What a show! I have to try the anchor thing next time. Do any of you think this type of fishing would work down here in IOWA I think I have a few spots like the area James was fishing.
Yes. I've spent a fair amount of time fishing pool 9 - 13 in years past and this is the only way I've fished in the spring and fall. And it works the same in IA as it does in MN.
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As the show was starting, I asked my daughter who would catch more fish, Steve or James. She picked Steve. I laughed cuz I had insider info on who would catch the biggest. Thanks for another informative and exciting show!!!
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Quote: s the show was starting, I asked my daughter who would catch more fish, Steve or James. She picked Steve. I laughed cuz I had insider info on who would catch the biggest. Thanks for another informative and exciting show!!!
Atta girl....Kooty, who do I make the check out to?
That sure was a fun day. That is one of my favorite ways to fish walleyes and we had a heck of a day without a doubt! Thanks again James for letting me be part of it! My heart sank immediately once I saw how big that fish was at first glances and knowing that the cameras were rolling!
If that did not scratch cabin fever a bit....not sure what will!
I can imgaine taking the net and beating a very good friend within an inch of his life if he was at fault. I got two buddies in SD that had a netting incident cause a 2 hour silence in the boat. I still rib them every chance I get.
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Great show James! Nothing more nerve wracking than fighting a big eye in current.
What a great demonstration regarding the differences in water clarity from one spot to the next. The way you guys showed how the water was clear enough to see your hand in the water during that release, in April, was a nice touch! Sometimes it's all too easy to get out on the water and be so gung-ho that you forget those important details. At least for me anyway. Chris
Just got done watching this one on the DVR last night. The ice shows were very good, James, but not being much into the hard water-stuff myself, I have to say you guys were definitely in your element on this open-water show. "Excellent" wouldn't do it justice. Definitly a keeper to watch a few times....only thing missing was the GPS coordinates. At least Lindner gave his Way Point number on this week's show.
Quote: GREAT SHOW!!! It seems a bit blurry to me.. That on purpose..... Well worth the watch!
Good observation Brian. Although this show is airing half way through our season it was one of the very first shows we filmed lsst season. Let's just say we've done a lot of learning along the way and our finished product now is alot better. Not this this one is bad by any means. Our stuff now is just so much clearer that this episode sticks out a bit.
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Quote: They'll be online here to be watched any time you want.
Impressive feature for those of us too cheap to pony-up for cable. As previously mentioned, thanks James and Steve for paying specific attention to the educational aspect of the show!
I hear ya there. I need to get out as well. One of these days, when I can actually get out and fish, I might need another stick in the boat to scout some of those pre-spawn mama's if you can make it
I hear ya there. I need to get out as well. One of these days, when I can actually get out and fish, I might need another stick in the boat to scout some of those pre-spawn mama's if you can make it
Say when.
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Knowing a spot to fish is good; but don't you need to know about a few dozen spots and a 1/2 dozen methods? And don't you usually have to go spot hopping to find those big girls? I think the GPS coordinates deal is overrated. There are ways to shorten the learning curve like hiring a guide. But time on the water and getting good at a number of methods is what it takes IMHO. There is a reason that a number of guys on this website catch trophy fish multiple times year in and year out. I'm not one of them.
But I'm working on it.
Quote: Knowing a spot to fish is good; but don't you need to know about a few dozen spots and a 1/2 dozen methods? And don't you usually have to go spot hopping to find those big girls? I think the GPS coordinates deal is overrated. There are ways to shorten the learning curve like hiring a guide. But time on the water and getting good at a number of methods is what it takes IMHO. There is a reason that a number of guys on this website catch trophy fish multiple times year in and year out. I'm not one of them. But I'm working on it.
dd
Knowing a spot is all well and good but if a fisherman has no idea why the fish are there then he/she has learned nothing. This is why you see so many people fishing community spots that held fish a month ago. Someone told them "the fish were biting there". Now, if a fisherman starts to think about why the fish are in a certain spot and where they can find similar spots they have learned a skill that will help them at any time of the year. Soon they will learn the travel patterns of the fish on the river and will be able to find the fish when they move. My two cents.
