Blind trolling the MID. EPIC SLAYAGE!

[trail blazer]

Headedto the mid this morn after my job got put off today,,,,1st one in line. Wanted to give BLIND trolling a try .


Iv heard this phrase a lot lately and wanted to see if it was even possible,,,SO we<myself and father in law> launched at 6 ish and went looking for some feesh,,,.


Wasn't really sure what blind trolling meant but assumed that it meant blind folding myself and trying to troll up some stripers,,,,,,,,,So I gave it a go,,,,,,,,,,NOT a good idea LOL,,,,,Before the lake patrol pull,d me over he said that he wached me almost wreck into floating outhouse and then almost beach myself on the dam:LOL:,,..


So I gave that up and went back to doing EXACTLY what a BAKO BOY does,,,,,,


And then I found this.




http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/kluna2/0903140714_zps4irvsr0y.jpg (http://s171.photobucket.com/user/kluna2/media/0903140714_zps4irvsr0y.jpg.html)


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/kluna2/0903140714_zps4irvsr0y.jpg


And then it was onnnnnn,,


80+ STRIPERS landed by 1pm,,,,from 1/2 lb dinks to 3 lbrs,,,It was pure WIDE OPEN striper trolling,


All cought on the BAKO BOY rigs fished DEEP and SLOW,,,,

Doubles triples ,,,you name it.


My fath in law had an absolute BLAST as did I!


wat Temp 75 deg

Water still really green from the bloom,,,wind NORMAL.

Heres a cooler shot taken at the boat ramp.


Kept 20 for the smoker and tacos




http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/kluna2/0903141247_zpsq580nvk6.jpg (http://s171.photobucket.com/user/kluna2/media/0903141247_zpsq580nvk6.jpg.html)
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http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/kluna2/0903141247_zpsq580nvk6.jpg




ive learn,d 2 things today,,

1. BLIND TROLLING is dangerous,,,Don't do it!

2. The mid still ROCKS!

3. O ya I said 2 things.

TRAIL BLAZER

[cutbait]

Mid is a diamond in the rough...

Great day on the water for you and FIL

[dk4885]

Great report TB. I like the new Xbox glad you got rid of that Atari. Lol

Great cooler shot. Looks like 20 to me

[trail blazer]

Took me a minute to get it diald in Donald but YES it work,d GREAT!,,,Thanks


T/B

[DEVOREFLYER]

Are you prefishin' the Jr Striper Fest so ya can put them kids on feesh??????????? It should be epic for them!!!!

Way to slay um!!

[ZipperWurm]

yup, i'm going back to the MID this weekend :Razz:

dig the color unit....makes mine look like an old gameboy compared to yours.

looks like you had yourself a helluva day out there again :Thumbs Up:

[trail blazer]

we are really going to try to keep a BLIND eye on,m DEVO so that we know there whereaboughts come JR STRIPERSLAM day.


iM PRAYING FOR A GREAT BITE THAT DAY FOR THE KIDS,,,

seen some 7lb kittys being clean,d at the cleaning station that were cought on chovied in the channel also.

TRAIL BLAZER

[FishingwithDave]

Another Bako Boy Striper slay fest at the Mid. 80+ fish before 1pm - that's how it's done!

FWD

[trail blazer]

yup, i'm going back to the MID this weekend :Razz:

dig the color unit....makes mine look like an old gameboy compared to yours.

looks like you had yourself a helluva day out there again :Thumbs Up:

Thanks ZIPPY,,,Tear m up this weekend.

Unit is a elite 5 hds,,,,,Works great.

TRAIL BLAZER

[Double A]

Nice striper kill TB.
Any trout? Lol

[ZipperWurm]

Thanks ZIPPY,,,Tear m up this weekend.

Unit is a elite 5 hds,,,,,Works great.

TRAIL BLAZER

aw yeah i was looking at the elite 5's, very nice units. i wonder what those striper schools look like using the downscan imaging

[trail blazer]

Thanks dave,,,,,,,,just doing my part,BAKO BOY style,,


LOL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,No trout BRIAN,,,,,,,,just manly fish,,lol

Miss ya bro.

T/B

[trail blazer]

aw yeah i was looking at the elite 5's, very nice units. i wonder what those striper schools look like using the downscan imaging

tons a white dots with ALOT of separation between them

[dk4885]

Manly fish. Lol. Sorry again Brian

[cutbait]

aw yeah i was looking at the elite 5's, very nice units. i wonder what those striper schools look like using the downscan imaging

Down scan doesn't help with the fish. It does make night and day difference in ID'ing anything else from (mainly trees)

[Which Way Out]

That's how the BAKO Boys Roll

WWO

[trail blazer]

with the hdi I can over lay the 2 d onto the downscan,,,,,,,,,,havnt used it yet but soon il give it a go,,,,maby the best of both worlds,,we,l see

[TroutOnly]

Blind trolling is when its so wide open even a blind man can catch.......................

[catchingsomefish]

Wow Scott, that is awesome, maybe you should try that approach more often, LOL.....................Nice catching.........................Dave

[trail blazer]

Water came up 2 feet last night,, That's what had,m turn,d off so bad .




