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06/14/2010 04:48PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
when your stringer of walleyes and bass swims away?

We didn't want to clean fish near our island campsite (gulls, otters and snapping turtles are more of a hassle than bears) so three of us paddled over to a point and started working on our three stringers of fish. When we realized one of the stringers was out about 15' and down about 10' JW, who grew up surfing in Southern California where the winter water temps are in the 50's, went after them without a second thought.

We had an interesting dilemma this year on Kashahpiwi--our Quetico conservation licenses allow each of us 2 walleyes and only one can be over 18". Almost all of the walleyes we were catching were over 18".



 
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06/14/2010 05:52PM  
quote Springer2: "snapping turtles



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Apparently JW wasn't too worried about snapping turtles :)
 
Basspro69
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06/14/2010 06:12PM  
quote mooseplums: "
quote Springer2: "snapping turtles





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Apparently JW wasn't too worried about snapping turtles :)"
Eunich :-)
 
minnesotashooter
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06/14/2010 09:20PM  
quote mooseplums: "
quote Springer2: "snapping turtles





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Apparently JW wasn't too worried about snapping turtles :)"


A certain Seinfeld episode comes to mind!!
 
togue
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06/14/2010 09:35PM  
Ok what the F.... is going on here. Did he surf naked too.
 
64kt76
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06/14/2010 09:55PM  
1980 Mowe Lake I was 16 and a friend let a full stringer drift away. With no time to disrobe, I dove over the side and will never forget the surreal experience of swimming underwater following a stringer of fish.
 
06/14/2010 10:13PM  
quote togue: " Ok what the F.... is going on here. Did he surf naked too."

He didn't have his "baggies" (surf trunks) with him when we went to clean the fish.
 
06/15/2010 11:25AM  
We had an interesting dilemma this year on Kashahpiwi--our Quetico conservation licenses allow each of us 2 walleyes and only one can be over 18". Almost all of the walleyes we were catching were over 18".

We rarely eat more than two meals of fish on a typical 10-day trip, and never keep trophy fish. We have even given up fishing bass on nests. In this case we were base-camped and our two canoes went their separate ways with the intention of catching fish for a meal and ended up with a couple more than we would have normally kept, although we like to fry or grill up a good mess of fish so we have enough for a second meal of fish chowder, so nothing goes to waste.

 
Arlo Pankook
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06/15/2010 12:03PM  
I bet when the fillet knife came out he put his trunks on.
 
06/15/2010 04:30PM  
A glance at the picture had me wondering what lure he used.
 
06/15/2010 04:47PM  
quote Arlo Pankook: "I bet when the fillet knife came out he put his trunks on."
;-)
 
blutofish1
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06/15/2010 06:11PM  
SHRINKAGE!!!!!!
 
06/15/2010 06:38PM  
very funny


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02/26/2017 10:47AM  
Fishing with my son on Ogish. Hooked a big smallie and reached behind me for my fold down net....gone. Landed the fish and pulled up onto the little island behind us. We hadn't moved much, fishing the deep slot between the tiny island and the main bank. The net was black and I figured we wouldn't see it but walking back and forth, my son spotted the tiny silver spring button on the handle in 12-15 FOW I guessed. Stripped down to my skivies, waded out and dove. I couldn't see well but I just swept my hand in the general area and hooked the netting. Small victories can be the highlight of your day sometime.
 
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02/26/2017 11:16AM  
TMI. The point is? Maybe Tie your stringer of fish off to something?
 
Basspro69
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02/26/2017 07:32PM  
quote Basspro69: "
quote mooseplums: "
quote Springer2: "snapping turtles







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Apparently JW wasn't too worried about snapping turtles :)"
Eunich :-)"
2017 Playgirl magazine must be shooting in the North lol . p.s. Didnt realize this thread was 7 years old almost.
 
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