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Here’s a walleye-fishing backdrop you don’t see very often! |
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The “walleye world” expands further than you’d think…. |
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Looks like another one for the fishing bucket list! |
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If you like a good puzzle... |
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...then tell me how this could have possibly happened: |
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Northern MN guide Jason Durham said that perch was hooked, um, backwards (?) with the main line coming out of its gill. |
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AND Jason said that same day “James and his 6-yr-old son Jimmy got two personal bests at once when this 25″ walleye eagerly ate both of their 5″ minnows and they landed the fish together. Two hooks in one mouth! |
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Spend enough time on the water and you’re bound to see some craziness! And I don't think there's any one who sees more crazy-ness (all of the dang time) than Durham lol. |
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Soooo 🤔 if “forward-facing sonar” ever gets banned... |
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Btw the steel cylinder alone was 1,200 lbs, so I’m quite thankful we don’t have to carry that thing around from hole to hole while ice fishing.
> The ping sped through the frigid seawater at about 4,800 fps: at 540 Hz it was about the same pitch as a dial tone – but loud. The sound waves hit the iceberg, refracting at different angles. A little more than a second later the echo returned to the oscillator.... Echo-ranging – sonar – was born.
> The next morning the crew tried another experiment and pointed the oscillator at the seafloor to take an echo sounding, a measurement of depth. In the relatively shallow water the echoes returned almost too quickly to record accurately with a stopwatch, but the signals were strong and clear, loud enough for the crew below deck to hear the echo return. The implications were remarkable: the centuries-old practice of laboriously and inaccurately taking depth measurements by lowering weights to the seafloor was on its way out.
That’s how it all started!
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Visual proof muskies aren’t eating all of your walleyes 🤣💀:
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The latest “Top 5” video of the week! 🍿 |
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It's wild we are on episode 55 already – big thx to our friends at Sea Foam for making this fun video series possible! |
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I am NOT going to stop talking about this amazing video series...it’s that good. What I would consider must-watch stuff if you’re a fan of walleye fishing. It gives a behind-the-scenes look at the highs and lows professional anglers deal with on the National Walleye Tour.
This episode kicks off the Saint Mary's River NWT event out of Sault Ste. Marie, MI.
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> The 2023 Bassmaster Classic winning Smeltinator Jig, originally designed by Bryan Gustafson will be licensed, branded, and distributed by Northland Fishing Tackle beginning Jan 1, 2024.
> Northland Fishing Tackle Marketing Director, Mike Anselmo: “I couldn’t be happier with the deal we worked out with Bryan Gustafson to take over the production, distribution and sales of the Smeltinator Jig. The molds, manufacturing, and overall design will remain exactly the same, but will now fall under the Northland Fishing Tackle banner. Bryan Gustafson has a winner on his hands with the Smeltinator. We will step in and make sure that the availability and supply will keep up with the growing demand. That said, in just a short time, anglers across the globe will have no issues getting their hands on these outstanding jigs.”
To protect itty-bitty salmon and steelhead.
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Those things are money for snap jigging!
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I would 10/10 take a Big Bite out of those.
> Throughout the 2023 open water fishing season on Pelican Lake, conservation officers and patrol officers have conducted angling compliance checks, laying 46 fisheries charges totaling $7,518 in fines and $1,974 in restitution. 18 individuals were charged for angling with barbed hooks, 5 individuals were charged for angling without a valid license, and 22 individuals were charged for possessing fish that do not comply with size limits.
> A coalition of organizations is developing an innovative and expensive engineering project at the 96-yr-old Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River south of Chicago to block invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan.
> The $1.146 bil project, paid for with 90% federal and 10% state funds from MI and IL, is meant to help prevent catastrophic damage to the $7 billion Great Lakes fishery and prevent untold disruption to the $15 bil boating industry....
> The new barrier will produce sound, electricity, a first-of-its-kind locking mechanism to flush lifeforms out of the river and a “bubble curtain” – a wall of bubbles – to block carp.
> “Remember the movie ‘Jaws’?” In this underground viewing chamber, they had this bubble curtain going in front of the wall thinking that that would stop Jaws from penetrating. But in this case, we’ve shown in the laboratory that bubble barriers can be very effective in keeping fish from moving through them.”
> He said fish will see the bubble curtain and swim beneath it. Additionally, silver carp “have a very unique connection between the inner ear and their swim bladder that creates an echo chamber, and that echo chamber reacts to a negative noise. That’s why they jump in the air and hit people in boats.”
I tried creating a bubble wall around myself one time, but my daughter just kept pushing right thru it lol:
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> The opening of the 130,000 sq ft Outdoor World will mark the 6th Bass Pro Shops location in CO, as it continues to expand its presence to serve the passionate sportsmen and women in the Rocky Mountain region
For their 2023-2024 hardwater season.
New Avator 20e and 35e Electric Outboards.
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Again??
Whatever we have left in stock on the site. These items won’t be available again once they’re gone.
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Few TargetWalleye.com Highlights
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What's 🔥 on Target Walleye's YouTube 🎥
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> Late summer and early fall are prime times to fish mud or other soft bottom for walleyes. With the introduction and popularity of side imaging and forward-facing sonar, down imaging has fallen into the background of the sonar world. Jason Mitchell, however, routinely switches on his down imaging when fishing a soft bottom because of a couple advantages it provides.
> Mitchell explains side imaging and forward-facing sonar often don’t show fish sitting on a soft bottom. With down imaging, fish sitting in or on the silt or muddy bottom show up because of more accurate target separation. Often times when idling over a spot, Mitchell will have both side imaging and down imaging displayed on his sonar. He routinely finds bottom hugging fish show up on down imaging, but the same fish don’t show on side imaging and even 2D sonars.
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"After Sept 1 these are referred to as pumpkin spice sunfish....”
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Add 4” of ice and I’m down. |
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How about this shot of fishing guide @emmm72 putting one back where she found it?! 🙌 |
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Who is Target Walleye
Target Walleye – walleye during open water and all species during hardwater – is brought to you by Al Lindner, Jim Kalkofen, Jay Kumar, Brett McComas and other diehard fish-heads like you!
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Brett McComas is the main man for Target Walleye He was discovered in Brainerd, MN after years of wondering how in the heck people break into the fishing biz. He's in it now, but still can't answer that question.... Brett is one of those guys who majored in marketing, only because there was no such thing as a "fishing degree" at the time.... Get him at brett@targetwalleye.com
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P.O. BOX 541
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