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Best Fish this year.


catmaster1557

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Uh... Is this an ice fishing topic or an open water topic? Or maybe it doesn't matter. But its in the Ice Fishing Forum. Hmmmm... grin.gif

I wanna see some more ice fishing photos! wink.gif

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Uh... Is this an ice fishing topic or an open water topic? Or maybe it doesn't matter. But its in the Ice Fishing Forum. Hmmmm...
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I wanna see some more ice fishing photos!
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The topic DID say best fish last year.......don't make me do it wink.gif

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was that a ribbing of some sort
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Maybe... grin.gif

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The topic DID say best fish last year.......don't make me do it
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dtro- If we had an award for THE fish of the year, I think you won it with that flattie of yours.

Hmmm... There's an idea. The FishingMinnesota Fish of the Year award. (C&R'd of course) wink.gif

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Sticking to ice fishing... here's a couple.

27" walleye

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30 some inch pike

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I think you're right Hanson. Tough/short year on the ice. Photo library is a little short on quality for me this winter. Been fishing lakers mostly and I've got nothing worth posting. Both these fish were caught fishing lakers so I can only take partial credit. Not bad bonus fish though.

Hey fievel, nice salmon. Do you ever smoke those? wink.gif

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Even though I didn't get out too much this year (to this point anyway) I did manage a nice 10 lb Greenback walleye:

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I also managed some smaller walleyes (7lbs 11 oz, 5 lbs 9 oz)

That's about the extent of it so far... I'm hoping for a big northern on devils lake in a couple of weeks though...

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Just yesterday at Long Point, 3-02-06 caught my biggest fish. I caught, photoed & released a 32" pike! It barely fit up the 8" hole, I never believed guys before when they said you need a big 10 inch. It took over 15 minutes to bring in. It rapped all the lines in the house & pulled 1 rod down the hole, what a mess but exciting, Guess Lake of the woods wasn't so bad this year after all!

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I caught one crappie on URL this year, but it was a 15 incher. If I knew how to transfer a picture from my digital to here, I'd do it.... maybe when i figure that out, I'll add the pic.

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14.75 inch crappie (URL)

12.75 inch perch (Winnie)

27 inch walleye (Prior)

9 inch sunfish (Prior)

20 inch smallmouth (MN lake with no public access)

19 inch largemouth (same MN lake with no public access)

32 inch northern (ditto)

14 inch bullhead (Prior)

28 inch Pout (Winnie) God it was big and fat and ugly

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Just got back from LOW landed a 39.5" pike on 2 lb test! what a rush 25 min it took to get her up. I have a pic if anyone can help post it would be nice to share. That is my biggest pike ever.

The same house produced a 26 3/4" eye and a 23"eye all of released.

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I've had a pretty fun winter, a 16" perch, 15" crappie and about a 28" walleye

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kept me fairly well entertained until trout season finally opened. First gunflint trip of the year gave up this dandy 20" rainbow.

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A day trip produced another 20" rainbow, this 21.5" brown

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and a few lakers like this.

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One more gunflint trip to go, hopefully I can get that one big laker I've been after.

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32" LOTW

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29" LOTW

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29" LOTW

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29 3/4" LOTW

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41" LOTW

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27" LOTW- lots of fish this year in the 25 to 27" range on LOTW. The future is looking brighter with the new slot.

later,

toddb

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Ok you made me do it, just cuz I'm itchin for open water and the fact that not only was this my best fish last year, but probably of my entire life......... grin.gif

Looks like I need to stalk toddb up on LOW...nice eyes!

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