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I launched at the north marina and ran towards the west dike. Started trolling about a mile out at 8:30 a.m. Used a gold jointed rapala, black back #5 shad rap, and a white/pearl curly tail. Trolled towards the west dike and then along west dike within 200 ft. of dike. My front trolling panel on my boat caught on fire on Saturday so didn't have electronics working. (Got to get that fixed. Know any good boat people that work on electrical stuff?) No luck so moved over by south marina and feedlot. Nothing there so we went out in the middle east of light pole and switched lures to a blue back and silver rattle-trap and a gold and green back rattle-trap. After ten minutes out in the middle hooked a solid fish on the blue back. Two huge runs and he pulled off. About ten minutes later caught a 3 pounder on the green backed rattle trap. That was about it. Don't know what depth I was fishing but we were out deep. Only saw one other fish caught. Days total was two fish hooked and fished from 8:30 to 1:30p.m. A little slow but a beautiful day to be out. (Looks like we should have fished in the afternoon/evening!)
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I WAS ALSO OUT THERE YESTERDAY. STARTED OUT TROLLING ABOUT THE SAME PLACE. TROLLING RATLE TRAPPS AND DEEP DIVERS IN BACK AND SILVER. BOATED TWO LOST SIX OTHERS SOME CAME OFF THREE BROKE LINES. SAW TWO GUYS CATCHING EYES IN THAT AREA. SIX EYES TO BE ACCURATE. THEY WEER TROLLING BLUE AND WHITE SHAD RAPS IN 13 FT.
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I WAS THERE YESTERDAY ALSO HAD SONAR MARKED TONS OF FISH ALONG THE DIKE. TRIED EVERTHING UNDER THE SUN EXCEPT FOR A KITEN SINK OR A DUPONT SPINNER [cool]. LOST 2 LANDED TO WIPER FISH FROM 6:30 TO 2PM. THE WATER AND WEATHER WAS GREAT JUST NO FISH FOR ME THE ONE CAUGHT WAS CAUGHT BY MY BUDDY.
WE TROLLED FROM SPEEDS OF 1.2 MPH TO 3.8 MPH. EVEN FOUND WERE ALOT OF FISH WERE HANGING OUT TOSSED JIG CRANT BAITS RATTLE TRAPS NOTHIN.
THE ONE CAUGHT WAS ON THE WAY IN TO THE NORTH MARINE AT 3.2 MPH
I SURE HOPE WILLARD PICKS UP.
OH WATCH OUT IN THE NORTH MARINE JUST NORTH OF THE LAUCH RAMP IT GOES UP TO 1.2 FT OF WATER I HIT MY PROP BUT IT IS OK BOY WHAT A SCARE [pirate]
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[cool]Nice report, Castmaster, and welcome aboard. I can't wait to get out to Willard next week, and get into one of those bad boy wipers.
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