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Fishing with Scott, Dominic, and Larry 4/2/18
Day 3...
Picked my crew up at 7am and hit Mazurik's and launched by 7:20. Again, we headed north to start the morning. Waves were 2' or less with a north wind around 10mph. It was chillier than the day before with an air temp of only 29 degrees. However, the skies were clear, so it wouldn't take long for the sun to warm it up.
We ran the same program as the day before. 4 Bandits were run on one side, and P-10's on the other side. The P-10's run 30/30 and 40/40 with a 1oz snap weight were more productive for us over all, but the first fish of the morning came on a Domka Outdoors custom color Bandit called, "Anger Management".
Dominic, who is 15 years old, wanted a 30" fish on this trip, and was rewarded when the first fish of the day was a 30" 10.5 pound piggy. He was excited to finally catch one. That one is going to be mounted, along with the other big fish from the previous days, since Grandpa Larry is an award winning taxidermist.
We made a few passes up north, and caught two limits there. When the bite slowed for us, I decided to move back south where I had marked some fish on the Helix on the way up. There was some muddy water, mixing water, and cleaner water in the area. The fish marks were plentiful in the dirtier water, and we picked off enough to finish with a 4 person limit there. There were definitely marks of big fish on the screen, but we only managed to entice the eater size walleye to eat our offerings there.
After discussing the weather for Tuesday and Wednesday, they decided they would head back to South Dakota early.
The next group is coming in from Iowa, and is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday. It looks like Thursday will be a go, unless something changes, and Saturday too, but Friday's weather dictates a "no go" for us. This will be another two boat deal with Capt Kevin Swartz.
In early spring, it's not unusual for groups to schedule several days knowing that they might not get all the days in. April's weather is always so unpredictable...ugh. It's the only month I wish I had a big boat with a nice warm cabin to fish out of. lol
Anyway, it was a fun three day adventure with Scott, Dominic, and Larry. They had a great time, and worked the Off Shore boards like they had been fishing with inline planer boards for a long time. Scott said the only experience he had with them in the past was watching how it was done on someone else's boat. I couldn't have been more pleased with how fast they picked it up, and how easy it made my job. Woot! Woot! :)
So, until Thursday....
Stay tuned....
