Walnut Report

[skinny5382]

Steve sounds like you have things working for you, great news.

I started Sunday about 6:30 over near the Ohio line, 2 stripe bass was all. Decided at 9:30 to change it up and relocate over to the condo's. Beginning of a very stressful day.
Boat stalled and wouldn't start, tossed out the anchor to have a look. After 2 hours decided the starter was shot and I needed help. Picked up the cell to call BoatUS, no signal. Worked on the starter another hour, no bringing it back to live. "dead"! Got on the radio to relay a message using a closer boat, nothing - no response. Put out the distress flag, checked my position to make sure I wasn't drifting. Noticed my electronics were shutting down, recorded North / West before going out completely.
Gave the starter another look, another 2 hours pass. Starting to go into survivor mode, 1/2 bag of trail mix left along with 1/2 bottle of Gatorate.
I haven't mentioned yet I tried 16 Coast Guard about a dozen times by now. Come to find out later the signal was very weak and broken, CG couldn't hear me. As a last resort I disconnected everything from the batteries but the radio. that did the trick, I could now have conversation with CG. Long story shortened, an Ashtabula CG boat was in the area and towed me to Conneaut. Hate to see this bill.
So what a Sunday fishing trip! Never did find the Eye's

Hats off to the Coast Guard, top shelf group of people.

[Bowhuntnsteve]

skinny I had that issue 2 years ago when I got my boat. Alternator or something I forget, went dead. Both my batteries died. First the radio, then the fishfinder, as I am looking for what is the cause and turn the boat towards east ave, I was way out past the condos deep, I may went another half mile and boat died. Cell service was non existent. Luckily I was out with a buddy and he was about a mile further away and deeper. One of our calls got thru to him between the 5 of us and he came and towed me in. I can't remember the issue for anything now, but we even tried taking his extra battery and hooking it up to mine and wouldn't work because we were both on the eyes and it was like 7am.

[Bowhuntnsteve]

fished yesterday, Saturday 7/6. Got off to a slow start getting to the lake. When hitched up, found out my vehicle's front right tire was flat when about to leave. Long story short and all problems fixed, got to the water about 9, good thing cause walnut was packed! So didn't have to put up with any morons. Got there and dunked it and was off. Few guys sent me texts that it was super slow & they were heading to perch jerk. Fished till 2 and brought home 7 eyes. Lost 4. Can't complain except for the sunburn...

[skinny5382]

My boat is about back in order. New radio/antenna on order, new batteries (starter and deep cycle) in place and of coarse new starter for the engine in place. Should be back on the water next weekend.
Will post results.

[Bowhuntnsteve]

Buddy just came back in about 10:30-11am and they filled 4 tickets out of the Nut.

[Bowhuntnsteve]

tough picking at them yesterday. Eyes were scattered and no rhyme or reason could be found when catching them. Threw everything at them and finally bout hour before pack up time, just said heck with it and ran 5 color and shallow renoskys. Started picking up the fish in that 22-35 foot zone when what marks we had were below 40'. Pink lemonade and rainbow trout were the big takers of fish mainly. Didn't have any meat on board but a buddy further down by the condos did and when he switched to meat, starting yanking them in.

[skinny5382]

After practically rebuilding the boat and then having to replace the roof on the house my HoneyDue list is complete. Finially back to the finer things, “Fishin”. Made it up today but the weather was terrible, 6 footers out there. I played around the marina checking the new radio then headed out just to see. WOW no way were you fishing today.
Next weekend, hell or high water I should be back at the Nut. Ladies at Poor Richards said a few fish NW near Ohio line South of 1st trench. Any guidance for next weekend??? Thanks guys. Call Skinny1 on ch 68.