wipers on willard

[N.E.T.O.]

I'll be glad when the tournament is over also, so that I can ask everybody what the heck they are catching them on...I launched around 9:30 this morning (after hitting Pineview to put in my dues there) and trolled, and trolled and trolled and trolled between 2.5 and 3.5 trying all sorts of cranks, rattletraps, and I even tried pop gear. Tried my secret spot (which will remain a secret for now even though it produced zip), and I tried the light pole, island, feed lot, all the old favorite places...and all I have to show for my work is one 19" Walleye (first of the year for me) and a little 6 inch Wiper in the north marina pulling out. I had to take one break between 1:30 and 2:30 to pull out of the south marina, go fill up my boat gas tank, then re-launch at the north marina. I did have one possible nice fish on...that spooled my line before I even noticed it. Dang two pole permit. I have a hard enough time keeping track of one. Need to have the clicker pole set out the blind side from now on! I don't know if it was a Wiper or the bottom(snag), but I had a wiper do that to me last year. This was my 4th trip to Willard and at least I caught a fish this time, but I'd sure like to know the secret lure everybody is using to catch them!
Randy
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