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I've been using mainly Keitech swim baits. I think they are the 3.8 versions. I use some of the bigger ones too. The Kalins 5" lunker grubs work good too. Been using either your HooksUp heads or the 1/16 BassPro heads that have the heavy hooks. The other night (with all the rock bass) I had to...

Did some painting last week and tied up a new mixed media walleye jig. Honestly have not tied anything in a while. This was a 1/8th head with a heavy hook intended for some walleye. A couple long zonker strips out the back, then cotton batting to bulk it up, finally adding some colorful craft...

Using a rattle cork or popping cork is pretty common place on Lake Erie in the spring when the white bass are spawning.  Those corks/floats have lots of weight to them so allow for long casts from shore.  Most of those guys will use a twister grub or even a tandem twister grub as their lure of...

Looks like an amazing trip. Those are some giant smallies. Always love to see the color variations in them. 2nd to last pic.... that fish almost looks BLUE! Glad you enjoyed your self and that type of trip is definitely a bucket list trip for me some day. *I edited the pictures in the post...

2lb bluegill..... wow! Glad to see they are still growing them big out there. Haven't seen many posts from the left coast lately. Did the lake ever fill back up?

Hate to hear about the rough time getting around... I've been down with back issues in the past and that is no fun. Sure sounds like you have been able to stay on some fish though. Finally picking up for me and putting a few walleye in the freezer over the last 2 weeks. Hopefully will get out...

Those look awesome! The eyes really pop out at ya. I haven't got out to chase the crappie yet, but will be checking soon. Walleye around me are finally starting to heat up.

Those smallies are sure fun to catch. Glad you got out. It was a nice day here on Sunday but Saturday was nasty!

The orange and chartreuse sure does pop nice. Cool looking chenille too. Is it 2 sizes combined together? Seems like there are a few longer fibers sticking uut from the others.

Nice looking articulated flies. How big are we talking... what hook size? Also interested in what species you plan to sling those for.

Been getting out on my lunch breaks again.  Sure missed doing that the last few years.  Also, a dam was demolished between my work and Lake Erie, so now the walleye can run the entire river all the way to me during the spawn that is going on right now.  Been using twister grubs instead of hair...

Never seen those before, interesting. Looks like they have quite the fancy (and much needed) swivel. Are they for casting or trolling? A lot of people use a 'slow death rig' on Lake Erie for walleye.... basically a hook with a curved shank that you thread half or a whole nightcrawler on. Some...

Looking good! I think we are cooking up a few this weekend.

It was actually not too bad yesterday, just windy as all get out and made it feel cool after the sun went down. Temps have been swinging all over the place but the spring peepers are finally croaking.

Ate an early dinner and went over to a local upground reservoir close to home to try and catch a mixed bag. Put 2 dozen fillets in the freezer tonight. :) Started with a small feather ice jig and waxworm combo pegged 2 foot below my float. I could see the the gills sitting up high in the water...

All of these anf a bunch are going to a young man who gave me 2 deer tails to de-bone and cure out. Some nice tail material so going to pay him back with a pile of finished multi species jigs. Small 1/16 and 1/32 weights..... These are all 1/8... Last is a 3/16. Have a...

If that was posted 2 days earlier, I would have assumed it was a April Fool's joke. It is gonna take a lot of those to clean the air.... you better buy some stocks in that company! haha

Lures and baits were all over the place. Best option for the bluegill was a tungsten jig tipped with a maggot or waxworm. The jig is a Fiskas Wolfram jig that i tied a dry fly hackle to. Left the point out the back end and then palmered a couple wraps around the shank. Can tell on the flasher...

It has to rank up high for one of the smallest i've caught with hook and line.  Those little guys would come through in waves up at East Harbor.  For 5 minutes the bottom foot of water would be loaded with marks on the flasher.  Work and work to get them to chase and then that would come up...

I spent lots of time on the ice over the last 2 months. That came to an end 2 weeks ago. Did anyone see ice rescue from Catawba Island in Erie? Think it made national news. I wasn't in the group but I did know a couple who were. I stick to smaller inland waters mostly. Did good in restocking my...