Back in the day, us kids would swim near lakeshores, and dive to collect jigs, caught up in logs, could, depending on the lake, get about a hundred a year.
Mostly hand made, and depending on age, would still be painted .
Just useta leave them on docks, lessen family wanted them
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Thatâs so much cooler than getting golf balls or something⌠Which, is still cooler than anything I did during the summers, lol
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Those hand painted custom ones are very sort after fishing 
lures that are worth a good bit of money, there are many people out there that collect them. 
Lots still in the waterđ
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Tonightâs photo to chill to.
No fish tonight, missed a nice one.
The boat beside me caught a 55 inch musky. Biggest freshwater fish I have ever seen. Broke their net, his rod and eventually his line. The fish was so tired, it just floated on the surface for a while, until they revived it. What a monster to see.
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Very nice brother. Iâm definitely jealous, I havenât been out in over a month. Finishing up side work so I can get my big boat ready and hit the lake . Should have my little boat ready by fall for bluegill and crappie 
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Nice catches! @THCeed /daughter duo killing it out there!
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Man Iâm jealous. You enjoy that sir. Iâve seen what youâve been up to, I know that body needs a rest and recharge. I just spent last weekend a friendâs lake house and wish we never left.
This mornings catch had to mostly go back. 6 over 18 inches, it hurts so much to throw back such a beautiful fillet. Well, again today, I got out fished by my daughter. She caught the 22 incher. We managed to catch 2 at 16 inches to keep. So not a good day for supper.
Also caught this, on camera. Lol
A bald eagle.
Oops doubled up a picture there.
Tonightâs photo.
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Yum. Walleye is the best fresh water fish there is. At least that I know of. Tastes as close to ocean whitefish as you can get. So you canât keep them if theyâre over 18" or what?
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Didnât you say bluegill was over in chuckers?
No. Who are you?
Not where I am fishing. Itâs really stupid, I am on the boundary line of WMU 10 and WMU 14. In section 10, I am allowed 4 fish, none over 18 inches. In section 14, I am allowed 2 fish, either both under 16 inches, or 1 under 16 and 1 over 22 inches. Itâs pretty messy since one of the favorite spots is a section of river going right over the boundary line.
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I donât have the fish, or eagle, but my view tonight didnât suck 
I hope everyone had a great Sunday evening!
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@PadawanWarrior that is a truly beautiful sight 
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The best âbreedersâ are basically between 18-24" (the eggs are more viable at this age). If we want a fishery for our kids, and theirs, its what we gotta do. Way too many people took way too many good eating fish over the past 100 years. And with way more people now, its only going to get worse if they didnât do something about it. Total respect to @THCeed for abiding by the rules even though heâs way the heck up north. Some wouldnât.
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I know fishing isnât what it once was. Neither is hunting. Iâm all about responsible fishing. I usually do catch and release. Thatâs one of the beauties of walleye. Theyâre tough fish and donât usually swallow the hook. Iâm in CO now and itâs mostly trout. Theyâre not as tasty and theyâre weak as hell so I donât really like to fish for them unless itâs fly or lure so they donât get hooked in the throat.
When I lived in SD the fishing was awesome. Thatâs almost all I did when I was there. There isnât much else, lol.
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