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<blockquote data-quote="svnmag" data-source="post: 358858" data-attributes="member: 330">Below the Darling dam from 2000 to '04.&nbsp; C/R at least a hundred walleye in the 6-8lb range with Old Reliable. A pard &amp; I were asked twice if we were &quot;professional fisherman&quot; in those days.My boy caught a 27.5in/7.75lb on his Dale Jr. Zebco rig spooled with 6/20 PowerPro, rigged for pike with a leader and a &quot;Vampire&quot; Rapala.The following happened on an August evening when the water was low as hell:&nbsp; I was about to get in the water to scoop this SOB when a Good Samaritan ran up to us with a net:&nbsp; The boy did it all himself except the net job.&nbsp; I was very pleased with myself to have taught this little guy how to fight a fish in the backyard with a casting thingy:&nbsp; (I'm actually grateful he didn't have the bluegill opportunity of the Hills--the boy went on to catch a lot of big fish before he reached 10:&nbsp;&nbsp; A lot--many different species.&nbsp; At 8 he was throwing a baitcaster).&nbsp; I'll never forget how his little arms turned to rubber after the Good Samaritan netted the fish.&nbsp; We left immediately after the fish was landed.&nbsp; It was beautifully mounted by Frenchy in Minot who knew immediately where the fish was caught by it's color.&nbsp; I thought about lying to G&amp;F about the dimensions for a patch but glad I didn't as the boy (and girl!) got C/R Smallmouth Patches from Audubon.&nbsp; I hope the boy still has it on his wall with the plug hanging from the mouth in Ga.The above Good Samaritan took a couple pics with a flip phone.&nbsp; I hope beyond hope he's on here, remembers the day and has the pics.During the above time period there was a mini-2011 flood.&nbsp; You needed waders to fish below the dam.&nbsp; During this stint we saw obscene stringers of walleye being hoisted over shoulders and carried back to trucks.&nbsp; I'm talking 30in fish.&nbsp; During this chaos I C/R my PB 12lb on a modified Beetle Spin working the current with a slow pump.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="svnmag, post: 358858, member: 330"] Below the Darling dam from 2000 to '04. C/R at least a hundred walleye in the 6-8lb range with Old Reliable. A pard & I were asked twice if we were "professional fisherman" in those days. My boy caught a 27.5in/7.75lb on his Dale Jr. Zebco rig spooled with 6/20 PowerPro, rigged for pike with a leader and a "Vampire" Rapala. The following happened on an August evening when the water was low as hell: I was about to get in the water to scoop this SOB when a Good Samaritan ran up to us with a net: The boy did it all himself except the net job. I was very pleased with myself to have taught this little guy how to fight a fish in the backyard with a casting thingy: (I'm actually grateful he didn't have the bluegill opportunity of the Hills--the boy went on to catch a lot of big fish before he reached 10: A lot--many different species. At 8 he was throwing a baitcaster). I'll never forget how his little arms turned to rubber after the Good Samaritan netted the fish. We left immediately after the fish was landed. It was beautifully mounted by Frenchy in Minot who knew immediately where the fish was caught by it's color. I thought about lying to G&F about the dimensions for a patch but glad I didn't as the boy (and girl!) got C/R Smallmouth Patches from Audubon. I hope the boy still has it on his wall with the plug hanging from the mouth in Ga. The above Good Samaritan took a couple pics with a flip phone. I hope beyond hope he's on here, remembers the day and has the pics. During the above time period there was a mini-2011 flood. You needed waders to fish below the dam. During this stint we saw obscene stringers of walleye being hoisted over shoulders and carried back to trucks. I'm talking 30in fish. During this chaos I C/R my PB 12lb on a modified Beetle Spin working the current with a slow pump. [/QUOTE]

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