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Joseph Biel, President of Pro Image Dist., Co. | | | | 
| Beleive It Or Not: A 19 inch Lake St.Clair, Michigan smallmouth bass was found with an 11 inch perch wedged in its mouth. Story is listed below. I guess the old saying goes: His eyes were bigger than his stomach!!!!
Pictured is Dave Amoe of Harrison Twsp. who found the fish, along with Ed Schoenherr of Armada, Michingan! | | It started out as a typical day for Ed Schoenherr of Armada & Dave Amoe of Harrisson Twsp. Michigan in search of smallmouth bass on Lake St.Clair that July 2001 morning. With Ed's thirty plus years of experirence on this world class smallmouth bass fishery, he thought he had seen it all. The morning started out hot with the two anglers barely able to keep their rods in the water! Ed has stated: "I've had alot of 100 fish Catch-N-Release days out here and by the looks of today it would be another banner day!"
As the sun broke high into the cloudless July morning sky the slight offshore breeze gave way to a glass like calm lake. Ed and Dave soon found theirselves talking about better days on the water as the bite shut down. Being opportunists, the two took advantage of tiding up the boat from the fast and furious morning action. | | | As time lies idle, one's mind begins to play familiar tricks on your eyes. We all have fallen prey to the mysterious whitetail deer that stood perfectly still for hours. Only to discover it was part of a fallen tree at the end of the day while walking out of the woods! Well believe me, the angler is not immune to those mirage gremlins! Soon after th comfort of the sun set in and their semi-fixed eyes started to wander is when the first gremlin struck! Ed swore that corner rod had a hit on it, only to set the hook on a phantom smallmouth that was never there. | | | Soon delusion was overcome by boredem and the two decided to take up gear and head for another hot spot. Dave suggested one more drift just to shake to cobwebbs from their minds before heading out. Ed reluctently turned up wind for one last try while mumbling something to the effect of finding a new fishing partner! As many anglers do on calm days, the two searched the glass like water for surfacing fish, if for no other reason but to break up the boredem. Suddenly, Dave spotted something directly in the path of the boat.Warning Ed of the obstacle, he immediately got off the trottle. "What is it" Ed shouted. Not sure, Dave said, "Think its a large fish floating on the surface." Thinking it could be one of those lengendary monster muskies Lake St.Clair is so famous for, both anglers fixed their eyes on the slow moving object. Motoring up slowly and within twenty yards of the fish, neither angler was still able to identify the slow moving creature. All they could see, was what they thought was a two tailed creature! Dave shouted,"What in the world is that?" Ed replying: "Don't know, never seen anything like that out here before!" | | Once along side of the boat, Dave netted the creature and brought it onboard! Much to their astonisment, it was a 19" smallmouth with an 11" perch wedged in its mouth! Apparently the smallmouth's eyes for lunch wher bigger than his mouth. Dave remarked: "I guess those huge spottail minnows would have only been a snach for this guy." The real lesson here is: "Never underestimate the varacious appetite of those Lake St.Clair bronze backs! As they took pictures of the two fish, Ed managed to pry the perch from the bass's mouth. Although the perch had seen its better days, the two anglers managed to revived the small mouth and watched it dart for cover with a burst of speed.
Dave's last comments about the whole episode was: "I think I'll be washing my hands off in the minnow bucket from now on!"
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| Product Of The Month:
Boomerang Fishing Pro | | | Found a great product while surfing the net! This weighted peice of terminal tackle allows you to create a erratic motion to your presentation to simulate a wounded minnow! Whats neat about this, it is accomplished while using a vertical jigging motion. Great for crappie fishing, and Bill Dance endoreses the product! Check out www.ezknot.com for this product and other exciting products. If you email Rodney the inventor make sure you mention that Joe from ezfishin.com directed you to his site! Thanks | | Recipe of the Month:
Cheesy Walleye Bake |
| Serves: 4 to 6 persons
Ingredients:
10 oz. fresh asparagus, cut into 1 inch peices
1 1/2 lbs. walleye, or substiute fillets
1/4 cup margarine or butter divided
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup of milk
1 1/3 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese
1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper
1 cup crushed soda crackers | | Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread asparagus evenly over bottom of 10 x 6 inch baking dish. Arrange fillets slightly overlapping, on top of asparagus. Set aside.
In 1-quart saucepan, melt 3 tablespoons of butter over medium-low heat. Add onion. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until tender. Stir in flour.
Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Blend in milk. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes, or until mixture thickens and bubbles, stirring constantly. Add cheese, salt and pepper. Remove from heat. Stir until cheese is melted. Spoon cheese sauce mixture evenly over fish fillets
In 1 quart saucepan, melt remaining 3 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Remove from heat. Add cracker crumbs, stirring to coat. Sprinkle crumb mixture evenly over chesse sauce. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until sauce is hot and bubbly and fish is firm and opaque and just begins to flake. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Bon Appetite! |
| Tech Tip Of The Month:
Poor Man's Downrigger! | | | Have a smaller boat, say in the 16 to 20ft. range. Wish you could troll the big water like the Charter Captains do but can't afford $1200.00 worth of downriggers that clutter the back of a small beam boat? This month's tech tip will address this very issue with a technique that often out produces those 8 pound cannon balls with what has become know a Stealth Trolling! | | The equipment will consist of a quality line counter reel like the Daiwa SG27LC spooled with 20lb. Berkley XT. The rods are your preference but I prefer a quality downrigger rod or better yet a good dipsy rod in the 9 to 10ft. range. That takes care of the expensive stuff beleive or not. The true secret to this technique will cost pennies on the dollar! SNAP WIEGHTS in the 24oz. range! Two companies make these specialty weights. They are Offshore Tackle 517-738-5600 or Church Tackle 616-934-8528.
What you want to do is get your favorite presentation such as J-Plugs, spoons, squids or body baits atleast a 100ft. behind the snap weights and on hard to catch days, 150-200ft. is not uncommon. The idea of having the baits so far back is a double bonnus. In clear water, with warying kings for instance, the profile of the snap-weight is far less than a cannon ball. The second reason for this is the snap weight acts like a shock absorber, coupled with the stretch of the mono line, you are able to land big fish on this relatively light tackle! The snap weight actually tires the fish out faster keeping a constant bow in the line while remaining tight! Remember, you also can see the snap weight on a quality graph. So with your line counter reel and using the graph to lower the snap weight, you are able to put your presentation right where all the action is! When the snap weight reaches the boat, simply take it off and continue fighting the fish to the boat! Good Luck in all your fishing adventures! Joe | |
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