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Post by qbert on Aug 5, 2011 1:04:13 GMT -4
Got one more today!! 87. DT-4 Yellow Perch  |
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Post by keesvanderlaak on Aug 5, 2011 6:14:53 GMT -4
I just now see you have caught on that F-9 Mullet you got from me!!  |
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Post by qbert on Aug 6, 2011 2:00:22 GMT -4
I just now see you have caught on that F-9 Mullet you got from me!! Oh I sure did!!! I didn't get anything huge, but within my first hour and a half using it, I caught 4 fish, all different species. I caught the pickerel in the picture, as well as a largemouth bass, a perch and a bluegill. Apparently it is a good multi-species lure!!! |
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Post by qbert on Aug 6, 2011 2:15:17 GMT -4
I got a few more today!! I am far from experienced with the Skitter Walk, but had some moderate success with it today. I managed to catch 2 bass with it, and had 3 or 4 others that hit, but either missed it, or got off on the retrieve. I love all topwater fishing, so getting a little walk the dog confidence is definitely a plus!! I also managed to get my first ever fish on a Flat Rap!! 88. FLR-8 Clown  89. SW-8 Black Chartreuse Head  90. SW-8 Baby Bass  |
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Post by keesvanderlaak on Aug 6, 2011 5:23:12 GMT -4
I think you are gonne go way past that 100 fish milestone!
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Post by qbert on Aug 6, 2011 20:43:24 GMT -4
Another one falls victim to the Skitter Walk!! 91. SW-8 Bluegill  |
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Post by wsteneker on Aug 7, 2011 4:28:13 GMT -4
And? Do you already have the Rapalas.
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Post by walter on Aug 7, 2011 15:22:49 GMT -4
waiting for the 100th... what will it be? a bass or something else?
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Post by fireman1979 on Aug 7, 2011 17:47:03 GMT -4
I love this topic! Nice fish there mate! Yes, I'm also curious about your new Rapalas....  And loving the SW BB, I just caught a lot of perch on the shad version of the skitterwalk, great lure! |
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Post by qbert on Aug 8, 2011 20:50:09 GMT -4
I have really started liking the Skitter Walk. This whole exercise has made me try a little harder than I normally would with lures I am not completely sure of. I now have confidence in a few different lures that I otherwise may never have used enough to really feel comfortable with. I caught my first 2 fish ever on a DT Thug, which I probably wouldn't have used as much had I not been doing this. Now if I can only conquer the Minnow Rap I'll be happy!!! 92. DTF-3 Blue Shad  93. DTT Bleeding Olive Shiner  94. DTT Green Shad  95. SW-8 Shad Translucent  96. SW-8 Frog  Also got this one, though I already had a pickerel on it earlier this year!!  |
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Post by keesvanderlaak on Aug 9, 2011 3:48:57 GMT -4
still 4 to go!
great job!!
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Post by bulldog21 on Aug 12, 2011 20:10:18 GMT -4
You should use an old jigging rap as one. It would make a nice picture.  I went fishing today and was using a W-7 S Finland and caught a lot of fish! I would just cast it out and jig it back. The bass were fighting over it. |
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Post by qbert on Aug 12, 2011 22:10:29 GMT -4
I have never used a jigging rap before, so I may have to give that a try!! I have caught fish on a few lures lately that I haven't ever been successful with before(including today), so I'm feeling like trying some new stuff may not be such a bad idea!! I got two more today, including finally conquering one of my nemeses!! I have a few lure models that have been frustrating me for years now. The only 2 lures I still had never been successful with at all were the Tail Dancer and the Minnow Rap. Now the Tail Dancer doesn't really bother me too much. I only have the deep version, and fish shallow 95% of the time. Also it's not really a bass lure by design, and that's what I fish for. Now the Minnow Rap, on the other hand, drives me crazy. I mean, it's supposed to be shad rap action in a minnow profile. Sounds right up my alley. Also, Ted is only about 125 miles away from me. His fish can't act too differently from mine, and he has had tons of success with the MR. Also the action of the lure looks great to me. All these factors led me to believe the minnow rap SHOULD work in my lake!!! Yet it never has! Until today that is!!!! The bass I caught was far from big, but to me it was one of my favorite fish this year. If I can cross one or two more minnow raps off my list before the end of the year, I will be very pleased!! 97. MR-7 Yellow Perch  98. DTF-3 Chartreuse Brown  |
