secondtube Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 My father and I had this weekend planned for a long time....it was my goal to get him into his first world class Quinte Walleye. With the results this fall, I knew this wouldn't be a simple task. My goal was to get him into one over 10 pounds. Problem was, i haven't even caught one 10 pounds, lol. Nothing like setting high goals. As with any fishing trip with dad, the fishing comes second...Just spending quality time makes the trip worth while. Temps were Cold Thursday night when we arrived....Drove through four hours of snow just to get there....But we took it nice and easy, no point in ruining a weekend before it even starts. Arrived late Thursday night, and planned to get a decent sleep before fishing. This meant we left at 10:30 am, lol. Nothing like rising early to beat those finicky walleye. Here's some pics from Friday. Icy windows, needed a scraper just to see. We started setting out the lines, and before we could get them all set up, we heard one of the board's running... Jackson's girlfriend was first up. She's never caught a Walleye, and this was to be her first, unfortunately it wasn't to be. See that scarf? About 30 seconds after this pic was taken, it got caught in the reel's drag and gears, loosing the fishing boatside. It was a beautiful fish. Next up was a fish on the long line, perfect for dads first fish. No planers to worry about, just a beautiful fight. Nothing huge though....an 8 pounder. (still a gorgeous fish). An hour or two later, both outside boards fire! Grrreat. Dad and I take the rods, and proceed to reel in both our personal bests....twin 11 pounders! (10.15 and 11.1) Close up of the Yap. That made out weekend. Best part? It happened on day one! Double header twins....gotta love how those Quinte walleye school up with fish of the same size. ;D Got the boards out in time for an inside board to fire, just as we passed over the gps mark from the double header. Result? A triplet. Another 11 pounder. This one was 11.2. Sure shows evidence that those fish swim in schools of the same size....imagine finding a school of 14+ pounders!?!?! Two more smaller fish rounded out the day....Enough to cook up a Quinte Fry fit for the gods (or at least my dad!) What a day to bring dad up. The most productive day for us this fall...We knew Saturday would have a heckuva time living up to Friday. Saturday had the big Merlands derby, with 40 or so boat, and 75 or so participants....we knew the water would be packed.....and it was. It was really amusing seeing all the boats fighting the snowy conditions.....pure Quinte madness. Cold, windy, snowy....perfect. 'Cept Someone forgot to tell the fish to do their part. Dad and Jackson heading down to the boat.....As you can see, it snowed a lot overnight! A beautiful fall day in the glorious Bay of Quinte. Saturday started out a lot slower than Friday, and continued that way all day for us. Didn't see many nets out with the boats we passed. Lots of boats were fishing the Ferry area, but less than half a dozen boats east of the Lighthouse. Nice. About noon, the snow started coming down hard.... And the temps dropped. About 3 in the afternoon, the skies opened, and we actually saw a little sun. Noticed the fish dropped at least 20 feet in the water column on Saturday, from Friday...which didn't help the numbers one bit. Put a 3 ounce trolling weight on a taildancer, and within an hour or so, the longline went off. I love fighting fish on the lighter rods, without the boards....really feel the headshakes. Check out the bend in this medium heavy Avid, produced by a healthy 7 pounder. Just as the sun was setting on our final day, the outside board went off, allowing my dad to reel in his final Quinte fish. Another healthy 6 pounder. Well, thats it for this year....Unless its not frozen after Finals, but with the inner bay already freezing, and the outer bay's temps falls fast, i dont see too many more weeks of fishing. Thanks for reading, Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 You fuckers are insane in my eyes, but damn I love the passion. I felt cold reading this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peipunk Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 It ain't cold if you're prepared properly.....nice work, s-tube.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 very nice work steveO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Sweet jebus those are some fine Pickeral! I gather you kept the big ones? Were they as tastey as the little guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 what do you do with all those fish ?throw them back ?kill them and eat them?stuff them ?pet them ?fish soup ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted November 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 throw back all the big ones (anything bigger than 7-8 pounds)...the practice is called CPR - Catch, Photo, Release. the smaller ones we eat. If we catch one bigger than 14 pounds, we will stuff eat. And yes, we pet each fish we catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 super impressed!!!you should have your own show bro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Holy photos batman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooly Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 you should have your own show bro!he should! he is a maniac when it comes to fishinghey steve, if OLN ever calls ya, ill be the heady camera man/doob roller/engineer/resident wook on site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 throw back all the big ones (anything bigger than 7-8 pounds)...the practice is called CPR - Catch, Photo, Release. the smaller ones we eat. If we catch one bigger than 14 pounds, we will stuff eat. And yes, we pet each fish we catch. awesome you ROCK Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 Steve, come back. we miss you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted November 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 (edited) i understand that kenny....right now though, the music scene is not impressing me. that sucks, a lot. i'm looking forward to NYE tons....but, thats cause its old icons, the Fatties and Doug Feaver (which is the main reason i'm going, rather than going icefishing).the scene seems to be indie this, dub that....i'm not interested in hearing music for the sake of hearing music...i have to be interested in it. The Roberto Rosenman Quartet looks interesting, and you know i'll be there for the Gillies thing....and maybe even Eggman. Dont worry ken, i miss you too. Edited November 28, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted November 28, 2005 Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 I still think we should go dynamite some whales or 12 gauge some marlins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted November 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2005 always an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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