Archive for April 20th, 2009

Tonight Should be a Prime Crawler Night

Monday, April 20th, 2009

If these slightly warmer than predicted temperatures continue, and it doesn’t stop raining too soon, tonight should be one of those rare Prime Time crawler catching nights.  Time to get the bedding and the boxes ready, and start preparing for a good haul.

What could set this off as a really good night is that the nightcrawlers could be out of the holes and squirming around.  Anytime you can just pick them up and not drag them out of their holes is a good thing.  You get more, get them faster and you don’t do any damage  while they try to get back down the hole.

Cranking Reef Runners Key to FLW Top Finishes

Monday, April 20th, 2009

After picking through articles and FLW reports from this weekends tournament at Port Clinton, going slow and trolling cranks seemed to have been the key to taking the top places at the kick-off event for the tournament season.

1.1 to 1.4 miles per hour, and trolling big angled cranks like Reef Runners were the key for the guys who took home the money.  15 to 20 foot of water were the depths that produced the best for the pro anglers last weekend.

Lure presentation changed with the conditions.  Bright colors when it was nice and sunny, and darker colors when the day became overcast.  Not sure when that was though as my face is still red from the sun.  Another key was to do some slow S-turns while trolling to help the cranks slow down, suspend and then speed up as the turn straightened out.

Getting Drunk and Dirty

Monday, April 20th, 2009

If you like vension, or even if you want to try it with beef, you should try this marinade.  Its set up for a loin or a roast to put in the smoker, but yesterday I used it on venison steaks on the grill.  It was really good.

Drunk and Dirty Marinade