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Sold / Closed 2004 mercury 25 HP Bigfoot $ 1000.00
justtracytrolling replied to walleyemagic's topic in Classifieds - Buy, Sell, Trade or Rent
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Adirondack tigers
justtracytrolling replied to HybridHunter's topic in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)
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Plenty of boats out last night so I didn't leave the dock till midnite...it was awesome to see that many guys fishing and I didn't see tons of lights or anyone getting crowded...and I had lots of room and didn't get skunked! Even though I was on a pile of walleye i never did find THE trigger. I know I was having one of those nights where I just wasn't fishing well myself. Wayne did his part even fishing behind his son and I. We to actually could see the fish without lights and I knew that meant they saw us too...chop got nice late but it was getting light. Travis managed a 7 lb lmb late that made his night. Happy to have feeding fish again. Tonight is my night off...back Monday.
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Kevin as always spot on! Make a logical methodical plan and stick to it...and find fresh water...you'll know when you found em...and along the way you will learn this bite. Everyone thinks there are magic places that if you knew one you'd go there year after year and pound them...not here...my best spot any year has never been my best spot another year. Things change....anybody want my 2012 honey hole? Caught exactly 1 fish there since...and believe me I check it every week at least once. As Esox posted less time trying to figure out what's wrong with the lake and who is to blame and more time actually fishing for em...as fishermen it should be fun to earn ol' marble eye...
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Fish are showing up but doesn't seem to be enough moon yet to get them to stop missing. I am seeing them cruising and and trying just a little. One spot I raised 2 multiple times but never got touched. When I moved I shined and there were 5 various sized tigers floating around my boat literally sticking out of the water. By no means is this bite easy, but for any ambitious musky angler it's worth trying just for the boatside explosions...look for a very flat bright night and cover water. Stay with noisy baits from size 13 to 18... Don't shine your light till after you've worked an area and even then not if there a lots of boats out. Lights can be educational for future trips, but they spook tigers and walleye both big time, and please respect other anglers and don't blow up every bit of shoreline just because you want to look with your eyes not your rod and ears. Again not an easy way to catch a tiger here, but only way I know to fish em exclusively topwater.
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Well me and my big mouth said 2 weeks ago that it was getting good and if anyone wanted to catch it when it was decent and no weeds it was time...Boy I was wrong at least the way I do it! Immediatly after that post and hermits trip here surface temperatures rocketed up 13 degrees in less than 48 hours...I couldn't by a fish for 2 weeks in every hot spot I know where there are no shore guys. Last night temps were finally back in low 60s and I said no excuses and took the best 2 fishermen I know...Kevin you were on your boat!....out not to return without fish. At after 3 am the tenth time I dropped the trolling motor I found em...a spot a did well in 2013. It was lights out hooking 9 landing 6 and missing a couple in an hour. It starting getting light and over. Suspending lures only in 7-8 fow along the outside weedline with pauses was key. I hadn't fished there in years at night but you have to keep moving till you find fish and when you do it wasn't a finicky bite at all! Do not keep fishing water and waiting for luck....gotta go to them. That's my post....I'm not gonna spoon feed it...but it was a pick anybist would call good fishing...fish were 4-7 lbs
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Skip the trolling gear and cast... use your trolling motor and your ears...there are fish just starting to move back up after the dramatic warm up. Weeds aren't bad casting yet at all. Not that trolling can't work if you scout a section to work in daylight.... Sent from my XT1080 using Lake Ontario United mobile app
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Bucket list Otisco lake
justtracytrolling replied to keri7147's topic in Musky, Tiger Musky & Pike (ESOX)
It was a pleasure meeting you today Keri. Glad you had a good time with the bass even though the tigers wouldn't cooperate for you. Good luck on cross and hope to see you back. Sorry I didn't see your post in time. -
Slow last night!
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Great to have you here! Im very surprised it hasn't turned on lights out yet, but we are getting fish! I stayed in and rested but im gonna get some for me tonight! Hermit put in some serious time and effort and it shows....circle hooks are the way to go but man don't set the hook...cost me a nice eye Thursday night...
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There were some very fishable tides at the canal last few days.. Might still be...Had many very memorable times on that end of the canal at dawn with pencil poppers! Been thinking bout loading fishing bikes as soon as I saw your post. Too busy with walleye trips but that's what memories are for...enjoy Kevin you are living the dream!
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Had a little action midday trolling today...nothing crazy so far this year but definitely some willing participants. Greenhornet I know what your saying...I've spent most of my fishing career on land or in a canoe. No way to do what I do and consistently catch in a yak. You can definitely catch, but plan "A" has to work...