Rifle season walleye and crappie

[dan hufferd]

Nothing on the spoon. All caught with the dropshot 30 to 50+ feet of water.

Note to self...use plenty of weight when windy so you don't wrap your line in the trolling motor.

[Hickabilly]

I had a decent day yesterday. Caught a few Crappie and these two walleye back to back on different rods while trolling flicker shad. However, I caught them in 10 feet of water not 50. Can’t even imagine fishing in water that deep. I did buy some Binks spoons on my way there. But I really have no idea how to use them, lol. 

[dan hufferd]

8 minutes ago, Hickabilly said:

I had a decent day yesterday. Caught a few Crappie and these two walleye back to back on different rods while trolling flicker shad. However, I caught them in 10 feet of water not 50. Can’t even imagine fishing in water that deep. I did buy some Binks spoons on my way there. But I really have no idea how to use them, lol. 

Nice, I couldn't get any takers trolling anything today. I needed to practice my winter crappie technique. I am not very good at it.  Suspended fish are tough for me. I know that is where the big girls go. I just have to find them  

[blacknoseddace]

Line in the trolling motor can be a rude awakening if it gets you by surprise, and it usually does. Been there done that!

[dan hufferd]

16 minutes ago, blacknoseddace said:

Line in the trolling motor can be a rude awakening if it gets you by surprise, and it usually does. Been there done that!

It's even more fun when the wind is blowing 15 mph and you are near a bluff ! Your thinking..now what?

[blacknoseddace]

58 minutes ago, dan hufferd said:

It's even more fun when the wind is blowing 15 mph and you are near a bluff ! Your thinking..now what?

Pucker up!!!

[Johnsfolly]

11 hours ago, dan hufferd said:

It's even more fun when the wind is blowing 15 mph and you are near a bluff ! Your thinking..now what?

How about the pucker factor when you are in a major inlet on a falling tide, ripping past the jetty, headed into 4 to 6 foot standing waves, and then out to the ocean and the engine won't start. Then your host wonders why you don't go fishing with him again since this happens evert time he goes out.

[Johnsfolly]

12 hours ago, dan hufferd said:

Nothing on the spoon. All caught with the dropshot 30 to 50+ feet of water.

Note to self...use plenty of weight when windy so you don't wrap your line in the trolling motor.

Nice bunch of fish Dan! I might have done better fishing than deer hunting. Did get a couple of shot opportunities but didn't pull the trigger. Fried crappie sounds really good right now!

[livingtofish]

Was down last week and also caught some nice crappie and a walleye. Fish are scattered at different depths so I guess the lake has turned over? Caught crappie out of piles at 19ft, 25ft and had several at 36ft. The walleye was caught about 20. Doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason other than the shad are scattered as well. Great time to be on the lake, saw less than 10 boats all day and several eagles.

[lmt out]

On ‎11‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 8:00 PM, dan hufferd said:

Nothing on the spoon. All caught with the dropshot 30 to 50+ feet of water.

Note to self...use plenty of weight when windy so you don't wrap your line in the trolling motor.

Dan what r you drop shoting with?  Jigs, Minnows?  I have never done it.