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One For John Bales This is bothering for along time. I have been catching muskie in the weeds north end of one of our lakes, good size muskie up to 45 inches. From the deep hole to the edge of the weeds it is over 4000 feet. I went over the flats dragging a spoonplug to see if the bottom is differen...

A better view of the lenght

Gino

Hopefully I am able to up load my boat after resizing

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John is right. If you have line sights you can hit a spot with an ocean liner. When I purchased my 20 foot Yar-Craft I was a litle concerned about spoonpluggin/trolling. I owned a Shell Lake boat with a 25 hp Evinrude and I tought that was made for spoonplugging, I really liked that boat. The only r...

I have been following this thread about the Bass Island since three years ago when John Bales went fishing with his friend. I believe Spoonluggerkenny, I may be wrong. Anyway this is an awsome body of water. Just beeing on the water with John Bales would be an outing that no one would forget antyme ...

Next time some one will tell us that will be changes, we better find out what the changes will be, before we vote them to power. Yes we need to challenge this people and vote them out at the ballot box. We the people have the power to do it. For any one that wants to get more news since the main med...

John Thanks for the support. Reading your response also reminds me how much I love to fish for smallmouth, one of these days I will give you a call and do some smallmouth fishing in your part of the world, You and the Brown Brothers are owsome human beings, many thanks for sharing . Right now the ob...

Hello John I am so glad that you have put some imput on this Power-Pro or braided line. First of all I want to agree with you that there is no substitute for wire, I have two rigs spooled with wire, the other two rigs are spooled with Braided Dacron line I choose 60LB due to is the same diameter as ...

spnplgr The knot you describing is Berkley Trilene Knot, some time also referred as Dowble Jam Knot, the only difference is that you are dowbling the line. It is a very good knot. Trilene has a newr knot called Improved Berkley Triline Knot this knot beside going back to the two small eye loops it r...

Hey Bill I may have mislead you. I only had problem with the 30LB. Braided line. I hate to mention brand but the one I had the most trouble was the Spider wire line. I use 80LB Power-pro for casting and 60LB. Cortland braided for Spoonplugging. Cortland it has been making muskie line for a long time...

Bill I have used 30LB Braided line in the past and I lost quite a few lures especially when you are bumping hard bottoms and worst yet when bumping rocks. It does not withstand shock very well. I do like braided Power-Pro and for trolling I use 60LB, it is the same diameter of 12LB No-Bo line. For c...

Thia article it has been getting around, we need to pay some attention Read on Gino Feds to 60 Million American Anglers: We don't need you IRVINE, Calif. USA – October 5, 2009 – A recently published administration document outlines a structure that could result in closures of sport fishing in salt a...

Woody It is 1:25 am cannot go back to sleep thinking how to catch that 50+ inch muskie. As fur as SP sizes you need to follow MR. Buck Perry guidelines start with the first 3 sizes 500, 400, 250 and learn how to troll the shallow once you feel that you are contrible fishing the shallows and you are ...

John

I am Interested in the one ounce silver buddys if they have heavy enough hooks I like to use them for muskie fishing I would like to order 10
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Beckman44 You are in one of the best area for fishing cold water trolling. Waubesa has been very hot this last week end fellows spoonplugger CPR 43,45,48,36. I fished Monona looking for a 50 incher, I lost one fish over 40 and I caugth one 32 inch 35 feet down from a rock bar finger. do not stop fis...