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Gissert
03-09-2009, 05:25 PM
Our annual trip came and went, all too soon.

We arrived on March 5, and got fishing by about 2:30. (Thanks to Frank for turning on the oven so the ham was done when we got in!)

Fishing was fair, and we had aquired enough for a nice fish fry.

Friday came, and the fishing was very good, but streaky.

Saturday dawned cold, sunny and windless for the most part. Just the conditions I fear the most. We hit reefs, we hit isolated mudflats, we hit current, - everything we could think of. Fish were marked, but were very negative. About one in 10 would play ball, and about 1 in 20 would bite. Even still, we still got some nice fish at times. The old addage of never give up applied, as sooner or later the fish that did bite were usually worth the wait.

Here are some photos, in no particular order of catch:

Nice Eaters

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/5831/eaters.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=eaters.jpg)


Walleyes with one of two hefties he caught


http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/497/dave3.th.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dave3.jpg)


Here is another of his protected slot fish


http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7898/dave2.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dave2.jpg)


Here is one I caught during the tough conditions on Saturday - what a fattie!

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2098/chucka.th.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/my.php?image=chucka.jpg)


More to follow

Gissert
03-09-2009, 05:46 PM
Nice eye by Bud

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4362/budwalleye.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=budwalleye.jpg)


And another

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3725/bud2.th.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bud2.jpg)


more to follow

Gissert
03-09-2009, 05:50 PM
Not to be outdone, The Warden just had to catch something bigger than me. This time, it was herself. These things happen sometimes when you tear down in the dark.

The hook

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9471/hook1.th.jpg (http://img27.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hook1.jpg)


Important prep work


http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7361/hook2r.th.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hook2r.jpg)



The extraction

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7361/hook2r.th.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/my.php?image=hook2r.jpg)


Really, the prep work was not needed. She was a trooper and her pain threshold is amazing. Thanks to Frank and Laura for another great trip.

Gissert
03-09-2009, 05:53 PM
One more I forgot, Cory with a nice slot

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/3160/cory24.th.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=cory24.jpg)

Frank Walsh
03-10-2009, 08:21 PM
If I jab a hook in my finger, can I get some prep work as well????