Lucky day! Our group is a generous bunch with most willing to share knowledge and offer tips. In your S WI area and others, there are more Spoonpluggers on the water than most people realize, if you know what to look for. You converting what you read into focused effort and fishing success is a good sign. Selecting excellent fishing water also a good choice. Our multi-species "Buck Sez" get-together you bumped into (in so-so weather, and with some in the group fishing Madison for the first time) caught: SM/LM to 20" casting & trolling, Walleye to 28" casting & trolling, Pike to 38" casting & trolling, and catfish 20+ lb casting. No records but next time who knows
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Do you have the Green Book? It has what's most important for you to know, the big-picture essentials, while the HSC fills all those categories in with detail. Your on-the-water time is key, however, so good job. Our guys tend to be independent in their fishing, able to explore new waters for whichever species and be confident in their success. That's one of the best parts to many! Like many I've caught my share of big pike/musky, that's what happens, but on Saturday decided to start on Monona at a LM feature identified and mapped the week before. Within earshot of a couple musky guys, I cast to the first spot (contact point) and caught zero. But on the second, 30 yds away, landed a series of LM starting with 19 1/2" on the first cast. Fun stuff. Should be a good spring area, too. It never hurts to have options. Glad you posted and welcome. Scott
Thank you Buck Perry (and Terry O'Malley)!