I just drove 36+ hours to Leech Lake for a summer family trip from Indiana. Maybe you guys could come down here and do a show on the Hoosier state? 3 ideas for Indiana:
1. Indiana Smallmouth Stream fishing show
2. Indiana Northeast natural lakes: Walleye, Pike, and Largemouth fishing shows
3. Indiana stocked resevoirs for Walleyes/Wipers/White Bass fishing shows
Just something different.
What about live bait rigs? Maybe slow down the presentation if they are not being so aggressive? Drag jigs with swim-baits?
Thanks for the update Tom. I’ll be traveling from Indiana to Leech staying at a resort in Steamboat Bay on July 8th through the 16th. My hope is to pattern some Walleye and Pike fishing. Was thinking about crawlers/leeches & bobbers in the weeds, as well as dragging jigs around the edges of weeds and dropoffs (if I can find them). Maybe some rapalas, too.
Same gill-plate technique described from Field & Stream website(credits go to them). Nice info-graphic.
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Right on. I think the people who do that kinda stuff are afraid of getting bitten/scared of the fish. He even mentioned “wish I had my gaff” after he hooked up. You should only gaff a fish if it is going in the fry-pan. Why would you want to eye-hold/gaff a fish you throw back? Seems not logical.
Matt
Love this post. I read it on Friday and was happy to see the good info. While I was enjoying my coffee and morning quiet time on Saturday, I picked up my old “Fishing Basics: The Complete Illustrated Guide” book which had a Pike/Muskie handling section. I was mortified when I noticed it promoted the “eye hold” and “gaff hook” methods. Both were once ways to handle these fish, but I am glad to see people are more concerned about fish mortality and catch-release. It’s a great book but needs to be updated.
