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Title: what an awesome day on Erie
Post by: Bryan on April 12, 2015, 12:19:56 AM: Got my boat put in for the season and trolled 4.5 hours and picked up a 3 man limit, almost all fish were 28" or bigger. Absolutely fantastic day on the lake!
This was my "2nd personal best" at 31"
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/Piper_pilot/20150411_185554-1.jpg)

At this point we gave up trying to stuff t hem in the cooler! (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/Piper_pilot/20150411_201831.jpg)
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Post by: slabslayer on April 12, 2015, 06:15:41 AM: Nice! Congrats on an incredible day!
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Post by: Bryan on April 12, 2015, 06:20:32 AM: Thanks!
We're getting ready to head out and try it again! FISH ON!
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Post by: Rumi on April 13, 2015, 08:32:45 AM: Sweet Bryan! Congratulations on improving your own personal best!

I really loved seeing this and your pic!

- "At this point we gave up trying to stuff t hem in the cooler!"
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Post by: 30inthabucket on April 14, 2015, 05:46:54 AM: Nice trip!!! Got a trip to Erie scheduled for late May but with reports like that i may not be able to wait that long. Might have to sneak up for a weekend soon. How's the jig bite?
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Post by: g on April 14, 2015, 08:43:30 AM: Great job Bryan. Putting a new floor in my boat and hope to have it up there for the summer by next weekend. Keep hammering them. Still trying to send you a picture of my 13 from ice fishing. Be safe and enjoy.
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Post by: Bryan on April 19, 2015, 11:23:01 PM: Thanks guys!
The jig bite has been hot from what I've heard, I personally haven't jigged this year...just been trolling cranks.

I took my wife and one of her friends out with me Saturday, we trolled at noon just long enough to catch a few fish for supper (yeah I have some in the freezer, but there is just something about eating a meal that was swimming less than three hours earlier!) and headed home.
Rather than deep frying our walleye we decided to bake them, a little olive oil on the bottom of a baking pan, line up the fillets, put a couple pats of butter on each fillet, add seasoning (I like blackened), cover with foil, DELICIOUS!

Anyway, here's my wife's friend with her FIRST walleye, 27.5"
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/Piper_pilot/FB_IMG_1429499223907.jpg)
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Post by: slabslayer on April 20, 2015, 06:06:21 AM: Nice! I love to eat crappie that way. Tastes so good.
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Post by: snowcone on April 20, 2015, 09:35:19 AM: nice fish guys, my bud and I also had a good day with 2 man ticket jigging . nice pics , I bet that smile on her face is permanent with that sweet eye... ;D
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Post by: Bryan on April 20, 2015, 04:45:37 PM: HAHAHA!
Snowcone...when my wife got to work this morning her friend/co-worker had already told the entire office about the HUGE fish she caught! She is still beaming!
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Post by: g on April 20, 2015, 07:10:48 PM: Sweet!!! Hoping to make it up this weekend. Got the floor in the boat, just need to carpet it. Can,t wait. Keep it up Bryan.
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Post by: snowcone on April 20, 2015, 07:19:18 PM: hope the weather stays good for next weekend so I can make it up again, the fish are hungry and I have goodies for them heheheheheh( insert evil laugh here)...........see ya up there
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Post by: Bryan on April 21, 2015, 08:33:56 AM: Awesome! If you guys get out please post some pics!
I hope to get out both days, weather is looking good!
Give me a shout if you want...260-223-090-nine, or "OTTER" on VHF channel 79.
I'll be trolling for the big girls again around the Bass islands.
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Post by: Bryan on May 05, 2015, 08:35:00 AM: I'm a little late with last weekends report, it was a tough bite, we caught fish but had to work for them! Added 5 more "Fish Ohios" to my tally with the 2 largest coming in at 30".
Here is my co-worker with the 30" he reeled in, his personal best and she'll be going on his wall.
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/Piper_pilot/20150502_180013-1.jpg)
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Post by: g on May 05, 2015, 09:05:22 PM: Keep it up Bryan, love to see your pics. Hoping to have the boat done this weekend. If not, I may have to hit a headboat. Great job as usual Bryan.
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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on May 05, 2015, 09:18:35 PM: Oh those sure are some nice hogs, can't wait to get out myself ! Hope it's soon!
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Post by: g on May 06, 2015, 08:29:59 AM: Working on it Nate. Should be soon.
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Post by: snowcone on May 06, 2015, 08:47:06 PM: that's what im talking about, 8)
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Post by: Bryan on May 07, 2015, 02:48:40 PM: Thanks guys!
I'll be out again this weekend, all the big females are moving their way to the east...still looking for that 33 " (or bigger)! LOL!
I'll post a report next week!
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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on May 07, 2015, 04:31:54 PM: Hey Bryan, how far east do you think they have made it?
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Post by: Optfish on May 07, 2015, 04:55:26 PM: GOING UP ON CHARTER Saturday 5:30 am hope we can jig some of those hogs in. charter out of wild wings by Oak Harbor. :-\
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Post by: Bryan on May 07, 2015, 09:49:26 PM: There are still some fatties around the islands...just not the numbers like in April. I typically don't fish east of Kelleys so I can't accurately say where the "population" is. But I've heard some guys talking about running to north of Lorraine.

