Rabid Weasel crushes the spiny fleas!

[henrybud]

Fishing Report

Your Name / Boat Name: Rabid Weasel

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TRIP OVERVIEW

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Date(s):6/28/12

Time on Water:4 until 7

Weather/Temp: A little overcast at first

Wind Speed/Direction:

Waves:

Surface Temp:70

Location: 250ish out of Irondequiot

LAT/LONG (GPS Cords):

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FISHING RESULTS

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Total Hits: 5

Total Boated:2

Species Breakdown: Spiny Fleas but a steelhead and brown too

Hot Lure:

Trolling Speed: 3

Down Speed:

Boat Depth:

Lure Depth:

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SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS

==================== It was a beautiful evening aboard the Rabid Weasel and the sun was hiding behind the clouds for the first hour of the trip. We were targeting Spiny Fleas and little did we know that we were going to be in luck (but would have to wait for the fish to stop biting). Unfortunately we had a brown trout get on our line immediately which ended up shaking off all our blessed Spiny Fleas on the dipsey diver. After "flicking" the brown trout back into the lake, we reset the lines in hopes for some delicious Spiny Fleas.

Moments after putting the dipsey back down (150' feet back on setting 2- a proven Spiny Flea setting) we had another disappointment as a flea flicking steelhead ripped it. We got a very good look at this trout on it's 3rd jump as the nk 28 flew out of it's mouth and it was in the teens easily. Needless to say, we were free of fleas yet again. We were beginning to feel discouraged as Jack was reeling in the dipsey when the starboard rigger went off.

This is when we finally started getting into the fleas. That rigger was full of 'em. Except for another stupid flea flickin' steelhead, we crushed the Spiny Fleas the rest of the night.

When the sun came out from behind the clouds, the fish stopped biting.

Here's something interesting on a serious note. We saw some birds on the horizon and decided to fish the area (Not far from Hedges). Upon getting close we saw a very large carcass floating and thought it might be a carp or huge sheepy but it turned out to be a king in the upper 20's. It looked like it had been floating for a while and the birds had gotten to it and when we got close we saw that it had what appeared to be a pink/green tinsel fly with same color flasher or spin doctor hanging from it's mouth. We tried to double around to gather the actual tackle so we could post it and hopefully return that gear to the owner and save a few birds but we lost it on the turn.

Keep us posted if that fish rings a bell. It may have come from Canada as we had a north wind for the past few days, but who knows. Interesting to hear from you all either way along with any Spiny Flea recipes......... Good luck folks and remember that "No man, with a big fish, walks home through the alley". Henrybud

[stinger]

Good read,.....thanks

[Mortigan]

We also had a great night's flea fishing interrupted by a couple rude fish. I punished them both by filleting them.

[Kevin J Legg]

Like your post!

[TOP SECRET]

Awesome! If you steam the fleas they taste just like shrimp and grits....

[ray koziatek]

way to go ..I like em raw just run the line between the teeth and ya can strip em off and get a nice meal in a hour or so..assuming the fish dont mess up yer spread.

As for the road kills I always swearve at em for the tackle..if their really bloated ya gotta net em carefully and be shure to "burp em" good before releasing..

[TOP SECRET]

Just make sure you get the law out of the water before putting that line between your teeth!

[bluewater]

Just take a few hot dog buns with you next time and as you reel in have someone hold the bun on the line untill its full then add ketchup!! Yum!

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[Tackle Buster]

I heard they taste just like chicken if done correctly. and of course a cold to wash em down.

[stinger]

way to go ..I like em raw just run the line between the teeth and ya can strip em off and get a nice meal in a hour or so..assuming the fish dont mess up yer spread.......

As for the road kills I always swearve at em for the tackle..if their really bloated ya gotta net em carefully and be shure to "burp em" good before releasing..

: ....and also assuming that your teeth are close enough together to strip`um

[Mortigan]

Assuming teeth...

[Big Dave]

way to go ..I like em raw just run the line between the teeth and ya can strip em off and get a nice meal in a hour or so..assuming the fish dont mess up yer spread.

As for the road kills I always swearve at em for the tackle..if their really bloated ya gotta net em carefully and be shure to "burp em" good before releasing..

Dang the luck no teeth

[rshubuck]

Awarded funniest report for 2012 fishing season! Congrats to henrybud!

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[Nautitroller]

That may have been my fish if the snubber was part of the deal it was! Had one break the snubber north of there a week or two ago. Oh well good luck with the spinys!

[asdvw2a2e]

"pink/green tinsel fly with same color flasher or spin doctor hanging from it's mouth"

There was a report in the past week or so about a guy losing that tackle.. I'll look back and see if I can find it later on.

[skipper19]

Judging from the weird look on my old buddy Art's face....and he is really old...no teeth. The sea fleas don't really taste that good. He was fishing the Sandy Creek Shootout with me last year, and he was 3 sheets to the wind. Well he got a little green gilled on the waves we had and was tossing his chips overboard and catching his false teeth as he yakked. Threw them biters down on the deck amongst the sea fleas and fish scales. When he put them choppers back in he almost hurled agin....

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[panfisher]

"No man, with a big fish, walks home through the alley".......Is this line from some movie or book...? Really fun report. Try the fleas with some finely chopped white or vidalia onions and a little mayo for a delicious flea salad on your favorite cracker or toast!.....with some ...