thatbasschigger187 Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 13 hours ago, punch said: I really do need to work the dark sleeper into my river fishing next year, great idea. It's a super versatile bait. It won me some money this year too when the deep crank just wasn't getting bit anymore but they wanted that baitfish. Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted October 16, 2019 Author Super User Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, thatbasschigger187 said: It's a super versatile bait. It won me some money this year too when the deep crank just wasn't getting bit anymore but they wanted that baitfish. It’s been a lights out lure for me (both bass and walleyes) the last couple years... however, I moved up to the 1/2 and 3/4 oz - same compact size as the 3/8 oz but doesn’t float up as much on retrieve. I guess it depends on the depth you are targeting and whether you jig it or just straight retrieve but at a minimum you may want to buy a couple different weights and experiment.. 1 Quote
thatbasschigger187 Posted October 16, 2019 Posted October 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, FryDog62 said: It’s been a lights out lure for me (both bass and walleyes) the last couple years... however, I moved up to the 1/2 and 3/4 oz - same compact size as the 3/8 oz but doesn’t float up as much on retrieve. I guess it depends on the depth you are targeting and whether you jig it or just straight retrieve but at a minimum you may want to buy a couple different weights and experiment.. Yeah I got a huge discount on these so I bought at least 5 to 10 of each size/length. That day was all about the smaller baitfish but the current was running hard hence why I went with the 3/8 oz in the 2.4 inch size and not the the 3.0 inch in 3/8,1/2,3/4 oz. I use the bigger ones in other situations. I like that they offer them in 3 different lengths and 7 different weights. I don't use these as straight retrieve lures. I have better options for that. These are specific for jig situations with a baitfish bite. MN tourney guys are too good to be relative to a technique as opposed to being specific and my mind is always thinking "tournament" "tournament" "tournament" even when I'm fun fishing LMAO! 1 Quote
ThatOneBigKid Posted October 17, 2019 Posted October 17, 2019 Got out last Friday afterwork and was still able to get a couple good ones cranking deeper (12' - 15') on hard bottom humps and points. Throwing a Spro DD Little John and a 6th Sense Cloud 9 C15. Water was 52 degrees and it was windy and snowing. Fat 3.75lbs Real fat 4.8lbs Taking tomorrow off to get back out there. Possibly Saturday too. Hoping the crank bite is still going cause I haven't had enough yet, but have the finesse stuff rigged as well. Not looking forward to the wind report. 2 Quote
Super User gim Posted October 17, 2019 Super User Posted October 17, 2019 As my previous post indicated, Sunday afternoon was one of the better days of the season. So I went right back on Monday morning and almost got completely skunked. Same exact area, same depth, same lures...no fish. I couldn’t figure it out. Maybe I just happened to catch a feeding window on Sunday, I don’t know. But it was a riddle I couldn’t figure out only half a day later. Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Super User Posted October 18, 2019 3 hours ago, gimruis said: As my previous post indicated, Sunday afternoon was one of the better days of the season. So I went right back on Monday morning and almost got completely skunked. Same exact area, same depth, same lures...no fish. I couldn’t figure it out. Maybe I just happened to catch a feeding window on Sunday, I don’t know. But it was a riddle I couldn’t figure out only half a day later. I had a guide tell me once that bass go on the fall feedbag in 4-5 spots per day for approx 30 minutes Each location then move on to the next spot. I’ve had days I time it right and other days it seems like they just left. It’s the home run or swing and a miss time of year... 2 Quote
