Mussel shells, Turtles, snakes, cans, a shoe full of mud, an anchor, several rods and reels, a hand tied castnet made of mono fishing line and adorned with numerous types of lead sinkers. The contraption also had snagged 3 stickbaits, a couple of cranks, and several rattle-traps.
Put your bunks in a little deeper than you'd use to power on the trailer. Use the trolling motor to get up some speed and pull it up before you make contact with the trailer. Boat will go on most of the way. Have the person who backed you in crank it up or climb out onto the trailer and do it yourself. Really pretty easy with the trailer in the water.
Congratulations Bill. I can't think of a more deserving guy to catch a record fish. Not only your knowledge but your many, many hours on the water, along with being so generous and sharing all the fishing information you gather with others makes you so deserving. Don't let some jealous wannabes detract from your achievement. You all did everything you could to keep that fish alive and it wasn't to be. Hope to hear the story in person the next time we stay at the Lodge. Congrats!!!!!
Hear lots of stories about live scope. Folks not even fishing till they find the specie and size they are looking for through the scope. Doesn't really seem like fishing to me anymore. More like a video game. I've always enjoyed finding fish on different lakes at different times of the year. Time on the water and past history and experience helped in the search. Now a feller just needs a scope. Add a robot to present the bait and a few more electronics and a guy can sit at home in his recliner and virtual fish.
More and more fishing is becoming a video game. Go to waypoint, find the fish on the graph and get your bait down to it. Watch the fish eat and crank him in. Less like fishing every day. Don't forget to turn on your your hydrowave to put em in the mood to feed.
Used to fish Caplinger all the time. Haven't been in years. Used to hammer the big crappie, whites, and an occasional walleye and hybrid. I remember driving over the bridge. Always thought building a restaurant on the old mill site would be a great idea.