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SD2OR with a trophy fall walleye

Topic: Winter Willamette Springer  (Read 3958 times)

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minnowmagnet

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I got a wild hair to get out of the house today despite the cold weather and see if the myth of the February springer might possibly come true for me. I got on the water bright and early around 12:30 and had my usual area to myself. This was nice but not productive, so I moved above the bridge and joined a couple of the real old time Sellwood dudes trolling the shallow shelf up there. I love trolling around these awesome guys year after year and it is always fun to hear their stories about the springer fishing in the 80's and what it was like back then. It usually makes me jealous because it took me so long living in Portland to start doing this. Today I didn't have to feel as jealous because I got the only bite up there and the old dudes had to watch. It wasn't the biggest springer on earth but it was one of the most thrilling, simply because I got it a full month earlier than I usually land my first. The only downside is that I am going to be pathologically obsessed with these sebaceous white-bellied diamonds for at least another four months now.
It took a red label behind an inline flasher trolled very slowly close to the floor.
The herring was brined in the tears of Jesus.
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snopro

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Awesome!  Any shots of the fillet I can drool over?


Almost forgot.....F'n minnowmagnet!
« Last Edit: February 21, 2018, 07:22:14 PM by snopro »


Clayman

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Outstanding man!  That's so cool to see a February springer from a kayak.  Well done!

Where can I find those Jesus tears?  :D
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Trident 13

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Great fish!
Trying a new way to have new line/hooks ready if I happen to get that lucky. I cut about 3 inches inches off a pool tube and sliced in an inch on one side. Starting on the side away from the highlighter marked slice, set the hook and start winding slowly toward the slice and hook the end in the slice. Repeat with two sets. Like usual, they unwind very nicely from my chair while watching the olympics. I stuck one in a small ziplock in my pdf pocket last time and it seems to work well. Switch out in about a minute with cold fingers. I’ve stuck a small snap swivel on the end of the weight and a double end closed swivel on the end of the shelled lines. Just takes a second to switch and if you start from the cut mark end they come off nicely. I stick the old hooks away from the cut line. Thought someone else might like a shot at it.
« Last Edit: February 21, 2018, 07:50:01 PM by Trident 13 »


minnowmagnet

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Awesome!  Any shots of the fillet I can drool over?


Almost forgot.....F'n minnowmagnet!
Snopro, I'm not sure if these shots do the fillets any justice, but I can affirm that the meat has a definite oily sheen to it and I'm sure it will pustulate heavily on the grill later.

Thanks ya'll for the congrats and I'm looking forward to seeing a bunch of you on the water this spring.


YippieKaiyak

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Congrats!  If you're game for company next time you decide to brave the wild I'm game if you want company.
Kayaking without wearing a PFD is like drunk driving.  You can get away with it for a while, but eventually someone dies.


Wilfite

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Very nice!  I'm staring out the window at sideways blowing snow thinking about the new salmon and trout poles I set up yesterday.  Looks like you snuck out at the just the right time!
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dberd

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 Nice job ,MM! I was just saying to Hugh that it was my job to head  them tasty morsels off lower in the river before they could get to you guys. And then I went to Merwin,dang it.
Great write up....have a nice bask in the glory of first kayak Springer...I remember those good old days....but NEVER in February!  :o 
 Continued luck to you sir!
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onefish

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Way to go, Brian! 
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Noah

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Fantastic! Great work  ;D


minnowmagnet

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Nice job ,MM! I was just saying to Hugh that it was my job to head  them tasty morsels off lower in the river before they could get to you guys. And then I went to Merwin,dang it.
Great write up....have a nice bask in the glory of first kayak Springer...I remember those good old days....but NEVER in February!  :o 
 Continued luck to you sir!
Well dberd, maybe it was fear of having to settle for your sloppy seconds that got me out in February in the first place!


Drifter2007

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Congrats! This is something I want to try for the 1st time this year. If you don't mind sharing, where do you launch from around there? Thanks!
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Mojo Jojo

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Congrats on the first  :o ...of many I’m sure   ::)

Oh ya almost forgot ..... That F’N Minnowmagnet  >:D



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You know that guy you secretly hate because of his success.  Yeah, that's you Brian.   :laugh:

Way to beat the odds!

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This is awesome! Congrats on this early springer!!


 

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