Hi Bob S

I agree in that it's too bad your experience was not the greatest on the TFF. I'm sure you were aware of the size of this body of water. To go there with a 6 hp motor just limits what you can do and where you can go.

Unfortunately, you didn't have to be limited to fishing the north end of Lake Bastine. I'm sure you noticed many boats going every which way outside of Bastine. I would bet many of these guys caught fish as the TFF is loaded with walleyes and smallmouth bass. The difference is these boats could handle the conditions. It's too bad you weren't able to get to places like the Beaver Flats or Lake Baraboo for instance. I can pretty much guarantee that you would have encountered fish, and possibly lots of them.

I've been to the Chip. One time. Won't go back. Caught fish, but just wasn't impressed with the lake in general. Too many musky fisherman buzzing all over the place all day long, and being discourteous while they were buzzing around. I have never flipped anyone off while driving, but when a musky fisherman at the Chip went between myself and another guy at full bore as we were drifting over a rock bar less than 50' apart, and almost overturned us both, while him I flipped off.