Anybody else like to fish?

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#141

Managed to pick up a decent Mack recently out near Lady Musgrave Island, about 45 miles out wide on the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. Got this on one of the outriggers on a balloon float with a live yellow tail nose hooked on a 10/0 Gamakatsu.
It ended up a decent day out for bottom bashing the standard reef species here, but this was the only action for the palegics for the day.

This one is goes about average for the area, and is probably about as large as I like to take them for eating, we get Ciguatera here in some of the larger fish and that makes some of the larger fish a no go.

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#142

Doing some recon on incoming high tide …

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#143

I love mackerel sushi… it’s real fishy tasting, but in a weird good way.

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#144

Night fishing on Intracoastal waterway in Florida… catfish was caught and released before the mosquitoes started collecting tolls :exploding_head:

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#145

Yep, mackerel sushi-mi is the biz, straight of the filleting knife lol. The Spanish Mackerel are one of the less fishy tasting macks, especially if you cut out all the dark meat. A fish this size though will feed my kids for a month!

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#146

Pond hopping again

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#147

Nice one. Tried for musky sunday on st clair. Weather was awesome but no action. My buddy got a good 4lb smalljaw

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#148

Nice smallie, just got thru winterizing and tarping all 3 boats.
Come on hard water.

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#149

I caught a 21.5 in largemouth Saturday. Personal record out of that little farm pond.

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#150

Nice my biggest is 6 1/2 lbs.now mind you I’m in MN and that’s considered a catch of a lifetime here.
My wife’s biggest is a 5 3/4 smallie caught out of the Mississippi River not far from lake Itaska.

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#151

Nice man. You have well better fish than us :expressionless:

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#152

My largest northern is 48" my wife has a 42" and a small 36" musky.
Didn’t get out as much this year bad for someone who’s backyard is a lake.

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#153

That’s a nice smallie!

I’m booked in for opener every year on lake nippissing !

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#154

Never been to Canada but I’m sure they won’t let me in.
I can vote but they won’t let me out, C’mon man.

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#155

Nice fish. What type of rig are you fishing from? Maybe a little mini pontoon? I’ve been fishing from a kayak but that’ll be about over after this week. Looks like you have all the gear with you to slay them! peace

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#156

Yeah I didnt have a scale w/me but it was pretty skinny so I doubt it even broke 6 lbs. Somewhere else or middle of summer that bass would be a bit heavier.

Is Lake Itaska in Itasca County, MN? Just went there on vacation this year on big turtle lake. Was amazing! Did a lot of fishing w the wife & kids.

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#157

Jackson cuda 14 fishing kayak and my buddy has an ascend 12ft er. I dont have a full pic of it but you can get an idea from this pic

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#158

Yes it is, I’m about an hour and a half from there.
I’m nestled in right in the middle of the Lakes Region.
Takes me longer to hitch up the boats and launch than it does to travel to one of many.
100+ lakes all within 15 minutes of me.

I have 3 boats
I have an 18’ deep v lake boat
A 16’ little lund, like you see up here and a 23’ pontoon.

Hope you and the family had a great time.
Did you make it to a the touristy stops ie: Walker and Park Rapids upn this way?

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#159

Thats awesome, we did zero touristy stuff! Got an airbnb cabin on turtle lake near Marcell, rented a fishing boat from the nearby resort and spent most of our time on the water. We did go down to grand Rapids and canoed a section of the Mississippi but thats about it. Our lakes here are muddy and full of nutrients. Those lakes up there are something else entirely. Seriously contemplating a return next year, probably earlier so we have a better shot at walleyes than we did in late July.

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#160

You’ll have to get a hold of me next time up :wink:
And bring some of them shroomies up wit ya.

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