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Offline flagguy83

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2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« on: Aug 08, 2009, 08:08 PM »
Cant wait till this year on higgins. I finally get to meet a few of you guys. were still planning on doing this right????????????

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #1 on: Aug 08, 2009, 10:17 PM »
DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Of course we're still planning on it.......

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: Aug 09, 2009, 09:45 AM »
I'll be there showin some of you guys how its done... ;D
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: Aug 09, 2009, 03:15 PM »
Sorry CP,it's for those over 21.... :D....More than likey I'll be there showin ya's how it's not done....LOL

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: Aug 09, 2009, 04:53 PM »
Good thing I just turned 21!!!  8)

I caught a fish once so we'll see...

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: Aug 09, 2009, 07:10 PM »
Im not even gonna bring my rods or vexilar!!!!!!!

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: Aug 09, 2009, 11:00 PM »
i know im waiting with baited breath for it, should be a real blast to finally get to meet some of the guys that ive seen post in here so often, and have learned so much off of already.

but i do need to know..........do i need to bring anything other than the "anti-freeze' with me?       LOL
   HOT D@MN and super schnapps are the order of the day i would figure   LOL
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: Aug 10, 2009, 08:30 PM »
HOT DAM!!! Is a forsure must bring at any smelt gathering......  Pack that before your rods and bait even! 

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: Aug 11, 2009, 10:21 PM »
No more team steel vex??????????? what the heck man?

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: Aug 12, 2009, 04:13 PM »
that was my bad flag!!!!  Dont even know how it dissapeared, either way im back on the map!!!

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: Aug 17, 2009, 02:52 PM »
hope to make this outing sounds like its gonna be a blast :tipup: :tipup:

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: Aug 17, 2009, 05:38 PM »
I'm pretty sure I head "HOT DAM" come from Vex's shanty a few times last at years trip LOL.
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: Aug 17, 2009, 05:51 PM »
LOL!!  HOT DAM!!!!!!!

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: Aug 20, 2009, 09:53 AM »
Is smelt the only thing you guys fish for on this trip,because I've never fished for them!!! ???
    

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #14 on: Aug 20, 2009, 12:43 PM »
Its pretty easy paper mouth most guys use a lighter rod with a hali jig tipped with a spike our mouse.

I use an ultralight rod with 1lb test and and tiny teardrop. My favorites last year were the tiny diamond jigs with a single spike. I had more luck on the small tear drops but found that they were harder to land than with a hali jig for some reason.

Theres a lot of lake trout in Higgins but ive never fished for them. I guess guys use tip-ups and slammers with smelt but I dont know that much about it. Flagguy is the one to ask about that but I definitely plan on trying for them when I'm there.
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #15 on: Aug 20, 2009, 03:50 PM »
Could be fishing them just below the ice or anywhere in the water colunm,Higgins is a pretty deep lake.I'll probably rig a Hali on the bottom and several hook above that....That reminds me I have to rig an underwater light set up also...

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #16 on: Aug 20, 2009, 05:01 PM »
Gettin drunk and fishin for bait.  Can't wait.  Fished higgins over the 4th of July and caught nothing but rock bass.

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #17 on: Aug 20, 2009, 10:27 PM »
ROCKBASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #18 on: Aug 21, 2009, 06:31 AM »
Since I'll be the only sober one there I'll be stuck as designated driver........CP rides in the back of the truck though..... ;D

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #19 on: Aug 21, 2009, 07:08 AM »
not the only sober one!
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #20 on: Aug 21, 2009, 10:28 AM »
i dont have an underwater light so im just gonna setup in the middle of everyone ;Dill bring a lantern though :laugh:

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #21 on: Aug 22, 2009, 01:38 PM »
i dont have an underwater light so im just gonna setup in the middle of everyone ;Dill bring a lantern though :laugh:
Under water light? So you fish for smelt at night,I did not know this I learned something today sweet!!! ;)
    

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #22 on: Aug 22, 2009, 02:14 PM »
I bought one of those green lights last year right after the Gull Lake trip. Its sweet when the ice is clear it will make a good 20 foot cirlce of glowing green ice.
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #23 on: Aug 22, 2009, 05:38 PM »
Thats good to know CP,now I won't have to buy a light....I'll just use yours... ;D

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #24 on: Aug 22, 2009, 08:14 PM »
I'll probably lend it to Mr.Vex since I wont be around just fish by him...that is if he even plans to fish lol  :-\
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #25 on: Aug 23, 2009, 06:37 AM »
 What's up Non, CP, and Skull? I REEEELLY missed you guys ;D

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #26 on: Aug 23, 2009, 10:41 AM »
Same     O     same    O.....LOL

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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #27 on: Aug 23, 2009, 10:45 AM »
Not much reely just been reel busy with work the last couple weeks so I havent had much tim to get out fishin but hey I gotta make some money for this winter!
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #28 on: Aug 24, 2009, 08:28 PM »
If they are in less than 20 fow like last year you can leave the lights in your truck. They bit better without them. I'm currently working on a permanant shanty to have for this next season. I hope to have em dialed in by the annual outing.
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Re: 2010 higgins fish fest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #29 on: Aug 24, 2009, 08:37 PM »
CP, I woudl reely appreciate it if you would lend me that reely cool light!!!!!! ;D

ROCKBASS!!!!

 



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