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Fun at Banks Lake
« on: June 22, 2015, 07:13:12 AM »
We spent 5 days at Banks last weekend and had a blast. We caught well over 100 walleye between the 3 of us and got a few keepers along the way. 23" was our biggest eye. A few small moth were caught and released also. The walleye and a bunch of good sized perch were caught while trollinfg smile blades in chrome or green with regular hook set ups or slow death hooks. Crawlers or gulp worms both caught fish. 1.0-1.4 mph in 12-28 feet was the ticket.
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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #1 on: June 22, 2015, 07:15:27 AM »
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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2015, 09:04:15 AM »
Real nice report! :tup:
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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #3 on: June 22, 2015, 09:19:39 AM »
Two thumbs up. Sounds like you had them dialed in.

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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #4 on: June 22, 2015, 10:23:14 AM »
It's been awesome fishing over there. Well done

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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #5 on: June 22, 2015, 02:26:20 PM »
 8)  Good job :tup:


What did you catch the largemouth on?
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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #6 on: June 22, 2015, 05:07:40 PM »
Very Nice!!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #7 on: June 22, 2015, 05:14:01 PM »
8)  Good job :tup:


What did you catch the largemouth on?

Largemouth? ............. ;)

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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2015, 05:17:45 PM »
8)  Good job :tup:


What did you catch the largemouth on?

Largemouth? ............. ;)
Looks like a LM on my phone. Maybe I need to look at it on my computer.
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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2015, 11:59:53 PM »
One of my favorite lakes, and it's been over five years since I've been over there.  Why throw back the smallies though?  They taste good to me.   :dunno:

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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #10 on: June 26, 2015, 01:36:57 PM »
Our biggest smallmouth was caught while trolling the smile blades for walleye. Others were caught on DC-13 cranks and senko's.
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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #11 on: June 26, 2015, 01:47:22 PM »
Can't wait for 7/23.  Guided fishing trip I got in a live auction.  Nice fish BTW.  I would keep the smallies for sure good eating but nothing beats walleye  :drool:
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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #12 on: June 29, 2015, 01:36:27 PM »
Cool Russ, is it over at Banks? If so I'll have to pick your brain afterwards for spots and idea's.
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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #13 on: June 29, 2015, 01:40:44 PM »
Cool Russ, is it over at Banks? If so I'll have to pick your brain afterwards for spots and idea's.
Yup Banks.  Skillet is the good one to pick his brain.  I got a map he marked all up for me too but I will share for sure.
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Re: Fun at Banks Lake
« Reply #14 on: June 29, 2015, 01:41:56 PM »
I've talked to skillet a lot, cool dude, full of good info.
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