My Willard Curse intact!

[Springbuck]

Once again, in spite of best intel, tactics, and great effort and generosity on my behalf by some truly great BFT members, esp. Gumby (thanks) my unmitigated and relentless streak of failures to catch fish at Willard remains intact. I'm beginning to become perversely proud of the record.[]

I didn't get skunked, though. Managed a fat 10" crappiefor my 4 hour effort today. I think I am going to commit ALL my time and energy to Willard bay for the rest of the year until I have a good day.

Now, I am NOT a good fisherman, but this makes the a total of 30 trips now without catching a walleye or wiper, and gives a grand total of 8 cookie cats, 2 smallmouth, and two crappie. My last "good" day on Willard came before I was married, and my oldest started college this year.

It's a curse.
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[Sirfilletalot]

The latest storms will slow things down at Willard until the water clears a bit. I did well from my boat on Monday. Yesterday was a different story, 4 hours of trolling shad raps with one bite and no fish.
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[wiperhunter2]

Were you out there with Gumby yesterday? I meet him at the South marina yesterday, what time were you there?
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[jerkineyes]

I am not going to say I am the best angler on Willard (there are a lot better) but I would like to help get you into your 1st wiper. Feel free to pm me if your interested in hitting Willard with me. I live in Ogden and take my boat out often.

Things are much slower with the storms but I was still able to put 6 wipers and 2 eye's in the boat last night on the 8th. Sometimes you figure them out and sometimes you don't. But I usually can pick up 1 or 2 this time of year.
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[Springbuck]

Yes, he mentioned he met you. I hit SW corner for about an hour about 5:00 butt me and nobody else were both not catching anything and the crappie had been on Wed, In the marina, so I headed over.

Poor guy! Gumby has allowed me to tag along twice now to see how he does it, and both days the fish disappeared when I showed up! It was generally slowed way down, though.
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[Springbuck]

Now, before I get flamed, and for the record, I promise I'm just having a laugh at myself, NOT "fishing" for invites or pity, exactly. Your invitation is most generous. Gumby has been great, too, really trying to teach me and help out. I welcome the help and really want to gain the skill I'm missing. This has just become a such a recurring theme and I went past frustration and self-pity, and then being pissed off long ago.

I almost hate to ruin anybody elses day fishing by going with them, but if you are game! It's nice to meet peole and make friends.
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[jerkineyes]

I did not take your post as pity, LOL. Just an offer if you were up for it.
Wiper are a very cool and very fun fish to catch! If you have not been able to land one yet then as an angler I feel I must offer some assistances.

I agree it is always nice to meet new people also. So let me know..
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[CoyoteSpinner]

Well, ya reinforce my own feelings of Willard ineptitude. Thought about braving the stingy B (body of water) myself, but with the cold, the wet, the HAIL! I held off. Just as well save the gas.

Been thinnin to try some of that Gumby guidance myself, just tough to find a time to break away (still hoping for a chance bud! Maybe next week???). But at least you could bring him the banana skunk instead of me. STILL - even if the catching isn't on, there's still opportunity to learn techniques, rigging, approaches, tips on a good hookset. Things that can pay off on your next trip.

So what are the Crappie hoards hitting on? Grubs, Marabou jigs? Thinking which planos I should plan on.

Thanks for the post all the same. It can only get worse before it gets better, right? All my luck - my free weekend turns into a Mama off her Meds "time of month". Ugh.