:Rolls Eyes:





Good thing a BAKO BOY was there to control the striper population,,,,,,,,no body else on the lake was helping much

TRAIL BLAZER


TRAIL BLAZER

[trail blazer]

Wow Scott, that is awesome, maybe you should try that approach more often, LOL.....................Nice catching.........................Dave


lol,,,,,thanks dave,,,,,,,,,,,it was a blast!

TRAIL BLAZER

[Perris Bluegill Chaser]

Great job out there...are next trip is to the mid...MY FF Dont look like that it show images of fish..i'm still trying to get it..(That's i get for not hiring a guide.)

[MustHuntAndFish]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!! Stroll in a couple days after all the lice leave and put an absolute hurtin on the Pyramid Stripers!

Way to go and thanks for trying to stay in tune with the fish for the Jr Slam. Hopefully the bite stays hot and you stay as dialed in as you are now. I'm hoping there will be lots of kids landing lots of stripers that day.

[trollmiester]

Holly mackrael batman----nice report and catch.man the action must have been great.

[fishingboysdad]

Hey TB. That was funny report.were u peeking when u had that blindfold on?.ha.ha...nice report and good slay.I haven't been to the mid this year.c h at the striper fest( sorry, I meant striped slam)

[fishinone]

Great catch Scott. 80 fish! I hope that you had help reeling them in.

I have an Lowrance Elite 5 DSI. It's not a combo and not HDI. It's awesome! I had to recalibrate my head. The fish returns are smaller but more detailed. I've looked down at the fishfinder and counted the shad in a school.

I wouldn't want to switch back to a regular fishfinder now.

I've used a combo Elite 7. The fish returns on it are smaller than on mine. I think it's tuned more for structure than fish. I don't know if they're all the same though.

P.S. I've seen people trolling like that. Now I know what it's called.

[Stormcrow]

Headedto the mid this morn after my job got put off today,,,,1st one in line. Wanted to give BLIND trolling a try .


Iv heard this phrase a lot lately and wanted to see if it was even possible,,,SO we<myself and father in law> launched at 6 ish and went looking for some feesh,,,.


Wasn't really sure what blind trolling meant but assumed that it meant blind folding myself and trying to troll up some stripers,,,,,,,,,So I gave it a go,,,,,,,,,,NOT a good idea LOL,,,,,Before the lake patrol pull,d me over he said that he wached me almost wreck into floating outhouse and then almost beach myself on the dam:LOL:,,..


So I gave that up and went back to doing EXACTLY what a BAKO BOY does,,,,,,


And then I found this.




http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/kluna2/0903140714_zps4irvsr0y.jpg (http://s171.photobucket.com/user/kluna2/media/0903140714_zps4irvsr0y.jpg.html)


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/kluna2/0903140714_zps4irvsr0y.jpg


And then it was onnnnnn,,


80+ STRIPERS landed by 1pm,,,,from 1/2 lb dinks to 3 lbrs,,,It was pure WIDE OPEN striper trolling,


All cought on the BAKO BOY rigs fished DEEP and SLOW,,,,

Doubles triples ,,,you name it.


My fath in law had an absolute BLAST as did I!


wat Temp 75 deg

Water still really green from the bloom,,,wind NORMAL.

Heres a cooler shot taken at the boat ramp.


Kept 20 for the smoker and tacos




http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/kluna2/0903141247_zpsq580nvk6.jpg (http://s171.photobucket.com/user/kluna2/media/0903141247_zpsq580nvk6.jpg.html)
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http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u290/kluna2/0903141247_zpsq580nvk6.jpg




ive learn,d 2 things today,,

1. BLIND TROLLING is dangerous,,,Don't do it!

2. The mid still ROCKS!

3. O ya I said 2 things.

TRAIL BLAZER


That is such a beautiful picture!!! Can those fish be caught by means other than trolling? I mean, can I ice jig them?

[trail blazer]

That is such a beautiful picture!!! Can those fish be caught by means other than trolling? I mean, can I ice jig them?

Absolutely,,,,,,,,,,,the very 1st cast of the morn was on top of that exact school with a crok,spoon,,,,,,,1st drop I got hit right when I came bouncing it up through them but no hookup but the wind was blowing and I don't have a bow F finder and was having trouble staying on top of,m so went after them on the troll

TRAIL BLAZER

[trail blazer]

Great catch Scott. 80 fish! I hope that you had help reeling them in.

I have an Lowrance Elite 5 DSI. It's not a combo and not HDI. It's awesome! I had to recalibrate my head. The fish returns are smaller but more detailed. I've looked down at the fishfinder and counted the shad in a school.

I wouldn't want to switch back to a regular fishfinder now.

I've used a combo Elite 7. The fish returns on it are smaller than on mine. I think it's tuned more for structure than fish. I don't know if they're all the same though.

P.S. I've seen people trolling like that. Now I know what it's called.


Ron,,,,,soon il enable the HDI finction and see how it looks with the 2 D 83kh laid on top of the 3 D down imaging ,,

it took me a bit of adjusting to the FF set up to where I wanted it so I would get return,s like the one in the pic,,,,,I never lost bottom even at 30mph BUT once had to restart it cause the automatic depth function stuck on 200feet then when I got into shallow water I lost the bottom picture,,,,,did some more adjusting and I think I have that resolved,,,,

Im loving it no doubt!. still figuring it out

TRAIL BLAZER