7/11 Report: northeast of CP

[LazyDays]

Made the long trek east from Sandusky bay to about halfway between Huron & vermillion to 43-45fow. There were a few boats sprinkled out there and the ff was lighting up so we gave it a go. Could not keep the 10-14” walleyes off the line so we packed up and moved north hoping to find a pack of boats & bigger fish. It was a ghost land by 11:30 so we eventually stopped maybe 3-4 miles south of the border, there were much fewer marks but hoping it was quality not quantity. Still were catching a lot of throwback walleye so it was essentially a waste of time and gas. Eventually we did start putting fish in the box & finished with 10 16-18” walleye. If we would’ve checked our boards every 15 min we prob would’ve limited out bc it seemed like we were dragging fish the entire time. We were about a mile or 2 west of the dumping grounds south of the buoy. Watermelon spoon on a 40TT 75 feet back produced the best. Was a long and painful boat ride back to the dock straight into the teeth of 2-4s out of the SW.

[slimshady]

The last few times out we had the same issues with either harnesses or spoons, but when we switched to cranks the quality improved dramatically and no junk. On Sunday, we had 6 or 7 fish over 4 lbs and lost almost as many that felt similar. The rest were all 17-22". We didn't keep any under 17 and I think we only had 2 or 3 that went back. Bandits 35-55 back early, then 45-75 later, unassisted. "Painted" baits early, then chrome was hot as the sun got higher.