I hear you Lenny. I haven't got the travel routes down by any means; but I got a pretty good idea why that 12 lb monster recently caught was through the ice and not up at the dam. Not to say there couldn't be any 12 lb girls up at the dam right now; but I bet there is a heck of a lot more down in Pepin right now. And in a month or so........
Quote: I hear you Lenny. I haven't got the travel routes down by any means; but I got a pretty good idea why that 12 lb monster recently caught was through the ice and not up at the dam. Not to say there couldn't be any 12 lb girls up at the dam right now; but I bet there is a heck of a lot more down in Pepin right now. And in a month or so........
dd
Most of the big girls caught on the lake don't get talked about too much if you know what I mean.
Even the best "spots" on the river don't produce every year. Usually we see a bit of a cycle that can have a great spot in year 1 go fairly cold for a couple of years until all the key factors of water temp, water level, clarity and time of year align to put those fish back in the same key "spot on the spot" again. The ability to pick out key locations and fish those areas effectively are much more important than learning a good spot or two.
As far as those monster lake walleye go... next year I need to ask to borrow lakemaster's hovercraft for the winter. It would be a heck of a lot of fun to get after those fish during that last month before ice out.
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I have wireless high speed, a little faster than DSL and this is the only one that has done it, all the others I was able to watch clear through with no problems.
Ed
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My mind works like lightning. One brilliant flash, and it's gone.
Will you go back and watch some of the other videos through to see if those video still play ok for you? We made some modifications this week to the way we were streaming these videos so it will help me to know if the issue is wide spread or somehow isolated to this one video.
Thanks/ And do let me know what you find out.
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PS... just to be specific about the episodes that need comparing... go here >>>> http://www.idofishing.com/videos/ to compare videos from earlier in the season to the last release that was causing issues. Don't compare any of the videos from previous season as the results will not be useful.
Or you can browse them all by going to this post where all videos from the current season are listed.
James, I got about 3/4 of the way through episode 5,where a while back I saw the whole show.It might be my computer too,but it seems to be fine on everything else. thanks
Quote: James,
I got about 3/4 of the way through episode 5,where a while back I saw the whole show.It might be my computer too,but it seems to be fine on everything else.
thanks
What happens when you get 3/4 of the way through? Does it just stop playing?
Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions, Mec.
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Quote: PS... just to be specific about the episodes that need comparing... go here >>>> http://www.idofishing.com/videos/ to compare videos from earlier in the season to the last release that was causing issues. Don't compare any of the videos from previous season as the results will not be useful.
Or you can browse them all by going to this post where all videos from the current season are listed.
Episode #1 played flawless all the way through, no buffering.
Episodes #2 through #5 had a lot of buffering but was able to get to watch it.
Episode #6 played until 28% loaded with buffering, at 28% it buffered for about 1 minute started playing then just went to the picture of the monster walleye and the progress bar went back to the beginning.
I hope that makes sense.
Ed
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I have watched all shows to date on my computer with no problems I would watch them on FSN, only problem is I am on the water by the time they are airing
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Quote: Glad I could help. I told my wife that the site needed my help and I HAD to watch ALL the episodes again!!! So Thank You James for the assignment!!!
Ed
One last request... Ed and Mec, would you guys be willing to go to this site and test your upload / download speeds?
Quote: It wouldn't let me copy just the results so this is what I have.
147.16 kilobits per second 17.96 kilobits per second __________________________
113.782 seconds 9:03 PM Sun. Feb 10 2008
Hope this helps because I'm not sure what it means!!
Ed
It says volumes to me.
