whompuscat658 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) Went to a local spot…threw an s waver 200 for a while. Had one fish come off and then missed a couple hits. Lost the lure and tied on a six inch Magdraft. Had a couple missed strikes and then got this baddie. She was thick! Edited December 27, 2021 by whompuscat658 Bakerlounge, rwp, BittyRanger and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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whompuscat658 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 I really, really like Magdrafts now 168 Rookie and CG_Fishes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FishDr Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Nice ‘eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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whompuscat658 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 The lake I’m fishing was almost completely frozen over earlier this week….Because of the water temps, my retrieves are super slow right now…for the most part. This means that the tail is not moving on soft plastics like the Magdraft….and glidebaits like the s waver don’t do much gliding. They just crawl along in a straight line….not having enough speed or energy to break right or left. But that’s okay. That’s what the fish want in these conditions. As the water warms up, my retrieve will increase in speed. This is just a generalization, however. 168 Rookie, BittyRanger and CG_Fishes 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mml420 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Walleye is my favorite species to Target for realising to the skillet it's been a few years but I'm gonna have to go to Idaho soon and throw some swimbaits for em sick catch dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 9 hours ago, whompuscat658 said: The lake I’m fishing was almost completely frozen over earlier this week….Because of the water temps, my retrieves are super slow right now…for the most part. This means that the tail is not moving on soft plastics like the Magdraft….and glidebaits like the s waver don’t do much gliding. They just crawl along in a straight line….not having enough speed or energy to break right or left. But that’s okay. That’s what the fish want in these conditions. As the water warms up, my retrieve will increase in speed. This is just a generalization, however. Interesting - I was using a moderate retrieve speed when I picked up my decent ‘eye last week. In the past I’ve used what is essentially a jerkbait type retrieve, with 3-5 s pauses in between steady mid-speed reeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikopap1 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Nice fish man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG_Fishes Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Great fish man, makes me want to try for some river eyes on my mags. I've always focused on pike more myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spencer_518 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Last spring I got a walleye on that same bait. Hoping to get some more to bite at some point. The walleye bite is pretty strong right now where I am just havent had the time to get out. Nice fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whompuscat658 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 4 hours ago, FishDr said: Interesting - I was using a moderate retrieve speed when I picked up my decent ‘eye last week. In the past I’ve used what is essentially a jerkbait type retrieve, with 3-5 s pauses in between steady mid-speed reeling. I’ve gotten eyes with pretty fast retrieves in cold water. And I’ll try speeding up from time to time…even now. But a super slow straight retrieve is what’s getting it done for me right now. I remember fishing horsetooth one night with jerkbaits and stuff and not getting anything all night. Then I threw on the small s waver and brought it in super slow. I got a few nice fish and then realized I was reeling so slow that my lure wasn’t moving at all. And I felt like maybe that’s why I got bit. A Big profile scooting by is enough to warrant some interest….even with zero lateral movement or tail kicking/body undulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whompuscat658 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) Come to think of it, the s waver actually does have a little bit of action…even at the super slow speeds. But the storm Arashi glidebait, however, does not. It’s a little more stiff and requires higher speeds to get moving. Edited December 27, 2021 by whompuscat658 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whompuscat658 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 I’m referring to the 168s and 200s as having some movement at slow speeds. The 120 always seemed to need more speed to get going. FishDr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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