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Post by qbert on Aug 19, 2011 20:24:40 GMT -4
Yesterday I only had about an hour after work to fish before dark. I decided to try the little stream that runs off of my local lake. I hadn't been there in a while so I figured I'd give it a try. I only got one, and honestly I don't even know what it is. Just going off a local magazine I saw, which listed the fish species that are present in my area, I think it may be an American Shad, but I'm not sure. 99. DTF-3 Red Crawdad  I took the boat out today, and had an eventful day. Things started out pretty well. I caught a few decent fish, and a few small ones. Then I got really, really lucky!!! I had a nice bass a few weeks ago, who snapped my line and stole my custom painted DT FAT-3. By some stroke of luck, I found it today floating in some vegetation. I was happy as all hell!!! But of course, my happiness was short lived. I had caught a few small fish on my F-9 Gudgeon, which I only received a few days ago in a trade with Roeroeyerboat. I was trying to get a bigger fish on it, but I should have just left well enough alone. My first dumb move(not my last) was casting it over top of a limb of a fallen tree. There was a nice sized opening between a few of the limbs, which I thought looked like a great spot for a bass to be hiding. Unfortunately, I was right. He hit the lure, and of immediately swam down into the mess of branches. My line got all wrapped up in something, but I thought I felt the fish still moving. Now for my even dumber move!! There was no room for me to get my boat in there, so I climbed out onto the limbs of the tree. At this point, I felt no more movement, but still wanted my lure back!! Then, I somehow snapped the line without even doing much. I guess all the rubbing against branches was more than my line could handle. I couldn't see the lure, so I put my rod back in the boat, and grabbed my net. I proceeded to stick my net under the water and rub it up against any submerged branches I could reach, hoping to snag the net on my lure. Well, while intently focused on my lure recovery mission, I forgot about one major thing. Boats Float!!! Yep, my boat just floated away, as I sat there lure chasing. Not my brightest moment for sure!! Luckily, just as I had stripped down to my boxers and prepared to start swimming, an older couple who I talk to every once in a while, saw me and my predicament. The husband hopped in their canoe, and towed my boat back to me!! I still was never able to find my lure though!! GRRRRRR!!!!! To top it all off, just as I set the hook on one of my best bass of the year, the skies opened up and a torrential downpour ensued!! I am usually not in the business of leaving right after I catch a nice fish, but that's how it worked today. Losing one lure pissed me off enough, but water logging my camera would have been too much for me to take. Also, getting struck by lightning, or having a tree fall on my head, doesn't really sound like fun to me. At least I reached my 100 lure goal!!   100. F-9 Gudgeon  101. DT-4 Silver  102. DT-6 White Crappie (Custom from Joe's Custom Baits)  103. DTF-3 Firetiger  |
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Post by keesvanderlaak on Aug 21, 2011 9:19:00 GMT -4
great job man!!!!!
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Post by qbert on Aug 23, 2011 23:03:54 GMT -4
I went exploring today to try to find some new spots to fish!! I have a little stream that runs off of my local lake, but have only caught fish in a small stretch of it. The rest of the way it gets really shallow, and isn't very easy to get to. I decided to try to make my way through the woods and found a nice little spot where the water gets just deep enough to hold fish. I don't think anyone has fished there very often, if at all!! I caught a bass on my first cast, and missed another on my second cast!! I may have to take my exploration a little further next time!! I honestly didn't expect to find anywhere good, but I'm glad I tried!! 104. J-9 Gold Fluorescent Red  |
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Post by keesvanderlaak on Aug 24, 2011 1:29:33 GMT -4
where is nr 104?
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Post by qbert on Aug 24, 2011 19:11:02 GMT -4
Whoops!! Thanks for pointing that out!! I'm surprised that I hadn't miscounted up until now!! I'll go modify the post to correct it!! Thanks Kees!!! |
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Post by keesvanderlaak on Aug 25, 2011 17:00:22 GMT -4
Anytime Qbert!  |
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Post by walter on Aug 31, 2011 19:29:14 GMT -4
congratulations!!! man, you made it!!!
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Post by keesvanderlaak on Sept 3, 2011 4:36:20 GMT -4
Qbert, are you going to proceed this thing?
