10-16-2006, 09:44 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Hey Dusty, welcome aboard. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Wipers are definitely at their best in warmer waters. Here in Utah they don't really get active until about May and are definitely on the downside here, since mid September. When the water gets over 70 here, we have lots of "boils" as the wipers chase shad up against the dikes and even out in the open lake. When they are in a feeding frenzy you can catch them on about everything you put in front of them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What a lot of anglers don't realize, or don't care about (during hunting season) is that wipers can be caught all year...just like crappies, catfish, bass, etc. You just have to know where to look for them and how to fish them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Up until mid September this year, we were catching them on large crankbaits and plastics, fished on or near the top. Now that the water has cooled, the shad have retreated out into the deeper parts of the lake and the wipers follow. The guys that only know how to troll for them get discouraged and quit.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The last couple of weeks I have still been catching wipers, from my tube, by downsizing my lures and fishing just off the bottom. It is almost like fishing for crappies, only when you hook one you can definitely tell the difference.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Our wipers only get to a little over 5 pounds in Willard Bay. You have some waters in your state that produce some real bigguns. We are jealous.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Wipers are definitely at their best in warmer waters. Here in Utah they don't really get active until about May and are definitely on the downside here, since mid September. When the water gets over 70 here, we have lots of "boils" as the wipers chase shad up against the dikes and even out in the open lake. When they are in a feeding frenzy you can catch them on about everything you put in front of them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What a lot of anglers don't realize, or don't care about (during hunting season) is that wipers can be caught all year...just like crappies, catfish, bass, etc. You just have to know where to look for them and how to fish them.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Up until mid September this year, we were catching them on large crankbaits and plastics, fished on or near the top. Now that the water has cooled, the shad have retreated out into the deeper parts of the lake and the wipers follow. The guys that only know how to troll for them get discouraged and quit.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The last couple of weeks I have still been catching wipers, from my tube, by downsizing my lures and fishing just off the bottom. It is almost like fishing for crappies, only when you hook one you can definitely tell the difference.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Our wipers only get to a little over 5 pounds in Willard Bay. You have some waters in your state that produce some real bigguns. We are jealous.[/#0000ff]
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