Friday Night Fights

[MNfisher]

Originally Posted by nomad60

Did you mean 6 inch, or 6 oz? 6 oz., that would wear your arms out pretty darned quick! Hmmm even the 6" at BP weigh 2 1/2 oz which would get old after about 25 casts

In MN Muskie fishing we would toss the "pounder" bulldawg. A 16 oz swim bait all day in November on Mille Lacs! That will wear a guy out!

[lupanfreitag]

Yeah, I have thrown the bull dog all day too. The problem is when I switched to a bass bait after literally beating the water all day and not even getting a follow and catching a 44 inch musky! I still like chunking those babies though...

Monday was slow though I heard from 2-3PM a guy caught 6, lost a big fish around 5pm.

I caught two. One was 24 inch hybrid, another was 34 inch ROCK.

[txnative]

Good to hear you caught some quality fish. I would've stayed but I was out of jigs and my arms, back, and butt were sore from paddling to fight the current and fish. As hard as stripers and hybrids fight, a kayak makes for a tough time. I'll be back out this weekend, if not sooner.

By the way, midtnkayakangler was out there this morning. No luck on striped fish, but he did catch a 16" walleye near the bank between the lock and the ramp.


Chris

PS: kayaking close to the gates is not for the faint of heart or novice yakkers. There is a back eddy that is stronger than it seems and it can get you in a bad place FAST. I was using the kayak more than my rod to fight the fish by holding the rod between my legs while I back-paddled to get into calmer, safer water. The 13 lb hybrid and 12 lb striper I landed took almost 10 min to land, and even the 20" fish were a chore. If anyone tries to go in his/her yak, BE CAREFUL and bring plenty of water or Gatorade because you will sweat. Oh yeah, wear a life jacket...no excuses.

[Reel Tune]

X2 what txnative said.

If you are in a kayak please don't attempt this unless you are very experienced. Let people know where you are, let them know before getting on the water and when getting off the water. I would also recommend a partner.

[lupanfreitag]

I echo the respect the dam comments. Respect and fear. Two boats on Monday nearly were swept into the spillway door outflows by anchoring near the break line and not realizing the flow is actually going towards the doors. One boat had a child in it. Only the child had a lifejacket on. I know that most of the once a year dammers don't read this page and think that water only flows downstream but it does not. Doors and generators create tornados of water. Always check the flow before you start fishing. Generators and doors, depending upon how many of each create their own treachery. Be careful. Never anchor near the spillway doors. Go home dry.