Scott Steil Finishes 3 in RCL Lake Oahe!!

  • fireflick
    Alma WI
    Posts: 875
    June 19, 2004 at 9:38 pm #1334562

    Congrats Scott on a 3rd place finish. You have been an awesome team partner this year! I can’t wait till next year! Oh wait! We have a Championship to attend yet!!

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    June 20, 2004 at 3:37 am #309313

    Way to GO Scott!!! Congrats!!! This is also Jarrads first year as a Pro on the RCL and he has also done very well ahead of some big names this year. Congrats!!!

    Thanks, Bill

    lenny_jamison
    Bay City , WI
    Posts: 4001
    June 20, 2004 at 4:34 am #309329

    Way to go Scotty!! Helluva job.

    Gator Hunter

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    June 20, 2004 at 5:51 am #309339

    Great job Scott!!

    You also put on one heck of a show this year Jarrad!!

    buckshot
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 1654
    June 20, 2004 at 10:03 pm #309373

    Congratulations Scott!!!

    Bob Carlson
    Mille Lacs Lake (eastside), Mn.
    Posts: 2936
    June 21, 2004 at 11:26 am #309412

    nice job Scott!

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    June 21, 2004 at 12:31 pm #309417

    Nice job at Lake Oahe Scott,
    Congratulations from both Nancy and I.
    JWB

    scottsteil
    Central MN
    Posts: 3817
    June 21, 2004 at 12:41 pm #309418

    Thanks for all the support! It may take a week to recover from this one. Four days of tournement fishing really takes it out of a person. I really appreciate the support, it is nice to know eveyone from the site is pulling for us on the road.

    I had never been to lake Oahe before but it sure is an impressive lake. Talk about a lot of water. I was running 24 miles one way to my spots and that was considered a short run.

    Thanks again to everyone for the support!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    June 21, 2004 at 2:02 pm #309421

    Congrats Scott.

    Time to start tearing up the pond!

    -Jon.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    June 21, 2004 at 5:24 pm #309458

    Scott,

    Would mind sharing a little more info on the techniques that worked for you, the areas you were fishing? I miss that body of water. She was alot bigger when I fished her though. I’m assuming you were up near the Cheyenne?

    scottsteil
    Central MN
    Posts: 3817
    June 21, 2004 at 5:44 pm #309461

    We started our prefishing up near the 212 bridge. Pulling livebait on snells was the best approach by far. The fishing was really good during practice. However, we made the run one time and soon realized 57 miles by boat, one is a long haul.

    We then shifted our attention to the areas around the Cheyenne River mouth. While prefishing I found an area that would consitantly put out fish each day and lots of them. This was a rocky point that dropped fairly quick to deep water. Pulling crawlers on plain hook snells was the best approach.

    For big fish I trolled cranks along the flatter areas of the river. I worked 21 ft of water most of the time however, on day four I had to totally change my plan and ended up pulling all my big fish suspended over 25-30 ft of water. Changing presentations each day was a must. Everyday I got some fish rigging and some trolling. Doing just one or the other would not have worked for me. I concetrated on the areas between the spring creek lauch and the Cheyenne River.

    That is quite a lake and the fish are really getting fat again. The fish appear to grow really fast so it will be interesting to see what size the bigger fish are next year. Lots or fun

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    June 21, 2004 at 6:33 pm #309466

    Thanks for sharing Scott. It’s been 9 years since I fished Oahe. I’m sure the flats we used to fish are out of the water by 50 feet now. It’s really sad to see the pictures of how far down the reservoir is. Especially since I know the stinkin’ barges down river are the main cause.

    Again, thanks for the fix!!

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    June 22, 2004 at 12:04 am #309498

    Yeah… barges… all 3 of them.

    MFO
    Minneapolis, MN
    Posts: 1451
    June 22, 2004 at 1:34 am #309500

    Congrats Scott!! Keep the ball rolling.

    ted-merdan
    Posts: 1036
    June 22, 2004 at 9:43 pm #309615

    Conrats Scott and nice finish – that’s an excellent accomplishment!

    ted merdan

    Steve Plantz
    SE MN
    Posts: 12240
    June 22, 2004 at 10:40 pm #309618

    Conrats Scott Are you fishing the RCL at Mille Lacs this weekend?

    scottsteil
    Central MN
    Posts: 3817
    June 23, 2004 at 1:00 pm #309684

    I am not fishing any of the League events this year. I may be on the pond this weekend again to try some of my spots. Time to get back to guiding, there is no money in this tournament fishing

    b_sander
    Red Wing , MN
    Posts: 800
    June 23, 2004 at 3:50 pm #309711

    Nice Job, Scott

    Good Luck in the Championship!!!

    THERES WERE YOU GET THE TOURNY MONEY!!!

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