now. Kdawg

Edited by kdawg 8/11/2014 11:26 AM
tyler k
Posted 8/12/2014 11:03 AM (#725112 - in reply to #724850)
Subject: Re: Shabbona lake ?




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Location: Almond, WI
Pressure can be heavy, deep trees are good, so are the weed lines (esp. east shore) and trolling the creek channels works too. Lean towards twitchbaits, they love Grandmas, and gliders work well too. Fishing runs hot and cold.
8HPTROLLER
Posted 8/17/2014 11:52 AM (#725817 - in reply to #724850)
Subject: Re: Shabbona lake ?




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The Witch aka Shabbona gave one up last night. I was throwing a bulldawg in the deep trees. scored a 38". For me, on that lake - it was a trophy.
Rich
5th lake Brad
Posted 8/17/2014 2:10 PM (#725845 - in reply to #724850)
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI
That is a trophy out there, congratulations.
MD75
Posted 8/17/2014 6:13 PM (#725894 - in reply to #724850)
Subject: Re: Shabbona lake ?





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Location: Sycamore, IL
Nice!
How is the water clarity?
8HPTROLLER
Posted 8/18/2014 12:56 PM (#726056 - in reply to #724850)
Subject: Re: Shabbona lake ?




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2 ft vis by the deep trees, 6 inches on the north end.
MD75
Posted 8/18/2014 4:52 PM (#726107 - in reply to #724850)
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Location: Sycamore, IL
Thanks!
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