Previewing AIM On 'The Big Muddy'
Pros competing in the upcoming AIM Pro Walleye Series™ will be “pooling” all their resources on the Mississippi near Dubuque to see who exits as the big winner in the third event on the 2011 tournament schedule. This is because they will be concentrating all their efforts on only two to four of the Big Muddy’s manmade pools. These “pools” are actually lock-controlled lakes which can be 20 miles long. In total, hundreds of miles of Mississippi River along with the hundreds of additional miles of side channel backwaters are all in play during the tournament. Bruce “Doc” Samson, who finished third here in an MWC championship in 1988 expects crankbaits and live bait to be the top presentations on the river, which he says has an outstanding walleye population. Known as “Doctor Sonar” for his electronics expertise (including popular seminars and four DVDs on everything from understanding fishing sonar for beginners to operating the latest Lowrance StructureScan™ units), Samson will be bringing all his electronic knowledge to bear to find fish that will put him in the running. “I’ve fished it all the way down to Pool 17 from Pool 2 and each is a little different, but you always have to read the current, allow for the dark water, check the wing dams and backwaters,” he said. “Walleyes are walleyes and will relate to current. If the water is high and there is good current flow, our job is to figure out where they are. They are still somewhere,” he added. Samson said that if there was one AIM Pro to watch, the smart money at the tournament headquarters Mystique Casino would be on Iowan Tommy Skarlis. “He fishes here quite a bit. He’s a good jigger and lives nearby so he’ll be a favorite to win. I also think Brandon Carpenter (from Rockwell, in central Iowa) is pretty good on the river. But don’t count out Minnesotan Brett King (winner of the Bay Mills Invitational earlier this month.) He guides on Pool 4,” Samson said. Prior to the tourney, water levels were high but falling, and that means walleyes will start setting up on those manmade rock piles jutting into the river from shore to help divert current to mid-river. “The rocks and current breaks draw the fish in and in this part of the Mississippi these dams are very prevalent. Fish hold on them and the key is to find one where the current and depth are to the walleye’s liking. A wing dam may be 150 feet long, but only 20 feet may actually be holding fish,” Kavajecz said. Setting up in the wrong place will mean the difference between cashing a check and going home with a lighter wallet. His predictions of the best presentations will be trolling cranks like Berkley Flicker Shads, or current trolling spinner rigs with crawlers. Bigger baits, he said, also may be the key in the river’s stained water. “I won here but that was in fall with lower water and current, so this is like fishing a whole new body of water for me.” “Usually June gets to be an awesome bite. The water is still high here, but it’s dropping 5 to 8 inches a day. The lower it gets the better the bite should get,” Schmerbach predicted. “A lot of the islands are flooded and as walleye get back in the timbers, they’re hard to catch. When the river drops back into its banks it will confine the fish more. No mater the speculation on techniques and locations, everything will be revealed starting on June 22nd. The daily weigh-ins will be held indoors at the Mystique Casino. For fans unable to attend in person, they weigh-ins will also be broadcast live at the AIM website, www.aimfishing.com. The winner will take home a first place price valued at over $25,000 onjune 24th.
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