FISH LIKE THESE ARE BEING CAUGHT ALL OVER THE LAKES. LONG, GRAND, NARROWS. PERCH AND WALLEYE ALSO ARE BEING CAUGHT.  ABOUT 13 FEET OF WATER FOR THE PIKE, SUCKERS WORK THE BEST. AS ALWAYS, FOR THOSE WALLEYES, BLUES ARE WORKING GREAT, BUT SOMETIMES ON LONG LAKE THEY ARE WANTING THE PERCH SIZED SHINERS. GO FIGURE.

NICE PERCH ARE BEING CAUGHT ON BOTH LAKES. YOU JUST HAVE TO BE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THIS GUY HAD A BUCKET OF THESE BEAUTIES.

WE HAVE BLUES, GREYS, SUCKERS, PERCH SHINERS, WIGGLERS AND WAXWORMS, ARTIFICIAL BAITS AND SPRAYS. IF YOU WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BOOST OR ZING TO YOUR HOOKS AND LURES, SPRAY SOME  “BANG’ ATTRACTANT ON THEM. THEN JUICE IT UP A LITTLE AND SPRAY SOME  INTO THE  WATER. ALL THIS STUFF WORKS, BUT NOT FOR EVERYBODY, OR ALL THE TIME. STILL, A NICE EDGE OVER THE OTHERS IS SOMETIMES A SWEET VICTORY FOR YOU.

CUSTOMERS HAVE BEEN USING A VARIETY OF LURES HERE. “BUCKSHOT” BRAND SPOONS HAVE BEEN WORKING THE BEST FOR PERCH AND WALLEYE. VERY CLOSE TO THAT ARE THE “SWEDISH PIMPLE” LURES. THESE SPOONS CAN BE JIGGED [TIPPED WITH A MINNOW] OR PUT ON A TIPUP. THE FLASH IS QUITE AN ATTRACTANT.

THE PERCH HAVE BEEN CAUGHT MAINLY ON TEARDROPS, USING EITHER THE PERCH SHINER OR WAX WORMS AND WIGGLER APPROACH. BUT THE BIG PERCH ON GRAND LAKE ARE HITTING MAINLY ON BLUES, AND EITHER JIGGING OR TIP UPS IS WORKING THERE FOR THOSE BEAUTIES. LOCATIONS OF BIG SUCCESS ARE EASILY SEEN ON THE ICE. JUST LIKE A GOOD RESTAURANT, IF THERE ARE NO PEOPLE THERE, IT MUST BE EITHER A BAD PLACE, OR NOT A GOOD FEEDING TIME. THE LOCATIONS OF THESE PEOPLE, ON THE ICE IS BEING GUARDED SOMEWHAT, DUE TO OUR BIG TOURNAMENT COMING NEXT SATURDAY. BUT YOU CAN SEE THEM OUT THERE CAN’T YOU?

THE $3,000.00 ICE TOURNAMENT WE ARE PUTTING ON, IS THIS COMING SATURDAY, JAN. 17. IT’S A ONE DAY EVENT, FROM 6 AM TO 7 PM. WE WILL OPEN AT 5 AM THAT MORNING TO SELL YOU BAIT. WEIGH IN IS AT BUCK’S, INSIDE. PRIZE MONEY WILL BE GIVEN OUT RIGHT AWAY, AS SOON AS WINNERS ARE KNOWN. YOU MAY WEIGH IN FISH ANY TIME BEFORE 7 AM. AFTER 7, YOU ARE TOO LATE. WE ARE CLOSING AT 7 USING OUR ATOMIC CLOCK.

TICKETS ARE $12.00 EACH PERSON, AND THE JACKPOT IS DETERMINED BY AMOUNT OF TICKETS SOLD. 250 TICKETS ARE PRINTED, AND NO MORE. IF ALL 250 SELL, WE HAVE $3,000.00, DEVIDED BY THE THREE CATEGORIES. HEAVIEST PIKE, HEAVIEST WALLEYE, AND HEAVIEST THREE PERCH, COMBINED. IF LESS THAN 250 TICKETS SELL, THEN WE USE THE SAME METHOD, DEVIDING THE PROCEED BY THREE. WE GIVE BACK ALL TICKET MONEY IN PRIZES, REGARDLESS HOW MANY SELL.

THIS TOURNAMENT IS FOR EVERYONE. YOU DO HAVE TO BELONG TO SOME CLUB, OR PAY DUES, OR BE A PRO . ANYONE CAN FISH THIS, AND ANYONE CAN CATCH FISH. YOU JUST NEED A HOOK AND LINE, AND SOME BAIT, THEN SOME LUCK. THAT’S PRETTY MUCH IT. YOU MAY FISH LONG LAKE , GRAND LAKE, LAKE ESAU, OR THE NARROWS.  YOU MUST HAVE A VALID FISHING LICENSE PRIOR TO 6 AM SAT. TO COLLECT YOUR PRIZE MONEY.

ALSO, WE NOW KNOW, THAT APRIL 1, 2009 YOU MAY USE 3 FISHING LINES. BUT NOT BEFORE. WE DON’T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT WE ARE GUESSING THAT DNR WILL BE OUT  THERE CHECKING ON YOU.  IF YOU ARE FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OF ANY RULE, THEY WILL CONFISCATE YOUR CONTEST TICKET. AND THAT I WOULD GUESS WOULD BE THE LEAST OF YOUR WORRIES.

OPEN 7 TO 5 DAILY EXCEPT FOR THE CONTEST [5-7]

HOPE TO SEE YOU HERE , SOON !

BUDD AND LORIE