Zebra mussel probz, Early summer walleye tips, Hunchback spotted

Stop vertical jigging on lakes with zebra mussels. Will you catch a few? Sure. Maybe. But you can catch waaaay more by getting that bait out away from the boat – the further the better – in clear, zeeb-filtered water…especially on calmer, sunny days.

This quick 20-second video (hilarious with the sound on!) shows you exactly why:

Now I’ve got to shout-out this comment from @tiller_instincts on Insta:

> “That’s why God made planer boards on the 8th day.”

🤣👏👏👏

…to rip an ACME Hyper-Rattle for summertime waldos. #doublepump

That’s a quick snippet from Tom Boley’s recent YouTube video talking his 5 favorite ways to target early-summer ‘eyes:

– That’s Frank Kohlbach talking about a massive 55″ muskie he and his buds landed while walleye fishing Lake Ontario’s eastern basin. The freak o’ nature hit a “purple flash” color #11 Berkley Flicker Minnow trolled behind a planer board. Quick measurement, photo, and then released = a Father’s Day memory to last a lifetime:

Will someone please hook this little feller up with a good chiropractor? Or at least one of those #money Rollga Foam Rollers?? Pic from Josh Hochgesang’s Insta:

Posted by Musky Insider and caught by Eric Seeman – WTHeck?!

My 2 favorite comments about the “two-toned weasel” under the original post:

> Looks like it was squeezed out of a caulk gun.

> Half in the cooler and half out the cooler….

Lol yikes.

1. MN: Gunflint Trail museum is readers’ top pick…

…for a possible permanent home for the MN state-record walleye mount.

2. ND’s growing walleye fingerlings to 4″ before…

…stocking them in local waters so predators – including bullheads! – don’t feast on the usual 1.5″ fry.

3. Gamakatsu now has a TGW octopus hook.

TGW = tournament grade wire:

Also gave their Split Shot/Drop Shot a fluorescent facelift:

4. OH: Lake Erie walleye fishing best it’s ever been.

Fisheries admin Travis Hartman said they had “historical fishing in the ’80s…never thought we’d get back to that.” But now harvest #s are almost double what they were back then.

5. Do you love your baits THIS much?

Enough to treat ’em to a little bath time?? This Fishing 411 TV video is talking about salmon and trout fishing, but an interesting idea I would’ve never thought about:

6. WI DNR’s having a public hearing on the use of electronics…

…during the sturgeon spearing szn. Phew – thought it was going to impact real fishing LOL! Relax, it’s just a joke…sorta…. 😂

7. This PK Dakota Disc look crazy, or what?

8. MN: Gar will be getting some protection.

Currently considered a “rough fish” with no limits, but they will…

> “…be protected in ways similar to other gamefish, the result of a bit of an outcry on social media following a series of mass killings that some saw as wantonly wasteful….

> “Officials say they aren’t sure exactly what restrictions they’ll place on catching and killing gar, but the move carries a growing awareness of changing attitudes toward native fish that humbly live on the opposite end of the piscatorial spectrum from celebrated fish like walleye and bass.”

9. Quick vid of the Roachster talking…

…about the new Rapala R12 Heavy-Duty Lithium Fillet Knife. That cutter is the real deal:

10. Deeper (castable sonar) acquired by Resource Partners.

11. ID: New C&R record cutthroat trout caught.

The 24-incher caught by Madi Nackos was a full 3″ longer than the existing record. Awesome fish, Madi!

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Will Pappenfus’ top-4 tactics for summer walleyes.

One of the tough things about finding walleyes this time of year is that they can be anywhere and everywhere. Shallow or deep, weeds or rocks – you name it. Here’s 4 setups tourney nut Will Pappenfus keeps handy to catch ’em anywhere. And I already know he’s regretting giving up some of these secret nuggets…

Ummmm why have I never thought about wacky-rigging a leech under a slip-bobber??? 🤯 Always learning!

“When you think you have the biggest walleye of your life on the line….”

– That’s Theo Toliver (@k9guy82) getting slapped with the disappointment of hooking into a giant “barn door” while targeting walleye. You’re not alone, man! 🐑

How about Roxane Dupuis getting it done from the ‘yak?! Amazing colors on that fish:

Great pic of @dan_amundson putting this one back where he found it. ♻️

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