10-08-2019, 09:45 PM
[#0000ff]I was surprised you got off the water as soon as you did. Sorry for the discomfort. Got a few "twinges" myself but manage to hang in there a bit. I fished about another hour after you left.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Let's see if I can fill in a few info blanks. Air temp at launch was 40. Water temp was 57 and stayed right about there until I left at noonish. Cool but nice, with only light breezes from time to time.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Today was a "new" day for me. Had a new seat for my tube...and a new 40# Endura Max electric motor. The seat worked great. The motor was balking when I tried to rotate the speed control. I can fix that, but not on the water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We both got rid of any skunkish smell in the first half hour. But I think I probably whacked a few more than you did afterward. As I told you when we were both heading back into the marina...me to fish and you to boogie...I had caught 10 at that time. I caught another 5 cats in the marina and did not see much on sonar to make me even break out my crappie rig.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I had been served notice that I would be putting on another family fish fry, so I kept a limit of 8 today. Most of the ones I kept were right on either side of 20 inches. Got several "teen inchers" that were kissed and released. Good to see some new recruits coming along for the future.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I know you caught one of your fish in only 7' of water. All of my action was in 13 to 16 feet. And, as we agreed, we saw a lot more fish on sonar than we felt on our lines. Lots of shad balls too. On our last trip I saw a lot of "crappie-ish" marks at mid-depth off Eagle Beach. Today...not so much.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Talked to a couple of boaters coming in when I did. They had trolled up a storm with no bites. And when I got to the fish cleaning station it did not look like it had seen any action for a while.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a few of the pictures I took to round out the tales of our trip.
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[#0000ff]Let's see if I can fill in a few info blanks. Air temp at launch was 40. Water temp was 57 and stayed right about there until I left at noonish. Cool but nice, with only light breezes from time to time.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Today was a "new" day for me. Had a new seat for my tube...and a new 40# Endura Max electric motor. The seat worked great. The motor was balking when I tried to rotate the speed control. I can fix that, but not on the water.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]We both got rid of any skunkish smell in the first half hour. But I think I probably whacked a few more than you did afterward. As I told you when we were both heading back into the marina...me to fish and you to boogie...I had caught 10 at that time. I caught another 5 cats in the marina and did not see much on sonar to make me even break out my crappie rig.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I had been served notice that I would be putting on another family fish fry, so I kept a limit of 8 today. Most of the ones I kept were right on either side of 20 inches. Got several "teen inchers" that were kissed and released. Good to see some new recruits coming along for the future.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I know you caught one of your fish in only 7' of water. All of my action was in 13 to 16 feet. And, as we agreed, we saw a lot more fish on sonar than we felt on our lines. Lots of shad balls too. On our last trip I saw a lot of "crappie-ish" marks at mid-depth off Eagle Beach. Today...not so much.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Talked to a couple of boaters coming in when I did. They had trolled up a storm with no bites. And when I got to the fish cleaning station it did not look like it had seen any action for a while.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here's a few of the pictures I took to round out the tales of our trip.
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