Darkhouse Pictures 2007-2008 Season!!!!!

[bassNspear]

i never got out there this year. Lakes close to there, but never got out there this year?

How long does the season last back in ND

[evman07]

walleye and northern never close in nd, but you can only spear until feb 29th

[Gordie]

my batteries in my camera went dead so I didnt get a pic of my pike yesterday that was 33.5 inches and just under 11 pounds. I did manage two get a pic of it at lunch time. man it was good so today I had to get more for lunch so this time with batteries replace I stabbed 2 pike a 31.5 incher and a 25 incher. I might have to have pike for lunch tomarrow as well.

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[Central Bassman]

Nice pictures elwood

[merkman]

Spectacle Lake Isanti County.

21 FOW

Not as clear as I expected.

[Central Bassman]

That is some deep water to be spearing in!!! did you see any fish??

[bassNspear]

i was going to say, looks like your to deep or the water is so dirty that you cant see a thing. I hate going to lakes like this. Reason i say that, is becuase you really have to consentrate, where if your on a clear lake, its alot better feing that you can see everything in the hole.

did you have anyluck bud?

[merkman]

 Originally Posted By: Central Bassman

That is some deep water to be spearing in!!! did you see any fish??

By the time I got set up it was 8AM and I only had the kitchen pass till noon or so; so I started tearing down at 11:30AM. I saw 2 fish. One didn't make it to the hole and spooked when I moved the decoy (I didn't see it until I moved the decoy) and the second was all over my live decoy.

[Gordie]

nice photos merkman, I put down the spear and went up nord to catch some pannies this weekend did well but all I could think about was jabbin pike.

the lake I typicaly spear is very dirty but better than the past few years sucker decoy disapears after three feet down in 7ft of water. the decoy you can see on the bottom of the lake but cant see bottom at all. it suckz but I still have managed to see 3 or 4 fish a day.

[merkman]

Things are lining up for Rainy Lake this next weekend.

All day Saturday and half a day Sunday.

Maybe I will finally get to see a big gator in the spear hole!!!

[bassNspear]

Here are some photos from tengauge spearing.

[tengauge]

those are fish that me and my buddy got yesterday and today, it was his first time spearing and he got a nice 32.5 inch 9 pound fish now he's hooked. thanks for posting those pics b&s

[bassNspear]

your welcome, anytime.

[Gordie]

great pics and even greater fish!

[Early Riser]

Tengauge, Nice fish. I noticed the spear in one of your pictures. Can you tell me what you know about it and where you got it? The reason I ask is that it looks like a type of spear that was made in Michigan a while back. They are now hard to find.

[Central Bassman]

them are some nice fish man

[tengauge]

early riser,

i have no idea where that thing came from that's not my usual spear but a back up in case a fish is hit poorly i can get them again, i think one of my dads friends made it but i'm not sure. first time i had to throw it the other day and i got that 9 pounder on the bottom after my buddy hit it in 12 feet of water so it flies pretty well. good luck in the last week boys, i'm pretty pumped but this weekend it's off to leech for the festivities.

[fisherking01]

It looks to me like it is a "tweterbuilt" ( blacksmith by the name of Dick Tweeter. Dead and gone now, but he built hundreds of spears. The curve on the tines at the top are distinctive of a spear built out of a fork. Many built out of worn pitch forks, hay forks, and silage forks. Spring steel, very hard, agressive barbs welded on. His later spears mostly don't have the distinctive curve near the spine of the tines. Any chance of a better picture of that spear?? Brent

[Early Riser]

Yes that is a pretty interesting spear for a backup! The spear I was thinking of was made by a blacksmith in MI who used sugar beet rakes with forged barbs added on, much like the "tweterbuilt" spear referenced by fisherking. It is fun to learn stuff like that about old spears that are still around and being used.

[tengauge]

i will take a few pics and email them to you guys if you'd like. prob going to be monday when i get home.

[bassNspear]

if you need some help, just let me know

[browning_gold]

Well got lucky this weekend and got the biggest fish to date so far this year.

[Gordie]

nice fish BG. I didnt see one but I'm glad someone did

[bassNspear]

nice fish man, i bet it was a great time

[shamalex72]

A few pics from today.

All in all, it was a good morning. Best day of the year action wise. Had 8-9 fish come in today, all but one came after the jointed decoy. That has been my best one this year, and I only used it two times. Speared two, screwed up a chance at a third, oh well, next year.