Lots of Big blues in Kipawa

That one was on an Epic day this summer in mid June.

We ran into a school of big females while fishing for Lakers.

That was one of 9 consecutive Walleye over 27″ – it was a 32′ and the largest was a 33’5″

A crazy hour of one giant walleye after another – not the norm on Kipawa, usually we get the odd big one mixed in with the smaller walleye.

All caught tossing jigs – Cabelas 5″ Ghost Go To Swim minnow on a 3/8oz VMC Sleek Jig/ Fathead color.

My favorite paddle tail search bait for walleye – accounted for almost all the over 25″ walleye in the past few years as well as a few bruiser, Pike, Smallmouth and Lakers.

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Cabelas GO TO Swim Monnow – in 5″ – I find the natural colors mimic baitfish well.

Paired with a VMC Sleek Jig – 3/8 and 1/4 oz

This bait has accounted for 90% of walleye over 28″ over the past 4 years.

I also use the 3.5″ sometimes , gets some more action when the bite is off.

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x2 on the Mini Bolt cutters if your fishing for Muskie or Pike.

I Hooked a 15 lb Muskie years ago out fishing on my own with the dog, and it hit a Double Buck tandem hook bucktail, only one hook of the back 6/0 treble was thru the tip of the snout – sooo I figure no need to net him, I will just reach over to the water with some needle nose pliers and grab the lure, quick twist and she will be off.

Well I got the pliers about an inch from the lure and the Muskie launched itself up out of the water straight at my face, I leaned back just in time and stunned a bit to watch the fish falling back into the water, where my hand still was with the pliers in it.

Hook number 2 on the lure goes straight thru the back of my hand, pliers fly out into the lake and now my arm is doing a figure 8 with an angry 15 lb muskie attached to my hand – one treble in my hand and one in his snout.

I drop the rod, reach over the side and grab the lure with my other hand, and lift the fish thrashing into the boat, now he is flipping and flopping on the floor and the treble in the back of my hand is making horrible crunching sounds and the pain has me seeing black.

I pin the Muskie with my knee finally , get her to stop thrashing , take a pause and look around for help – nope , no boats anywhere, I look at Billy the dog, “get me the other pliers” – he wags his tail – poop.

I look closely at my predicament , one hook through the back of my hand the tip of the point out my palm, the barb buried in the middle somewhere, the other treble hook with a point through the snout in a really tough part with barb right thru attached by a very heavy wire.

I finally hang the fish on the walk thru windshield of the boat by the protruding hook points of the treble in her mouth to take the weight off my hand, reach into the glove box with the other and get the little side cutters.

After many attempts I finally get the wire attaching me to fish cut, and was able to remove the hook from the Muskie and release her.

Off to the hospital afterwards were the doc had to send someone out to the local hardware store for mini bolt cutters to get the hook out of my hand.

Ever since the Mini bolt cutters reside in a tool holder near the helm – LOL.

Reelpro.ca

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