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Purple Skeeter |
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| Got on the water about 9:00 this morning, so much for trusting the weatherman... they predicted calm with a south wind.... I came out of the boat landing only to discover a very strong North Wind..... and 3-4 foot rollers.... Set up on the north end of the reef and started trolling with the wind...... I had to pinch myself.. it was that nice out there today... it did not take long for the action to start... about 3 minutes to be exact..... and then all hell broke loose, I caught and released a whole bunch a real nice fish today, but my third pass will be etched in my memory forever.... I had just set out my 3rd board when I turned to see the 2 boards on the right side were both dragging back with heavy fish.... (By this time I already had released 5 fish and I was only on my 3rd pass) So I loosened the star drag on the outside reel and picked up the inside rod and started reeling... It was a big fish and it felt heavy... I looked over to my left and my other board goes screaming back... Oh shxx.... I now have 3 big fish on all at the same time.... I reached over and loosened the drag on the 3rd rod and went back to trying to reel in the first fish..... and now my knees are starting to wobble because I can't get the dam board even close to the boat.... finally after a minute or two, I was able to get the board and release the line.... but the fish had other ideas and won't budge an inch... and I'm still shaking because I have 2 other rods, both with big fish I don't want to loose them... After a good 5 minute battle, I get to see that yes indeed this is a big walleye and not a catfish (I've been fooled before) I finally get this Walleye up to the side of the boat and it keeps diving back down to the bottom.... after another 2-3 minutes.. I net the fattest 29 inch Walleye I have caught so far this year... great.. but I still have 2 other rods with fish on. I pickup the second rod and it feels like the same fish... I have a 29 on the bottom of the boat in the net and now I have to step around the rod AND the net to try and reel in enough line to grab the board..... after a 3 minute battle with the same drama at the boat, I scoop up a nice fat 28 inch fish in the net that already contains the 29 inch Walleye.... So I'm down to the last rod and I'm tired and excited... after another 3 minute battle, I manage to reel this fish in (I'd been dragging it for about 7 minutes now) and I put the net back in the water and in goes another fat 28.... Lines all messed up, Walleyes flopping and tangled in the net.... and I'm grinning like a kid in a candy store...and not another person or boat in sight to share this experience with...... I managed to get all three fish unharmed back into the water and then spent the next 15 minutes re-rigging everything and laughing like a 10 year old kid... I continued to catch and release fish until I had to leave @ 1:00... I've many great days Walleye fishing at Bay de Noc..., Winnebago, Big Butte and Poygan, but today was a day to remember, I can’t help but think that my Grandfather who was a fishing guide and took me fishing every weekend as a kid, was somewhere up there smiling and laughing as he watched me act like a 10 year old kid once again!! Purple Skeeter Attachments ----------------  walleyes ganos.jpg (137KB - 127 downloads) | |||
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Great story. I'm very jealous  | |||
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| Way to go Purple Skeeter!!!!! Really glad you had one of those special days. Seems like they always happen to a guy when your by yourself. Hope you have another day like that with a buddy and a camera in the boat. Happy fishing to all | |||
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