OT report 5/25

  • kurt-turner
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 691
    May 26, 2012 at 12:16 pm #1290550

    Took advantage of an open Vacationland Resort cabin this weekend & hit OT with my fishing partner, Karen. 8 – 10 fow was the hot report and it didn’t take long for Karen to box 2 beautiful, chunky 17 and 18 inch ‘eyes… 1/8 ounce jig (color didn’t really seem to matter, we used perch, black and parrot) with lake shiners caught 3/4 of our fish. the others came rigging with a 4’ snell, plain #4 hook with shiner. Perch too numerous to count, large state record sized rock bass (at least a dozen) and a few northerns joined the parade to the frabill. We ended up 12 for 15 on ‘eyes with size ranging from 15 – 20 inches. (had 2 pigs drop the jig and 1 broke off a rig)

    Today the wind is howling… Not sure if it’s time for another nap or time to drop 2 or 3 drift socks down.

    Hope your Memorial weekend is great! Thanks to all our past, present and future military personnel for FREEDOM!!!

    Trev
    Battle Lake, MN
    Posts: 965
    May 26, 2012 at 3:25 pm #1071545

    Better take a nap…. are the keys in your boat?

    Rain looks to be about done, time to some more fish!

    kurt-turner
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 691
    May 26, 2012 at 8:58 pm #1071576

    between naps I snuck out and hammered them… 1 mph, long lining 1/8 oz. jigs. went 8 for 11 and only 1 pesky perch in just over an hour….

    ariat
    Ottertail Lake,mn
    Posts: 42
    June 14, 2012 at 1:46 am #1075865

    trev I heard a rumor that one of you relatives named soup caught a 29.5 right in front of your resort the other night! Is this true? How is that evening crank bite going?

    Trev
    Battle Lake, MN
    Posts: 965
    June 14, 2012 at 1:39 pm #1075960

    Funny how that fish grew a 1/2 inch since you found out about it…. I did see a photo of a 29″ eye in the hands of Soup so for once the guy took my advice and look what happened….you should try it sometime yourself. FYI – take your pontoon off the lift and put your boat back in the water… maybe you’ll catching something besides rock bass!!

    ariat
    Ottertail Lake,mn
    Posts: 42
    June 14, 2012 at 2:51 pm #1075984

    thats bottle bass not rock bass sir.

    Trev
    Battle Lake, MN
    Posts: 965
    June 14, 2012 at 3:58 pm #1076012

    you have fun on your tuna boat listening to Jimmy Buffet…

    magnum165
    Baldwin, WI
    Posts: 211
    June 15, 2012 at 3:09 pm #1076261

    Good thing I released that one when I was there Trev… I am surprised it grew a half an inch that quick though!

    Trev
    Battle Lake, MN
    Posts: 965
    June 16, 2012 at 10:54 pm #1076445

    No kidding…must be steroids in OT!

    jbob
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 725
    June 26, 2012 at 5:30 pm #1078853

    I will be up on Otter Tail all next week.

    ariat
    Ottertail Lake,mn
    Posts: 42
    June 26, 2012 at 11:54 pm #1078966

    this thread has been pretty quite lately. Trev must be too busy to post. I was out last weekend and had real good luck in that 15 to 20′ range on the bottom side of the weedline with leeches and lindy rigs… good luck

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