04-10-2019, 11:13 AM
[quote chinook]Hey Pat,
Thanks for the PDF how to build rod holders. The ones you made for me broke in pretty short order. I figure they needed to be a bit more beefy. Maybe the 1" is the ticket. I will have to see if I can find the tools to cut and shape like you do.
Thanks for the fish report. Those are some nice cats. I noticed there were no walleyes. Do you catch those in the same area later in the spring?
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[#0000ff]Sorry the quick draws did not hold up. The early models work fine for light duty but don't hold up well when tested by big
fish. That's why I have been making stronger models...with wider rear rings...and on bigger PVC pipe. If you have the upright models here is a writeup that will show how to make those...but you can substitute the bigger pipe. You can cut the holder ends with a hacksaw by putting them in a vise. But a small rotary saw works best.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Walleyes? I have not done much on them at Utah Lake for the past couple of years. I like to try them during the prespawn...right after iceout...and again post spawn. But I don't fish them at night during the actual spawn.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Starting about the first of May, the spawned out wallies really go on the chew. And instead of finding them around the lure-eating rocks you can find them all over the lake. The best places to pitch plastics or chunk crankbaits are usually in the same areas the white bass are schooling up for their spawning ritual. That will be at the mouths of tributaries or along the same rock dikes or rocky shorelines where the walleyes gathered earlier.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The post spawn walleyes hit almost anything. I don't catch as many while deliberately targeting them as I do while pitching small plastics or cranks for white bass. But if you can find an area where they are actively feeding you can switch up to larger stuff and catch more. However, the silly white bass will also attack the larger lures you throw for walleyes. What a silly bunch of fish. But fun.[/#0000ff]
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Thanks for the PDF how to build rod holders. The ones you made for me broke in pretty short order. I figure they needed to be a bit more beefy. Maybe the 1" is the ticket. I will have to see if I can find the tools to cut and shape like you do.
Thanks for the fish report. Those are some nice cats. I noticed there were no walleyes. Do you catch those in the same area later in the spring?
Jared[/quote]
[#0000ff]Sorry the quick draws did not hold up. The early models work fine for light duty but don't hold up well when tested by big
fish. That's why I have been making stronger models...with wider rear rings...and on bigger PVC pipe. If you have the upright models here is a writeup that will show how to make those...but you can substitute the bigger pipe. You can cut the holder ends with a hacksaw by putting them in a vise. But a small rotary saw works best.[/#0000ff] [#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Walleyes? I have not done much on them at Utah Lake for the past couple of years. I like to try them during the prespawn...right after iceout...and again post spawn. But I don't fish them at night during the actual spawn.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Starting about the first of May, the spawned out wallies really go on the chew. And instead of finding them around the lure-eating rocks you can find them all over the lake. The best places to pitch plastics or chunk crankbaits are usually in the same areas the white bass are schooling up for their spawning ritual. That will be at the mouths of tributaries or along the same rock dikes or rocky shorelines where the walleyes gathered earlier.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The post spawn walleyes hit almost anything. I don't catch as many while deliberately targeting them as I do while pitching small plastics or cranks for white bass. But if you can find an area where they are actively feeding you can switch up to larger stuff and catch more. However, the silly white bass will also attack the larger lures you throw for walleyes. What a silly bunch of fish. But fun.[/#0000ff]
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