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brown eyes
11-24-2009, 11:48 PM
I booked several days off for the Month of October to fish my hearts out (Facebook's Post) with anybody who would go fishing with me. The first week I got only 4 walleyes with no masters. The pesky and voracious saugers were beating the walleyes to the bite and it feels like a pestilence catching them before my jig even hit bottom.
Yesterday, my dream came into fruition as I landed my 28 inch master. The icy cold weather was swept under the rug. It was pure ecstasy which could be better than...s...moking. . I marked that spot on my gps because I have to rush to Goodwrench to get my truck. This morning, I went out early with my new found buddy to my marked spot. I was so focused with my fishing that my sixth sense was on fire, reeling in fish after fish. Multiple species in just one spot.I am so happy too by catching 8 gold eyes. After just 15 minutes of settling, I got this monster 31 inch walleye which gave me a very tough fight because I was just using an 8 lb fluorocarbon on an ultra lite rod. We were catching lots of walleyes on that spot. Just to be prepared I switched to my 15lb braided line on my medium bait cast rod. I just used a pickerel rig and baited it a crawler minnow combo on each hook. I was just about to make a hot chocolate drink when my rod started dipping forward. I grabbed it in time. It went berserk when it realized it was hooked. My reel started screeching as it takes so much line. I surmised, this can not be a pike, or a catfish, this fish just pulls the line smoothly like a walleye. Man, this could be a world record walleye after 15 minutes of intense fight. When it relented, I instructed my buddy to be ready with the net. When it surfaced, it's a 45 inch sturgeon. This was indeed a welcomed surprise. It did not fit the net and I have to pull it by its tail.
I still have 8 more days off left before this month is over but I am sure the fire in me will melt any icy weather thrown at me.
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt50/arneli/walleye315.jpg
http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt50/arneli/sturgeon45-1.jpg

caffeineforall
11-25-2009, 12:16 AM
wow nice fish! Its so pale though! I've never seen a wally so pale, where were you fishing?

Ah the pesky sturgeon! Nice catch on that guy too :P

Juls
11-25-2009, 05:04 AM
Fun story and nice fish! Thanks for sharing it. :)

Juls

yarcraft91
11-25-2009, 05:37 AM
Nice fish! Those Manitoba 'eyes get really big- I've had the joy of catching the greenbacks in Lake Manitoba.

brown eyes
11-25-2009, 11:32 AM
I guess it is because I just used my cellphone and it was cloudy. I have a better picture of some of my catch and their color is more defined.

Bandit
11-27-2009, 03:19 AM
wow nice fish! Its so pale though! I've never seen a wally so pale, where were you fishing?

Ah the pesky sturgeon! Nice catch on that guy too :P


The Walleyes coming out of the two big lake's Winnipeg & Manitoba are a emoral green colour with lots of white to them? We call them Greenbacks Walleyes.

ALLEYES_
12-06-2009, 02:27 PM
Nice feesh !