tawood Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Got my boat out with the help of my 11 year old son for some walleye fishing. My original plan was to fish the mouth, or possiblely go a little ways out near the island....but the best laid plans.... I got to the ramp, put in the boat, pulled out with the electric trolling motor, and the tried to start the I/O--- no go! I've ran it several times this week on the muffs with no problems, and I'm a maintenance fanatic, so I was sure everything SHOULD be working. But, after about 30 minutes of cranking while floating around the river: NOTHING! After alot of cursing I gave up and pointed the boat (slowly) back to the dock. About half way back, I noticed the dead man tether lying on the floor!!!! Bingo! Started in half a second now! But now the main battery was so low I wanted to run it/charge it much farther than the river mouth or spoils island, so we headed out to just past the dumping grounds. Turned out, this was the best thing that could of happened. We literally couldn't wet a lure without catching a walleye. I actually caught 3 fish while trying to clip on my inline planner boards! We caught 6 in about 30 minutes (4 keepers) before my son said, "Dad, I feel sick! (Not seasick)." I felt his head and he was on fire, so we pulled lines and we were back at the dock by 8:30 AM. There was a C.O. there that said no one was catching anything today in the river...usually my luck runs the other way! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indybleck Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Nice job and hope your fishing partner feels better soon.TomFinal Episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nailer Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Great story Tim. I hope your boy feels better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLF Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Nice job Tim! I hope your son is feeling better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Bomb Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Glad you got into a few and had fun with your son. Hope he's feeling better soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mechanic Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 It's nice to hear that you got on them.I hope your son feels better soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawood Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 Thanks to all for my son...I think a combination of sleep loss from being at 5th grade camp this week and the waves got to him. He is doing better already.I forgot to mention that the fish were caught on Rapala's shad raps, 4 on gold, 2 on silver. I'd give a trolling speed, but with the waves, it varied from 1.4 to 2.8 mph every few seconds (maybe that helped the bite).Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priority1 Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Tim, I'm glad you got into some fish with your son. I'm also glad your son is feeling better. Those kids bounce back quickly. Gotta Luv Dat Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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