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#1395528 - 05/09/08 02:15 PM Leaches or Minnows
ev1001 Offline
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Registered: 10/07/04
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Loc: Stillwater, MN, USA
Water temp too cold for leaches?

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#1395597 - 05/09/08 02:56 PM Re: Leaches or Minnows [Re: ev1001]
youngie22 Offline
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Registered: 04/11/06
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Loc: Hastings, MN
you shold ask walter, he'll know! I sure hope him and his buddies want to come out to play. I will have both in my boat. See ya tonight! whoo hooo!!

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#1395868 - 05/09/08 09:25 PM Re: Leaches or Minnows [Re: ev1001]
Paul Waldowski Global Moderator Offline
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Don't forget your crawlers !!
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#1395928 - 05/09/08 10:39 PM Re: Leaches or Minnows [Re: Paul Waldowski]
mr walleye Offline
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cranks up shallow just like fall

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#1397340 - 05/11/08 08:30 PM Re: Leaches or Minnows [Re: mr walleye]
Whiskeywalleyes Offline
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Minnows.

I say that some Brave Launch should hold a Opener Cup Tournament for a huge prize money and really put the pressure on these guides and pros. If the canadian only new that the Govener of Minnesota land of 10,000 lakes only caught 1 walleye they would retire fishing!
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#1397985 - 05/12/08 10:22 AM Re: Leaches or Minnows [Re: mr walleye]
shackbash Offline
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Registered: 02/15/07
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Loc: 37 minutes from Mille Lacs
Originally Posted By: Paul Waldowski
Don't forget your crawlers !!


Paul is right on. I feel crawlers are a bait that is not one ones list this time of year.

Also the cranks sound pretty godd also.
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#1397993 - 05/12/08 10:26 AM Re: Leaches or Minnows [Re: shackbash]
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Cranks have been owrking for me so far this year.
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#1401792 - 05/14/08 09:22 PM Re: Leaches or Minnows [Re: kingfisher1]
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if u had to choose between both i would go with the minnow i mean its natural to the lake and its walleyes primary food along with other fish

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#1402052 - 05/15/08 07:31 AM Re: Leaches or Minnows [Re: eyes05]
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Leaches did well for us opener. Small red hook w/bobbers by day, then glow jigs w/bobbers by night. all in shallow 4-7 ft
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