Taylor and Lindsey catching walleyes and bass

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[Gophers7NatTitlesBadgers0]

Any statistics on the impact DTA has had on Ottertail County tourism I wonder?

 

[BTChamp]

Darius Taylor from Walleyed Lake, Minnesota.

 

[A_Slab_of_Bacon]

Tight spiral bass.

 

[FinnGopher]

Was Luke Loewe their guide?

 

[MonikerSchmoniker45]

Was Luke Loewe their guide?

I had to look. He's now a social media manager at Rapala.

 

[Mustang68]

Was the dock or boat lift installed by former Gopher OL (and Irondale grad) Jimmy Gjere? He's the Operations Manager at Lakes Area Docks and Lifts in Fergus Falls.

 

[FinnGopher]

I had to look. He's now a social media manager at Rapala.

A great Finnish company!

 

[fmlizard]

A great Finnish company!

They make a kelluva lure!

 

[FinnGopher]

They make a kelluva lure!

Only two lures I ever use are a Rapala and a Mepps spinner. All other lures are a waste of money.

 

[Slim Tubby]

Only two lures I ever use are a Rapala and a Mepps spinner. All other lures are a waste of money.

Outside of a simple jig and shiner/leech presentation, I've caught more fish on a Rapala Fire Tiger Jointed lure than all the others combined.

 

[Ewert86PC]

This thread called this to my mind for some odd reason.

"Fan mail from some flounder?"

 

[Bayfield Gopher]

Nice fish. Too bad they will likely die if they were released.

Somebody needs to teach them how to handle a fish. Never hold a fish vertically. Once the hook has been removed,, hold them horizontally and get them back into the water ASAP.

 

[Word]

Only two lures I ever use are a Rapala and a Mepps spinner. All other lures are a waste of money.

When I was a kid I would catch a ton of Northerns on red/white Daredevils.

 

[Schnauzer]

Nice fish. Too bad they will likely die if they were released.

Somebody needs to teach them how to handle a fish. Never hold a fish vertically. Once the hook has been removed,, hold them horizontally and get them back into the water ASAP.

Time out of the water when the water temps are warm is the biggest factor (especially for the walleye). The fish on the photo aren't super-huge so less danger than if they were big. If they released them relatively quickly, they'll be fine.

That being said, holding horizontally is certainly the best option.

 

[FinnGopher]

When I was a kid I would catch a ton of Northerns on red/white Daredevils.

I hated catching northerns. Slimy snakes, full of bones, and generally good for nothing. Give me bass, walleye, and crappies. But, I did have a daredevil in the box.

 

[FredCoxRocks]

I hated catching northerns. Slimy snakes, full of bones, and generally good for nothing. Give me bass, walleye, and crappies. But, I did have a daredevil in the box.

Filleted correctly, northerns are quite good.
I don't know one person that eats bass...except my late grandfather-in-law. But he was from Iowa...where things like bullheads are a delicacy.