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Title: Banks Lake Walleye
Post by: Ripper on June 19, 2010, 07:14:23 PM: My son and I went over to Potholes early last week, the fishing was terrible. Next we headed up to Banks and the results were more to our liking. The hot lure was an orange cha cha hootchie with a black gulp leach. Here is a picture of Tuesday mornings keepers from the Barker canyon/flats area. Good Fishing to all.
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Post by: jjdavis2222 on June 19, 2010, 07:19:00 PM: Thats great stuff right there. My dad I are leaving tuesday and staying until Sunday.

How deep were you fishing for them? Any with any size?
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Post by: yelp on June 19, 2010, 07:24:59 PM: Nice Fish guys..I am guessing 15' - 20' along the weed edge.
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Post by: bowhunterforever on June 19, 2010, 07:33:55 PM: Nice fish :tup:
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Post by: lokidog on June 19, 2010, 11:21:58 PM: Nice. I love Banks Lake, you never know what is going to come up fighting.
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Post by: Ripper on June 20, 2010, 01:07:44 PM: These 4 fish were between 16.5" - 20". We lost a couple nicer fish. 16'-17' was the magic depth on this trip. Yup, right along the weed edges.
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Post by: Drop Tine on June 20, 2010, 02:32:04 PM: Nice catch think ill head up there next weekend. Tried moses lake this weekend nothing very slow thanks for shearing.
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Post by: yelp on June 20, 2010, 09:26:31 PM: Quote from: Ripper on June 20, 2010, 01:07:44 PM
These 4 fish were between 16.5" - 20". We lost a couple nicer fish. 16'-17' was the magic depth on this trip. Yup, right along the weed edges.

HMMM sounds like I was pretty close..LOL I live here fish it weekly. Fish are biting good right now. What color worked the best for you guys??
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Post by: Dustin07 on June 21, 2010, 09:02:27 AM: whats a cha cha hootchie look like, and what are you using to keep the lure down, a 3 way swivel or bottom walkers? I'm probably going to potholes this weekend and dont 'want to get skunked again...
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Post by: yakimarcher on June 21, 2010, 09:07:12 AM: Nice work, you gotta love banks lake. we limited out 2 out of three days last labor day. right on young man!!!
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Post by: Ripper on June 22, 2010, 05:01:15 PM: We used a 2 oz bottom bouncer, works good up to 20'. Then I'd go to a 2.5 or 3oz. Rule of thumb is 1 oz per 10'. A cha cha hootchie is a floating hootchie skirt with a couple of beads in front and a smile blade. I'll see if I can get a pic up of one. I'd never heard of one till I went to Big Walley's. I thought they were just pulling my leg, trying to sell crap that was worthless. I bought one just because the guy was insistant that they work. After that morning we went back and bought more! They give good info at Big Walley's.
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Post by: Ripper on June 22, 2010, 05:08:17 PM: Here it is, the infamous Cha Cha Hootchie. I couldn't believe it would catch fish either!
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on June 24, 2010, 07:26:48 PM: Thanks for sharing your successes and techniques. Walleye is a great sport and pays big dividends for feeding the familiy with some of the finest!
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Post by: Dustin07 on June 25, 2010, 08:31:12 AM: thanks for sharing your rig pics Ripper- I've seen those setups before, but it gives you more confidence to try it when someone else is landing em!
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Post by: yelp on June 25, 2010, 08:49:01 AM: I make lots of squidder rigs and they work great on banks..What is funny is taking someone for the first time they see those rigs and think we are going after some tuna or marlin..LOL. Macks Lure makes the cha cha squidder.
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Post by: yelp on June 25, 2010, 08:52:10 AM: Also try jigging sculpin baits..lots of sculpins in the rocks as well as crawdads. I caught this one a few years back on Rufus. Almost 30".
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Post by: Dustin07 on June 25, 2010, 08:53:02 AM: yeah it's true though Yelp, it looks wierd to see a hot pink squid fishing out the desert, LOL.
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Post by: yelp on June 26, 2010, 08:43:43 PM: Caught a few more tonight...Caught 8 in 4 hours.
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Post by: Ripper on June 26, 2010, 09:43:01 PM: Nice job yelp! I went back over Wed. and Thurs, just in time for that nasty T-storm! Not much luck fishing, just 2. Wish I lived over there, you are a lucky soul. I will be going back to work Monday, so I probably wont be back over for a while. When I told my doctor I took my boat over there, He asked me if I had a death wish and made it clear that I wasn't ready for that! I should take it easy for a while longer. Anyway, keep up the good work, keep those pesky walleye in check. Good fishing Mark
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Post by: yelp on June 26, 2010, 10:00:01 PM: Quote from: Ripper on June 26, 2010, 09:43:01 PM
Nice job yelp! I went back over Wed. and Thurs, just in time for that nasty T-storm! Not much luck fishing, just 2. Wish I lived over there, you are a lucky soul. I will be going back to work Monday, so I probably wont be back over for a while. When I told my doctor I took my boat over there, He asked me if I had a death wish and made it clear that I wasn't ready for that! I should take it easy for a while longer. Anyway, keep up the good work, keep those pesky walleye in check. Good fishing Mark

