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News1. CO does have a walleye stocking program. Case you didn’t know. CPW stocked 47 million walleye fry across the state in 2019, the most of any species. They launched a walleye study “to assess population dynamics at Lake Pueblo, Chatfield and Cherry Creek” where they collected 126 million walleye eggs last spring for their hatcheries. 2. Garmin wins DAME Design Award… …for their new Force Trolling Motor. Same unit that won Best Boating Accessory at ICAST 2019 and overall Best of Show:
Few details from Garmin’s website: > Force is 30% more powerful than the leading motor in the market today. > Its unique brushless motor operates with almost undetectable sonar noise interference…. > Includes built-in Garmin CHIRP traditional and UHD ClearVĂŒ and SideVĂŒ scanning sonars. > …can also be controlled via the wireless foot pedal that feels and steers just like a cable-steered pedal, or from the wireless remote…. Recent fish survey showed adult walleyes averaging 22.5″ and also had 27 youngsters in the nets after the lake went under extensive renovation, including: > …draining the reservoir, excavating deeper areas, removing debris from the 2018 tornado, adding structural fish habitat, and adding fishing docks, a pier, swimming beaches and more. 4. Tungsten ‘Ratfinkees’ are now a thing, sorta. If you’ve ever fished panfish through the ice, you’ve probably seen the Custom Jigs & Spins Ratfinkee — I’d be willing to bet it’s accounted for putting a million fish topside over the last 30-ish years. Seriously. CJ&S just dropped a new tungsten jig — molded after the Ratfinkee — called the Wölfinkee (pronounced “wolf-finkee”). It’s designed to fish deeper, get down quicker and keep your line tighter. Has a “precision balanced tungsten ball head with a colorful plastic body molded over a gold plated Mustad hook.” #PanfishCandies
5. MI: How the DNR makes homegrown walleye. This quote made me chuckle: > All you really have to do is keep track of the plankton and harvest the fish before the system crashes. Sounds easy enough. 6. MI: Report any tagged walleyes you catch. Part of a long-term research project to monitor survival, harvest rates and walleye movement. 7. Pure Fishing/Berkley has new North American prez. Dave Bulthuis, who was with Costa for 16-ish years. 8. New VMC Tungsten Bullfly Jig’s lookin’ like a snack. My 3 fave colors from left-to-right: Metallic rainbow, red and gold:
What makes ’em different: > …has a longer and bulkier body with goose-feather tail and wings. It’s tungsten build allows for a smaller presentation…drops fast. > …VMC Power Gap hook offers a 5% wider gap than traditional jig hooks for a higher-efficiency hooking rate. Additionally, a 90-deg hook eye ensures the optimal horizontal position and maintains the perfect strike angle. I just tied one on last night…hoping to give her a go soon-ish. 9. MT: FWC meeting happenin’ Dec 5 in Helena. To finalize upper Missouri River and Holter Rez reg changes, and go over about a zillion other proposals. Will also be streaming the meeting’s audio on their website case you’d rather listen in your sweatpants. 10. PA: 101-acre Green Lick Lake getting stocked with walleyes. #fishinabarrel 11. ND: Fishing tourneys require a 30-day notice. 12. FishUSA’s got some pre-Black Friday sales goin’ on. Have 15% off all reels with code: 4REEL at checkout. Makes those tasty Okuma Ceymar C-10s just $38-ish bones!
They’ve also got 20% off all Sufix line, and 15% off Rapala lures. |
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$250 ACME Tackle giveaway!Have a shot at winning this $250 spread of ice-fishing goodness from ACME Tackle, including their Hammered Tungsten Ice Jigs that give off a little extra flash — in different directions — mimicking batifish scales:
Takes 10 seconds to enter by clicking the pic below and can share the link you get for bonus entries. Good luck!!
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TargetWalleye.com Highlights> Jigging spoon overhaul, Plastics can be tuned, Learn your ice chisel > Gobies for dinner, Complete jigging spoon setup, Fish cleaning tricks > Best walleye jigging spoons, Tiller life defined, Bait tweaks gone wild Note: The FishUSA links in this email are affiliate links, meaning if you go through them to make a purchase we might earn a commission…at no cost to you. Click here if you want to learn a little more about links in TW. |
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Tip of the DayRoss Robertson: Wading for night walleyes.There’s loads of awesome info in Ross’s full MeatEater write-up here, This write-up is too dang good NOT to read the whole thing. Either click here or on the pic below to check it out:
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Quote of the Day“It’s like looking at the Model T of the fishing industry.”– That’s MN legend Ray Gildow talking about Gary “Mr. Walleye” Roach’s first real fishing boat, a Shell Lake 315 Lund Tri-Hull he bought new for $300 back in 1970!
The boat has since been restored, and Gary donated it to the MN Fishing Museum and Hall of Fame in Little Falls. For sure worth checking out if you’re in the area. |
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Today’s ‘Eye CandyWill Pappenfus (@walleyewillfishing) Fu Manchu’d this northern MN specklebelly — that barely fit up a 6″ hole! — with a Northland Tungsten UV Fire-Ball Jig. Said he’s been finding slabs stacked in 23′ on the edge of a basin adjacent to the weedline. #Dialed
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