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#23 ·
I found this artical and it fits the LaGoons to a T :wink:

With murky water, noisy, VERY SLOW moving lures are best with the exception of a buzz bait as far as speed of retrieve goes. Buzz baits draw a reaction strike not a feeding strike. In order to draw a feeding strike you must slow your retrieve considerably and use noisy sub-surface lures. Also, use either very brightly colored lures such as chartreuse and pink or extremely dark lures such as black. Good lure choices include slow-moving, shallow crankbaits, tandem bladed spinnerbaits with trailer hook, rattling jigs, and other slow-moving shallow lures. Bass rely heavily on vibration in murky water and will strike at the last place they sensed the vibration; a steady retrieve is best so that the fish does not miss the lure. This means lures such as jerk baits and others with an arratic action will often be quite ineffective in murky water. Also, stay shallow in murky water (0-4 ft but as much as 6 depending on water clarity). Oxygen levels are depleted in murky water so fish such as bass must stay shallow to breathe. You can also use soft plastics. Adding attling inserts and keeping a slow smooth retrieve with short slight witches will often trigger a strike. Large tubes as well as soft
plastic worms eight inches or more are good choices

So the Chatter bait with a white tip, up close made a heck of a good choice Sunday :D
 
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#29 ·
coyote said:
Wow, hell of a day guys, didnt know lagoons had fish of that size in there , wish it were closer looks sure worth trying. Surprised you didnt get a pike with what you were throwing.
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This isn't really directed at you coyote... just a general musing.

I wonder what it is. Did the Lagoons have a history of being a dirty stink hole for many years? When I speak with people in their 40s and 50s they talk about times when the lagoons were nothing but a open puss hole in the north suburbs. They still are pretty messy with litter and all but I really like them. Unlike a lot of the lakes that a lot of the guys hit here often like Lake Arlington or the Glen, the Lagoons has age on it's side, some nice tree coverage has made it an ideal spot for fishing out of small crafts and you can actually get an edge over the shore fishermen by doing so. I'd personally rather spend my time in a canoe at the lagoons than walking most of the other lakes I fish. Would be cheaper than a day at I.G and aside from the muskie I think pound for pound the Lagoons could give I.G a run for it's money.
 
#30 ·
Great job out there. :D

Regarding the hump back bass. I am an aquarium freak and I know that when a fish has a curve in it's spine like that one does it usually means that it has TB which can be passed on to humans.

Now I am not sure if TB is something that fish can get in the wild or if it's something totaly different because I have no experience with wild fish.

I would say If it this happen to me I would cut the line next time to avoid touching the fish. Just in case.
 
#33 ·
Pk, the lagoons was rebuilt several years ago. They put some kind of posion in the water that shocked all the fish and as they came to the surface they were netted and relocated to the Botanic Gardens pond, which is just north of the lagoons. They killed alot of the carp but tried to save all the game fish they could. After they removed alot of crap and reconstructed the shore line they moved the fish they had saved back to the lagoons. They stocked it with what ever they thought it needed and the lagoons was closed to fishing for awhile to let the fish get used to their new home. I have talked to the DNR guys who say there are more walleyes per acre than any other lake in Illinois. I met them there one day last spring when they were shocking female walleyes so they could strip them of their eggs. As you know there are some monster bass swimming in the lagoons and also some big walleyes and cats. Also the crappies are very good size.It's a shame some folks litter the place up so bad.
 
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