WHAT TO BRING
Fishing
Rods
Reels
Tackle Box
Net (1 per boat)
Depth Finder (1 per boat)
Minnow Bucket (1 per boat)
Worm Container (optional, Dinty Moore Beef Stew Cans work nice)
Stringer (Sometimes nice to have two per boat)
Needle Nosed Pliers, Clippers, Knife (Tether for your pliers, you know who you are)
Clothes
Couple pair of pants
Few pair of shorts
Underwear (one of the most frequently forgotten Items)
Socks (another frequently forgotten item)
A couple of towels
Two pair of shoes
Flip Flops or slippers for the Cabin
Fitted sheet for mattress (optional, and by optional, I mean Trent is the only person who does this)
Hat (At least one that has the ability to cover your ears)
Rain Suit (This is not optional and make it the last thing you put in your duffle bag)
Miscellaneous
Sunblock (In 2009 we were 10 feet from the sun for about 4 days)
Bug Spray (It better have deet or you are wasting your money)
Fillet Knife
Sunglasses (May want to consider an extra pair as well)
Clear safety glasses (great for the driver of the boat in the evenings, keeps the bugs out of your eyes)
Stick a golf or small towel in your tackle box.
Krazy glue – Great for patching up small cuts
Flashlight and batteries – The walk from one cabin to the other gets a lot longer in the dark.
Camera – Disposable or Digital – If digital, don’t forget the batteries
Any tobacco products you might use – Sweet lord, you don’t want to buy it up there.
Tips:
Line your duffel bag with a big trash bag before you put your clothes in it (It will rain on the way up or down the river) and put an extra one in there for on the way back if need be.
Wash your hands before taking your contacts out. (I found this out the hard way, not only does in burn like heck but bug spray is impossible to get off your contacts)
Bring some type of waterproof bag to keep your raingear in the boat (Also handy when you start peeling off layers)
Hey guys thanks for posting your blog is great! If you dont mind could you set my expectations again? Is the cabin run down? I was there after the tornado, and it was June of 1992. What other things have happened to the cabin since? Also where are you guys staying and when? We are going to the Chutes July 2-9.
ReplyDeleteI hate to ask but what do you usually use for bait? Are there minnow/shiners that we can catch in a minnow trap? I think we used spoons and lots of top water. Any help would be much appreciated. Where are you guys from?
We are staying at the Chutes July 16-23. Most of us are originally from Gnadenhutten, OH. We are a little scattered out these days but we still leave from Gnaden. We concentrate mostly on the Walleye but if you are going after pike, Silver Spoons, jerk baits and long stick baits are the ticket for big pike.
ReplyDeleteAs for the cabin, it isn't 1992, but it isn't falling in on itself either. It could use some work, could use a new roof, new eaves, new screens in the windows (take some with you). We have 14 people going so we will use the back cabin as well. We have already requested the water to be re-hooked up. Pack light, the Tractor to get the stuff up the hill may not be there. Prepare for extra cooler space there is not a fridge in the back cabin anymore. There is a place to catch minnows but you may want to check on the legality of minnow traps before you head out. I am not sure of the laws for that these days. You will learn a lot about our trip as the weeks go by here and you can believe almost half of it. :) Please stop by the blog when you return to let us know how you did.
I'm in, but Andy said he would pass.
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ReplyDeleteTo Walleye Killer: I'm not entering any contest on the honor system with anyone who would trade beer for walleye to keep from losing a tournamnet.
ReplyDeleteTo Frank: Our group is,with one exception, from Ohio-Tuscarawas and Monroe counties. The odd guy is from Morgantown,WV. We use jigs with twister tails and a chunk of worm for walleye or troll the minnow shaped plugs,Rapalas, Wally divers,etc. We don't put a lot of effort into pike fishing ,but sometimes when the walleye are "off", we hit the weeds with spoons. Hope you have a good trip. Leave a few for us. We have to feed 14 guys.