What didn’t work – Mille Lacs 8/14

Headed up to Mille Lacs on Sunday with two fishing buddies, some bait and some beer. Got on the lake around 3:00 PM and headed for the southeastern tip of 8-Mile. So what didn’t work you ask? After graphing a lot fish on & just off the deep edges we tried…..
1. Minnow and lindy
2. Leech and lindy
3. Crawler and lindy (see next)
4. Catching a small walleye on a crawler and lindy and having your buddies throw out a buoy before you can tell them its a bad idea. (see the following two)
5. Other boat cruising in on the buoy with the speed and persistance of pepe’ le pew. I really thought they were going to pick it up and return it to us.
6. Me snagging the buoy line. (gosh that feels like a nice fish)
7. Switching to a faster presentations with a bottom bouncer spinner/leech
8. Bottom bouncer spinner/crawler.
9. Three way perch #11
10. Three way emerald shad #7
11. Moving to several desolate gravel bars. I think I saw a submerged tumbleweed blow across the graph.
12. Anchors trying to hold firm on a rock reef.
13. Bobber fishing with a glow jig/leech.
14. Bobber fishing with a plain hook/leech and your name is Rob.
15. Leaving the truck door open at the landing while getting the boat tidied up.

The beer tasted good and it was still a lot of fun.

Glad to know Pepe’ Le Pew is still alive and well. I believe we saw him the last time we were on Mille Lacs. I hope he flies a kite with a hole in it.

BG

farmboy I believe you were pepe’le’pew last time we were up there you were just two fish over having the white stripe down your back hopefully that will change though for you, you know you made a heck of a net man for me and meat wagon though By the way are you going up with us on the 27th or do we need to post an open seat I think that you need to redeem yourself. I realize that there are no sheephead but maybe we can get you a “pout”

Farmboy- As quick witted as you are I atleast expected a response to those jabs… It is just more fun that way…

Normally doesn’t the trashman wind up making the boat reeck of his “goodness”, and remember, a good net man is hard to find. I have recently changed line on all my rods, as well as the batteries in my watch. Watch out this time.