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Popeye

Salmon Unlimited Member
Joined: 02:21am - Apr 30,07 Posts: 7119 Location: Zion, IL
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 Posted: 11:18am - Apr 11,10 |
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Went out yesterday for some Lake Michigan Perch and got skunked. I figured I should try and catch something easier, so I went out to the Fox Chain for a couple hours. I was casting a 1/6oz chartreuse weedless jig tipped with a large Tuffy fathead (left over from yesterday). After a while I started drifting a fluorescent pink jig with a minnow 4' under a bobber about 40' behind my boat. I picked up this nice solid male Eye that measured 15.75" (Popeye, how did you know it was a male? Cause he was happy to see me... Now I have to wash the boat.)  About 100' later, the jig under the bobber was hit. Just as I netted that fish, the other rod took a solid hit and I hurriedly boated and released (hence no picture) what looked to be about a 12" Small Mouth. The other rod was stripped of it's minnow. Just a short time later my wife called and asked if I would like to go to the movies this afternoon. Since I had removed the skunk from the boat, I decided to release the Walleye and head home. So I brought home nothing but a few minnows (here trout, trout, trout), but that Mr. Walleye got to spend some time in my live well. If I would have gotten a second one, we would be having Walleye for dinner instead of Chicken Fried Steak. Course, I likes me some Chicken Fried Steaks too.
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ffishman

Chitown-Angler
Joined: 06:54pm - Jan 7,06 Posts: 1497 Location: NW burbs
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Nice eye. What lake were you on?
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Popeye

Salmon Unlimited Member
Joined: 02:21am - Apr 30,07 Posts: 7119 Location: Zion, IL
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I was on almost all of them today. Best action was on the North shore of Pistakee
_________________ Everybody has a purpose in life... It's just that my being banned may be to simply serve as a warning to others. My opinions and comments are free and worth what you paid. Retired USN, Life Member Disabled American Veterans Association.
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Bubbalouie

Salmon Unlimited Member
Joined: 08:19am - Jun 17,07 Posts: 8442 Location: Gurnee
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Good report Pops! Glad ya caught something, but where did ya find that good catch- somewhere in Zion? I love chicken fried steak! 
_________________ “The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.” Albert Einstein “Timing is life.” Bubbalouie
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dajord

Chitown-Angler
Joined: 01:21pm - Aug 5,06 Posts: 3526 Location: Lakewood, IL
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There you go Popeye! Perhaps we should do the unknown a little more often. There is something that you normally don't post.
Nice!
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Salmon Unlimited Member
Joined: 10:56am - Feb 13,08 Posts: 30
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Fished from 8:00 until 1:00 in the same area as on Friday. Again the bite got better as the day went on. Fished 1/64 oz jigs under a bobber with waxies in 3- 5 fow. Colr didn't matter on the plastic tales, I think they were only interested in the waxie! cleaned 49 fish only 2 Crappies in the bunch. E
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DOUBLE D

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Joined: 09:09am - Mar 15,09 Posts: 4187 Location: north side
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no spinach with dem chicken fried steaks?
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Popeye

Salmon Unlimited Member
Joined: 02:21am - Apr 30,07 Posts: 7119 Location: Zion, IL
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Chicken Fried Steaks were put on hold as we kinda pigged out on popcorn at the theater and decided on sammiches for dinner. CFS is set for Wednesday night now.
_________________ Everybody has a purpose in life... It's just that my being banned may be to simply serve as a warning to others. My opinions and comments are free and worth what you paid. Retired USN, Life Member Disabled American Veterans Association.
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Geo7455

Chitown-Angler
Joined: 06:16pm - Mar 6,05 Posts: 1552 Location: Wadsworth, Illinois
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atta boy Pops!!! You prefishing for that tourney already? Hmmm...nice day wed...can you say....Inland trout?
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Valleye

Chitown-Angler
Joined: 07:32pm - Feb 3,05 Posts: 3825 Location: Lake County, IL
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Most excellent Popeye! The perch gods were frowning on you but the Chain proved worthwhile for you. 
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Popeye

Salmon Unlimited Member
Joined: 02:21am - Apr 30,07 Posts: 7119 Location: Zion, IL
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Geo7455 wrote: atta boy Pops!!! You prefishing for that tourney already? Hmmm...nice day wed...can you say....Inland trout? I wouldn't say prefishing exactly, but I was in one of the areas that we will probably visit when we do go out. Even the guy putting his dock in didn't scare the fish away. I have a few minners (heavy dozen) left over for Wednesday. As of this afternoon, they were doing fine (after I changed out some water and got the ammonia levels down again).
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Chas E.

Chitown Bird Dog
Joined: 12:43pm - Nov 17,05 Posts: 3117
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Good looking fish!
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