Tlauz Posted October 19, 2019 Posted October 19, 2019 Fished last Sunday, Thursday and Friday. The first pic is my deck on Saturday the day before I went fishing. Snow was less the farther east I drove. Temp was 35 with 14 mph winds. Except for a Rainy River spring trip I once took, it was the coldest I have ever been fishing. I fished for 4 hours and caught 8 small largemouth. This Thursday I had pretty good weather. Wind was still blowing 12-15 and water temp was 47. My plan was to slow down and fish deeper, but I hate doing that when it is windy. I went to the best weed beds and slow rolled a War Eagle Spinnerbait with Berkley Powerbait 5 inch paddle tail over the top and also along a rock bar. Most of the time I was fishing in less than 10 feet of water. Didn't catch many, but caught some nice ones. Biggest four were 19.5, 19, 18 and 17. I caught 10 fish in 6.5 hours. I got one really nice pike and 2 small largemouth and the rest were smallmouth. Friday went and tried to do the same thing. Wind was 20mph steady. I fished for 2 hours without a bite and was getting blown all over. Went to the smaller lake that is connected hoping to be able to get out of wind but the wind direction made it hard. Found one small stretch where I could throw white swim jig with paddle tail trailer in shallow weeds and caught two nice largemouth. Biggest 19. I tried to replicate in other areas, but the wind made it almost impossible. After I went and dropped off boat to be winterized and stored. Good luck to those who are still going strong . 6 Quote
Sodaksam Posted October 19, 2019 Posted October 19, 2019 Kicker, I understand the ‘they were here yesterday’ deal. I caught 4 or 5 in a spot yesterday on Tx rigged chigger craw. Today, not a sniff. Shallow weeds seem better. Of course last year deep diving cranks paid off. Keep plugging away I guess. Water temp is 48-49 here. Good luck Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted October 21, 2019 Author Super User Posted October 21, 2019 What water temps are you guys seeing fall turnover happening so far this year? Quote
ThatOneBigKid Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 Fished on Friday and had 49.5 degree water. The water was pretty clear compared to the week previous so I am assuming the turnover may have happen during the week. The bite was also much slower than it had been the week before. Hoping the bite next Saturday is better. Fingers crossed. Did manage one good 4lber on Friday 1 Quote
Pogues2300 Posted October 21, 2019 Posted October 21, 2019 Fishing out of a kayak with no electronics so not sure of the water temp. Was able to catch some decent bass cracking a tube in depths ranging from 12 to 20 feet near the healthier looking weeds. First time fishing a tube, seems like a decent way to cover water while still being finessey. 1 Quote
Super User gim Posted October 22, 2019 Super User Posted October 22, 2019 Looks like the bottom is gonna drop out next week. I see highs in the 30's and a hard freeze for several nights. This weekend could be the end of the line... I got my boat winterized and its heading to storage soon. Good luck to those that are still brave enough to fight the wind, rain, snow, and cold. 1 Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted October 22, 2019 Author Super User Posted October 22, 2019 53 minutes ago, gimruis said: Looks like the bottom is gonna drop out next week. I see highs in the 30's and a hard freeze for several nights. This weekend could be the end of the line... I got my boat winterized and its heading to storage soon. Good luck to those that are still brave enough to fight the wind, rain, snow, and cold. If my in-laws are here to monitor my wife’s health for a few days, I plan to get out - hopefully with my son. Maybe muskies Friday and largemouth Saturday... and you’re right, after that it looks grim. Quote
Pogues2300 Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 Not sure where in Minnesota you guys are but the metro extended forecast actually calls for low 50s first week of November with only 1 freezing low that week. Might have a few weeks. I'm not ready for a 6 month shut down yet, guess we will see. Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted October 22, 2019 Super User Posted October 22, 2019 13 minutes ago, Pogues2300 said: Not sure where in Minnesota you guys are but the metro extended forecast actually calls for low 50s first week of November with only 1 freezing low that week. Might have a few weeks. I'm not ready for a 6 month shut down yet, guess we will see. What forecast you looking at? From Weather.com for my town which is in the Lake Minnetonka area 1 Quote
Pogues2300 Posted October 22, 2019 Posted October 22, 2019 I looked at a few, accuweather has it looking decent from November 5th on for a bit. Maybe the one that had mostly 50s was a little optimistic lol. I'm probably overly optimistic myself. We are about to find out i guess. Quote
OperationEagle Posted October 28, 2019 Posted October 28, 2019 Who is still out there casting? Shoot us a report. Quote
