Sk8man

Wonderful job Chris. It sure brings back memories of my own first fish with my dad and also my now 36 yr. old son when he was about 7 or 8 and his 32 lb salmon on 12 lb test line handled all by himself and he then wrapped his arms around my leg and said "Dad I love you" ....."peak moments" in life nothing like them.....

Geordy Magee canvas is also right there.

The above info is all on the mark and the only thing I can add is to double check the screw that controls the weight on the dipsey it may be slipping (possible threads worn or slightly stripped even if brand new) on there. Make sure also you don't set the dipsey past the 3 setting whatsoever as it could do that but most commonly it will keep surfacing while the trigger is still set.

You have to carefully choose where you run them and then just under the surface and experiment with speed

Everybody has their days and off days Justin but you certainly have fewer off days than most folks for sure and are as good as anyone I've ever seen with the walleyes especially. My hunch is that nobody would have gotten into them if you didn't. I know many folks have almost a "Godly" respect of and "worship" of the temp meters but there are days when none of the technology helps and folks think they might be doing something "wrong" but that very well may not be the case. Sometimes these fish are turned off for whatever reason and absolutely nothing will provoke them to bite...all part of the game I guess, and there are other times when returning to "basics" and relying less on the technology can help. Anyone who thinks they have these fish totally figured out all the time is delusional .

To qualify what I said above....my son and his buddy caught a 7 lb walleye slow trolling above the weeds with a worm harness yesterday (actual night crawler used) but the algae problem will be getting worse as the summer rolls on (and often coliform bacteria is often present (Ecoli from sewage) and last year it was reported (no actual verification) that a couple dogs actually ingested some water with the blue green algae and died from it.

A major factor may be the presence of the blue-green algae in the water...it is now present and at least in my experience the fishing for most species shuts off (large mouths may be an exception). The water column gets choked with the stuff and the weed growth just amplifies and compounds the problem. I don't even bother fishing it at this time of the year anymore.

Good answer!

areyounuts -just a suggestion for next time if you decide to try trolling faster don't use the Sutton's at that 2.7 to 3 or above as they are much better at handling slower speeds for the most part.

OR.......aliens have eaten the fish and placed rubber ones in their place

John Mann IS the "MAN" when it comes to canvas work

Replace the fuse for the radio.....there may be one inline too it may have blown.

WTG Your son will remember these times forever no matter where he goes or does in life and there is no replacement for that. The fathers out there that don't take advantage of those fleeting opportunities miss a lot in life. Congratulations Kane!

Good work Andy. We'll be on your turf tomorrow AM early. We'll save you a few in there though

Thanks Jason. It won't be the best weather from the forecast but sometimes adversity brings out the best performance. See you in the AM.

Geez Hop you didn't need to admit to being at the wheel...they could have thought I had autopilot and both of us would have been clean and about those lures.... I think might have just been "testing the action" to see how they responded without the line attached