Old Thunder still has some lightening. 5/5/09

[Walleye Express]

Years ago, and just after the walleyes reintroduction into Saginaw Bay. One of our {go to} crankbait's especially during local tournaments, was both the full size and the junior size original Storm Thundersticks. With one of the first sharp, wide angled and fully molded diving lip to come along back then, producing a very tight, vibrating minnow type swim action, these cranks were awesome producers during those early days back in the mid to late 80's.

Well, a friend of mine was out by the island with two of his buds Sunday in his 14 foot row boat and 5 horse outboard. They simply long lined as they trolled with these old cranks with each man holding his own rod. In less then 2 hours they caught 18 walleyes up to 5 pounds. And said twice they all had fish on at the same time. But that was all the information he could give me.

With no kind of electronics on his boat, all he could offer was, "we stayed near the island" "we'd let out line till the Thunderstick Juniors hit the bottom then reel in 2 turns". Of course the conditions Sunday (SW wind) were totally opposites today (NE and gusty) when we fished for 3 hours starting late this morning. Yet we boated 7 fish and never seen another net come out all day from the many other boats around us and the island. So it seems the thunder still has some fish catching lightening left in it.

[Adam Bomb]

Nice job to you and your friend Dan....Those are definitely some great baits...walleye love em!

[JWheeler]

They don't just catch walleye! Seems those walleye sure look a heck of a lot better on the open water. IMO

[Walleye Express]

They don't just catch walleye! Seems those walleye sure look a heck of a lot better on the open water. IMO

Jason.

Do you mean compared to the river fish.

[Nailer]

Very nice Dan, Iv'e got a lot of Walleye on Thunder sticks in the past.

[JWheeler]

Jason.

Do you mean compared to the river fish.

Yes, but it could also be a figment of my imagination.

[Walleye Express]

Probably not. Some river fish take a real beating, depending how long they've been in the system, what river they ran up to spawn and many other variables. Don't take em long to heal up and get back in shape once they make it back out to open waters.