Who’s going out?

  • dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    April 5, 2013 at 1:51 pm #1222932

    Swollen Goat and I are heading out on the Minnesota between Mankato and New Ulm this weekend for the first real channel cat foray of the year.

    So who else is going out? Where you going?

    IT IS ON!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 5, 2013 at 2:05 pm #1159687

    I’m working the bait shop next weekend, but I hope to get out one late afternoon.

    Good Luck Guys!

    Flathead Fever
    robbinsdale mn
    Posts: 165
    April 5, 2013 at 3:57 pm #1159748

    Id be game for a day. shore or boat?

    Flathead Fever
    robbinsdale mn
    Posts: 165
    April 5, 2013 at 4:04 pm #1159751

    Sorry Dfresh. I think I took that the wrong way, I didnt mean to invite myself.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    April 5, 2013 at 4:05 pm #1159753

    Its OK man. We’ll post pics if we catch anything. The water temps at the Mankato gauge have gone from 32 to 42 in a week. Hoping the channels are on a tear!

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    April 5, 2013 at 4:06 pm #1159755

    Those channel still seemed to be pretty thick in the wintering holes on pool 2 earlier this week. Pulled one up about 12#s. So what type of water do you target for active ones when its this cold out?

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    April 5, 2013 at 4:10 pm #1159759

    We’ll try almost anywhere tomorrow, but warmer water should be key. Oxbows, slack sand flats, etc. I think the key is going to be to move around a lot.

    amundsonjon
    wi
    Posts: 109
    April 5, 2013 at 6:47 pm #1159808

    Have Caught Channel Cats On Heavy Jigs OR Three Ways In There Winter Holes Stacked Up Suspended Two To Ten Feet Off Bottom. Usually Tip With Sucker Meat Or Couple Fatheads. Water Was Close To Forty Degrees.Pool 4 Good Luck

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 5, 2013 at 8:59 pm #1159846

    Yeah, channels bite all year and on Sudden Impact.

    Dec. 42 degrees….

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 5, 2013 at 9:11 pm #1159852

    Quote:

    We’ll try almost anywhere tomorrow, but warmer water should be key. Oxbows, slack sand flats, etc. I think the key is going to be to move around a lot.

    You won’t be in the river if you are fishing a true oxbow, unless the water is high enough to access it.

    My nephew says he’s getting his boat Sunday. We’ve wasted a couple weeks now. He’s already wining about not being able to get out as much because of pool tournaments. Dude has issues.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    April 7, 2013 at 7:15 pm #1160213

    Well, we went out and sat in the rain and wind as long as we could. Nothing going on. Tried fresh cutbait, stink bait, and crawlers. Not a peep out there. Water is very cold, about 40 degrees.

    Two more weeks I think..

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    April 7, 2013 at 10:14 pm #1160231

    Least you made it out Dougster. I got a ton of stuff done over the weekend.

    Maybe next day off…Sunday(?).

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    April 7, 2013 at 11:57 pm #1160265

    Oh, plus we wrecked the prop on a deadhead in 8 FOW. The gods are angry

    Flathead Fever
    robbinsdale mn
    Posts: 165
    April 8, 2013 at 5:50 pm #1160456

    Have you ever used the Mac’s river runner prop protector?

    dbright
    Cambridge
    Posts: 1862
    April 8, 2013 at 11:31 pm #1160583

    Need to ditch the lower unit no need to worry about props then. Planning on head out on the miss by st cloud this Friday now that the ramp is open now.

    dbright
    Cambridge
    Posts: 1862
    April 12, 2013 at 7:05 pm #1162113

    Anyone heading out this weekend?

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