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bowhunter095
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 Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:16 pm Post subject: Batterson |
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So after I read Peco's report of his night on Batterson I just had to get out there and try to get another keeper walleye. So two of my friends and I got on the water yesterday night around 9:30. All of us started off trolling the same shad raps except mine was perch colored and the other two were silver. We paddled up the east shoreline and it only took about 10 minutes for me to land my first fish which was a white perch about 10 inches long. About 5 minutes later I heard a yell from one of my friends who was ahead of me saying he got himself a white perch. Just after he yelled to me I got a hit in the same spot where I caught my first ever walleye which was 21 inches. I picked up my rod and it felt like I just had a big clump of weeds so I started slowly pulling it in. I brought it to the boat and turned my head lamp on. I was amazed when I looked down and saw yet another walleye caught from the same spot. Another keeper too......measuring 19 inches and 1 pound 12 ounces.....
This one must have known he was going to end up in my kayak because he saved his whole fight for then!  I landed another white perch shortly after that but then things started to slow down. I did end up picking up a 7 inch rockbass in the Northeast corner of the pond and then a 12 inch large mouth on my way back to the ramp in the same spot where I caught the walleye. The only thing my other friend got was a little sunfish. We ended up getting off the water somewhere around 11............. I strongly believe now that the fish in Batterson deffinately do love the perch colored pattern more than anything else because for the past three trips I have out fished both of my friends by a huge margin. |
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Michael
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| Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Congrats on the walleyes! |
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DirtyDawg10
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Location: Granby, CT
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:25 am Post subject: |
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| Nice one! |
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PECo
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Location: Avon, CT
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:22 am Post subject: |
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I have my doubts about the pattern mattering in the dark. You're probably trolling differently than your buddies; a little slower, a little faster, more steadily or with more pauses. I often get hits when I slow down to mess with my tackle, or take a text message or phone call.
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bowhunter095
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:34 am Post subject: |
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| I noticed they do tend to troll a little faster than me and no matter how many times I tell them to get as tight to the shore as possible they never listen and go too deep. That could be why too. |
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PECo
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:38 am Post subject: |
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Yeap. Some people don't take instruction well. . . .
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Mase2020
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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| After all these reports of night fishing success there I may have to fish there for my first time and make it at night. Phil let me know maybe we could meet up when I get out of work. |
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PECo
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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Just say when Alan (it's not Allen, is it?). I could easily bring a kayak for you. I have an extra paddle and PFD, too, if you'd like to use them. Just throw your fishing gear in your car and I'll meet you there after you get off from work.
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Dan
Joined: 07 Jul 2012
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Location: Hamden
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Nice Walleye! I can't wait to fish this place when I get a boat (hopefully next season). |
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bowhunter095
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm in if you guys take a trip out there! |
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bowhunter095
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Just read Peco's reports on here. I followed them and it didn't take too long for me to get my first walleye. A few things I have learned myself are that the walleye don't like when you are trolling too fast, you have to troll slow. Also, if you are trolling even 15 feet away from where you should be, you won't catch them. Just ask both of my friends who go with me:P they hate the pond because they cant figure this out |
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