A pair beats one skunk

[Water Wolf]

Last Sunday{June 4th} I went fishing for most of the afternoon and into the evening. The action wasn't hot and heavy but I did manage 2 fish.
Half an hour after hitting the water I hooked into a 23 inch pike. This fish cut it's self up all down it's body after taking 3 swipes at my lure that had the razor sharp barbless gamagatsu hooks. 

It grabbed my homemade neon orange and black crankbait,{middle right hand corner}.


 
The second fish was a chunky 17 5/8 inch walleye.


It grabbed a glow storm wildeye


I noticed on the fish finder that the fish were suspend in clouds of may fly larvae and the hatch was going on, so it may a while before they are really hungry or aggressive.
I chatted with a few other angler who told me that they had not caught any fish the few time they went out so considering the circumstances I was happy to get a grand slam.


WW

[adipose]

Isnt it just a blast to catch something with a homemade lure!Nice coloration on the wally also.go out and do er again!

[devil-man]

Very cool, WW!
I like...

[Water Wolf]

Thanks adipose and devil-man.

It is neat to put a lure together, have it swim right, and come through for you when most of the other lures did not.
It dives 8 to 10 feet.

That walleye is unusually dark, considering it came of a sand and rock bottom, the rocks must have been really dark.

[chicksthatfish]

Hey, WW,   how do you make those lures??  Are they totally homemade??    How do you putthem together??  I am interested in making some of my own and some advice would be great.  I already retie everything,  and love to paint so....just curious  CTF

[Water Wolf]

Chicksthatfish check your PM box.

WW

[chicksthatfish]

Thanks, WW