Finally made it out after a break in the weather and installing the trolling motor, on top of being stranded at the dock to a dead electric fuel pump in the big motor. Everything worked great!
Probably should have put the kicker on 4 years ago but anyway....
Managed 5 salmon, 3 shorts and 2 about 18-20. Marked some bait balls in 75-80 fow but didn't see any
decent marks to go with them. Found a few 'chimneys', larger marks stacked in the 40-60 range over
100-110 fow and targeted them. Purple people eater ruled taking 3/5 landed. Ran 25 feet behind the ball
with fixed cheaters 12 above. Trolling speed 2.6/2.8 GPS.
I covered a lot of water to find them.
Nice day!
Riddler
Inland Sea
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ThreeBuoys
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Re: Inland Sea
Thanks for the report.
I assume the water is still high enough to make it from Outer Malletts under the bridge to the Inland Sea?
I assume the water is still high enough to make it from Outer Malletts under the bridge to the Inland Sea?
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Reelax
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Re: Inland Sea
Great news! Glad to hear of the salmon action in the sea...
What was water temps?
Thanks for the report.. I'm itching to get back out
What was water temps?
Thanks for the report.. I'm itching to get back out
Matt B
Re: Inland Sea
Spinner was out to Stave island and launched at Apple Tree with his 19 starcraft so I would reply it
depends on what boat your in. I don't have a probe so no idea what the temps where.
I let the fishhawk go with the old Riddler when I sold the boat. I assume the fish I caught where out of there temp zone.
Riddler
depends on what boat your in. I don't have a probe so no idea what the temps where.
I let the fishhawk go with the old Riddler when I sold the boat. I assume the fish I caught where out of there temp zone.
Riddler
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dickbaker
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Re: Inland Sea
I'm a little confused by the data from the Inland Sea weather buoy? It reports that water is about 66 degrees from surface down to 56 feet?
Dick
Dick
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ThreeBuoys
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Re: Inland Sea
Thanks Riddler,
My 19ft. boat draws right around 2ft. with motor all the way down, so I should be good.
My 19ft. boat draws right around 2ft. with motor all the way down, so I should be good.
Re: Inland Sea
So over the course of 35 years on Lake Champlain, I dinged one prop, under the sand bar bridge.....
Went out to the broad lake in the morning, wind came up out of the North, coming back through
it was either put the boat on the rocks or give it gas with the outdrive up....
Second, burned up a water impeller on the kicker- passing through the shallows using the kicker, sucked up sand ... So I gave up going under the bridge.
Ridds
Went out to the broad lake in the morning, wind came up out of the North, coming back through
it was either put the boat on the rocks or give it gas with the outdrive up....
Second, burned up a water impeller on the kicker- passing through the shallows using the kicker, sucked up sand ... So I gave up going under the bridge.
Ridds
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ThreeBuoys
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Re: Inland Sea
it was getting close, 2 1/2 feet in some spots. Some people are nuts though. One guy in a Trophy 23 went bombing by me and barely slowed down going thru......apparently has money to spend on an outdrive or lower unit!