Your internet connection is marginal for watching our online videos. Your connection is running 147kbps down. Our videos are 200 kbps. For our members on cable or a fast dsl connectin that 200 kbps data rate for our videos works well but it will give guys on slow dsl connections fits. And I don't think there's much I can do EXCEPT reduce the quality of our videos.
Thanks Ed. You've been a great sport and very helpful.
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James, don't reduce it on my account, we are going to check on a faster modem this summer when I get back to work!!!! I don't understand why I could watch 1 through 5 but 6 would shut down 1/4 of the way through?
Ed
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In your show you anchor. What type of anchor do you use and how many do you loose? Is there a better way to hook the anchor up for that type of river fishing?
Quote: In your show you anchor. What type of anchor do you use and how many do you loose? Is there a better way to hook the anchor up for that type of river fishing?
James and most of us river rats use a Waterspike, James uses one rated for the 30' boats that gives far better holding power at half the weight of most other anchors.
Hey guys, like I said in my last post I just started fishing the mississippi and i would like to know if the current breaks you talk about are the same as wing dams? When I moved from lakes to the river its like learning all over again. Thanks
Quote: i would like to know if the current breaks you talk about are the same as wing dams?
No they are not the same a current break is where moving water meets slack or still water, James or one of the other guys will probably jump in here and explain it better than I can. Here is a description of a wing dam from the Article An In-Depth look at fishing wingdams... "Up at the Crack of Dawn!" by Jarrad Fluekiger.
Quote: What are wingdams?
Wingdams are man made structures that jut out from the shorelines of a river towards the center of the main channel. These structures help force the flow of the river into the main channel to keep the river deep enough at its center to allow for barge traffic.
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I don't know if you changed any thing but I was able to watch it flawlessly this morning. That was a great and informative show!! I do have a question, when you take your glasses off James and set them on your seat, do you ever forget and sit on them? I know I have! Another fine job guys!! Ed
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Quote: I don't know if you changed any thing but I was able to watch it flawlessly this morning. That was a great and informative show!! I do have a question, when you take your glasses off James and set them on your seat, do you ever forget and sit on them? I know I have! Another fine job guys!! Ed
Ed... funny you ask. I've never sat on them. But Sampson did step on that pair in this episode about 2 months after this was taped.
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Quote: In your show you anchor. What type of anchor do you use and how many do you loose? Is there a better way to hook the anchor up for that type of river fishing?
As Steve pointed out, I use a 15 Lb water spike. And I've had the same water spike for nearly 10 years. I've used the richters (way too heavy and they get lost far too easily) and every mushroom or fluke style anchor made. Nothing works like a spike. The one thing to remember with the spike is to let out enough rope to give the spike a chance to dig in. Once you're hooked up... you're not going anywhere.
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Quote: Hey guys, like I said in my last post I just started fishing the mississippi and i would like to know if the current breaks you talk about are the same as wing dams? When I moved from lakes to the river its like learning all over again. Thanks
In this last episode we don't fish any wingdams. Instead we concentrated on areas where fast water and slow water met. Any obstacle along the shorelines or islands will cause a current break that will shelter walleyes from the force of the current. These areas are often in fairly shallow water (less than 10' deep) and are best fished by casting to those small spots.
We plan to film a couple river shows every season and we do have a late summer walleye show I filmed with Dustin Stewart on the river that should also be very useful to anyone starting to fish moving waters.
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Quote: I don't know if you changed any thing but I was able to watch it flawlessly this morning. That was a great and informative show!! I do have a question, when you take your glasses off James and set them on your seat, do you ever forget and sit on them? I know I have! Another fine job guys!! Ed
We didn't change anything with the videos. DSL by nature is a very inconsistent connection to the internet. At peak times of the day DSL will be much slower than it will be earlier in the morning or late at night. But I'm glad you were able to watch the show.
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What an awesome fishing episode. The only problem is that I now have fishing fever even more. I cant wait to get on the water. Nice show guys. Keep em coming
VERY nice fish guys. 
, you guys seem to catch them.
Nice fish too! 
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