Reel-Deal Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 2 for 4 (or 2 for 2) Hit the water at 6:45 AM - with some newbies - the wife of this guy who came, and whom I never met - really seemed like she didn't want to go from the moment she walked up to the boat at the dock - didn't matter to me - was looking forward to getting out. When we came out of the break wall - seemed far bumpier than forecast - which was not good, for her - she held out - but got sick about 9 - turned out she was quite the trooper. Water was rough - so was the catching...Fished from 90-145 FOW - 130ish had most marks and some bait - good temps down about 50 or so. Had a knock off about 8:15 on a wire dipsy with meat - 150' back - no one home. Had a another knockoff about 5 minutes later on a boom rigger 59 down with mag green spoon - no one home. Hour later - had the corner rigger fire with a blue-cracked-yellow orange bellied Jplug (color???) and boated a 5 lb laker. Pulled lines about noon - and when we did - had a small steelie hit the boom rigger with the mag green spoon. All hits came on a south troll - with the waves. Bumpy ride for the newbies, tough fishing - AT LEAST it didn't look like the dead sea out there like the last 3 times I've fished. Found some fish and bait - so that made me feel a little bit better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Byte Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 On my last trip out of Pentwater, I graphed a school of bait so thick my graph readjusted the bottom. I went from being in 117 fow to being in 20 fow for about 30 or 40 yards until I was past the school. Then the graph readjusted the bottom back to be 117 feet again. That is the biggest, thickest school of bait fish I have ever marked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel-Deal Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 Wow, very nice to hear.... Did you catch anything around them? Sent from my SM-G900V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel-Deal Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 I remember fishing Lake Ontario with the bait so thick, the downrigger rods would shimmy as we pulled through em. Sent from my SM-G900V using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Byte Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 No. I didn't mark any big arches around the sides either which surprised me. Obviously I couldn't tell if there was anything below them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoJoRisin' Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 On 8/6/2016 at 6:44 PM, kj8olot said: 2 for 4 (or 2 for 2) Hit the water at 6:45 AM - with some newbies - the wife of this guy who came, and whom I never met - really seemed like she didn't want to go from the moment she walked up to the boat at the dock - didn't matter to me - was looking forward to getting out. When we came out of the break wall - seemed far bumpier than forecast - which was not good, for her - she held out - but got sick about 9 - turned out she was quite the trooper. Water was rough - so was the catching...Fished from 90-145 FOW - 130ish had most marks and some bait - good temps down about 50 or so. Had a knock off about 8:15 on a wire dipsy with meat - 150' back - no one home. Had a another knockoff about 5 minutes later on a boom rigger 59 down with mag green spoon - no one home. Hour later - had the corner rigger fire with a blue-cracked-yellow orange bellied Jplug (color???) and boated a 5 lb laker. Pulled lines about noon - and when we did - had a small steelie hit the boom rigger with the mag green spoon. All hits came on a south troll - with the waves. Bumpy ride for the newbies, tough fishing - AT LEAST it didn't look like the dead sea out there like the last 3 times I've fished. Found some fish and bait - so that made me feel a little bit better. Ahhh so you had the "puker"......we went 2-2 also with 10 lb fat coho and a steel that was in the 9 lb range. Unfortunately Sunday was a 0-4 with a 5 color screamer breakoff (knot from core to leader failed - 25 lb fluoro) with a green splatterback Ace Hi on it. Bad start to the day and all shakes or knockoffs after that. First and hopefully last skunk this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel-Deal Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 Yea - that was me - I heard you on the radio - meant to say hello to you - but got busy doing something. I will be out tomorrow for most of the day with a few friends - will let you know how it goes. Reel Deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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