Yes, once again it is time for Devin's Birthday Bullhead
5:15-7:30AM GOMH NE SW SE, Bulldog
Conditions: Low 40's, Mostly Cloudy, Windy NE
Another beautiful sunrise that there is no way I would have seen had it not been for Devin's birthday. I was dog tired and really was dragging this morning. It took me a full hour from wake up to be out at the lake. Normally it takes about 20-25 minutes tops. I thought with the temps only getting down into the low 40's that maybe the bullheads would be stacked up and chewing on the North side. Wasn't the case. I was lucky to get the one.
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| 16.5" Pure Poison/Swim Fluke Jr. (white) |
She thumped it good on the third cast. I had a dink jump and get off the Jerk Shad. I also got three toothy's in quick succession on the Jerk Shad on the North side before deciding I had enough of that. I went to the SW side and got nothing. I did have a fish hit at the Gunfish 117 a few times when I was on the SE side. I briefly went to the access at Bulldog. What a lousy morning of fishing!
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| Nasty Conditions on the Pond |
8:30-10:00P Mille Lacs North Jetty Corner
Conditions: Low 40's, Cloudy light rain and mist, Quite windy out of the East, 3 to 4 foot roller coming in.
I had originally planned to be at Mille Lacs tonight by 7:30PM. But we had kind of a late supper and I had other distractions. I didn't leave the house until 7:30 and then I had to stop at the lake place to pump water out of the boat. I threw out a few casts off the dock while that was happening and didn't get anything. That took until about 8:05 when I then headed to Mille Lacs.
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| 15" Rippin' Rap |
Due to the wind direction and rain the North Jetty corner was my only option. I only took two rods out of the car, 6'8" St. Croix Avid and 7' Mojo. I started out throwing the Grass Pig. Didn't get a bite on that. I then tried 3 different colors of Rippin Raps before getting my first fish of the night on the perch color. That was the only hit I got on the Rippin Rap. I then tried an X-Rap and didn't get a hit on that.
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| 22.5" Jerk Shad (Chart Shad) |
It was now after 9 and quickly getting dark. I switched to a Jerk Shad. I tried a slow retrieve with pauses and sure enough a nice walleye wanted it. I also got a fish on the very next cast.
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| 17" Jerk Shad |
About 5 minutes later I had a good one hit really close to the Jetty. She was shaking her head and got off, bummer deal. About 10 minutes later I got a cigar when I went to a slow retrieve, no pause.
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| 12.5" Jerk Shad |
It was about 5 minutes to 10 when I got my last one of the night and the biggest.
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| 23" Jerk Shad |
Darn rules shut me down and my night was done.
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