Hey all, I'm new to the site but not to fishing. I've grown up around the lakes and rivers of Minnesota and have been a recreational fisher most of my life. Never took it serious but had a lot of fun doing it.

 

I've recently moved a few blocks from Lake Minnetonka and am looking to learn the in's and out's of bass (and other species) fishing. I don't currently own a fishing boat so it makes it tough to actually focus and learn proper locations and technique. I am in the research stages of kayak fishing but I'm not sure how well that would work on such a big lake with extremely large boats. My hope is at some point in the next few years I'm able to enter a tournament or 2 and see what competitive fishing is all about.

 

Looking forward to soaking up the knowledge from these forums and if any of you Minnetonka fishermen/women ever find yourself needing to fill a seat on an outing let me know!

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2 hours ago, D0331J said:

I am in the research stages of kayak fishing but I'm not sure how well that would work on such a big lake with extremely large boats.

If you stayed close to shore and out of the way I think you'd be okay. Just make sure to get a big orange flag and be careful crossing high traffic areas. I know Minnetonka has plenty of ski boats, etc.

I agree, staying in closer to shore would help, but some of those boats create wakes that worry me in my 23' cuddy cabin. I've already scouted out a few no wake zones and little back channels that I could fish, but getting there may get tricky.

10 minutes ago, D0331J said:

I agree, staying in closer to shore would help, but some of those boats create wakes that worry me in my 23' cuddy cabin. I've already scouted out a few no wake zones and little back channels that I could fish, but getting there may get tricky.

Wear a life jacket, keep valuables in waterproof storage, use rod leashes all assuming you'll get dumped at some point. You're right it could be dangerous, find areas like you've mentioned or look for smaller kayak friendly lakes in the area.

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Check out the MN Kayak Fishing Association facebook page. Like the page AND join the group. Lots of discussion in the group.

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnkayakfishingassociation/

 

https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaKayakFishingAssociation/

50 minutes ago, kingsalmon said:

Check out the MN Kayak Fishing Association facebook page. Like the page AND join the group. Lots of discussion in the group.

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/mnkayakfishingassociation/

 

Thanks for the advice. Just sent a join request and waiting for the admins to approve.

 

Thank you everyone else for the warm welcome!

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Mike 

Welcome to the boards.  Always good to have another MN guy here!

Howdy and welcome to our fishing family! ?

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