Nice weather and no ice + Reelax's Txt - "You got to get to Whalon's" - found me and Scott launching in Westport yesterday. Beautiful morning, flat calm - loaded and launched by 8. Checked Hunter Bay on the way north - lots of fish - had it as a back-up.
Pulled around Split Rock to see 3 other boats - Yup, must be the spot - went lines down - setting #4 rod when #3 fires off - Scott's into a heavy fish, have to throttle back -- 10 minutes of cranky and a couple surfaces splashes - I slide the net under this fat laker - Yes! 10 minutes and we're into fish!
close to gas stationBest thing was it came on a Black Cherry Bay Rat - I normally pull hardware, but I heard it's been a stick bait bite - so we swapped two rods to sticks - I was feeling good and kinda smart - I got progressively dumber as the day went on.
Spent 3 hours following (or leading the fleet) around Whalon's without as much as a knock-off. Noon time roared down to Hunter's - ran smack dab into a sleet squall, those little ice pellets hurt at 38 Mph - we set-up and had a 1/2 dozen "knock offs" but no more fish.
Dined on Mexican Turkey (the turkey was not Mexican, the spices were) soup - Mmm. Mmm good - another day on the water with a good friend - doesn't get much better. Got home and two packages of Yo-zuri's were on my desk - gues I got to go fishing soon!
