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Offline bluegill63

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Just booked my trip and I have a few questions
« on: Dec 03, 2004, 06:53 AM »
Hi all I just booked my trip up to a place called Sportsman lodge in Baudette,Minn. I would like to know what you all fish for up there. I fish mostly for crappie and bluegills here in Illinois and I am concerned my equipment is not going to be big enough. What kind of jigs do you all use. Weight of line. What kind of rod weight like med light? If you have heard of this lodge could you tell me a few things to look for up there when fishing. We are going to be up there in February 18-21 so I have plenty of time to accumulate some new stuff if needed. Thanks for your time.


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Offline mjc2799

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Re: Just booked my trip and I have a few questions
« Reply #1 on: Dec 03, 2004, 08:05 AM »
bluegill ... I myself have not fished the area ... but i think you can find out some of the information you seek at sportsmanlodgelow.com    .... i did a search and i think this is the place you booked your trip throu ... anyhow good luck and keep us posted how you made out ... mike
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Offline dldeadstick

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Re: Just booked my trip and I have a few questions
« Reply #2 on: Dec 03, 2004, 08:31 AM »
Sportsman's Lodge is a very nice place.  We have a group at work here that makes a trip there every other year.  The guides will target walleye and sauger, but one of the most under-utilized resources at LOW, IMO, is their perch which rival Devils Lake in size (which it sound like you know how to fish - halis are really good for them).  You're also going to have some eelpout around - some guys like them and say they taste like lobster (you'll catch them when targeting the other species) - but mainly you'll be targeting walleyes.  I assume you've seen their web site, but if not it's http://www.sportsmanslodgelow.com/.  They actually do provide rods and tackle, but I'd suggest taking your own if you have it.

I'd suggest medium action rods (medium light will work though if you don't have medium), 6-8lb test, and lures that I find the best for walleyes (use minnows for bait mostly) around there are (gold, green and chartreuse are hot colors):

1) genz worm (gold/green/chartreuse) deadsticked (occasionally jigged) with full minnow
2) nils master shad rap with minnow head tipped on bottom trebble (glow chartreuse) - jigged
3) glow chartreuse forage minnow spoon (either with full minnow or minnow head)
4) perch colored rapala jigging lure fished like the nils master shad rap
5) plain hook (red, gold or silver) deadsticked with full minnow under a bobber
6) perch/gold buckshot rattl'n spoon with minnow head tipped on the trebble - jigged agressively
7) gold kastmaster used as a flasher with a plain hook below it on a trailer with a full minnow - jigged lightly
8) white standup jig on a bobber deadsticked with a full minnow
9) green rattle snakie with minnow head - jigged agressively

For technique (as I am a perch fisherman and walleye fisherman, but fish the two very differently), I'd suggest starting with one of the rattling spoons, jigging aggressively to get their attention while having a deadsticked rod in another hole.  When the fish come in (hopefully you have a Vexilar or Aqua-Vu) if they don't hit the spoon right away, lift it above them and continue to raise it slowly - if it follows it - you're set, just keep raising it slowly until it takes it and if it loses interest, rattle a bit more.  If you keep getting their attention with the rattle, but they tend to nibble on the deadsticked rod, then stop rattling when they get close to the rattling lure - otherwise, keep doing what you did to get them to investigate.

Good luck - and your best bite by far will be sunset, followed by sunrise, both a bit better than the daylight hours.  Make sure you take a Tazer or something to charge your glow lures as well.



 



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