cadman Posted October 12, 2015 Posted October 12, 2015 Fished, Tichigan on Saturday, very slow. I got a 15-1/2" largie, 17" walleye and a 26 " northern pike. My buddy got an 18" and 15" largemouth and about 6 other bass under 12". Jigs and rattle traps. Fished lake Beulah on Sunday. We got about dozen largemouth all under 14". Lot of really small fish on jigs and rattle traps. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted October 18, 2015 Super User Posted October 18, 2015 Planned on doing some crappie fishing on the Chain today. I spent yesterday afternoon butchering a deer and didn't feel like cleaning fish, so I went bass fishing. I shoulda went crappie fishing. Caught 1 snot rocket on a bluegill Houdini Shad, not another bite. Water temp is 49* and most of the vegetation is dead. Twas a bit nippy this morning. Was nice to have the Chain to myself. Not many boats out. Crappies are rescheduled for next weekend. Deer jerky is drying in the oven. Bears are losing........ Quote
Skunked again Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 Went to silver lake yesterday, one at 15", rapala jointed in shad. The trees where pretty though! Water temp 18°c. Quote
BrianSmithFishn Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 im in plainfield, who else is nearby Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted October 20, 2015 Super User Posted October 20, 2015 im in plainfield, who else is nearbySugar Grove. Not too far Quote
BrianSmithFishn Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Sugar Grove. Not too far Nice I work on the Railroad I go right through sugar grove all the time, that Muskie in your picture from shabbona? Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted October 20, 2015 Super User Posted October 20, 2015 Nope. Canada. I've never fished Shab, I just moved out here a month ago. I fish mostly in WI Quote
stk Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Fished Shab this past weekend. It was kinda miserable. Morning air temp was around 32 degrees, water temp was around 55. Lots of musky fisherman out in no gas motor area. Quote
Skunked again Posted October 21, 2015 Posted October 21, 2015 Fished coffeen today. S L O W. Spinnerbait, Chatterbait one each. Temp at the ramp 70°. Quote
Joey Bass Posted November 5, 2015 Posted November 5, 2015 im in plainfield, who else is nearbyI'm in Sandwich. Been fishing some local ponds, etc. lately. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted November 7, 2015 Super User Posted November 7, 2015 I'm done for the year and more. Unloading the boat in the morning and taking it in for winterization. I'm having my 3rd shoulder surgery on the 18th. 6-8 months recovery time. Going to be a long winter. Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted November 7, 2015 Super User Posted November 7, 2015 Wishing you a speedy recovery. Quote
Super User Scott F Posted November 7, 2015 Super User Posted November 7, 2015 im in plainfield, who else is nearbyI'm just South of Plainfield in Northwestern Joliet Quote
Super User slonezp Posted November 7, 2015 Super User Posted November 7, 2015 Wishing you a speedy recovery. Thanks Mark. I'm hoping for the best. The last 2 surgeries were arthroscopic. This one, not so much. The doc is going to make a 4" long incision in my back, drill a bunch of holes in the shoulder blade, and sew the torn muscles back onto the shoulder blade. Best case scenario, I will have 70-80% range of motion and be pain free at the end of the first 12 months. Currently I have about 35-40% range and pain 24/7. Worst case scenario, I'm going to pack up the bass gear and stick to walleye and panfish. I pray the latter doesn't happen. 1 Quote
Super User MarkH024 Posted November 7, 2015 Super User Posted November 7, 2015 You could always be the next A Martens and drop shot everything in sight lol . Hopefully you recoup where you need to so you can still fish for bucket mouths. At least you have a 6 month span of winter you couldn't really fish during anyway. Its ice out thats gonna suck but health comes first. I promise ill leave you a few fish to catch when you're ready. 1 Quote
GetJigginWithIt Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 I'm done for the year and more. Unloading the boat in the morning and taking it in for winterization. I'm having my 3rd shoulder surgery on the 18th. 6-8 months recovery time. Going to be a long winter. Good luck on the shoulder. Getting rid of the pain will be well worth it. Follow the PT to the letter and you will probably get your motion and strength back to about 95%. Put my boat away this weekend also. It will be a long winter indeed. 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted November 9, 2015 Super User Posted November 9, 2015 Thanks. Ive been down this road before. I am religious with the PT Quote
GetJigginWithIt Posted November 9, 2015 Posted November 9, 2015 Just got done with my session today. Is it bad when I ask why she is pushing so hard on my bone and she says, sir that is your muscle. Sore tonight. Quote
boydn1 Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 Winterized mine last Sun, Off to storage nxt weekend Quote
Skunked again Posted November 10, 2015 Posted November 10, 2015 What's with all this talk of winterizing??? Taking mine out thursday and friday. Slonezp- I'll make some casts for you. 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted November 12, 2015 Super User Posted November 12, 2015 What's with all this talk of winterizing??? Taking mine out thursday and friday. Slonezp- I'll make some casts for you. Make 'em count. LOL I don't want any casts into trees. I do enough of those on my own. Quote
toni63 Posted November 13, 2015 Posted November 13, 2015 Good luck with the surgery and rehab. They have been on fire down here at my main boat fishing hole for the last few weeks, just killing small spinners and buzz baits. I had a period about 2 weeks ago that for about 90 minutes I couldn't go more than 3 casts without hooking a fish and actually went 3 for 3 at one point, casting to the exact same spot with a little spinner. Size ranged from dink to 3 lbs. Then that lake slowed down a lot, so I hit a little farm pond near me the last couple of days for the last hour or so of daylight with a little spinner and have been catching 3 or 4 each day. So its been a really fun fall and this year my luck has been in and I was actually fishing during the fall bite and had plenty of time to go. Unloaded all the tackle and whatnot out of my boat Sunday morning, I usually leave all that stuff in it for the summer when I fish a lot and then during the winter I will load/unload since i don't go much on the spur of the moment. I go to Newton in the winter and its about 90 minutes away so thats more of an all day deal and planned in advance. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted November 15, 2015 Super User Posted November 15, 2015 I picked up the boat this morning. If anybody is interested in a report, I saw pics of a 6+ largemouth and an 18lb pike caught this week on Bangs Lake by the same fisherman. Crappies are starting to bite as well. 1 Quote
GetJigginWithIt Posted November 28, 2015 Posted November 28, 2015 Why are we in the northeast instead of midwest? Quote
Super User slonezp Posted November 29, 2015 Super User Posted November 29, 2015 It's just always been that way Quote
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