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Sorry, no pellets. The items are no up on the web site.
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Here is a shot of Al St. Cyr with his first fish of the tournament. 20-4 and a major undertaking to land. We were both battered, bloodied and soaking wet by the time this fish was in the net.
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Brian & Zach, I thought there were remarkable similarities between your situation, your thought process and your approach and those of Al & I. Seems like the big difference might have been that we hit the successful stategy a little sooner and so got a few more fish. You guys didn't have much of a problem with catfish and snags? They were major factors for us.
The only photo I have is one of Al's first and largest fish (20-4). Will post it tomorrow. Sean/Wayne should have photos of the mirrors, perhaps we will get to see them once they get back to CA.
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Just received a shipment from Mainline including the bulk Pineapple and Essential Opal boilies. This might be of interest to those planning to fish Town Lake.
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Go Brian and Mark!
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Scott Osmond
Lowell, MA, USA
PROUD RED SOX FAN!!!!
AMERICA'S
Looks like you are batting 50% Scott. Who in their right mind would back Brian & Mark or Brian & Zack when they are up against Al & Paul?
Paul Pezalla
Wacker Baits - America's Carp Fishing Team
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I thought I knew Al St. Cyr before I convinced him to join Wacker Bait & Tackle. I knew he was a hard-core, dedicated carp angler with an outstanding history. But I did not really know what OBSESSED was until I spent 3 days on the bank and two days in a car with him. I have fished with a lot of serious anglers but he is orders of magnitude beyond anyone else. His gear was in perfect order for three days of fishing but he did not bring any food or water, that sort of stuff is of no importance to him, only the fish count.
We did do fairly well after a slow start. When the boat dropped us off at our swim, my heart dropped. It looked awful, nearly unfishable I thought. Most of the lake was clear but this end looked like chocolate milk, visibility throught the water could not have been more than a couple of inches. Water was high and we had significant weed growth almost everywhere in front of us. It looked as if landing fish would be a big problem if we did manage to hook any.
Al hooked into a good fish the first night but it quickly hit a snag and was locked up tight. He was able to wade a considerable distance to get on the other side of the fish and eventually freed it. We were both out in nearly waist deep water and finally got the fish in the net. 20-4, not a bad start and it gave us some confidence.
A long dead spell followed that first fish. Lots of catfish but no carp. We then found a small openning in the margin weeds, a spot maybe 10' x 10'. I tossed in some particles and a rod rigged with a method feeder. In the course of the second night, I took 3 fish out of that spot followed by two more the next moning. In the mean time. Al had been hooking good sized fish but losing them in the snags (which appeared to be everywhere). Our chances to rack up pounds with 20-30 lb fish seemed remote, there was just no way to get them on the bank. We then consentrated on the margin fish even though they were smaller, at least we could land them. A bit of fine tuning on the bait enabled us to reduce the catfish takes to a reasonable number.
We ended up with 14 fish, 168 lbs 14 oz as I recall. Most caught on particles (maize, tiger nuts, maple peas and Canadian trappers) fished over maize/hemp seed/maples/trappers and method balls. I used Buckeye Blend and plain Mielie Bomb mixed with cream style corn and condensed milk.
ACS (David, Sean and Wayne) did a great job. They are top-notch professionals at organizing this sort of thing.
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Peregrin is probably the best bet but not if was two feet tall. Was it actually the size of a crow.
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Right now, we have 20, 30, 40 and 50 in 150yd and 300yd spools. We can get any other break strength/spool size in 24hrs.
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Wackerbaits now has Power Pro in stock.
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How about some more details, Tim? Line/leader/hook/float/shotting pattern/bait? Were you fishing on the bottom?
It is a great way to catch fish but I don't think I get as many as I should. Any pointers would be appreciated.
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An amazing pair. They stopped by to visit during the CCC. Too bad they didn't fish it, one of them would probably be wearing the Giant Jewel Encrusted Belt Buckle.
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I think Zack's point might be that it is pointless to post that you sent a PM. As soon as the guy signs on, he will be notified of the PM. He doesn't need a notification here (nor do the rest of us).
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I think that Keith was actually out-Keithed by Paul in this thread....
??????????????????? What???????????
I was baffled by this too. I don't even know which one of us should be insulted.
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Check is in the mail for WB&T, Al ST. Cyr and me.
Odds just got a lot worse for the rest of you.
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These French b*** are always stealing from other countries what's the most beautiful
Yea, we get you and they get her. Where's the justice in that?
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The always delightful Alice is retiring from the bait & tackle business to pursue a career in acting. She is leaving for France soon after the CCC. We could not ask for a better Vice President of Domestic Operations and will miss her.
If you want to place an order with someone who is actually polite on the phone, you better call in the next day or two, before she leaves.
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He will be here, working I hope.
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Alex,
I hope you will make it to the party at my shop on Thursday evening.
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I wouldn't pay him too much.
My employees pay me. There is no better place to spend the day than WB&T.
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I am pleased to announce that Wacker Bait & Tackle now has a selection of Mistral boilies including the incomparable Rosehip Isotonic.
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Wacker Bait & Tackle is pleased to announce the appointment of Al St.Cyr as Director of Product Development and Marketing. Al is a young man but probably has spent more hours on the bank and caught more big carp than most anyone in the country.
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Man, these are selling fast.
Yes, they are Super Cast.
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It has been a long wait (the boat left South Africa in early June) but I have finally received a shipment of South African baits. Have the pips (whole corn kernels, in glass jar - keep forever) in 7 flavors (almond, bunspice, pineapple, reel run, vaaldam, tutti frutti, strawberry), mutis (dips) in 7 flavors (almond, bunspice, pineapple, raspberry, vaaldam, tutti frutti, strawberry) and mielie bom (method mix in four flavors (plain, vaaldam, strawberry, banana).
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With Terry's fish it's a little difficult to get an idea of the fish's actual size since it's being held out at arm's length
Judging from the apparent size of his head and fingers in the photo, hes arms must be 6-8' long.
Fish-eye lens?
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Here, at last, is a photo of my mirror from Hominy. Thanks for sending it, David Moore.