sully420 Posted October 28, 2019 Posted October 28, 2019 50 minutes ago, OperationEagle said: Who is still out there casting? Shoot us a report. I'll be out this week and until the ice in on the lake so I'll report. I'll be throwing a blade bait, hair jig and a football jig th 30' of water from now on mabe a under spin as well. Quote
OperationEagle Posted October 28, 2019 Posted October 28, 2019 2 hours ago, sully420 said: I'll be out this week and until the ice in on the lake so I'll report. I'll be throwing a blade bait, hair jig and a football jig th 30' of water from now on mabe a under spin as well. Are blade baits effective for largies? or you targeting SMB. Quote
sully420 Posted October 28, 2019 Posted October 28, 2019 1 hour ago, OperationEagle said: Are blade baits effective for largies? or you targeting SMB. I'll be targeting largemouth, I haven't tried them yet but I think they should work. Quote
thatbasschigger187 Posted October 29, 2019 Posted October 29, 2019 I'm still on that grind guys. No quitting until the lakes freeze up. I was out on Minnetonka this past weekend. And it was tough. But I did find them. Water temps were in the 40's so I wasn't really confident. The wind wasn't bad but it wasn't great either. I struggled for the first few hours I was out there. Didn't get a single bite. Not even a pike. I was throwing a swim jig, jig and an assortment of cranks. Barely any "healthy" grass left. You were lucky to even find some let alone fish on them. So I abandoned the grass and stuck to harder cover. I tried docks first. Was getting bit good but all stretchers. They were super particular too. Your bait had to come from the far side under the docks. And dragged slowly out. Your skipping game had to be on point. After a 45 min flurry, that bite died down and I went to a few of my rock piles I have marked. All my deeper stuff was a no go. Idled around for awhile and I saw a rock pile I marked 2 years ago that I have never fish cause it's relatively shallow. I'd say 4 to 6 ft'ish. They were stacked on there. I have no idea why because that spot just seems dead to me for most of the year. Caught a nice bunch of chunky ones. I caught my first 2 off a jig. Then they stopped on that. Threw a drop shot caught a few more. Then they stopped on that too. I went to a technique I don't use much but when I do I usually catch them. A lipless crank! Trust me I hate this technique. But for some odd reason it works for me when my go-to stuff dies. I lost like 6 lipless on that rockpile. They wanted it fast and loud and on the bottom. I know you're thinking to yourself, why not just use a lipped crank? Trust me I tried that after I lost my 2nd LV500. As well as a football jig and other bottom contact baits. The lipless was the ticket in that moment. I had fun for the next 2 hours then boom bite died out and I went home. Just goes to show that lipless do work in the north country. Setups Lipless - Shimano SLX 150XG Powell Diesel 705CB 15# Trilene Mono LV500 in TD Gill / Pearl Shad 5 Quote
JackKlassen Posted October 30, 2019 Posted October 30, 2019 Been in Colorado since August due to college but my buddies back home have been slamming brown fish and walleyes on the Big Pond this past week. Worth a shot for all you guys who are still grinding. I remember last year around this time we killed them slow rolling keitechs in low 40s water. Quote
umdivx Posted November 1, 2019 Posted November 1, 2019 Went out for my last trip of the season, well last with my boat, getting some work done on the boat (fiberglass/gel-coat work) so figured i'd get out before I drop it off. Kept and eye out for the wind reports and yesterday was absolutely fantastic out on Mille Lacs, the lake was super calm, been a long time since i've seen it that calm. Started out SUPER cold and was getting iced up on all my rods with braid so stuck to my straight floro rods to help prevent the icing. Later in the day it warmed up into the 30's and sun came out and was just a super nice day to be out on the water and not working. Only caught 6 fish all day but man were they chunky, the batteries in my scale was dead so couldn't weight in anything. 4 Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted November 13, 2019 Author Super User Posted November 13, 2019 21 hours ago, punch said: Time to dig out the ice gear... Or wait till today's snow clears off the pavement, then pull the boat down 35w until you either take a right to Tenkiller, or a left to Table Rock... 1 Quote
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