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Monster Walleyes?

Matt Johnson

By Matt Johnson
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ChuckN Veteran

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Good topic! This has been the chat between friends all winter.

I cannot break the 21" mark this year. It's been good numbers wise for fish 14-17" from far north to south, but the trophies have completely eluded me.

My wife did catch a dandy and she's in the lead for 2006 so far. smirk.gif

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I'm on the other side of the fence from you Matt. Chase walleyes til the season closes....then panfish thereafter. I have my priorities straight. tongue.gif LOL

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Yes it's true Chuck. Usually after the season closes I'll hook into a monster walleye or bass while jigging for pannies. I can't catch them when I want to, but it never fails come March, they always want to bite then when I'm going after late ice gills. It's like they know the season is done and they're just playing with us grin.gif

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25 and a 28 on Gull earlier in the season and then a 30"er on Whitefish Christmas day! I'd post a pic or two if I could figure out how to get em online. dial-up sucks.

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Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the

lawn.

~ Chuck Clark

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Yes, there was one time I went for crappies....that was that good day of filling on walleyes, perch and we needed panfish to make it the ultimate multi-species day. grin.gif

However, I finally redeemed myself on Friday night! Caught on my trusty 1/8 oz Glo Blue Go Devil.

She was released, of course.

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Yeah photos are tough to gauge the size of a fish... And just by seeing this fish in the hole and out of the ice, it was tough for me to tell just how big this girl was. Right away, I was thinking 30 incher or more as the fish had a huge girth on her. Like nothing I have seen on a walleye before.

Put the tape on her, and she measured 28 inches. Where I was like, there is no way. So we measured again at 28".

I have no exact weight on her, as I didnt have a scale. But just from the size of the fish, I would say she definately surpassed the 10lb mark easily, where she might have even went 11lbs. Extrodinary for a 28" fish, I will probably never see a girth and the depth a fish like this again. The width of this fish's back along with her bulging stomach blacked out a 9 inch hole!!! blush.gif Scott and I just shook our heads at how freaking thick and deep she carried weight from her head to her anal fin. Unbelievable and a fish of a lifetime for me!!!

Talking to several guides and seeing several photos in this area, a 30 to 31 inch fish this time of year on LBDN are pushing 12lbs or more. blush.gif Yikes!!!!!!!

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