Here we go again

[Kym C]

Brad,
Sorry about the slow get back. I have been going to LOTW since I was kid (57 and we will be up there for my birthday). It was a place that my dad use to take us to. Back then we would go out of Morrison out of the south and stay at a lodge on an island 14 miles out in the lake. One shopping trip cause there was no going back into town. We had a housekeeping cabin with an icebox. Yep had to go and cut out a block and haul it in. Many, many memories. Now a days the best place on the lake IMHO is Canadian Haven in Nestor Falls, Sabaskong Bay. I have been through 3 owners in the time I have been coming there and the Wiggins are by far the best hosts we have had. In 12 years we have been there 10 times and I miss it every time we leave. As Dick mentioned as you look back on things it doesn't really matter about the big ones that got away. Sometimes the weather sucks, sometimes its great, the campers are always a gas. Reading books and taking naps come to mind. Soon we will be there doing that 55 days to be exact. Dick and I will let the rest of you how we did.

Kym

[Brad]

First thanks for the reply, I am leaving for the Woods June 18th right after the school year is over. My brother is up at our place as I write this. I hope gas will keeps going down. I am ready to go , I've looked at my rods and reals , replaced line , checked gear and cleaned the boat from past striper trips. If I could leave today I would. Take care and keep the small ones and let the big ones go Brad

[wallii]

Well at least there are three of us that can compare notes. We are starting to get our stuff together and time is getting short. We will be at C/H on Saturday the 4th and hopefully I will be on one of my favorite spots in the early afternoon. I tend to do more rigging than I should but old habits are hard to break. Every year I make plans to try dragging cranks and this year is no different. There are a number of flats that are prime targets and they are on my schedule but we will just have to see what happens. Another of our favorites is to slip bobber certain reefs. Can't get the kid out of me. Besides it is a deadly system for big fish. For the last few years the weed growth was late in the bays so we did very little with a spinner and crawler. Still might try some swim baits if there is any sign of new weeds. You never know until you get out there. Looking forward to passing along a report and I sure wish others would do the same.

Cross some Eyes
Dick

[Kym C]

Brad,

I come from Northern California to fish, about 2000 miles so I catch what I can. We have been thinking about moving back to the midwest as my brother lives in Omaha. It would make it a bit easier. I won't have to try and pack everything into a suitcase. Good fishing and don't catch them all.

Kym

[Brad]

Dick,
Tell me more about the way you slip bobber for big walleyes?

[wallii]

The presentation I use for slip bobbering is about as basic as one can get. The standard bobber stop, Thill slip float( lighted or not depending), and just enough weight to almost pull the float down. Set the stop so you are 6 inches or so from the bottom, add a leech, minnow,or piece of crawler to the #4 or # 6 hook or small jig and your about ready. That is the easy part. All reefs or simple rock piles have a path way from deeper water that the walleyes tend to follow to the dinner table. Some only work with a certain wind direction but most have multiple paths that are used. The key is using both your lake maps and depth finder to find that trough or even just a slight ridge that extends into the deeper water. Mark the high point of the reef and anchor your boat up wind and let out enough rope to position you with in easy flipping distance of the marker bouy. Start out off to the deeper side and allow the wind to move your rig up to the top. Adjustments will need to be done with the bobber stop until you find the active depth. Until you get the feel there will be some missed fish but that's part of the excitement that brings out the kid in me.
As my 3 year old grandson tells me " Your not a Kid you just a Gampa."
Kind of long winded but it is easier to do than to explain.

Cross some Eyes
Dick

[Brad]

Thanks Dick,
I have been kicking around fishing a bobber for perch on humps with worms when I find big ones mixed with the walleye. That was a good call on the pathways walleye use to get up to their feeding grounds ,I haven't heard that one before . What type of line have you been using on your walleye gear? Keep the small ones and let the big ones go . Thanks Brad