Here's to things THAT GO BUMP IN THE DARK!
Jul 1, 2021 9:56:49 GMT -5
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Post by featherduster on Jul 1, 2021 9:56:49 GMT -5
Schall53 and me along with my grandson David and our friend Bruce fished out of Ludington, Michigan aboard the "POLECAT" with our good friend Captain Doug.
DAY 1, We left the dock at 4:30 am in total darkness and in a pea soup zero visibility fog running strictly on the radar.
As soon as we cleared the break wall Doug set a course for a location 26 miles out to an area where the water drops off from 250' to 450' we were running at approx. 26 MPH.
Just as we were about to doze off there was sudden BOOM !#@%%@ we hit something and had no idea what it was but it sure was loud.
A quick check of everything which seemed ok and we were back on our way, however we had no idea what it was we hit because there was nothing on the radar screen.
We got our lines set before sunrise but nothing happened for about an hour and then it became a slow but steady pick with a mixture of 13 fish which included Kings, Lakers, Steelhead and Coho.
We returned to the dock by noon and cleaned our catch.
DAY 2, Again we left at 4:30 am but this time it was clear skies and once again calm seas as we headed back out the same area we were at the day before this time it was game on before all the rods were in the water.
It was constant action till about 10:30 when the bright sun started sending the fish down deeper.
We lost 6 fish, one cut a line, two broke swivel snaps and three just spit the hook right at the boat.
We did catch 14 fish with the same mixed bag this time we had some nice big fish which included Schall53's 11 1/2 pound Lake Trout.
We found out that on Monday evening Native American Indians deployed a trap net and marked it with a buoy, however it was not made public till Tuesday morning.
This buoy is a styrofoam marker about 2 feet tall and 12 inches in diameter with a small flag stick having 2 flags on it.
That buoy was located approx. 7 miles SW of Ludington.
With lake Michigan being one of the largest lakes on our continent we just happened to find that buoy. GO FIGURE.
We brought home about 45 pounds of boneless/skinless fillets and had a fantastic trip.
GO TEAM POLECAT!
DAY 1, We left the dock at 4:30 am in total darkness and in a pea soup zero visibility fog running strictly on the radar.
As soon as we cleared the break wall Doug set a course for a location 26 miles out to an area where the water drops off from 250' to 450' we were running at approx. 26 MPH.
Just as we were about to doze off there was sudden BOOM !#@%%@ we hit something and had no idea what it was but it sure was loud.
A quick check of everything which seemed ok and we were back on our way, however we had no idea what it was we hit because there was nothing on the radar screen.
We got our lines set before sunrise but nothing happened for about an hour and then it became a slow but steady pick with a mixture of 13 fish which included Kings, Lakers, Steelhead and Coho.
We returned to the dock by noon and cleaned our catch.
DAY 2, Again we left at 4:30 am but this time it was clear skies and once again calm seas as we headed back out the same area we were at the day before this time it was game on before all the rods were in the water.
It was constant action till about 10:30 when the bright sun started sending the fish down deeper.
We lost 6 fish, one cut a line, two broke swivel snaps and three just spit the hook right at the boat.
We did catch 14 fish with the same mixed bag this time we had some nice big fish which included Schall53's 11 1/2 pound Lake Trout.
We found out that on Monday evening Native American Indians deployed a trap net and marked it with a buoy, however it was not made public till Tuesday morning.
This buoy is a styrofoam marker about 2 feet tall and 12 inches in diameter with a small flag stick having 2 flags on it.
That buoy was located approx. 7 miles SW of Ludington.
With lake Michigan being one of the largest lakes on our continent we just happened to find that buoy. GO FIGURE.
We brought home about 45 pounds of boneless/skinless fillets and had a fantastic trip.
GO TEAM POLECAT!