Africa 2012

  • docfrigo
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 1564
    September 12, 2008 at 6:44 pm #711249

    Wish I was holding back, but unfortunately life’s other things have kept me off the local lake.
    With the water temps dropping my guess is a main lake trolling bite and iron bridge for eyes, trolling with tube jigs and twister tails around the outside of the cemetary for crappies and gills on the cribs.
    I’ll have to get out there and test my theories.

    Doc

    Pete Bauer
    Stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2593
    September 13, 2008 at 3:41 pm #711323

    From my experiences out there, Doc about hit it right.

    2 weeks ago I couldn’t buy a Walleye but now they are starting to move into their fall haunts. Working a Jig/Minnow combo on drops from 9-13fow has been producing eye’s. Right now trolling is only getting me small bass and 2-4lb slimy hammerhandles
    Working cribs has produced some very nice gills in the last few weeks and working steep breaks for crappies has been producing quite well too.
    Remember, don’t rule-out going up river for those crappies this time of year…

    Pete

    Don Hanson
    Posts: 2073
    September 14, 2008 at 1:36 pm #711417

    Ooh Wee, always nice to get a few perch like that.

    docfrigo
    Wisconsin
    Posts: 1564
    September 16, 2008 at 2:23 pm #712005

    Perch like that used to common place in the lake, nice to see one caught-what a dandy.
    With the warmer days scheduled ahead, I might be more in the boat than in the tree.

    johnsy
    Mantorville, Mn
    Posts: 831
    July 6, 2012 at 10:05 am #208567

    Here’s a few pics of the animals we have so far. Having an amazing time, there are so many different species of animals over here its crazy!! Still have 3 more days to hunt, will post story when I get back. Til then heres some pics.








    dennisdalan
    St Cloud, MN
    Posts: 974
    July 6, 2012 at 12:54 pm #121277

    Way jealous! Good luck on the rest of the hunt. Can’t wait to see more pics.

    johnsy
    Mantorville, Mn
    Posts: 831
    July 6, 2012 at 5:18 pm #121289

    A few more

    qdm4life
    Albertville, MN
    Posts: 956
    July 7, 2012 at 3:53 am #121308

    What are you shooting for a gun? Looks lke a total dreamtrip!

    johnsy
    Mantorville, Mn
    Posts: 831
    July 7, 2012 at 10:49 am #121312

    I shot the steenbuck and porcupine with a .22 and everything elso I shot with a 270-150 grain nosler partitions. And Shawns shooting a 375

    flatlandfowler
    SC/SW MN
    Posts: 1081
    July 12, 2012 at 3:38 am #121372

    That looks like a phenominal trip. Congrats and thanks for sharing the pics

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 21847
    July 16, 2012 at 1:14 am #121415

    Holy taxidermist bill… Jealous for sure Johnsy

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13297
    July 27, 2012 at 11:46 pm #121619

    Quote:

    Holy taxidermist bill… Jealous for sure Johnsy

    X2 Awesome looking trip

    neusch303
    Posts: 539
    July 28, 2012 at 1:13 pm #121625

    Quote:

    Holy taxidermist bill… Jealous for sure Johnsy

    That is why I doubt I will ever do the Africa trip above. After I got back from New Zealand the spending wasn’t over. In fact it was just getting started. Then you need a place to hang them all.

    Awesome pics and trip Johnsy. Congrats

    scottb.
    Southeast, MN
    Posts: 1014
    July 30, 2012 at 5:46 pm #121655

    I am not sure the deal Johnsy has but one person I know that went on an African trip had the taxidermy work included in the cost. Everything was shipped over when done and they did a great job. Price, if he was telling the truth, wasn’t crazy either. This was about 10 years ago and I believe he bid and won the trip through a Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation banquet.

    Hunt of a lifetime for sure!!

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