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Check the off-color pattern of this Lake Diefenbaker perch Nick Winiewski caught on a PK Predator Spoon. Kind of looks like bass markings…Lellow Berch or Yargemouth Pass?? Lol:
Brett Ulrich’s facial expression says it all. Caught in WI on a piece of sharp-cheddar cheese, maybe?
Not a hook and line catch but insane shot. A trout at the Decorah, IA hatchery jumped and stuck to an aluminum wall when it was -22 out. #fishsticks
The trout in MN and ND just laughed at it, while wearing shorts and a t-shirt….
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DIY Lake Cascade trip for MONSTER perch.
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Looking for an adventure with some of your die-hard ice fishin’ buds? Two words: Lake Cascade. You’ve probably seen pics of the ridiculous [!] perch that come outta this central ID gem, but case you haven’t:
That’s the Team Yukon Outdoors crew putting the hammers down on a recent DIY roadtrip. We tracked down TYO’s Brent Relopez to get the scoop on planning a trip to the jumbo capitol o’ the west, without breaking the bank. Full tip on TargetWalleye.com, few excerpts below:
> Brent: “This was a trip I’ve wanted to make forever, and even though the drive seems daunting (21-ish hours from Minneapolis, MN) it was totally worth it. With that being said, you def want to plan it out right.”
Lodging/Travel
> “Since this area is a big ski destination, there’s a lot of different cabin/house rental opportunities outside of hotels. I looked at a bunch of different rental sites [Airbbnb, VRBO, FlipKey, etc] before settling on a cabin rental in Donnelly…on the north side of the lake.
> “Price-wise, it wasn’t bad — if you look around enough you’ll find a good deal. We had a full kitchen in our rental so that helped keep food costs low for sure.
> “We rented for a week, which felt like the perfect amount of time to dial in the bite and actually have a little time to explore the area (outside of fishing) as well.
> “Since the area gets so much snow, trailering out a machine is a must (preferably tracked). We brought 2 snowmobiles.”
Where to fish
> “I had a little prior info from a buddy of mine who was out there a few years back, so we had an idea of where to fish, but ended up fishing new water every day. Definitely doesn’t hurt to get a little local knowledge — Tackle Toms in Cascade was where we got all our bait.
> “We stuck to the north arm of the lake, which seemed to have the best fishing by the reports we got.
> “Honestly, it was kind of like fishing walleyes back in MN structure-wise. We fished shallow flats in the morning adjacent to deep water — would move out to deeper when the bite slowed down.
> “We caught big jumbos anywhere from 10′ all the way out to 36′. Shallow fish were tight to the bottom but as they moved deeper they suspended 8-10′ off.
> “Since it’s a reservoir, pay attention to old road beds and river channels on the topo maps — these served as travel lanes for fish midday as well.”
Baits/Gear
> “We did notice that some of the fish were puking up blood worms, so we also fished a tungsten jig tipped with a Clam Maki Bloodi plastic…was the deal mid-day.”
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Extreme cold-water trolling.
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Here’s what $82,000 looks like up in smoke…
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That’s a Tesla Model X parked on Lake Champlain’s (VT) Shelburne Bay. Here’s what allegedly happened accordin’ to Popular Mechanics:
> “The Shelburne Police Department tells Popular Mechanics that the owner of the vehicle took their Tesla onto the ice to go fishing, and that at some point during the expedition the car hit a rock. The car started making unusual noises, and shortly after that caught fire. No one was hurt.
> “Popular Mechanics points out that it’s very possible the vehicle’s lithium-ion battery pack was damaged somehow, which could have been the source of the fire.”
Yikes! Glad no one was hurt, and hope they’ve got a good insurance agent….
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Does your fishing buddy have your back like this?
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Hopefully they were Okuma Ceymars [heart-eyes emoji]. For sure worth the risk!
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News
Be pretty ironic if they started using ’em to build dams….
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TargetWalleye.com Highlights
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Tip of the Day
Catch more fish with tuned crankbaits.
The best trollers in the game do things differently, but are always precise. One of their overlooked tweaks is running “tuned” crankbaits to get the best possible action out of a bait — it’s been proven to flat-out put more fish in the boat.
No doubt tuning baits with a pliers can mess up a crank’s action more than it helps — been there! There’s finally a tool that’s actually designed for the job, called the Off Shore Tackle EZ Crankbait Tuner. Here’s Charlie “Turk” Gierke’s (Croixsippi Guide Service) take after running it hard:
> Turk: If you’re trolling or casting crankbaits that aren’t tuned, you’re wasting your time. I’ve been professionally guiding for 21 years and I can tell you with 100% assurance that tuned cranks catch a lot more fish. If it’s designed to run dead straight, it needs to run dead straight.
> Tuning cranks is touchy to say the least and most anglers (even pros) apply too much pressure while tuning baits and make matters worse. Off Shore Tackle’s EZ Crankbait Tuner is the real deal.
> I’ve field tested it a lot and would describe the EZ like this: It does what the torque/clutch setting on your drill does. You know, the torque setting [list of numbers from 1 to 10, or 20] on the drill so you don’t strip screws or over-tighten nuts. The EZ does the same thing but on cranks! Really cool.
> The EZ has these same pressure setting features, so when the prescribed pressure is reached it “slips.” Visibly the short plier jaw pops up…audibly a CLICK noise is heard.
> This tool will allow you to systematically apply the tiny amounts of pressure needed to tune baits and keep your best baits in the water longer.
Have heard nothing but good things from guys/gals that got to run one last season. Hope to get my hands on one by the time this 3′ of snow/ice/slush disappears…maybe June? Lol. Thanks for the breakdown, Turk!
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Memes of the Day
Shots fired, BassBlaster:
Okay, one more…all in good fun…. Show this to your bassin’ buddies:
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Today’s ‘Eye Candy
Typical Lake of the Woods date night:
That’s my buddy Travis DeWitt and his waaaay better half Danielle.
Travis guides out of Ballard’s Resort on Lake of thw Woods — legit one of the biggest walleye factories in the world — yet when he gets a day off he chases: crappies, lake trout, muskies, smallmouth…basically everything BUT walldawgs.
Know you’re spoiled when you get tired of stickin’ 50-100 walleyes a day!
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Second Dose of ‘Eye Candy
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