NUMBER 98:
Chris and Teresa came up and we were skunked Saturday evening due to the rain. Not a single nibble in the usual spots on the lake. A neighbor came by while we were trolling:
"Catch any?" said the guy in the boat - he had a downrigger - I have seen him downrigging before on the lake...
"ZERO", I said.
"You're in Lake Trout territory now. I can tell you there are no fish where you are... You need to be 40 feet down - try those points over there - that's where they hang out."
"Thanks, I'll try that." I said.
Clearly he had a fish-finder - I wonder if he caught any big ones with his setup.... I've tried downrigging before, without any success on our lake. The ball is heavy and screams through the water with the heavy cable. It's also not quite as fun as trolling with rod in hand. Perhaps he has had more luck. I'll watch him carefully next time he is on the water.
The next morning we got up at 5:30am. The sky was only clear for an hour or so before the clouds came in... I tried a new lure: A Matzuo swim bait:
I had a strike on this bait and had a fish on for a second but didn't land him.
However Chris had a horseshoe.... NUMBER 99 and NUMBER 100!
See Chris release the 100th fish caught on the lake......
I can consistently catch the 3-5 lb'ers.. Now I need to change things up to try and break my 7 lb record. A fellow said he caught a 13 lb'er a while back.... They've got to be in there. Just have to change my presentation and strategy. I also saw another fisherman trolling in his aluminum boat with an ELECTRIC motor.... excellent...
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