TOMORROW, FISHING OPENER IN
MINNESOTA.
GOVERNOR'S FISHING OPENER ON
BIG SANDY LAKE.
TWO HOURS NORTH OF THE TWIN
CITIES.
WE ARE GEARING UP IN WAIT BEAR
LAKE THIS MORNING.
KATE IS LIVE AT BLUE RIBBON --
I HAD ASKED A LITTLE EARLIER,
YOU ARE A TRUE MINNESOTAN ARE
YOU A FISHER WOMAN?
I THINK YOU ARE CALLING ME
OUT ON THIS, NO --
I'M FROM MINNETONKA.
I'M NOT, EITHER.
SO IN FAIRNESS.
Reporter: BUT I KNOW
THOUSANDS ARE EXCITED ABOUT
THIS, ANGLERS WILL BE HEADING
OUT THIS WEEKEND.
SO, WE CAME TO THE EXPERTS,
INSTEAD TO HELP US GET EXCITED
FOR THE FISHING OPENER.
HERE AT THE BLUE RIBBON BAY
TRAP I'M HERE WITH THE MANAGER,
CHARLIE, THANKS SO MUCH FOR
BEING HERE.
YOU AND YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
IF I WERE A FIRST TIMER, IF I
WAS GOING OUT, WHAT WOULD I
NEED?
A ROD AND REEL BASICALLY.
I HAVE A SPINNING ROD AND REEL
SET UP.
IT WOULD HAVE LINE ON IT, ALSO,
BUT BEING A BEGINNER, YOU WOULD
PROBABLY HAVE -- AFTER YOU
LEARN HOW TO CAST, WE MIGHT RIG
YOU UP WITH A JIG IN PLASTIC.
IT WON'T HOUR YOU OR A JIG AND
MINNOW, WHICH I'LL GRAB HERE.
Reporter: I THINK HE IS
GOING TO SHOW US, HERE.
AND HOW MUCH DOES THIS ONE RUN
HERE?
$60,
Reporter: $60, THIS IS A
MORE INEXPENSIVE SPORT FOR
FAMILIES TO DO TOGETHER.
IMMEDIATE ROD AND REEL, WELL-
BALANCED BY A REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER.
AS FAR AS RIGGING A LIVE BAIT
OR A MINNOW ON A JIG HEAD.
IT'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT WAYS
TO DO IT.
ONE OF THE SIMPLEST WAYS TO DO
IT IS TO STICK THE HOOK INTO
THE MINNOW'S MOUTH AND BACK OUT
THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.
WHAT YOU WILL DO IS YOU WILL
LOWER THIS IN THE WATER.
YOU CAN EITHER CAST THIS AND
RETRIEVE IT SLOWLY, OR YOU CAN
DRIFT ALONG AND KEEP IN CLOSE
CONTACT WITH THE BOTTOM AND
JUST WAIT FOR THE TELL-TALE TAP
ON THE END OF YOUR ROD AND SET
THE HOOK.
I KNOW IT TAKES A LOT MORE
PATIENCE THAN THAT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN FISHING
IN
I HAVE BEEN FISHING SINCE I
WAS 4 1/2 YEARS OLD.
LET'S SAY YOU KNOW WHAT YOU
ARE DOING?
THERE IS SOME SKEPTICISM ON
THAT, BUT FOR THE MOST PART I DO.
Reporter: AKNOW A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE
WEATHER, WE'LL TALK ABOUT HOW
THAT IS AFFECTING FISHING AND
THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW.
CHECK OUT THE DNR'S WEBSITE,
WE'LL LINK IT ON OUR WEBSITE AS
WELL.
AND WE'LL CHECK IN WITH YOU
GUYS IN A LITTLE BIT.
CHARLIE HAS A NICE SETUP.
HE STARTED TO FISH WHEN HE WAS FOUR.
I FEEL LIKE A FAILURE AS A
MINNESOTA FATHER.
MY KIDS WANT TO GO OUT THERE.
ARCHBISHOP'S INSTALLATION AT
2:00 THIS AFTERNOON AT THE
CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL.
STATE OF 10,000 PLUS LAKES,
WE KNOW THAT FISHING IS A BIG DEAL.
THIS WEEKEND ANGLERS CAN
START TO REEL IN WALLEYE,
NORTHERN PIKE.
THAT AND OTHER FISH.
THE GOVERNOR WILL KICK THINGS
OFF IN THE McGREGOR AREA THIS
YEAR THE GOVERNOR'S OPENER IS
ON BIG LAKE TOMORROW.
KATE IS GETTING US READY LIVE
AT A BAIT SHOP IN WHITE BEAR LAKE.
Reporter: GOOD MORNING, I'M
HERE AT BLUE RIBBON BAIT SHOP.
I'M JOINED BY THE MANAGER OF
THE STORE, CHARLIE, THANKS FOR
BEING WITH US.
ONE OF THE THINGS PEOPLE ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT.
IT WILL BE A LITTLE CHILLY.
YOU WERE SAYING IT AFFECTS THE
FISHING
IT DOES.
IT WILL BE A LITTLE SLOW.
A LITTLE HARDER TO LOCATE FISH.
PERSISTENT PEOPLE WILL CATCH FISH.
THE PRESENTATION WILL BE SLOW,
YOU WILL SEE FISH, MARK IT ON
YOUR FISH LOCATE OKAFORS, MAKE
SURE YOU KEEP MOVING.
Reporter: YOU WERE SAYING
HAVE YOU A TIP FOR PEOPLE IF
THEY ARE HEADING OUT.
HAVE YOU TO STAY WARM.
RIGHT, WHAT I DO ON THE COLD
OPENERS, I BRING MY ICE FISHING
METER ALONG AND USE IT AS A
HAND WARMER.
IT COMES IN HANDY.
I FIND YOUR STORY
INTERESTING.
YOU WERE TELLING US YOU HAD
BEEN FISHING SO LONG TELL US
HOW YOU GOT STARTED.
AND WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A
GOOD FISHERMAN?
FIRST OFF, TO GO BACK TO MY
ROOTS, MY GRANDFATHER TOOK ME
ICE FISHING FOR THE FIRST TIME
SINCE I WAS 4 1/2 YEARS OLD.
GRANDPA FIGURED -- HE HAS A WAY
AROUND IT I WAS HIS CONSTANT
FISHING BUDDY FOR MANY YEARS
AFTER THAT.
IT DEFINITELY TAKES
PATIENCE, YOU SAID IT HAS BEEN
A LITTLE SLOWER BECAUSE OF THE
WEATHER.
PRETTY BIG NUMBERS, I WAS
SAYING THE DNR ESTIMATES
FISHING CREATES 43,000 JOBS AN
$2.8 BILLION IN RETAIL
SPENDING.
IT'S REALLY GREAT FOR THE
ECONOMY.
WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU
WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE SAFE
HEADING OUT ON THE WATER.
COMING UP, WE'LL CHECK BACK IN
WITH YOU GUYS AT 6:30, HAVING
SAFETY TIPS TO MAKE SURE ARE
YOU FOLLOWING THE RULES AND YOU