Will do. Fishing should be good all summer. I head up to Roosevelt later in the summer. I will be out chasing some kings in the near future too. Take care.
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on June 28, 2010, 06:47:40 PM: That is funny I made one of those one year as a joke. I never caught anything on it. But I guess I will have to try it again.
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Post by: yelp on June 30, 2010, 03:44:47 PM: Me and some buds went out for three hours today..pretty good fishing! :)
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Post by: MtnMuley on June 30, 2010, 04:04:53 PM: Very nice Yelp! Gotta love Banks on days like that!
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Post by: yelp on June 30, 2010, 05:16:54 PM: Quote from: MtnMuley on June 30, 2010, 04:04:53 PM
Very nice Yelp! Gotta love Banks on days like that!

A great day on the water fo sure!
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Post by: WaltHenry on July 01, 2010, 07:22:39 AM: That is a thing of beauty. Someone is eatin good for sure.
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Post by: yelp on July 01, 2010, 07:27:07 AM: Here are the friends I took out..They were having a hard time..I jumped in their boat for a few hours.
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Post by: SpokaneSlayer on July 01, 2010, 08:25:32 AM: Is that at Coulee Playland? That's where we stayed for our tournament on Roosevelt last weekend.
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Post by: yelp on July 01, 2010, 01:53:33 PM: I Know..my buddy's son was fishing in your tourney..Inland Bass. I live here..spend lots of time at Coulee Playland..LOL at least the last 20 years.. :)
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Post by: Wacenturion on July 01, 2010, 06:28:07 PM: Yelp....you're still having way too much fun. Did you chase salmon today....upper Columbia opened didn't it?
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Post by: mossback91 on July 01, 2010, 07:17:53 PM: Damn its been a few years since Ive done some walleye fishin on banks! awesome yelp! looks like I need to get out there again!
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Post by: Wea300mag on July 01, 2010, 07:31:45 PM: That's a lot of good eating there. :drool:
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Post by: C-Money on July 01, 2010, 08:00:41 PM: Looks like some great fun. Moses has been slow, only a handfull caught by my boat recently. We seem to getting as many good size smallmouth as walleyes!
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Post by: SpokaneSlayer on July 01, 2010, 10:18:33 PM: Quote from: yelp on July 01, 2010, 01:53:33 PM
I Know..my buddy's son was fishing in your tourney..Inland Bass. I live here..spend lots of time at Coulee Playland..LOL at least the last 20 years.. :)

Really? What's his name?
Title: Re: Banks Lake Walleye
Post by: yelp on July 02, 2010, 09:55:21 PM: Quote from: SpokaneSlayer on July 01, 2010, 10:18:33 PM
Quote from: yelp on July 01, 2010, 01:53:33 PM
I Know..my buddy's son was fishing in your tourney..Inland Bass. I live here..spend lots of time at Coulee Playland..LOL at least the last 20 years.. :)

Really? What's his name?

Jake Smith
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Post by: yelp on July 03, 2010, 10:16:31 AM: Went out Friday Night to see if the fish were still in the lake..Beer battered walleye and coleslaw for dinner last night!
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Post by: WenHunter on July 05, 2010, 06:59:35 PM: Quote from: yelp on July 03, 2010, 10:16:31 AM
Went out Friday Night to see if the fish were still in the lake..Beer battered walleye and coleslaw for dinner last night!

Those look like nice fish there Yelp, except that last one looks a little smaller than 16", :P But the fishin is sure good spent saturday and sunday up there and caught 10 fish half keepers, and half throw backs but alot of fun and a great lake.
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Post by: yelp on July 05, 2010, 09:02:12 PM: Had another excellent day on the water... :)
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Post by: nanum on July 06, 2010, 09:08:51 PM: Holysmokes you got them dialed in!