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npauls
06-01-2012, 10:40 AM
Here is a few of the big eyes we have been catching lately.

Don't mind the old mans hair in the last one. It looks like he has a fowhawk but it was just the wind that day.

All pictures are of different fish caught in the last month or less.

I have another one of rapala76 which I have left off of here and will post if he is fine with it.

4 out of the 5 fish are 7+lbs and the other one is somewhere between 5-6lbs. None of the fish were actually weighed. We measured them on a weigh board and then did the conversions on the SAWT conversion chart that is given out at every tournament.

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/5893/2012bigeyes013.jpg (http://img855.imageshack.us/i/2012bigeyes013.jpg/)

http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/8351/2012bigeyes012.jpg (http://img546.imageshack.us/i/2012bigeyes012.jpg/)

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4045/2012bigeyes010.jpg (http://img406.imageshack.us/i/2012bigeyes010.jpg/)

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/4056/2012bigeyes006.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/2012bigeyes006.jpg/)

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/8196/2012bigeyes001.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/i/2012bigeyes001.jpg/)
Guitarplayingfish
06-01-2012, 10:49 AM
Awesome fish man!

Looks like you've been having a good season.

Let me know next time your headin out and need a fishin buddy:thinking-006:
jacenbeers
06-01-2012, 10:58 AM
The third fish down look absolutely awesome.
crazyperch
06-01-2012, 11:12 AM
Awesome fish, pretty Jealous.
hey in the last picture what is the in the water that the boat looks like it is tied to?
npauls
06-01-2012, 11:21 AM
That is my drift sock. It helps slow my boat down when the wind is blowing hard.
The Fisherman Guy
06-01-2012, 11:24 AM
Awesome fish Nate!

Are you headed out this weekend? We will be on the water both days, you know where. Maybe see you out there?
yulful
06-01-2012, 11:25 AM
Nice fish!!! I can't wait to get out and get me some!
npauls
06-01-2012, 11:27 AM
Awesome fish Nate!

Are you headed out this weekend? We will be on the water both days, you know where. Maybe see you out there?

Maybe sunday but not positive on that one yet.

If I am out on sunday it will be in a nitro sport fish and ski model. A coworker and his buddy are fishing the SAWT this year and have never fished travers so I will probably show them around a bit so they can get a few spots instead of going in blind.
BigA
06-01-2012, 07:09 PM
Gorgeous fish!
incept
06-01-2012, 10:54 PM
Nice looking fish Nate. Looks like you picked up a 898 'bird from the looks of the first picture. How do you like it so far? Getting it figured out?
npauls
06-01-2012, 11:12 PM
Nice looking fish Nate. Looks like you picked up a 898 'bird from the looks of the first picture. How do you like it so far? Getting it figured out?

Nah that was my fishing partners boat at the chin tourney. He is running 2 big birds on his rig.

I am running a hds 8 on my dash and a small color lowrance sonar unit on the bow.

I will probably end up just sticking with my hds 8 until I upgrade my boat to something a bit bigger with a full windshield.
incept
06-01-2012, 11:21 PM
Good deal. How do you like the 'birds compared to the Lowrance after fishing with both? Find any major goods or bads for either one or they pretty even?
BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES
06-01-2012, 11:45 PM
Oink Oink Oink I smell a Pig in this thread , some great Fish there Nathan .

I got you them other pictures from When I was south , Mr teenagemutantningaturtle . Im not on right computer will send ya them . when I get home tommorow , Going to smack some of them things tommorow .
Alberta Bigbore
06-02-2012, 12:38 AM
Nice looking walleyes.
npauls
06-02-2012, 10:33 AM
Good deal. How do you like the 'birds compared to the Lowrance after fishing with both? Find any major goods or bads for either one or they pretty even?

I like both units. I am not to sure which I would like more and the only way to find that out would be to give both a run at the same time.

Maybe that is what I should do is run my hds on the bow and eventually get a bird for the dash to check them both out.

I am fishing Travers out of my boat next weekend so I guess we will see what works better. Both hds and birds have gotten me into some decent fish this season so far.
npauls
06-02-2012, 10:34 AM
Oink Oink Oink I smell a Pig in this thread .

Did you just call me fat John? :fighting0074:

I know I have gained weight since being off of work and surgery but I didn't think it was that bad.
fishinggeek
06-02-2012, 11:39 AM
Nice looking eyes. Always nice seeing one of those on the end of your line.
Nakoda boater
06-03-2012, 06:57 PM
What lake is this on? Keho?
npauls
06-03-2012, 11:00 PM
What lake is this on? Keho?

nope,

I never get out to keho.

They are from a few different lakes in the south.
EastCoastFisherman
06-04-2012, 02:27 AM
nope,

I never get out to keho.

They are from a few different lakes in the south.

You mind telling us which lakes there were caught at in the south?:thinking-006:
npauls
06-04-2012, 10:54 AM
You mind telling us which lakes there were caught at in the south?:thinking-006:

nope not really. :bad_boys_20:
EastCoastFisherman
06-04-2012, 05:14 PM
nope not really. :bad_boys_20:

Ok then...:47b20s0: where were they caught?
Bow flyman
06-04-2012, 05:22 PM
Nice fish.
npauls
06-04-2012, 05:34 PM
Ok then...:47b20s0: where were they caught?

Go look at a map and the regs. and fish the southern lakes. There is that size of fish in pretty much all of the southern walleye lakes. It is just a matter of right time, right spot, right rig.
chubbdarter
06-04-2012, 05:46 PM
You mind telling us which lakes there were caught at in the south?:thinking-006:


pretty typical eyes on average for the southern ponds. many lakes those fish are bait. Exploring is half the fun and most of the battle.
rapala76
06-04-2012, 08:03 PM
pretty typical eyes on average for the southern ponds. many lakes those fish are bait. Exploring is half the fun and most of the battle.

I'd like to see the fish your catching if those are considered bait
chubbdarter
06-04-2012, 08:12 PM
I'd like to see the fish your catching if those are considered bait


Mikeo might show npauls if the trip ever happens. Sorry to offend you.
Ignore my previous post and use this one......Nice Big walleye, Thanks for posting
rapala76
06-04-2012, 08:13 PM
Mikeo might show npauls if the trip ever happens. Sorry to offend you.
Ignore my previous post and use this one......Nice Big walleye, Thanks for posting

Hahaha
npauls
06-04-2012, 11:39 PM
Mikeo might show npauls if the trip ever happens. Sorry to offend you.
Ignore my previous post and use this one......Nice Big walleye, Thanks for posting

Oh ya the trip is happening this year. I am just waiting for mike to let me know when it works for him.

I will have my boat on Travers for the next 6 days for the tourney out there.