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Offline Lcabait

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When do the suckers run?
« on: Apr 02, 2018, 07:01 PM »
Just wondering about when the suckers usually start running?

Offline mowbizz

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #1 on: Apr 02, 2018, 07:36 PM »
Just wondering about when the suckers usually start running?

If you watch them very closely, when they begin to put on their tiny sneakers... ;D
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Seriously though don’t they run in the Fall?

Offline Lcabait

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #2 on: Apr 02, 2018, 07:48 PM »
They do in the spring but not sure when really? I would think April-may.

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #3 on: Apr 02, 2018, 09:00 PM »
End of april.
Just add water.

Offline Rackbuck

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #4 on: Apr 03, 2018, 11:25 AM »
Usually end of April, beginning of may. Depends on water temp. They also tend to run earlier in smaller water bodies and a bit later in big lakes it seems.

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #5 on: Apr 03, 2018, 12:20 PM »
I remember them running during April vacation almost every year when I was in school
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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #6 on: Apr 03, 2018, 01:18 PM »
Some running in Michigan now

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #7 on: Apr 03, 2018, 03:19 PM »
peak run of suckers where I'm at in Michigan.damn things  keep eating my spawn sacks.

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #8 on: Apr 03, 2018, 04:37 PM »
If you watch them very closely, when they begin to put on their tiny sneakers... ;D
April fools!
Seriously though don’t they run in the Fall?
.        I think suckers only run in the spring, to spawn

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #9 on: Apr 03, 2018, 04:50 PM »
They run in the spring. Tough to keep alive until winter. I trap my suckers in the fall, its a pain but thats the best way to do it.


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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #10 on: Apr 03, 2018, 05:03 PM »
They run in the spring. We used to spear them by the gunny sack full and smoke them.

They were great smoked, almost as good as the whitefish we netted in the fall.
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Offline Lcabait

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #11 on: Apr 03, 2018, 06:42 PM »
Thanks for all the input guys, just want to get the kids out there to see it and try and catch a few!!

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Re: When do the suckers run?
« Reply #12 on: Apr 19, 2018, 07:25 AM »
They definitely won`t keep alive and healthy unless they are living freely in a body of water. We could never keep them well in a box until October .

 



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