Boog’s “Half Tail” Walleye

  • Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    April 30, 2009 at 10:16 am #1306320

    Whenever I or a client has popped a big walleye in the past, I always try to get out and hit the area again. Many times it will pay off with another good one. That has been driving me nuts this week at work. Yesterday I left a little early, hooked up the boat and headed out to the lake.
    This is the result of that short, late afternoon trip.
    My new personal best walleye from Lake Wisconsin put up one heck of a fight and hit the tape at 30-1/2 inches long. She was released after a couple pitures.
    I would love to hear about it if anyone else ends up catching her. She has a pretty distinct tail which doesn’t seem to affect her ability to put up a great fight.

    Boog

    stuart
    Mn.
    Posts: 3682
    April 30, 2009 at 10:19 am #772526

    Very nice,should be able to reconize her next time she is cought.

    Dave Koonce
    Moderator
    Prairie du Chien Wi.
    Posts: 6946
    April 30, 2009 at 10:20 am #772527

    Boog !!!!!!!

    She is a MONSTER !!!

    I’ll let you know if she makes it all the way down to the Mississippi !!

    Congrats Buddy !!

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59944
    April 30, 2009 at 10:21 am #772528

    The “Can Opener”!

    Ben Garver
    Hickman, Nebraska
    Posts: 3149
    April 30, 2009 at 11:18 am #772532

    Great fish Boog. It’ll be interesting to hear if someone else catches her. Great job.

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    April 30, 2009 at 11:21 am #772534

    Quote:

    The “Can Opener”!

    I agree

    Nice fish Joel

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
    Posts: 7872
    April 30, 2009 at 11:22 am #772535

    Awesome Walleye Joel.

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    April 30, 2009 at 11:39 am #772536

    Spectacular fish Joel

    Definitely a unique fish, she wouldn’t be hard to identify. A guy can only wonder what she would have tipped the scales at a few weeks ago.

    jeff_jensen
    cassville ,wis
    Posts: 3053
    April 30, 2009 at 11:55 am #772537

    Heck of a fish Boog, what did she hit?

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2593
    April 30, 2009 at 11:56 am #772538

    Sweet! Great Job Joel

    guideschoice
    UP of Michigan
    Posts: 43
    April 30, 2009 at 12:00 pm #772541

    I still plan on getting out with you and watching you do a repeat on this one. Great fish to be caught again.

    DrewH
    s/w WI.
    Posts: 1404
    April 30, 2009 at 12:28 pm #772550

    Awesome.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    April 30, 2009 at 12:32 pm #772551

    Wow! What do you think she weighed full of eggs Boog! I’m with Al on his reply…lets definitely get down there this season!

    netman
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 74
    April 30, 2009 at 12:59 pm #772555

    Het Boog, nice eye.I didn’t know you liked sushi and there are better parts of the fish to bite into instead of the tail.Dewey and i went smallie fishing and ’em.I’ll try to post pics,he has photo’s. Again,sssssweet eye.

    John Schultz
    Inactive
    Portage, WI
    Posts: 3309
    April 30, 2009 at 1:18 pm #772560

    Very nice fish Joel. That’s a sow.

    That better be your new avatar in the next couple days.

    z-man
    Dousman, WI
    Posts: 1408
    April 30, 2009 at 2:15 pm #772585

    Give me the GPS coords, bait used, time, etc. and I’ll let you know if I catch her again…. Nice fish, Joel. Must be nice to be so close to that fishery to be able to launch for a few hours after work.

    Joel Ballweg
    Sauk City, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3295
    April 30, 2009 at 2:16 pm #772586

    Thanks guys!

    As for the technique used to catch her, I can’t divulge that at this time. My buddy has a local tournament here next weekend and if I were to say anything about how she was caught, well, I could kiss that source good-bye.

    As for how much she weighed, I weighed her on my new hand held spring scale that I bought last year just in case we ever crossed paths with another monster catfish. She bottomed out at eleven pounds.

    I did consider weighing her on the digital scale I carry in my boat but since that one weighs everything at 17lbs, well…. Not sure anyone here would have believed that.

    What would she have weighed full of eggs? I don’t know but sure would like the opportunity to weigh her on my digital scale next March!

    Richard V.
    Somewhere over the rainbow
    Posts: 2596
    April 30, 2009 at 2:27 pm #772594

    Quote:

    What would she have weighed full of eggs? I don’t know but sure would like the opportunity to weigh her on my digital scale next March!

    You, me, and everyone else on IDO would love to weigh her. Thanks for sharing her with us…

    luke_haugland
    Iowa City, Iowa
    Posts: 3037
    April 30, 2009 at 2:47 pm #772615

    Very nice fish, and way to go on the release!

    sauger
    Hastings ,MN
    Posts: 2442
    April 30, 2009 at 2:54 pm #772618

    Nice fish

    Jami Ritter
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 3065
    April 30, 2009 at 4:35 pm #772686

    Sweet fish Joel!

    Jami

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