Friday 05/08, 2015

[LEfriend]

Thanks Wakina. Very slow for us on Friday too. We were in A can area with multiple moves both in and away from pack, shallow and also deeper water. First time out this year.... 1 walleye (and multiple white bass) for 3 guys. Didn't have trolling stuff so we were casting harnesses and dearies, jigging, and planned to drag bottom bouncers but flat water made that useless. Saw a few nets in the water but looked tough for many boats and heard lots of skunks on radio traffic... but also a few trollers with limits heading to dock. One charter trolled back and forth in front of us for a while...he was picking up one fish a pass...(but had 6 guys and was dragging at least 12 lines on big boards!) When we left mid afternoon, trough at Turtle didn't have much of a gut pile. On plus side, quality time with my son and the boat ran real sweet on the shakedown trip.

[BtweenShots]

Thanks Wakina, our plans for today were quite similar per a word of mouth. We ( the hospital crew) headed to Cone to fish between there and B. Marks were plenty for sure and when we hit the desired spot. Idled the boat down to set out the boards with anticipations of a bountiful day. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, the little lady burped and died out and never started again. Ah hah no spark. Called for a tow got back to the dock and headed to PC for a new coil changed it and had some lunch and headed back out to be greeted with clouds and sprinkles but we continued out, soon sprinkles turned to a showers then to downpours enough to pull the gear and head in. At the dock and clearing out our personal gear I looked forward was my little black bag with a partially open zipper
in a s_it eatin' grin as to say Yes the Curse of the Camera Lives On..................Nuff said?

On the personal side, to all the mothers and wives and girlfriends who endure our obscessions to catch walleyes and have a great Mothers Day.

Gene