Pinconning 7/25

[eyecracker]

First time ever on open water in the Bay, and it was interesting. After trying to use the Public Launch just North of Linwood, a kind fellow stopped us from destroying my boat and running it up on rocks. Next we launched at Pinconning and that was an interesting taxi out that also almost wrecked the boat but eventually we made it out. We pretty much went due E from Pinconning, lines down in 20 fow at around 8:30am. Started slow as we were trying to run PB in 3 footer waves so didn't even know we were getting bites. FINALLY figured out after a couple hours of just losing crawlers to get them off and let the mini divers on the PBs. Pretty buszy all day with little perch. Ended up getting into the Wallys and had a really nice strech around 1:00pm, on a N. Troll, 19 FOW by Essexville, yea, we trolled a long way. Trolled N to the plug and had 10 in the box by 2. Everything went dead so we pulled lines and tried to relive that N. troll that was hot, but no avail. At around 5, as we picked up lines, we took one more nice one on a diving shad rap. Chartruse harness with graphic fish pic on it was crazy hot all day. Took 3 nice ones on trolling FT rapala and shad rap. Mini divers with spoons produced nothing, which was pretty disappointing considering all the great stories I've heard about them. It was an awesome day and deemed successful as none of the 3 guys on the boat had done this drill before. Threw a lot of little ones back so ended the day 4 short of a 3 man limit, 3 keeper perch and a great racoon sun burn.

Edited July 27, 2011 by eyecracker
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[snowfish]

Nice sticking with it, and glad you enjoyed some of the eastside eyes:D

[Priority1]

Dave GJ on the bay.

[rogerh69]

If you want to launch from that area again, go out of Gambills, Linwood or Eagle Bay Marina in Standish. Gambills is OK for boats under 20' and Eagle is good launch for all sizes.