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Huge river walleyes, Bigger girls in lakes, You need Fish Fingers

By (mostly Brett)

Posted on April 2, 2015

Today’s Top 5

BIG river ‘eyes running…

Red River near Selkirk, MB, Kurt Vander Schaaf #freaklizard

Mississippi River, Pool 12, 29″, Brad Baker:

Another MS River shot, from Mr. Hootch:

Flint River, MI:

Wisconsin River/Petenwell Flowage, WI:

Speaking of river fish, look at all those stumps on the Maumee! Oh…wait….

…but bigger girls in lakes.

How ’bout this 15.17-lber from Canyon Ferry, MT:

Here’s ANOTHER Canyon Ferry fish — 31″!

TW reader Jim Douglas sent this pic of a CO giant, says there’s more there:

Things don’t look too bad on Erie either:

GET OUT THERE AND FISH!!

Shiver Minnow not like a Jigging Rap.

Guy on WalleyeCentral said Shivers don’t produce like Rapala Jigging Raps, Gary Parsons answered:

> For open water the strong point is that they are a casting bait more than a vertical bait. If you fish them like Al [Lindner] does the Jigging Rap, you’ll be disappointed. If you cast them like you would a Hopkins Spoon, you’ll have far greater success.

> If you are a talented jig fisherman and fish them like jigs, you’ll struggle. If you cast them and sweep the bait and let it fall on slack line you’ll catch fish.

Interesting. Another example of two lures looking similar but not (Jigging Rap on top).

World’s most dangerous sport?

Pike toss?

You need Fish Fingers!

Is this real or an April Fool’s joke? Either way, we like it:

News

1. Sign up for MI Walleye Tour.

$8,000 for 1st, last day to sign up is a week from today. Here’s the website.
http://michiganwalleyetour.com/

2. OH: Walleye Madness Tour registration open.

3. Korsgaden gets MN-FM Walleyes Unlimited award.

4. AIM gets World Wide Marine Insurance.

Also Merc.

5. Northland, others inducted in MN HOF.

6. MI wants tagged ‘eyes reported.

7. MN: Ice out dates for LOTW…

…list goes back to 1934!

Btw, here’s a vid of the In Depth Outdoors guys fishing LOTW. Location was a secret:

8. NY: Field & Stream in retail biz?

9. OH says no to Corps toxic dumping in Erie.

10. MD doing Deep Creek pike survey.

Events

1. ON: UWC walleye workshop.

Sudbury, April 11.

2. Walleye Weekend hosted by Chip Leer.

April 18-19 at Woodbury Cabela’s.

3. MN: Northland meet n greet.

April 25 in Bemidji.

4. IA: Walleye Weekend tournament.

May 2-3. $33,000 grand prize.

‘Eye Candy

Two beauts:

Tip of the Day

How to rig a paddle-tail.

In this case the Northland Impulse Paddle Shad. Do it slow at home so you can do it fast in the boat. If you don’t know Eric, he used to be a pro angler — for sure knows his stuff: