NAME --------------------- Webguy
E-MAIL --------------------- webguy@kneedeepclub.org
DATE ---------------------- 12/31
TIMES --------------------- 11am-4pm
CONDITIONS ------------- Windy and cold
AREA FISHED ------------- main lake shoreline
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas and Raiders
NOTES --------------------- I got in one more day of muskie fishing before trying the ice. Got a 35 incher off Pinetree Point on a Perch Depth Raider.
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NAME --------------------- HI-TEK NITEK , JOHN FERNANDEZ, LOU MARCUCCI
E-MAIL --------------------- loumarcu@juno.com
DATE ---------------------- SUNDAY 12/30
TIMES --------------------- 10AM TO 12 NOON
CONDITIONS ------------- WINDY & COLD
AREA FISHED ------------- WOODPORT
FISHING METHOD ------- JIGGING
BAIT/LURES USED ------- DOTS
NOTES --------------------- GOT ON THE ICE BEFORE THE NEW YEAR. LAST SUNDAY WE WERE JIGGING IN 40 FEET OF WATER FOR STRIPERS, TODAY WE WERE IN 5 FEET OF WATER FOR PERCH. LOTS OF WEEDS,ABOUT 3 TO 4 INCHES OF BLACK ICE, A LOT OF OPEN WATER BE CAREFUL, HAD ABOUT 2 DOZEN PERCH IN THE TWO HOURS.
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NAME --------------------- Tracker Boys
E-MAIL --------------------- patheredia@hotmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 12/26/01
TIMES --------------------- 10:30 - 4:30
CONDITIONS ------------- clear & cold
AREA FISHED ------------- chestnut point
FISHING METHOD ------- jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapalas
NOTES --------------------- Today will be the last time out this year, we had to break up ice at the launch to get into the water. Bill landed 6 Stripers all small 2 1/2 lbs but one that was 5 lbs. I got two small Stripers and Pearch. We have been getting alot of 2 to 3 lb Stripers the last two months.
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NAME --------------------- Tim Clancy
E-MAIL --------------------- tim.clancy@verizon.net
DATE ---------------------- 12/16
TIMES --------------------- 1 pm--2 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- Nice day light breeze
AREA FISHED ------------- Chestnut Point
FISHING METHOD ------- jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapala #9
NOTES --------------------- Tad hungover from the X-mas Dinner Dance the night before. Had to meet Dan McCarthy to pull my boat for the season at 2 pm so decided to give it an hour. Kevin S. & Fred N. were there already and said it had been pretty slow. As soon as my bait got to the bottom (45') I hooked up. Yelled over to the other guys, "That didn't take too long" and started reeling in a real nice fish. After I got him about half way up he really started fighting and I could tell he was a big fish. He ran me around the boat two times so I figured it was a striper. Was really enjoying the moment and thinking "Now this is the way to end the season" Just as Fred and Kevin pulled up to check out the action, the fish made another hard run under the boat. Don't know if my drag was too tight or the hangover was to blame but he broke off. I went from feeling fantastic about ending the season with a nice fish to a "this really stinks type mood". I had cleaned everything out of my boat and didn't even have another lure. Still had a little time left so I borrowed a jig from Fred and gave it another shot. A few minutes later I got into another and soon boated a nice fat 6 pounder. Not as nice as the first one but a good consolation prize. Now if the lake freezes solid by next weekend I'll be fine. Happy Holidays to everyone and see ya on the ice.
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NAME --------------------- Vern
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- 12/13
TIMES --------------------- 9am-1pm
CONDITIONS ------------- moist
AREA FISHED ------------- main lake weedline
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Rapalas and Raiders
NOTES --------------------- Trolled for 2 hours and got nothing then tried jigging for about a half an hour before getting bored. Went back to trolling and got this 37.
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NAME --------------------- Tracker Boys
E-MAIL --------------------- patheredia@hotmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 12/11
TIMES --------------------- 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- light brease, clear
AREA FISHED ------------- Chestnut , Raccoon
FISHING METHOD ------- Downrigging, jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- 3" bombers, got-yas
NOTES --------------------- We started downrigging at 40' after 1 hour I got a Walleye around 5 lbs. We switched over to jigging and I got another Walleye and 2 Stripers. Bill had the smell of a Skunk around him. We went to try the drop over at Raccoon and after one drift in 40 ft I landed a 36" tiger on a got-ya. I cant wait to see these fish when they get big! We went back over to Chestnut took two more drifts and called it quits. Bill went home to try to get the the foul smell of the skunk off.
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NAME --------------------- Webguy
E-MAIL --------------------- webguy@kneedeepclub.org
DATE ---------------------- 12/9
TIMES --------------------- 8am-2pm
CONDITIONS ------------- COLD
AREA FISHED ------------- 20' breakline
FISHING METHOD ------- trolling
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Depthraiders
NOTES --------------------- Because of the cold front that came in I trolled deep, the main lake transition to shallows at 20 feet, with Depthraiders (3.5 mph). Boated a 39 inch muskie at 9am and that was it for the day. Last thursday I trolled the shallows and got a 30 and a 36 in the warmer water.
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NAME --------------------- JOHN FERNANDES/LOU MARCUCCI
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- FRI. DEC. 7TH
TIMES --------------------- 8:30 TO NOON
CONDITIONS ------------- JUST GREAT
AREA FISHED ------------- CHESTNUT PT.- PICKEREL PT.- SHARPS ROCK
FISHING METHOD ------- JIGGING
BAIT/LURES USED ------- SASSY SHAD - RAPALA JIGS
NOTES --------------------- FOR THE FIRST HOUR HAD FISH ON EVERY DRIFT OFF CHESTNUT, WALLEYE, STRIPERS,WHITE & YELLOW PERCH, AFTER THAT IT DIED. TRIED THE SPOTS WITH NO LUCK. JOHN HAD THE LARGEST FISH A 25 INCH STRIPER APPROX. 7 POUNDS.
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NAME --------------------- LOU MARCUCCI
E-MAIL --------------------- loumarcu@juno.com
DATE ---------------------- THURS. DEC. 6TH
TIMES --------------------- 1PM - 4PM
CONDITIONS ------------- OVERCAST LIGHT WIND
AREA FISHED ------------- CHESTNUT PT.
FISHING METHOD ------- JIGGING
BAIT/LURES USED ------- TWISTER TALES & SASSY SHADS
NOTES --------------------- I STARTED JIGGING BECAUSE A WASN'T CATCHING MUSKIES TROLLING, AND TODAY I CATCH A MUSKIE ABOUT 36 INCHES ON A SASSY SHAD OFF THE BOTTOM IN FORTY FEET OF WATER. THERE WERE FIVE OTHER BOATS IN THE AREA TODAY, NOT BAD FOR DECEMBER.
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NAME --------------------- Tracker Boys
E-MAIL ---------------------
DATE ---------------------- 12/02
TIMES --------------------- 10 AM -4:30 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- cloudy with a light breeze
AREA FISHED ------------- Chestnut
FISHING METHOD ------- Jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- rapala & got-ua jigs
NOTES --------------------- We landed 5 Stripers to 7 lbs and 7 Walleyes to 6lbs 4 oz. Bill got nervous when he saw it in the water. Fred & Kevin tried their luck and Fred got 1 nice one. Tim also joined us and he got one also. Larry Materias boat was also there and his boat got 10 Stripers and a few Walleyes. Not bad for December.
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NAME --------------------- Tim Clancy
E-MAIL --------------------- Tim.clancy@verizon.net
DATE ---------------------- DECEMBER 2!!!
TIMES --------------------- 2-5 PM
CONDITIONS ------------- Lot of boat traffic (saw 5 today)
AREA FISHED ------------- Main Lake
FISHING METHOD ------- Deep water
BAIT/LURES USED ------- Jigging & shiners
NOTES --------------------- Glad I've kept my boat in. Been slow pickings for me but some nice fish. Two weeks ago put a 39" True strain musky in the boat. Got that one trolling BIG baits w/ Joe Tekula. Swithced to deep water fishing and boated a 7 LB striper and a 5 lb walleye this afternoon. Life is good.
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NAME --------------------- Tracker Boys
E-MAIL --------------------- patheredia@hootmail.com
DATE ---------------------- 12/01
TIMES --------------------- 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
CONDITIONS ------------- clear & windy
AREA FISHED ------------- chestnut point to glasshouse
FISHING METHOD ------- drifting & jigging
BAIT/LURES USED ------- 4" sase shads & got-ya jigs
NOTES --------------------- We had another good day on the lake, we landed 8 Stripers and 1 walleye. The Stripers went from 2 lbs to 7lbs. Bill was getting ready to call it quits when he hooked a 7lb 5oz Walleye. All Stripers were relesed but the Walleye could not be revied.
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