I watched a show several years ago. Shut it off after five minutes of him shouting. Watched another one a few years later. Same crap, different year. Never watched another one.
I’m all for celebrating a big fish. But I fish for love, and to teach, and to share the spirit of the thing. When you get someone who is so loud you can’t even hear yourself think, why would you want to fish with that person?
Don’t know why it included both photos. Sorry about that!
We’re still tearing up the smallies. I’ve been out with quite a few folks who simply want to put themselves and their kids on fish on Burntside, regardless of species. Enter slip bobbers and leeches.
Today’s big fish was a 5.25 lber that Tim landed on 6 lb line. Combo of rock, sunken timber and a sharp breakline.
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Did I mention I have a bad heart???
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From Steve Foss in the new Ely Area Forum
“People on IDO need to worry less about snakes and more about the Packers. LOLOL!!!!”
Could NOT resist! 
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Packer’s will finish last in the division this year.
First of all, I ain’t the grammar police, but it’s Packers, not Packer’s.
Second of all, I thought I’d found a new home, but apparently not. I was born in LaCrosse in the Lombardi era. Only one way to go with that history, and it AIN’T with a bunch of Purple Super Bowl losers!
Hah! 
Fishing wise, I’m on the water 3-4 days per week with clients. Fella’s gotta do what he’s gotta do! 
Sweet! Way to stay with it!
Hmmm, 39 degrees forecast for tonight up here, and patchy frost. Love it cool! 
The invasion of rusty crayfish on V has led to the virtual elimination of underwater vegetation on the east end, with a few exceptions such as Stuntz Bay.
The west end, which was weedier from the get go, could well face the same.
Fish do eat them, so they have some value to the food chain (though not as much as the native species), and it appears likely that the rise in jumbo perch numbers is because they’re feeding on the large numbers of young rusties. We know smallies love crayfish, and I’ve caught many a walleye on crayfish pattern cranks.
Here’s some more on the subject:
Finally was able to locate and wade through the terms. Answered my own question.
” Further, we may incorporate the sonar logs you elect to provide to us into our products and services and may sell these sonar logs to third parties for use in their products and services. ”
So be warned. You are paying the company for a service, but it is not a private service exclusive to you. You are also contributing data that will allow the company to produce more accurate maps for the general public.
In effect, the thousands who might use this service are an army gathering data to help out Insight Genesis, at you the customer’s own expense, instead of them paying someone for hyper-accurate sonar logs.
Well played, Insight Genesis.
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It was really snaggy up there and I had a hard time running bouncers. I had my best luck with a bobber and leech and small jig. the more rocks the better.
We use those long metal pencil-thin slip weights that Northland just came out with this year. Superbraid for main line, 6-foot Fluoro snell, hook and a bead. One-piece rods. The combo of superbraid and one-piece graphite rods, along with the sinker, give you a perfect feel for the bottom. You just troll or drift along and keep your rod tip up and keep popping it up off the bottom.
You can feel every little thing. If you do get hung up, everyone else reels up, you leave your line slack and reverse direction. Once you have a low enough angle from the other direction, the pencil sinker pops free nearly every time.
We first saw this technique on Vermilion about 8 years ago with the wire/sinker slip bottom bouncers, and I use it all the time now. I guide Burntside, and while Bside is much clearer than V, the bottom is much the same, and we catch plenty of ‘eyes on Bside even with the superbraid and 1.5 oz sinker. Generally 14 lb Fireline.
Rocks are good. Transitions lines between rocks and muck/sand are even better. And if there’s wind moving across those areas, best yet!
Dave’s right on about locations.
If you are the book-reading type, I wrote and published a multispecies fishing guide to Lake Vermilion a couple years ago. You can find it in some of the stores (like the Y Store and Vermilion Fuel and Food), and it’s available to order on the Timberjay Newspaper website.
Good luck! Vermilion is a sweet fishery!
Mike, the bite has been pretty good. Leeches/crawlers on shoreline and island structure. Depth varies based on time of day and weather conditions. Slip bobbering works if you find concentrations of fish. Otherwise drag bait rigs. Trolling cranks across structure is another option.
We’ve got cooler weather right now, and it may stay rainy all weekend. Hard to say.
Swing into Babe’s Bait and Tackle (first business on the left as you come into town from Tower) and get your bait from Russ and Linda. If Russ is there, he’ll give you some tips. He fishes Shags a lot.
Good luck!
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Green and what? Nada. The only thing that works in Wisconsin is canned corn. There’s the gold. lol
Steve….I forgot before, so….welcome to IDO. Nice to see you here.
Thanks, bud.
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Mr. Foss….hope all is well with you and Lisa.
Carole and I almost drove up from the cabin a week or so back. Maybe this fall. See the colors, eh?
Say “Hi” for us.
We are well indeed, my friend. We’ve missed you both. Looking forward to our next meeting.
I’m sure the sunnies will be hot on them. But only in Minnesota. In Wisconsin, they need to come in green and gold.
Glad you and Carole are safe, my friend.
I’m with James on this one. I’ve been using Shimano spinning reels for more than 20 years, and it sounds like a different issue than simply dipping it in the water. I’m guessing Shimano customer service will do you well.
Good luck, and good fishing.
I’m pretty much specifically an inland lake trout guy, and spoons typically outfish cranks on my preferred water (Burntside Lake), but when I throw on a crank, its usually an old school black/silver or black/gold jointed Rap. The new Scatter Raps are productive as well.
Can’t forget the ever-popular clown color pattern, always a good option when going opposite of the natural look.
