After way tooooo many weeks (11?) finally got Reelax back on the pond. After watching for open launches since Last trip on the lake Jan 8th. We finally had open launches to hit with good conditions.
Had Zeb and Scott jump on today and we motored right over to whalons at 1st light and setup a skinny water troll with otter boards and small sticks. We hit every culvert and water inflow between split and Essex NY. Water temps were 34 up to 34.5 all morning with no detectable warm spots.
We tried to get the skunk off by sparking up the grill early at 945am and bbqed some marinated venison back strap that just melted in your mouth. That usually works to get a rod to fire. Today is didnt.
At 10am we picked and ran to townfarm to see the ice conditions there. When we arrived we found a sheet of 6” ripe ice still blocking the marina to the red can and over toward Thorpe to brook. We setup a hybrid rigger, diver, long line shallow program there for a few hrs. While the ice moved and broke up in front of our eyes by the time we got done there we had MUCH more open water to work. Lots of crap floating in water here so hard to keep hooks clean. Water here was 35ish and got Temps as high as 36 in front of Thorpe. The high point here were the Delux cheese burgers we cooked up and the dead calf floating in the lake we trolled by around noon.
At this point, we began to discuss the fact that we still had a SKUNK riding around with us! It was starling to stink really bad and we discussed plans to kick that bastard off as soon as possible… we tossed the shallow program, ran back to whalons and setup riggers, slide divers and lead core around the best bait we found in morning and began the assault by bombing the area..
It was not long before Zeb jumped on a slide diver down around 50ft that fired and we were on. I can tell you that I don’t remember ever being sooo happy to land a mediocre laker before!!!
We celebrated by cooking up the days 3rd course which were a special spice rubbed chicken sandwitch and chips.
All in all systems ran well, minimal issues noted for the 1st trip. Could not beat the company. Any 2 guys who will put up with me for 6 hrs of NO fish must be saints:)
Can’t wait till next trip, it’s ON!
Reelax 2022 shakedown report
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Re: Reelax 2022 shakedown report
1 Across, 1 Hit and no Errors. Sounds like we pitched a pretty good game!
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Re: Reelax 2022 shakedown report
While up on Mt Philo yesterday I was looking for boats on the water, saw one over in Whallons, must have been you I saw from up there!
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Re: Reelax 2022 shakedown report
Stay on them and don’t let up.
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Re: Reelax 2022 shakedown report
It was a pretty successful shakedown IMO. Great weather, good food, good company. Glad we got the stink off the boat. Thanks for the invite!
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Re: Reelax 2022 shakedown report
Good report guys, looks like even better food. Get a load of that burger. Pure sustenance just as nature intended it.
That laker is a nice fish as well. When you boat as many fish as the lcu fleet does, it can be easy to forget the fact that that would be the fish of a lifetime for the majority of casual grab a rod twice a year fisherman.
Nice work.
That laker is a nice fish as well. When you boat as many fish as the lcu fleet does, it can be easy to forget the fact that that would be the fish of a lifetime for the majority of casual grab a rod twice a year fisherman.
Nice work.
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Re: Reelax 2022 shakedown report
So true. I get reminded of that frequently, especially when my son has a friend aboard and the excitement of catching the "biggest fish I've ever seen," being said with a contagious smile.Detritus wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:36 am Good report guys, looks like even better food. Get a load of that burger. Pure sustenance just as nature intended it.
That laker is a nice fish as well. When you boat as many fish as the lcu fleet does, it can be easy to forget the fact that that would be the fish of a lifetime for the majority of casual grab a rod twice a year fisherman.
Nice work.
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Re: Reelax 2022 shakedown report
Awesome report as usual. Encouraging, even though no numbers to boast about........
Anyone else getting HUNGRY?
Anyone else getting HUNGRY?