KABETOGAMA SPEARING

[dillon]

Anyone that has experience spearing on Kabetogama? I plan to make a trip up there angling and thought it might be fun to set up for spearing one day. Do you have anywhere that you can recommend that I start?

[Covey]

This June I went to Sandy Point Lodge on Kabetogama, They have spearing houses for rent and told me that they usually fish right near the resort. SW shore. It's a resort but did say they speared some nice fish.

[Kraemer_Spears]

I have been spearing at Sandy Point which is tom cod bay for years. It is an odd bay to spear. You dont see any bait fish. I fact the only fish other that a northern I have seen is one whitefish. You dont tend to see many northerns either. You may only see one fish in a weekend but the odds of it being big are pretty good.

[MN Mike]

Threw the spear at the biggest fish I've ever had the chance to throw a spear at near Tom Cod Bay. We use to spend New Years at Kecs Kove back in the late 70's and into the 80's and Dad put me in the seat one day for a few moments ( I was only about 10 - 11 years old at the time ), he had to go get the rest of the crew unstuck with the sleds. I've never seen a fish that big in the spear hole ever ( or ever again ) and I've speared 20 lbs plus Pike on Lake of the Woods. I hit the fish in the tail, it had scales ( I remember some getting knocked off by the spear ) so I don't think it was a Sturgeon, all I remember is it was HUGE

I don't know if Red Pine still rents houses, Moxie Island is popular early, we use to spend time around Bittersweet Island, Tom Cod Bay and Moose Bay, thats on the north end where the snowmobile trail leads into Black Bay on Rainy Lake. Sandy Point is a good place to start too.

Gotta love it when you setup a spearhouse late one day, come back the next morning to find a fresh deer kill by the TWolves 50 yards from your spearhouse

Lots of great memories up there, wish I had more time to get back.

Mike

[dillon]

Thanks guys.I have heard that Tom Cod can produce some big fish. We speared Moxie about 20 years ago, but don't remember seeing anything bigger. I live on a small lake in Itasca County and if the ice is thick enough, plan to set up the spear house tomorrow.