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has the right time twice a day.....

or as they say around here: "even a blind sow can find an ear of corn once in a while".

I was out an about for a quick Saturday evening float (would have loved to have gotten started a day or so sooner.....but these darn family obligations) --- and was rewarded with a nice "zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz" about the 3rd cast out with my chart. pony head -- ended up being the biggest Wiper I have landed on my tube. Was about 23 1/2"......But the shakes got the best of me -- so I did not get the best pictures or measurements.

Made all of the 16" - 21" cats and 13" - 17" LMB that followed seem a little anti climatic.








After losing a couple of these the last couple of years....I think the hook sharpener and more expensive P-line paid off big time.
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[cool][#0000ff]Way to go Dusty. Those wipers sure can pull. I got a 23 incher that weighed 5.5 pounds last month and it really towed me around for a while. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Glad you are gettin' out and happy you are finding some cooperative fish.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]How big do the wipers get in the lake you fished?[/#0000ff]
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the "lake" I was in is only about 34 acres....and the Wipers were added a few years ago in small numbers for a little "population control". Never talked to anyone who caught one over 21" from there until mine yesterday. Although I have seen some nice 5 1/2 lb 22+ inch LMB come out of there.

About 25 miles west of here in Lincoln they have a 2000+ lake called "Branched Oak" that produces many nice 30+ inch wipers along with monster flat heads ---- along with a biomass of white perch similar in percentage to the carp in Utah Lake. They stocked the wipers and transported the flatheads from the Missouri both about 6 or 7 years ago to get the white perch under control.....so they are C&R only....so they are getting nice and big.
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well congrats on the wiper! Man thats a beautiful fish you got there.
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Very nice fish. I have yet to get one in my tube but have got a few from my boat. Very fun fish and tasty as well.
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