I have good story about ” the big one that I guided for my wife”.We went to Red Wing fishing on Saturday. Michelle caught a
monster walleye!
It was 28 inches long. Quite a fish!. We were jigging below
the dam and had very
little success. I said we should move and Michelle said no
as it was a quiet, peaceful
spot. I said it was but we needed to move on as we were not
catching any fish. She said we never do so that made me mad
and off we went. we were trolling some
RIP STICKs along the shore line and boom, I caught a 21 inch
fish that went in the
live well. I know a good spot went I see one so we made
another pass, this time
going up river. We got to the spot on the spot and Michelle
said she had a rock
(you know what’s coming now) I put the boat in neutral and
knew we would drift back to the “rock”. She was not sure if
it was a rock or a fish, but reeled very slowly.
Just before this she had complained of the twisting of the
rod. As she was reeling in
the rock, the reel came off!!!! That was the twisting!!! She
requested help and I, as the trusted guide, put the reel
back on the rod. It is just a good thing the water was so
dirty and I didn’t know what was on the end of the Rip
Stick. If I had known
the fish was a monster, who knows where the reel would have
ended up. Once
the reel was back in place the battle continued…..Michelle
against the monster. She got the fish close and we got our
first look at it. WOW WOW WOW, I have been
fishing for many years and have never seen a walleye that
big at the side of the boat.
The fish made a few short runs, but was hooked so well, I
attribute that to the guide,
that it could not escape. I swooped down on the fish with
the net and it was in the boat. We both just stared at the
creature for the deep. I had never been on a boat
with such a beautiful, big, walleye. The eyes on that fish
were as big as a half dollar.
Michelle wanted to mount it, but, I told her that we will
get a bigger one on the next pass and to be patient!!!!!
That’s really isn’t what a said but it sounds good. We got a
few pics and release the Queen to fight another day. My wife
catching this fish is a good thing, now I have a better
excuse to go fishing! But, there is no way I am taking that
woman deer hunting, last year I was graced with an 8 point
buck and a
spiker on the same drive!!!!!!
timmydialtone
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September 4, 2001 at 12:26 am
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