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- Thu Sep 29, 2022 6:25 pm
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: The best is coming (for me)
- Replies: 11
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Re: The best is coming (for me)
Yes Deb and I have fished Douglas a few times. We love that lake. Nice smallies, good largemouth and lots of small pike. Great food at the food place at the launch. Make sure you know where to park or they will chew you out. :lol: Tear them up. John There is a 13 ft hump straight out and a little to...
- Sun Sep 25, 2022 10:05 am
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: The best is coming (for me)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 26497
The best is coming (for me)
Right now is to me, the toughest time of the year. Everything is changing. Weather is unstable with lots of fronts. Water temperatures are dropping and the surface layer is cooling and sinking. Thermoclines are getting deeper as the surface water is pushing it down deeper and deeper. All fish specie...
- Sat Sep 17, 2022 11:32 am
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: Follower of Buck Perry for 50 years.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 224509
Re: Follower of Buck Perry for 50 years.
Buck Perry gets the credit for every fish I catch on purpose. I stand by what I said. I fish to catch fish, however the things like enjoying the other person in the boat, watch the sun come up and set, things like that are always enjoyed but the catching of the fish to me is the reason I'm out there...
- Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:40 pm
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: Spoonpluging
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12671
Re: Spoonpluging
You are correct in your thinking. In every one of the Great Lakes, the largemouth are somewhere shallow. Lake St. Clair, all shallow. You never catch a largemouth out away from the bank. Canals, back water areas away from current. weedlines and always shallow. Mille Lacs is the same thing. I have fi...
- Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:03 am
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: Follower of Buck Perry for 50 years.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 224509
Re: Follower of Buck Perry for 50 years.
Here is how I look at it(one way). Without Bucks guidelines, we would all be pieces of crap and would have no idea about anything. Totally lost.......... With his guidelines, we can catch fish any way we want to, and do it anywhere and at any time and for all species because we have an understanding...
- Sat Sep 10, 2022 3:26 pm
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: Follower of Buck Perry for 50 years.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 224509
Re: Follower of Buck Perry for 50 years.
Isolation is the best way I know of a spoonplugger placing limitations on themselves. There have been a lot of spoonpluggers out there that have wanted nothing to do with outings or newsletters or a club. I have often wondered why. I see them as being a big grouchy like I am becoming. There have bee...
- Sun Aug 28, 2022 10:29 am
- Forum: Links to Fishing Video's
- Topic: The xyz's of spoonplugging
- Replies: 6
- Views: 42585
Re: The xyz's of spoonplugging
In the heat of the summer, you have to pick it up, especially the shallower you troll. As you go deeper, the speeds normally go down but you always have to check it and the heat of the summer is the time of the year you must vary your speeds from slow to pretty fast, 2 to 6-7-whatever. John
- Fri Aug 26, 2022 12:58 pm
- Forum: Links to Fishing Video's
- Topic: The xyz's of spoonplugging
- Replies: 6
- Views: 42585
Re: The xyz's of spoonplugging
Well hell yes you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! John
- Thu Aug 18, 2022 8:39 pm
- Forum: The Pub
- Topic: One benefit of living on the lake
- Replies: 6
- Views: 57292
One benefit of living on the lake
There are still some things in this world we live in that are still beautiful. John
- Wed Aug 10, 2022 8:46 am
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: Working Big Water
- Replies: 9
- Views: 37314
Re: Working Big Water
Your right Bink. Having lots of time to spend on the water means a lot. Not only can you fish more, you have more time to study everything you have ever thought about. If those are your goals. Yesterday was day 100 for me since the ice came off on March 9th. For me, taking the time to know all of my...
- Sun Aug 07, 2022 4:48 pm
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: Working Big Water
- Replies: 9
- Views: 37314
Re: Working Big Water
Bink, I will answer this for Fran. We have discussed how to learn this monster of a lake. This thing is 144,000 acres. His house is on the SE end so it would make sense to start with the structures near home. When this place riles up, it can kill a dude with a small boat so learning something about ...
- Thu Aug 04, 2022 9:12 am
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: Working Big Water
- Replies: 9
- Views: 37314
Re: Working Big Water
If I make it out today, it will be day 97 for this season. Headed out to get my back re-aligned in hopes of feeling better. It used to be once a year, then twice a year and now quite more often. Just a slight missed step or wrong move can make a day on the water not so comfortable. Thank God and thi...
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 6:31 am
- Forum: Links to Fishing Video's
- Topic: A couple of doubles on the 3-way!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6961
Re: A couple of doubles on the 3-way!
Took the boat to the shop this morning for update 34 transducer for the livescope. Also having a great deal of back trouble. Too fat and old is a big part of it. Yesterday I had to cut the day short because of it. Went over to Denny's for a visit because I was close. He said the bluegill are still h...
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 5:56 pm
- Forum: Links to Fishing Video's
- Topic: A couple of doubles on the 3-way!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6961
Re: A couple of doubles on the 3-way!
Hal, Cool videos. I would love to look around that deep hump of yours with livescope, especially in november December. John
- Tue Aug 02, 2022 7:41 am
- Forum: Spoonplugging 101
- Topic: Working Big Water
- Replies: 9
- Views: 37314
Re: Working Big Water
Fran, Make it short. What was learned? With all straight line passes, can you draw your finger in the water and say where the contact point is? What's next on these same structures? What about casting? I realize the wind can hamper casting but some casting will have to come at some time during the l...