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Got up to the Berry Wed morning after braving the canyons 15 mph in blizzard conditions before most of the plows were out. Got the boat in the water about 0630, but couldn't get the van back up the ramp because of all the snow. After fighting to get the outboard motor started for a while on this brisk morning and my brother craftily maneuvering the van up the ramp, it was time to fish. Went out by the marina and had to tie off to the docks to keep from being blown away by the wind and waves. Decided to go in closer to shore about 30 ft deep and drop anchor, but miss judged the length of rope needed and lost the anchor
Caught one slot cutt on a minnow donated by Weekend-Warrior for our outting. Then chose to troll for a short while on our way over to an area where we could drift fish some shoreline. Caught another slotter trolling. Saw a bunch of coots, ducks, and geese and heard some shots but I wasn't prepared for the combo. My brother then pulled up a nice 22.5" cutt on his tiny jig! Barely had it lipped in the corner of the mouth and didn't want to jinx it by saying, "I think it's a big fish!"
Decided to pull the boat in shortly after noon when the waves started getting really bad. We ended up totalling 6 fish between the two of us, one over the slot. The wind and cold was a battle and made for some good memories. Although I tried to fall out of the boat once, I was able to save myself from that cold fate. And I can't say that I am going to rush right back out there to do it again. There's probably a reason we were the only ones crazy enough to be fishing that we saw all day.
The best investment that I have made in my fishing career was for a Barbie Pole!
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Sounds like a challenging day. Some days are a success if one just makes it back alive and without any major damage to equipment or bodies. You had less than 30' of rope tied to your anchor?
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Sounds like you guys really earned your catch.

Something I always try to remember to bring with me when launching in wintery conditions is plenty of rock salt and a snow shovel.
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Just got the pics from my brother-check 'em out. [crazy]

the snowy ramp and me falling



first fish


Another one on!


My brother with a slot buster!


Don't kiss the fish (it bit me [:p])

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