Holland shakedown weekend.

[Gnarf]

Fished Saturday and Sunday mornings with several friends to break into the new season.

Saturday 5 for 7. left dock at 830 after waiting out the rain. Radar looked worse then it was. Started off in 65 a little south of holland trolling north. No hits for 20 minutes so we turned south. Rigger down 45 moonshine half an orange slice lands a laker. 30 minutes later another laker on a dipsy back 80 green dots pro troll, hitman mirage noseeum fly.

Somewhere around the south end of the sliders full core with blue dolphin goes off. 15lb king.

Went the better part of 2 hours without a hit. Fog was very dense and we came too close to boats having to make some quick turns in the very low visibility. Once it started to clear we switched out to a super slim/stinger program and pushed out to 42 degree water and took a 6 lb steelie on a 5 color stinger rotten veggies. Decided to call it as sleep deprivation was setting in. Found a shaker king on 3 color prototype orange super slim.

Sunday 4 for 6. Started north by tunnel park trolling north in 65. Worked the 75 zone give or take with lots of marks but no takers either direction. Pushed out to the break in 120 and on our way back south got a 10lb king on diver back 130 green dots pro troll hitman mirage noseeum fly. After another hour with nothing decided to pull lines and run to saugy for lakers. Found a coho on the 5 color stinger rotten veggies clearing lines.

Got down to saugy and setup up south in 65. Stayed for an hour and a half before calling it a day. Had 4 hits landed 2. Rigger ticking bottom with trash can and green spin and glow took 5 lb laker and 9 pound king and missed a large laker that got tangled during a double. Diver back 130 with green dots pro troll and hitman mirage noseeum fly took a laker.

[EdB]

Looks like a good shakedown weekend Joe!

[Nailer]

Perfect!

Thanks for the update.