Kavajecz and Parsons hit Quinte

eye tracker · **Posted:** Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:21 pm

I visit this site time to time and have fished with Dan Elliot in the past so I figured he would appreciate this post on the site to help promote the Bay of Quinte fishery and give an update on the present bite.

Just returned home from a trip to Quinte and Merland Park. The fishing was absolutely amazing with many double and triples of 12 to 13 pound walleye. I have been looking forward to the trip all summer as I teamed up with Keith Kavajecz, Gary Parsons and Chase Parsons to fish and shoot a 'The Next Bite' TV show of trophy walleye on the famous Bay of Quinte.

Left to Right: Gary Parsons, Chase Parson, myself and Keith Kavajecz.

The shoot went great and Keith, Gary and Chase feel it is one of the top trophy fisheries in North America. Chase caught his personal best walleye and could not believe the quality fishery we have in our back yard. On the Tuesday Shawn Hannah joined Gary and Chase in their Tracker TUNDRA 21 Team Edition and put on a clinic with a double and triple of 12 pounders in a single trolling pass. The bite was on fire and lots of big fish were landed, filmed, photographed and released.

Chase Parsons releasing another nice walleye.

During the TV shoot I was fishing with Keith and our boat managed to land an absolute Hawg, so you will have to watch the show when it airs next season on WFN in Canada. I will keep every one posted on the date and times.

It was fun to drive the 21 foot Tracker TUNDRAs everyday on my local waters with the Supercharged Mercury Verado 275. The boats produced an extremely quick, dry ride and would scoot along around 60 mph in 3 foot waves while handling like a dream.

Keith, Gary and Mark Boyd in Keith's Tracker TUNDRA.
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On the Wednesday morning, the last day of the trip I managed to hook up with Chase and get out on the water together in his boat. This was my first chance to fish with Chase since our great day one performance at PWT Super Pro event in Houghton. We fished for only a few hours and managed to boat 9 walleye with a great double on our first pass.

Sheldon with a couple Quinte toads.

It was a fishing trip of a life time with some of the true icons in the Walleye fishing fraternity. I had a great time showing The Next Bite crew what Quinte is made of and how amazing the trophy fishery is. Nice to meet with Shawn Hannah again and having him join us for dinner and a few days of fishing. Also need to thank Kevin & Jennifer Lavers at Merland Park for the great accommodations. I am looking forward to watching the television show and also meeting up to fish with Gary, Keith and Chase in the future.

-s

DanElliot · **Joined:** Mon Apr 08, 2002 8:59 am **Posts:** 4329

Sheldon,
That must of been an awesome time. I am jealous... a triple header of 12lbers that's just sick. Any tips for us grovellers?

eye tracker · **Posted:** Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:33 pm

DanElliot wrote:

Sheldon,
That must of been an awesome time. I am jealous... a triple header of 12lbers that's just sick. Any tips for us grovellers?

Hey Dan,

It was one heck of a tip, once you get on the fish with that crew they know how to put a hurtin on the walleye. :wink:

One tip:
Fish above the arches on you sonar.

-s

bluedog · **Posted:** Fri Nov 03, 2006 6:44 pm

oh my word !
the trip of a life time
i would say
blue
ps
above the arches is a given !
thankx

Replica · **Joined:** Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:21 pm **Posts:** 46

Nice Pictures and Catches! - especially the one when the big girl is released. We are lucky to have Quinte in our backyard -given the strong endorsement from a famous Walleye USA tournament angler who has fished numerous bodies of water

eyedoktr · **Joined:** Mon Dec 06, 2004 4:11 pm **Posts:** 15

Looks like an outstanding trip. Quinte is indeed a paradise.

I can't wait to get up there in a week or two. Hopefullly I can get some of those hogs to bite me.

Atlanta Dave · **Joined:** Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:32 am **Posts:** 37

Great trip you had. I dont understand you cant give us more info than to fish above the arcs. I come from Atlanta and have a very limited time to fish. depth area and lures would be nice

Thanks

Atlanta dave

eye tracker · **Posted:** Fri Nov 03, 2006 8:31 pm

I guess I was a little vague...
Sorry for the misunderstanding, but what I meant about fishing above the arches is run your cranks way above what you are marking. Many anglers are fishing to deep or taking lures down to the marks on the sonar.

As with most the great lakes fish, purple coloured cranks seem to produce best in most conditions. The fish are suspended and move day-to-day, therefore you will need to cover water and search for the active pods of walleye.

Best of luck on Quinte.

-s

Superdad · **Posted:** Fri Nov 03, 2006 9:13 pm

Eye-Tracker,

We saw the Trackers flash past us in Picton Bay around Noon on wednesday.

Thanks for your tips

The Tech · **Posted:** Fri Nov 03, 2006 11:57 pm

eye tracker wrote:

run your cranks way above what you are marking. Many anglers are fishing to deep or taking lures down to the marks on the sonar.

-s

Great post eye tracker, that must of been a real eye opener to fish with some icons of the sport. And that tip alone is gold. Thanks.

Atlanta Dave · **Joined:** Thu Dec 09, 2004 9:32 am **Posts:** 37

Thanks for the info we will be up on the 11th and try what you said.I think we will fish east of the ferry.

Atlanta Dave

OrangePeal · **Joined:** Thu Nov 11, 2004 12:10 pm **Posts:** 75

Thanks for the report Sheldon!

I just got back from BassPro and boy am I hyped.

Atlanta Dave we will also be up next weekend have a look for us.
We will be at Tipof the Bay with green boat ./ gray roof pulled with Black Tacoma.

Safety First,
Jack

Don Stokes · **Posted:** Sat Nov 04, 2006 2:55 pm

It is good that you folks had a fun and productive trip. I bet it was as much a thrill for them to fish Quinte as the rest of us. I sure do look forward to fishing at home during Christmas. Thanks for the report.

Don Stokes

Replica · **Joined:** Sat Dec 03, 2005 9:21 pm **Posts:** 46

Yes, I agree, Purple is a good colour on the Great Lakes. I won't be able to make it up this year but last year I caught and released a 10lber with a purple reef runner run off an offshore planer board. I couldn't get a bite for 2 hours just trolling without a planer board...but 20 minutes after setting a planer board, I got the hit from the 10lber,the only fish in the 3 hour trip. Good luck to all this year.

Jutty · **Posted:** Sun Nov 05, 2006 11:23 am

looks like a good day of fishing

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