04-11-2003, 01:59 PM
Went out last night to give the boat its spring test run, and to fish for some wipers. We trolled around the feed lot, then around the island, and back to the south marina. I only caught 1 fish, it was a carp. This is the first time I've ever caught a carp by the mouth while trolling. We tried a variety of lures, trolled from 2.5-3.3 MPH. Only had one other hit all night. Didn't graph many fish at all. Talked to a few other anglers both from boats and from the shore, and no one seemed to be catching many fish. I did get a chance to try out the new church tackle mini-mag planers. They worked really well. Once we got above about 3.2 MPH they did some skipping, but all in all, they were a pleasure to fish with.
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