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| Was out saturday for about 3 1/2 hours we moved three and had hooks in one. They are in there typical late september early october locations. Which is good because noone else in sight. |
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| Amen brotha!!! The real reason why we muskie fish is for that rush you get when you stick a pig boatside!!! |
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Location: Kinkaid Lake, IL | Ben the peace maker!  From all I hear about Tonka I can't wait to be there for the next week. LOL See you all out there on Monday! |
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| Fishing has been ok; we have been on the "two fish a day" pattern with a big one mixed in here and there. We are finding fish both deep and shallow (and in between)However, most consistent action has been outside tourney hours! disclaimer: I haven't been fishing during tourney hours. How's that for not giving anything away?! If you guys need anything at all while you're in town please let me know! I'll see you out there Monday morning! |
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| We found lots of fish in the weeds today... milfoild clumps especially. |
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| Nice work on the tourney bturg! Way to earn one on a tough bite! |
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| Crazy action the last few days....it is gonna take 5-6 to win this weekend !!! |
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Location: WI | Anybody know if the PMTT guys get the whole lake or are they sectioned off to a particular area? |
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| the whole lake |
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Location: MN | From the website:
WATERS OPEN/OFF LIMIT DURING THE TOURNAMENT:
Off Limits: Everything north of Hwy 15 is off limits. Also, Halsteds, St. Albans, Carson’s and Gray’s Bays are off limits. Also, Seton, Black, Emerald, Virginia, Tanager, Maplewood and Peavy Lakes are off limits.
Open: All other waters, lakes and bays not listed or pertaining to the above mentioned. |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | So, they can't fish many of the best spots on the lake then. Those small bays can hold a lot of fish this time of year. Not that I'm catching any there. No, not me. I never fish the small bays...  |
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| Really pretty obvious that they needed to eliminate a whole lot of water that would have been tough to patrol with a decent population of judge boats. What's left here is still an incredible acreage to fish, still probably twice what's needed for 50 boats to have more than enough room to spread out---and there is plenty of really, really fine stuff to fish. |
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| Moved a bunch on top of weeds on Fergusons at mid day today, I was testing a new spinnerbait and was really surprised at how well the new blades moved fish on a slow day. Has any one else used the RN destroyer with the diamond blades? |
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Location: Maple Grove, MN | Hey Bob,
My experience is that spinner baits of all types work well on Minnetonka. CJs are my favorite, but Rag Dogs, Grinders, and Candy Spins have all produced in my boat as well. I have a really huge Bling spinner bait that has gotten attention as well.
The new blades make lots of sense, but you don't need to buy a new spinner bait to get new blades. I have had tremendous success swapping blades on single bladed spinner baits. Swapping out the blades to a different type, size, or color has paid off many, many times for my boat. While the change seems very small to us, a different blade can create an entirely different sound to the fish and appear as an entirely different lure.
Using a larger blade can allow you to slow the lure down and slow roll easier. Using a smaller or thinner blade will allow the lure to drop faster and go deeper. Changing to a more natural color when the water is clearer or a brighter color when the water is more stained has also paid off.
Just adding different type of trailers can also make a big difference. Single tail, double tail, different colors and sizes, many choices to try there too. A little tip: One can add lift with a larger double tail trailer and that can allow one to throw willow bladed spinner baits in the shallow weeds much more easily.
Yeah, there are some fish around Fergesons, but that spot gets hammered and there are much better spots within a few minutes boat drive from there. I can look around on Fergusons and see a dozen spots that often times hold more and larger fish. Actually, the smaller bays have been producing the most action for my boat lately. The fish don't care about the size of the bay. To them its all one lake and they swim where they want.
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| was on tonka last week. Wednesday thru Friday. seen 7 had one on and had three bites. Muskies just didnt seem to be going. Follows we had were lazy. We seen two that were pushin 50" but couldnt get them to go. Lots
of boat traffic with the hot weather. we fished hard and were all over the lake. how did everyone else do if you dont mind sharing. is tonka a good night lake this time of year? |
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| Got a 44.5 inch tonight just after dark. We were telling ourselves 3 more casts and on my 2nd to last cast it hit on a topwater chopper. Great way to end the night, should have pictures up soon. |
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Location: Minnesota | Hit Tonka Saturday and Sunday, water temps 55 - 56 degrees, caught a fat 41 incher on Saturday night. Not even a sniff on Sunday. |
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| Anyone know if the water is still really dirty?? Headed out tomorrow for a few hours. Any help would be appreciated.
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Location: Eagan, MN | It was pretty dirty on Sunday, and I doubt the high winds this week have helped in that regard. Followers have been skittish, and biters few and far between, but all it takes is one, right? Suicks and spinnerbaits have been getting the action for me. |
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Location: MN | Hit the lake this afternoon into the dark. First time in three weeks I have been able to fish during the day, which was nice :). Pretty slow for me, two hot small fish who wouldn't commit in the eight both on the deep weeds. However, I did land a nice walleye at night, measured in at 28.5"... not a musky but a quality fish. Water temps were varied, 48 in shallow spots and low 50s in the mainlake.
Edited by Mak51 10/30/2010 10:17 PM
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| Fished mid-day on Saturday. Water was very dirty and turbulent.
Nada.
Steve V |
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| Any good reports from this weekend? |
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Location: Eagan, MN | Fished 3 hours on saturday and 5 hours sunday, didn't see a thing. None of the boats I talked to did, either. |
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Location: MN | Fished for 3.5 hrs on Sunday and got a 41" and saw two more, deep. Heard another report of a fella seeing lots of fish skinny. Pick your poison I guess.
Edited by Mak51 11/1/2010 1:48 PM
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| a nice 36 at dusk on a topwater 8feet deep |
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Location: Eagan, MN | Fished the last two afternoons, raising fish between inside weedline and shore (2-5 fow), but can't get them to bite. Anyone else having this problem? I'm throwing everything at them. Funny thing is I can usually raise the same fish multiple times, on multiple lures, they just won't eat. |
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Location: Twin Cities | http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/news/raw-sewage-leaking-into-lak...
That is awesome.......<double face palm> |
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Location: Eagan, MN |
Criminy I just spent 3 days on the east side. You'd think they could put up a sign at the launches. |
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Location: Tonka, MN | Its kinda sad that this doesn't surprise me one bit...... |
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