Nice fish Wats. Way to Go!

Being done.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Congrats! Thats one HEALTY looking Musky!
Good Fishing.
Don

An easy way to visualize what is happening with the air bladder of a fish can be demonstrated with an upside down glass in water that is filled with air. When this upside down glass is just below the water surface, the glass will be completely full of air. When this glass is lowered to 10 feet deep, the water pushes on the air in the glass so the glass is only about 90% filled with air. When this glass is lowered to 50 feet deep, the water pushes on the air in the glass so the glass is only about 20% filled with air.

Imagine that you had an air tank under water and filled the glass full of air at 100 feet deep. You bring the glass toward the surface and with each few feet upward some air would escape from the glass.

Imagine taking the same glass back to 100 feet deep and filling it full of air. Then stretch a balloon over the end of the glass. As you bring the glass toward the surface the balloon will continue to get bigger. This is what happens to the air bladder on a fish that is pulled up from deep water.

The fishes body acts like a minature air pump and can slowly adjust to depth changes. However, it the fish is pulled from deep water to the surface before it can adjust to the pressure, just like the balloon would get bigger and burst; the fish’s air bladder would get bigger and burst unless enough air bubbles could escape.

Closing a small split shot above the slip sinker is a quick way of pegging a slip sinker. It has been used for at least 35 years and probably much longer. Lindy later marketed this technique in which they substituted a modified swivel for a split shot. Next we will probably hear how Bird Dog is marketing the same technique using a bead and slip bobber knot.

Thanks for reporting on pools 5a, and 6. I hope to make it to 5a several times this summer and will do my best to also share my findings. Good fishing.
Don

Previously I was more of a live bait person. As time goes by after seeing and catching more fish on plastics, that is a direction that I have been moving. After seing all the larger walleyes that are taken on ringworms by James, Dustin and Bob Johnston, their effectiveness is obvious to me.
Don

Dave,
Thanks for sharing. This is a wakeup call for all of us. My prayers are with both your wife and you.
God Bless!
Don

Big Bass Bane,
Thanks for your experienced advice. I have also thought about making jigs. I realized the need for quality hooks, but I didn’t know there was a difference in lead.
Don

Thanks for the reminder! : chased

Hi Steve,
I would love to get out on the river. If you have another open seat sometime, please let me know.
Thanks.

Don