Might pull some lead up there Saturday, wondering what baits and colors have been producing of late?
Joel
May 23, 2013 at 12:03 pm
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Cranks for the Croix
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May 23, 2013 at 1:48 pm #1172989
Upper or lower end?
May 23, 2013 at 3:33 pm #1173040Quote:
Watch out for flying Muskie lures! Saturday is the opener.
Yes, alot of giant rubber like things being tossed around the last couple of years near Catfish. Still waiting to see one hit…
May 23, 2013 at 3:36 pm #1173041Hey what kind of leader are you running on your lead? I have mine setup for 30ft leader for mille lacs I’m not sure if that’s too long for out on the croix or not?
May 23, 2013 at 3:38 pm #1173043Quote:
I have mine setup for 30ft leader for mille lacs I’m not sure if that’s too long for out on the croix or not?
From my experience on the Croix, no it’s not to long but you just have that much more line out
Joel, PM sent
May 23, 2013 at 4:34 pm #1173069Quote:
Blue over orange and clown works for me 10 years ago.
If your in the Afton area, go to the back side of catfish bar and troll around the first few docks. I’ve picked up some nice ones there.
Who in the **** cares what worked for you 10 years ago!?
May 23, 2013 at 4:35 pm #1173071Quote:
Blue over orange and clown works for me 10 years ago.
If your in the Afton area, go to the back side of catfish bar and troll around the first few docks. I’ve picked up some nice ones there.
Isnt that where the shore owner (aka-little old lady) attacked you?
May 23, 2013 at 5:06 pm #1173078
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What the??
Thanks for sharing…
May 23, 2013 at 6:07 pm #1173103Quote:
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Joel, PM sent
What the??
Thanks for sharing…
Those hardened SCVWL tour pro’s are tight lipped this time of year…….
May 23, 2013 at 7:25 pm #1173114Quote:
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What the??
Thanks for sharing…
Those hardened SCVWL tour pro’s are tight lipped this time of year…….
O M G ! ! !
May 23, 2013 at 10:30 pm #1173137Joel,
Its not too complicated Rapala Shad raps – firetiger color.
Your coming at the right time as the bite is just getting normal meaning a good May bite.
Good luck,
TurkMay 24, 2013 at 12:34 am #1173163If your going this weekend, firetiger, orangetiger with the weather. If the sun shines, blue and crome shadrap. Pretty much any rap will catch fish at different times on the croix!
I’ll be out saturday and monday, but i’m leaving the cranks at home. Need to get back to my roots and rig bait all weekend.
May 24, 2013 at 5:48 pm #1173330Rigging bait has been working better than pulling cranks as of late
June 13, 2013 at 2:31 am #1177536I was able to make it out last night from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. I worked the shoreline from the YMCA camp to the first point upstream. Like Turk mentioned, firetiger is a great color this spring. I was able to get 12 in the boat, all on the firetiger. I was running two rods and swapping out colors left and right on the second rod. The only one that was ever hit was the firetiger. 8-12 feet of water and trolling fairly quick was the key. Another thing to note is the lure size, all of my luck came on a number 5 shadrap. Even when I went to a number 7 in firetiger I was not able to buy a bite.
This patter also holds true on other rivers. The number 5 in firetiger was the trick on Lake Pepin last weekend as well.
Tight Lines!
June 13, 2013 at 12:33 pm #1177603“I was able to make it out last night from 6:30pm to 9:00pm. I worked the shoreline from the YMCA camp to the first point upstream. Like Turk mentioned, firetiger is a great color this spring. I was able to get 12 in the boat, all on the firetiger. I was running two rods and swapping out colors left and right on the second rod. The only one that was ever hit was the firetiger. 8-12 feet of water and trolling fairly quick was the key. Another thing to note is the lure size, all of my luck came on a number 5 shadrap. Even when I went to a number 7 in firetiger I was not able to buy a bite.
This patter also holds true on other rivers. The number 5 in firetiger was the trick on Lake Pepin last weekend as well.
Tight Lines! ”
Nice report and it seemed you had a great time on the water. Nice weather after the rain left us and fish in the boat.
June 13, 2013 at 1:22 pm #1177613That’s a pretty small area to be naming online.
June 13, 2013 at 4:34 pm #1177669Quote:
That’s a pretty small area to be naming online.
It was descriptive
June 13, 2013 at 6:13 pm #1177695If it helps a few people get into some fish this weekend why not!
I am sure the technique will work on many different stretches of the river right now as well.
June 13, 2013 at 6:45 pm #1177706Yea there’s only a few people that look at this site. Maybe you can take a camera and get some good shoreline shots to make sure everyone knows exactly where you are talking about?
June 13, 2013 at 6:57 pm #1177709Make sure there is a bridge in the background
June 13, 2013 at 6:59 pm #1177711Quote:
Make sure there is a bridge in the background
I kid you not on my last post I used Jesse as a reference then deleted it!
June 13, 2013 at 7:04 pm #1177714Suzuki – you are probably floating out there already looking for the spot and the fish.
June 13, 2013 at 7:21 pm #1177721Or I already knew about it and hated to see it broadcast to the entire planet……
June 13, 2013 at 7:26 pm #1177724Gotcha
June 13, 2013 at 7:38 pm #1177729Quote:
Or I already knew about it and hated to see it broadcast to the entire planet……
Suzuki,
Maybe it will motivate you to get out on a weeknight. As long as you don’t have to use the Hudson landing.
June 14, 2013 at 3:30 pm #1177865he must have got that memo also
June 14, 2013 at 3:31 pm #1177866speaking of the landing the water is going up! they may shut er down just in time for the weekend, again
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