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Post by qbert on Sept 17, 2011 13:12:44 GMT -4
I am definitely still going Kees!!! I have just been working alot during the week, and watching alot of college football during the weekend!! I think I may go out tomorrow though!! I did fish a little while this week though, and ended up adding two more lures to my list!! 105. DTF-3 Parrot  106. DT FAT-3 Bleeding Olive Shiner  |
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Post by walter on Sept 20, 2011 19:50:36 GMT -4
ok, so now the bet is on how many fishes will you catch until the end of the year!!!
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Post by qbert on Oct 27, 2011 15:42:34 GMT -4
I recently made a few trips to the small stream that runs off of my lake. I hadn't fished there much since early in the season. No one else really goes back there, so I guess these fish hadn't seen a lure often, if ever. I caught so many small bass it was hard to keep count. I also got out on the boat once, where I tested out the new Ultra Light Minnow, as well as adding few more lures to my list!! I am now to the point where I running out of lures to use!! Most of the one's I have left I have never caught a thing with!! I am still hoping to add a few more to my list before winter though!! 107. F-9 Dino (Custom from SCT)  108. SR-7 Lilac Shad (Custom from SCT)  109. ULM-6 Firetiger  110. XR-8 Glass Ghost  111. XR-8 Albino Shiner  112. XRSH-6 Yellow Perch  113. GSR-5 Glass Purple Sunfire  114. HJ-6 Rainbow Trout  115. HJ-6 Tennessee Shad  116. HJ-8 Glass Perch  117. HJ-8 Gold  118. HJ-8 Silver  119. GSR-4 Glass Black  120. GSR-5 Glass Blue Shad  121. J-11 Pike  122. LC-10 Blue  123. XR-8 Blue Back Shiner  124. XR-8 Clown  125. XR-8 Goby (Muddler)  126. XR-8 Gold  127. XR-8 Hot Pink  128. XR-8 Moss Back Shiner  129. XR-8 Olive Green  130. XR-8 Parrot  131. XR-8 Silver Blue  132. XR-8 Silver  133. XR-8 Tennessee Olive Shad  134. GSR-5 Glass Perch  135. JSR-5 Fire Crawdad  136. JSR-5 Silver Baby Bass  137. RR-5 Shad  138. SRRS-7 Firetiger  139. XRS-6 Clown  140. XRS-6 Olive Green  141. XRS-6 Purpledescent  |
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Post by happyshad on Oct 27, 2011 16:00:31 GMT -4
Awesome job Q-Bert! I say that if you get to 148 (double your bet) you should get $200 worth of Rapalas from your lady! I want to see a photo of her handing over the lures!
On a separate yet very serious note - I'm wondering if you couldn't keep documenting this and set some sort of World Record? Or at least a title!
Regardless - very impressive indeed!
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Post by qbert on Oct 27, 2011 23:23:00 GMT -4
After posting all those pics earlier today, It made me want to get out and try again. I only had about an hour, but did get a couple!! 142. CD-3 Silver Fluorescent Chartreuse  143. CNR-6 Moss Back Shiner  I also got one on my F-7 Shiner, which was one of the first ones on this list, but one I never had a picture for.  |
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Post by wsteneker on Oct 28, 2011 1:22:56 GMT -4
Hello Josh
Great that you've caught on the lc-10 blue!
Wijnand
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Post by kingsalmon on Oct 30, 2011 21:24:44 GMT -4
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Post by qbert on Nov 2, 2011 17:03:37 GMT -4
Thanx Winjand!! That was my first ever Long Cast Minnow, and I kind of like it!! I may have to grab a few more to try for next season!! And to Brett, I usually only catch 5 or 6 fish each trip, but did get very lucky last week and ended up catching 22 bass and 1 bluegill!! I managed to catch 2 today, one being my first pickerel in quite a while!!! 144. DTF-3 Zebra Shad (custom from unknown artist)  145. JSR-4 Firetiger  |
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Post by qbert on Dec 17, 2011 0:49:17 GMT -4
I think this may be as far as I get on this whole adventure!!! I am running out of time quick!! Luckily, I got my Holiday Grab Bag package yesterday, and today's weather was beautiful. I managed to add 4 more lures to my list, 3 of which I just received from John. Hopefully, they wont be the last!!! 146. MR-9 Perch  147. F-9 VLP  148. SSR-5 Golden Albernus  149. SR-7 Manni  |
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