THE SPIKE SALE

The Mother of all Fishing Tackle sales! This is the disbursement sale of all fishing equipment owned by the legendary…

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Ever catch a 2.5 pound crappie?

Kens huge crappie

Ken Thyrod did yesterday here in Cedar Rapids fishing a slip-bobber and a minnow.  Ken stopped by the local Gander Mountain store to show off his catch so I shot some video.  Ken plans on having the fish mounted and I don’t blame him.  It’s one of the largest crappie I have seen.  Congratulations, Ken!

Bret Throlson with a terrific Mille Lacs smallmouth

Brett Throlson with a Mille Lacs smallmouth bass.

Bret Throlson submitted the following pictures of smallmouth bass he caught on Lake Mille Lacs. From Bret: Fishing on Mille Lacs Lake Monday morning 9/27/2010 around 7:30 AM in 17 feet of water which was rough at about 2 to 3 ft swells by Doe Island with a minnow on Lindy rig set up. Both…

Tracy Hayward talks Nestor Falls crappie

Nestor Falls crappie and walleye

Did you ever fish a spot that surpassed what you have been told about it? We were fishing out of Young’s camp outside of Nestor Falls, Canada on the Lake of the Woods for crappie and walleye. Wednesday’s weather allowed us to make the hour run to just that kind of spot. (The Elbow) Known…

Iowa record walleye caught…almost!

A walleye that threatened the state record came out of the Maquoketa River Sunday. Dan Hettinger, 27, of Lamont, said the lunker would have established a state record if it had been officially weighed shortly after he caught it at 8:20 p.m. Sunday. The walleye weighed 13 pounds, 14 ounces and measured 31 3/4 inches…