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  1. zgrinder on Fin Warrior
    Nice cooler of eyes you have there Ed. Great fishing!
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    That is walleye heaven!
  3. zgrinder on Fin Warrior
    I wonder if the dredging of the channel is a big disrupter pushing the fish out to deeper water. Reports from SoHa indicate they are in tighter. Smart move to bump it out and a nice catch.
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    Fin Warrior gets the bottom wet next week. Anxious to get out with great reports such as yours.
  5. zgrinder on Fin Warrior
    Ironic that I checked for the first time this spring only yesterday to find out if they were active yet and found that they were not. Thanks for the update and happy they are going in today.
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    Storm Trooper fishing! Appreciate the Snowman runs in the spirit of the day. Yes you need a pilot house - I see one in your future . Thanks for the report.
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    Thanks for sharing the pics. Browns are good eaters - enjoy!
  8. zgrinder on Fin Warrior
    That meme is giving me the creeps
  9. zgrinder on Fin Warrior
    Nice brown you have there! I have a number of Penn 320's and 330's in my arsenal. They are not hard to service yourself if you wish to give it a go. There is a small spring that you need to keep an eye on as it can easily get lost. Parts at a fair price are available at Mystic Reel Parts. The video below by Dennis of Second Chance Tackle provides good instruction on how to service the drags. There are two schools of thought on drag washers, whether to put a small amount of grease on them or not. I am in the camp of using a bit of grease to prevent the binding of the washers (there are 5). Before I started to service reels myself, I sent all my gear to Tuna Tom. They do excellent work and give you back the parts they replace. https://www.google.com/search?q=penn+320+drag+replacement&client=opera&hs=KFo&sca_esv=598597704&ei=rlOlZe3dBcWH0PEPr4KR2Ak&ved=0ahUKEwjt7OyA39-DAxXFAzQIHS9BBJsQ4dUDCBE&uact=5&oq=penn+320+drag+replacement&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGXBlbm4gMzIwIGRyYWcgcmVwbGFjZW1lbnQyCBAhGKABGMMEMggQIRigARjDBDIIECEYoAEYwwQyCBAhGKABGMMESMgXUKkIWM0QcAF4AZABAJgBhAGgAcUDqgEDMC40uAEDyAEA-AEBwgIKEAAYRxjWBBiwA8ICCBAAGB4YDRgPwgIIEAAYCBgeGA3CAgsQABiABBiKBRiGA8ICChAhGAoYoAEYwwTiAwQYACBBiAYBkAYI&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:76ebdacf,vid:Kx5K23SlEl8,st:0
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    I note a Moonshine Bloody Nose on the business end of that rod. Excellent choice! By the looks of those pics, you got up close and personal with the Great Republic. No doubt the fish bugged out. Glad you are still getting out. Inland fishing for those eyes sounds like a better option than the big lake. Be careful, stay safe and catch them all.
  11. zgrinder on Fin Warrior
    Janet and I pushed off for the last run of the season last night. God bless her patience when the trolling is slow - I am blessed. She packs reading material which unfortunately came in handy. We ran north of the Holland harbor entrance and found bait fish between 115-135FOW but could not get any takers. Downriggers were below the temp break and the dipseys just above. I decided to run inside of 100FOW at dusk which was a mistake. No inside bait, no action on any line. We did get a shaker on the long line which when I release it, made for magical gull swarm, perhaps 40+ from all directions, until the lucky guy/girl got its wind and decided not to be gull food. Funny thing was that as I was bringing in the long line, I noticed the badge was 200' weighted steel and not the 300' line we had intended to put out but oh well. Dock neighbor boated a nice king on 10 color lead at dusk in the 120FOW that we abandon. This marks our last time out this year. The fall weather has been so great this year (for a change) that it is a pity to haul the boat out. Made plans for Oct to do other things so we will drop lines again next year. Great season and best of luck to everyone still fishing. Look forward to our banter in 2024. Go Bills! The fish got squished today
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    Glad you had a flatter lake to fish on today versus Sunday and were able to put at least one in the box in the middle of the day. Thanks for keeping us updated on the bait location - seems to be holding at the same depth for a couple of days now. Brad's cut plugs, I am a big fan. They are a money rig in my arsenal. I see that they are now offered in UV . . . . . I feel a lure purchase coming on :).
  13. zgrinder on Fin Warrior
    Thanks for sharing. I am on board with PUG's thinking on this.
  14. zgrinder on Fin Warrior
    PUG is the fish whisper, not me. I trust that wet nose will sort out the next salmon bite.
  15. zgrinder on Fin Warrior
    It appears the fish are not interested in biting anything sharp and shinny. I am thinking this will continue with (1) warm water piled up, (2) steady blue skies and (3) strong current from the steady east wind. Looking at the weather forecast for the week, a front is coming in Tue/Wed. This could change the bite around in a positive way if the lake is fishable. I am pulling early this year (Oct 6th) for travel next month so not much time left.
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