Left I-Bay 0615 and ran east towards Webster Park to get ahead of the pack. Set up in 15ft looking for a derby brown. Got a few in that 12-30 ft range but NOTHING close to 10lb. Trolled to Ginna, turned around and moved out. Had a good pick of teenagers and one bow in 50-60 ft when just east of Hedges the 7 color fires and we land a king that the Boga Grip scale says just over 20lb. Now it’s 1:40, we’re about 8 miles from the dock and the ONLY Monroe Co. weigh sta closes at 3PM. Start clearing 5 lines, while bringing in the 5 color it gets hit. 250 ft run and 20 minutes later land a foul hooked 19lb. I’m whooped.
We made it to the Charlotte weigh sta at 2:50 and the scale says 19lb 13oz. F*#!%!. Looking forward to the summer derby and the Monroe Co. Classic.
As stated above definitely look in the Cleveland, Port Clinton area. The western Lake Erie basin has a huge boating community. There are several Tiara/Pursuit dealers around also.