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We used to laundh at the motel a lot, weekly for two years. I am sure some one of us caused the problem. His main interest of course is the motel and some noisy people coming in to launch distrurbed his sleeping clients. He was always real nice to us and has to run his business the best way he knows. I don't know this for a fact but that is usually what happens with to sportsmen, problems caused by us. It might have been trash but I never saw any laying around. Just my thoughs on the subject = we at times are our worst enemy........jk

For me at nite is to fish the windy sore. If the wind is notin my face I move till it is. Mostly rocky locations usually. big baits at nite also.......jk

Fishnet did you notice many dead fish on the bottom where you were. The futhur north you go the more dead ones you will see. We call your location our pickeral spot and see big school of sunnies crusing around there also. You mentioned Hammon Lake is that the one in Pa. Known for really good carppie fishing in the spring and ice fishing too......jk Ps will be looking for your boat, what days do you usually fish? We are both retired and go when the weather lets us go

Peqoud I agree with you. We fish at the bluffs every week and have seen no green growth unless you are talking about the slime that we see. The water seems extra clear and all the rocks have small clam like things growing on them? Zebra mussels?? I don't know. We also see a lot of dead fish mainly sunnies but there are also bass and a few lakers dead. The main location of most dead are just south of the Swiss Resturant, a lot of sunnies. What is up?????? Big schools of sunnies but no beds and the temp is right at 50 degrees last time up. Cold and windy.......jk

Check the weather there are storms coming up.....jk

Ihave not seen any temp over 40 yet......jk

I almost always jig. Ten pound test crystal fireline(so you can see it with 10ish feet of leader and 1 1/2 ounce jig. Some days the metal lure jigs works best other it is the tube jigs, most people say white but we use all colors. You need a depth finder that you can see your jigs in 130 feet of water and a good electric motor to hold you over the fish. For us most of our fish we see reacting to the lure. A lot of the fish want the jig sitting on the bottom, just a slight movement , I like to think I am just rolling it over side. they will pick it up off the bottom at times. Then jig it a bit and then retrive it, if you see one coming in pull it up faster and faster DO NOT SLOW down. You can occasionally see them hit it, that makes it more fun. I use my mitchell with 150 yards of line and with the big jig you have to try to horse them up. If they turn and get any slack line the wieght of the jig, you will loose them. Good luck, they hit great......jk Read gators post again!!!

Glad you had a good trip with nice weather. It is snowing here all morning........jk

Thank you, I am in Pa and do not have the book and could not find it either....jk

Can you use perch and sunnies that you caught in the same lake that you caught them for bait?????

Didn't know pro-cure was still made. Been quite a few years since i have seen it around here. I am a trapper and take scents seriously-always.....jk

Thanks sszoldra I just got them in the mail. thanks again......jk

Lots of walleye there too in the spring. and lots of boats fishing for them....jk