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I had a good stock but had to pick up a couple dozen pints and there was not a wide mouth jar to be had...and that was a few weeks go. Thankfully, I think I have enough to finish up. Mike

Looks like a big’n too! I’ve only seen them farther south, but lots of critters are moving north. Mike

FWIW I agree it is a waste, but some folks can’t be trusted which results in broad brush restrictions. Mike

Nice fish! Last time down I had 8 shorts and no keepers - caught them on crank baits, bouncing, and spoons. You have to work at it but they are in there! Mike

Home Furniture. Mizerany was “the decent boys”.

So this motor has just primarily been idled...? Not likely. I’d bet you couldn’t maintain plane at less than 2300. Mike

There are a lot more one boat incidents where boats are run aground at speed. Lots of people hurt and killed that way - I will never understand those, ever. The speed limit at night has probably saved many lives already...and I’m not real big on regulations, but that has been a pretty good one. More than once I’ve come cross someone I couldn’t see because they had no lights, either due to stupidity or mechanical failure. If I had been driving as fast as some do I would not have been able to avoid something bad. It ain’t worth it. Mike

Hmmm. Sounds like the Clinton Foundation probably owns Evinrude. Mike

I carry way too much, but rarely can’t shift gears to meet the situation. I often have folks in my boat sharing my gear so that is part of the reason, but mostly I am a tackle w——. I normally fish for walleye and stripers, some crappie and some bass form the boat. I can deploy six trolling rods(4 with OS planers) and carry 4 lead core and 4 10# braid; I also carry 6 spinning and 10 bait casting rods in addition to the trolling rods for various applications. I have 16 - 3710 boxes below deck as well as a half dozen smaller boxes in strategic places as well as 4 Special Mate crank bait boxes in the cockpit. It is REDICULOUS,. It won’t likely change. Mike

Bummer. I’ve had my close calls with id10ts out there at night, and I’ll pass at this stage of my life. This is why - it only take a moment. Mike

Yes sir, and I am only found on LOZ Sun eve - Fri am. Sat and Sun are for chores. Let them people have it... Mike

Whites and hybrids are the poopingest fish in fresh water....after a good day catching the rig needs usually needs a good power washing. Mike

The surfing is where they crank out the rollers - yes it is cool, but NO they are not courteous to others. There will be a whole lake open and they will come by me while fishing less than 50’ away. Gotta turn the nose into them and hold on. PITA. Plus, you gotta hear their version of music a long way out but at least you know they are coming. Cuz you gotta have it cranked up load so everyone can hear. Need to give them a map WAY up the Gravi and off my main lake points.... Mike

It is that time, an LOZ summers eve...

Smallmouth.....toad ...hybrid. Lol

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The catfisherpersons on the rivers up here use Daiichi sabiki rigs for skipjack and they work quite well from what I have seen. They may not be sporting, but I tossed one around below Bagnell just to try it and caught some of everything. Mike

I catch a lot of good LM spooning for hybrids and walleye but I don’t work boat docks; the 5” spoons like the Lake Fork usually catch bigger fish for me but it may be more where than what - these fish are usually mixed in with hybrids on the feed. Mike

Nicely done! Mike

Yep. Dry and hot here too, but we had 2 different soakers that both produced a bunch. Mike

Yes, and you take them off once you reach them when playing in a fish. If a couple head shakes by a big fish don’t sling them off first... I have used in line sinkers as well ... usually when pulling shad for stripers on one of the AR lakes. Mike

The guidelines I follow for calculating lead core sink rate: 5’ per color at 2mph 7’ per color at 1.5 mph 10’ per color at 1.0 mph add to that 1/2 of the dive curve depth for the lure you are using for the amount/type of line in the water. As Eyeman pointed out when you turn the inside lines will slow and sink faster and the outside lines will speed up and rise. This speed/depth change is often when You will get bit as it triggers a follower to strike so running shallow “S” curves is an often used tactic, just be aware a sharp turn will have the inside lines sinking rapidly and can lead to problems. ‘Smooth” turning makes life simpler and more trouble free. Just as speeding up will make the bait rise, if I mark good fish below the level I am trolling I can s l o w down and let my lines take the lures down to that range as I pass(within reason) and sometime pick those fish off. If is a very effective system, but as MG pointed out not very sporting with smaller fish. Hook up with a large hybrid, striper, or big blue cat and that lead line is unnoticeable. Mike

Very true, bur with lead core your line will follow the contour you are running instead of cutting sideways on curves, AND if you find yourself shallow or over a brush pile you can simply speed up briefly and the lure will rise allowing you to avoid getting hung up. Also, when you do get snagged - as you will when trolling contours for walleye, you can run the old Hound Dog retriever down the line and recover things 95% of the time. Can’t do that with tadpoles or snap weights(unless using the 50/50 method) - but for open water trolling those devices do have their place. Like anything, best setup depends on what type of fishing you are engaged in. mike

Lead is very speed dependent due to the large diameter(it will rise the faster you go)and is not user friendly. That said, when used properly it is VERY effective for trolling deep. I use it almost exclusively (sometimes use snap weights)when trolling once we get a thermocline(June-Sept). The depth you mention is IF you are traveling @2 mph. Faster is less depth, slower is more depth - @1 mph it is more like 10’ per color. The crank bait’s dive curve also has some impact on where you end up; it takes practice to master but lead puts FISH IN THE BOAT. You can easily fish that flicker shad at 24’ which right now = crappie.(for that bait(#7) at 24’ @ 1.5 mph I would start with 100 feet of line counted out) Mike