Sheldon got to our place at 5:30am just in time for fishing. That morning, after a few hookups, Sheldon landed his first laker: a 3-4 lb'er (click on video pic to see him land it):
He also landed this really nice fat bass - click on the "play" button in the video to see him fight it:
That night, he ended up sleeping in the Muskoka chair.... Note the praying position (I believe he is praying to the fishing gods). Interestingly enough he was in this position from 11pm to 4am. - Must be the Buddhist training - I don't think he's dedicated enough time though, he hasn't earned all the circular indents on his bald head:
Lake Trout fishing tip: Don't fish for lake trout when it's dead calm. Dead calm waters = dead lake trout fishing. As I've said before, I've noticed that Lake Trout appear to be inactive when it is dead calm, when the surface conditions are mirror-like:
It's like they wait for the waves to start before they even start to think about striking a lure that you put in front of them. The larger the waves, the more feeding activity occurs. Sheldon and I were skunked until the waves started hitting the boat on Sunday morning, and I experienced the same on Monday morning (it was mirror-like from 7am to 9am). Until the waves hit at 9am I caught absolutely - nothing. I had several hookups but lost them because the fish ended up bending my hooks - the way Lake Trout fight with their powerful and violent headshakes makes it likely that hooks can be bent straight. Their rolling action also wraps up the line and makes it difficult to keep them on. I managed to get this guy in the first pic on the way back to the dock at the last minute. Note the 3rd picture in the sequence, the fish had a wound in the right nostril that was healing up (click the picture to zoom in). I think Viet caught this guy last week!
Other idiotic antics that only the Sheldoff can bring out in us:
Here's to breaking 100 in the next couple of weeks......
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