teenfisher,
sorry to here your trip didn't go well. (broken boat been there)
on all the sites i go on they said that for the northern wisconsin opener
that the winds were brutal everywhere.
usually when i see white caps and winds 30mph i tend to avoid
butternut there's not much shelter other than the island.
didn't know northern pines (miss bob) still rented boats me and the wife
usually eat lunch there we just pull up to the dock and tie up the boat
i think thats another reason its here favorite lake and that most of the
musky's she's caught inculding her PB have came from butternut.
we still have 31 more day's till are first trip.
hope your next trip is better good luck.