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| Anybody else here on WF get that strange twinkle in their eye about this time of year?
2 days to go, crystal clear water is giong to make for a fast year.......I can't wait to see one of them oversize "vaccum cleaners" come through my hole.
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Location: Darboy USA | I'll be out there again just like every other year. This year we are trying the east shore though so hopefully "Sturgeon Capital of the World" is good to us!
Jayman- We're leaving uncle Mike on the north shore by himself this year so we'll see if he continues his luck from last year.
Water is clear everywhere we've been this year, I'm guessing 5 days max, could be as short as 3.
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| Water is clear all over, but it seems the fish are scattered. I'm guessing the season will be done after this weekend. I'll be scouting the norht end this afternoon....I'll keep an eye on your uncle.  |
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Location: Appleton wi | jayson i gave up spearing dino"s along time ago but i'll be out saturday morning on north side bago visiting so i'll try to find your rig out there. What color is your shack? |
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| Ritch, not sure where I'll be yet.....doing some more scouting this afternoon. Give me a shout tonight and I'll let ya know, when I know. |
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| Please make sure you guys mark them holes good. Keep in mind we have warm temps coming next week so things are not going to freeze up well for a while. Make sure the stakes are secure so they stay up and visible.
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Location: Menasha, WI | Good luck fellas. We'll be looking for pics on Monday. And, yes, please mark those holes well. |
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Location: Darboy USA | No luck for me today off the east shore. Younger brother missed a 40# around 8:45, then at 10:30 he had a chance to redeem himself and missed a 60# or better! Guess I'd rather not see any than have his luck
Will try it tomorrow, sounds like it's going to be a beautiful day!
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Location: Fond du Lac, WI | Wow,
The number of Sturgeon taken today was amazing. Water clarity is really good, and some guys told me they could see a coin on the bottom in 17 foot of water. Some pictures from the weigh in areas can be found at www.myfishingpartner.com
Big fish of the day was just over 160 pounds.
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Location: Orland Park, IL | Wow, is right. There was one big fish hanging by Jim and Linda. The check station seem to be very busy. I could not believe the water clarity. |
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| 67" 73#
Can't believe there isn't more interest on this website...then again I think the cat's got some people tongue's
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | Jayman, did you get that one?
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| What kind of spears are those, are they two piece?? Do the heads come off or something. In MN our pike spears are one piece, almost like a pitchfork. What do you use to decoy them in. Looks very cool! |
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| Yep, I stuck one, Denny.
B420, yes, our spears are 2 piece and much more heavy duty than the ones I've seen for pike spears. Almost all the spears around the Lake Winnebago area are "custom" made. Built in one's garage or by a friend/relative. Mine were built by, well known, Wayne Engle. He's since retired from making spears. So they are custom classic's in my opinion. Decoys, we use anything and everything. I have 2 decoys that are carved out of wood and painted and weighted with lead. One was made by my friend Charlie Blish, and has been my "hot" decoy since I got it. The other is hand carved, but I'm not sure by who since I bought it at a local watering hole.
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| I bet he got it right after I called to check in Saturday morning!
Congrats, Jayman! That is a nice one!
Maybe next year I will sit in someone's shack and check it out. It's been nearly 40 years since I did that! I think it was fun.
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Location: Menasha, WI | Nice job Jayman! Looks like the rest of you only have one more day; the 90% trigger was hit today http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/fish/sturgeon/lakewinnebago/SturgeonHarvestMondayFeb11.pdf |
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| Jayman,
Thanks for the info! Nice fish by the way! |
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Location: Appleton wi | Jayson nice DINO. Time to fire up the smoker |
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Location: Fond du Lac, WI | Looks like they are closing in on the pre-set harvest limits. 480 adult females registered now on a quota of 500. 182 sturgeon taken Monday. Some more pictures are posted from opening weekend at www.myfishingpartner.com including a 151 pounder. Check it out.. Happy spearing.
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| Tim, it wasn't that long after you called. Got her about 9:45 am.
Thanks to everyone. I'm just grateful that a fish came for me and for my wife Tammy to see on her first year of watching. |
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Location: Menasha, WI | Jayman,
Those are some great pics, thanks for sharing. Although I do not spear I did have the opportunity to interview one of the Sturgeon Hunters for my radio show. I thought all you sturgeon hunters might enjoy it. The link is as follows:
http://media.whbl.com/whbl/letsgofishin/LGF020908.mp3
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