Well, it's coming med May and I've not been fishing for months. But some things are progressing in a positive manner. Bill Fowler got his Gobbler a few days ago and then rewarded himself by going crappie fishing (caught 50). I got my 2013 striper citation for the 54 # 1 oz cow. Of course, it was actually a team capture, Team B & J Cows!
Hemby is still slaying stripers, but I don't have a clue where he's gettin it done. www.blog.jimhemby.com His report for May 8 says he was getting gizzards off clay banks in daylight. He usually hangs a light under a bridge about 4 AM. He was pullin boards over 15-20 foot flats and couldn't get baits out before taking hits. In April, maybe due to the hard winter, bait was really difficult and took hours even for the experts.
Two weeks ago, mother nature dumped several days of rain in a few minutes on the lake and filled to cover the local docks and set lots of boats loose in the lake. Only a day or so to drop back to normal pool of about 250 feet above sea level.
During the interim, I got the Lowrance HDS 9 touch on the console and ran the transducer lines over the deck. Broke one lead off trying to pull the old and decided not to risk major wiring damage by pulling the new lines under the deck. Since I had a HDS 8 transducer mounted on the left of the prop, I remounted the HDS 8 head above the 9 and also remove the Navico gps to give me better view of the water while underway.
I found a gimble for the Lowrance and may install it under the 9 so it can swing off to the side to provide a wider view over the bow.
Tried launching the Sea Pro a few times, but it will be near impossible solo at the community dock. Doesn't seem like I'll be doing much fishing from the boat. Maybe need to do another charter with Hemby!