Optfish...please let us know how you do! Weather is looking AWESOME for Saturday! I'll be out with the entire family on our boat...hoping for a walleye "payday"!
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Post by: g on May 08, 2015, 08:24:21 AM: Good luck Bryan. Hoping my carpet for my boat comes in today. If not, won't get it until Tuesday. Boo hoo! Got the fever and can't use the boat yet. May have to hit a headboat Sat. Need to get up there and open up the trailer anyway. Have to wait and see.
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Post by: Bryan on May 08, 2015, 08:37:26 AM: Thanks g!
Although tomorrow is "family tear up the walleye day" on my boat, in the future...before hitting up a head boat, give me a call. If I don't have a scheduled charter you can go out with me. Only thing I ask is a donation to the gas tank!
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Post by: Ntoiceman36 on May 08, 2015, 03:10:33 PM: Thanks for the updates bryan, good luck and enjoy the time spent with your family those types of memories mean the most!
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Post by: slabslayer on May 09, 2015, 04:17:24 AM: Great catch and enjoy the awesome fishing weather this weekend!
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Post by: g on May 09, 2015, 10:08:44 PM: Thanks for the offer Bryan. I got my carpet and have the boat almost all put back together.Will definitely be up there next weekend. One of these weekends when I am up there by myself I'll give you a call. Looking forward to meeting you and donations for gas is no problem. I'll call you when I make it up and see if and where you are fishing. Hope the family outing was a great success.
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Post by: snowcone on May 10, 2015, 10:33:06 PM: the eyes are in lorain I have been getting some hogzillas for about 3 weeks now... so fish on ;D my friends
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Post by: Bryan on May 20, 2015, 10:40:27 PM: Late report...went out last Sunday north of Kelley's pulling cranks and spoons for about 5 hours caught 9 but lost one at the boat. None were F-O's so I think the 6 week hog fest is over.
I have a charter trip Sunday and possibly one Saturday so hopefully I can give you guys a great report next week.

Have a great Memorial day fellas, let's not forget about the veterans that made the ultimate sacrifice.
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Post by: Bryan on May 26, 2015, 09:17:57 PM: Sunday I went to my usual spot, I had a charter trip from 9 till 3, put 12 in the boat and lost four.
The two young guys never fished for walleye before wound up reeling in the two biggest fish of the day...a 28.5" and 29.5", another awesome day on Erie!

54 walleye caught from my boat in the last 6 weeks! (http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/Piper_pilot/20150524_154828.jpg)
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Post by: slabslayer on May 26, 2015, 10:10:00 PM: Awesome! Glad you're still on the fish and keeping us posted!
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Post by: Bryan on May 28, 2015, 10:38:25 AM: Thanks!
I'll keep posting in this thread rather than starting a new one! Thanks for looking!
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Post by: g on May 29, 2015, 07:42:53 AM: Sweet. You definitely have the program dialed in Bryan. Congrats on your continued success! Hope you leave a few for the rest of us. Keep it up. Finally got the boat done and this weekends weather looks like a wash. There is always next weekend.
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Post by: g on June 14, 2015, 05:15:36 PM: Been doing any good lately Bryan? Tried to call you last Sun. but had a wrong phone number. Heard people talking about you on the radio. Will be up next weekend and will try to get in touch with you to see what is happening. Good luck and hit em hard.
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Post by: Bryan on July 06, 2015, 10:58:53 PM: Sorry g I hadn't checked this for a while, prior to Nate's trip I had only gotten out once and that was just my wife and I for about 1.5 hours.
Those two nor'easters we had within a month really disrupted things!
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Post by: g on July 07, 2015, 02:55:46 PM: Glad the lake has settled down since the gale force winds the end of June. Hope the weather is decent this weekend. Good luck and be safe.
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Post by: Bryan on July 20, 2015, 11:31:54 PM: Took the Robertson crew out this past Saturday, caught a dozen keepers and handled well over 20 1 year old walleye babies. Folks...I'm positive we're going to have an even better walleye bounty in a few more years when these fish grow up! I'm hearing constant reports of yearlings being caught!
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q116/Piper_pilot/20150718_144151.jpg)
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Post by: slabslayer on July 21, 2015, 05:05:12 AM: Man is that great news! ;D Keep up the great work!
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Post by: Bryan on July 21, 2015, 10:06:39 AM: Thank you!
I guess I should have been more descriptive on my post about the walleye babies. In years prior, ice fishing and soft water fishing, I bet I handled maybe 10 babies...both seasons combined.
In 2015 I caught probably 15 through the ice and probably close to 70 in the boat! And I'm not alone, tons of babies getting caught. I just HOPE they're being gently unhooked and quickly put back in the water.
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Post by: slabslayer on July 21, 2015, 12:07:49 PM: That's what I thought you meant. And amen to the handling of the the babies properly!
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Post by: 30inthabucket on July 21, 2015, 07:40:10 PM: Yeah I noticed the same thing when we were up in may. Don't know that I've ever thrown back more than one or two until this year. Prob had at least 12-15 in 4 days this year. And yes they were released unharmed. Those are the ten lbers our kids will catch ;D or me when I'm old. Now If they could just get rid of the white bass and white perch...
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Post by: g on July 21, 2015, 08:50:23 PM: Good job Bryan. Have caught many throwbacks from 3 to 15 inchers this year. My buddy runs charters for Fishermans Warf and told me the shiner netters are hauling as many juvie walleyes as shiners in their nets. The future looks great for the future. Am bringing the boat back up this weekend so I will try and get in touch with you to see if you are fishing. Keep up the good work.