Water temp has dropped from 85>72 over the past week. River levels are at normal summer pool. A sea of sandgrass makes bait presentation challenging BUT walleyes are ready to eat if you can put a weed-free hook in front of them.

Willowcats are tough to come by now. If they were available the action would be close to sure thing as it ever gets on the Miss.

Casting cranks on wingdams or pulling them in running sloughs would be my next choice. If you’re picking up weeds on about every cast this is not an option.

I would much rather use plastics than live bait. But sometimes the real thing is the right thing. A number of fish are holding just off the channel on the River mainstem in 10-13 fow on sand flats. Drifting a 1/8-1/4 oz. #BFishN tackle Draggin’ jig w/a half crawler threaded on the hook can be very effective. Ditto in running sloughs in 7-13 fow.

Spinner rigs w/ crawlers have been VERY effective lately, pulled along the 8′ contour above wingdam rocks if weeds aren’t a factor or pulling DOWNSTREAM in 7-13 fow in the running sloughs @1.2-1.6 mph.

My rig is a 1/2 oz. bead chain sinker with a 30″ mono leader. 2 beads above the spinner blade, 4 below. I use BIG blades–#5 Colorado in hologram shad color. For the hook, A #4 sudden death with a long shank, threading a half-crawler on the hook .

Sheep @ shorts will bend your rod most of the time. but stick with it and you’ll get some eaters and maybe a whopping big pig.

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I AM gonna vote for Constitutional Rights, especially the 1st & 2nd amendment.

I am gonna vote for secure borders. More than an army Division of military age Chinese has crossed illegally into our country over the past 3.5 yrs–not to mention terrorists, fentanyl, and human trafficking.

Seems to me the 1st step in controlling inflation is brining down fuel prices by tapping the vast resources here in the USA. Cheaper gas is the 1st step in providing more disposable income (for real important stuff like fishin’ tackle and guide service!)

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Doesn’t matter if it’s D or R. Forget red vs. blue. One party says THIS is your candidate. Then 2 months later says, no….THIS is your candidate. This happends in russia & the thrid world NOT in the USA!

I use St. Croix rods cuz I believe they are the best rods on earth. But if your fishin’ license was only valid if you used a St. Croix rod I would give up fishin’ and spend all my money on canned goods & ammunition.