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fishnatics said:
Went on a charter this past Sunday out of Port Washington on Lake Michigan. Caught 9. Was slow.

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slow, my ass LOL!!! Look at the size of that thing!!! Is that a Chinnook? The color seems "off", but the size screams "King"

Went and hit a new spot on the river yesterday where another feeder-stream dumps in cold water about 6:30pm, wasn't spectacular, but a truly untouched, beautiful stretch of river/stream. I ended up w/ 5 Smallmouths on the Crickhopper and a Rockbass (lol), all dinks. We had heavier rods set for Channels and Flatheads, but it was unlikely there were many in that stretch. It was only about a 1/4-1/2 mile upstream from the other confluence we've been fishing for the past few weeks.

Hot summers, hot water, cold-water discharges = fish congregations if you can't find deep water
 
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fishnatics said:
No my bro n law does. I just fish and eat.
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it's very interesting once you start taking those measurements and comparing.....I started doing it 3 years ago or so and when you realize a 36" fish can weigh 15lbs, but a 36" fish can also weigh 30lbs, the importance of girth is truly revealed to the fisherman lol

it's not always about whose is longer, it's all about whose is FATTER lolololol

No, but seriously....on some of our larger-ish Flatheads, I noticed that 1 inch of girth can add the same weight 2-3 inches of length can add for the same size fish, so in many instances we will catch, for example a 33" fish that weighs 25 lbs , and a 36" fish that weighs only 23lbs
 
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Frank Castle said:
it's very interesting once you start taking those measurements and comparing.....I started doing it 3 years ago or so and when you realize a 36" fish can weigh 15lbs, but a 36" fish can also weigh 30lbs, the importance of girth is truly revealed to the fisherman lol

it's not always about whose is longer, it's all about whose is FATTER lolololol

No, but seriously....on some of our larger-ish Flatheads, I noticed that 1 inch of girth can add the same weight 2-3 inches of length can add for the same size fish, so in many instances we will catch, for example a 33" fish that weighs 25 lbs , and a 36" fish that weighs only 23lbs
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Gonna have to start doing that.
 
fishnatics said:
Went on a charter this past Sunday out of Port Washington on Lake Michigan. Caught 9. Was slow.

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Hmm. That's roughly what 30ish miles south of Milwaukee?

I go up to Sheboygan and manitowoc around Presidents' Day to fish the rivers and streams each year but all I got in 40ish hours of running and gunning fishing was a single brown. All the fishing reports are talking about how Lake Michigan is the new Lake Huron though.
 
Thekid said:
Hmm. That's roughly what 30ish miles south of Milwaukee?

I go up to Sheboygan and manitowoc around Presidents' Day to fish the rivers and streams each year but all I got in 40ish hours of running and gunning fishing was a single brown. All the fishing reports are talking about how Lake Michigan is the new Lake Huron though.
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It's about 45min north of Milwaukee. Two weeks ago a bunch of my buddies went on the same charter and caught 25 total. It was alittle slow this past Sunday.
 
I've noticed a 24 in largemouth can weigh anywhere from a starved 5 pounds, to a thick 12 pounds, girth is important and can make or break a record
 
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