Sandy 4/24/25 Escape II shakedown

[GAMBLER]

Over the winter, Tom Barbara of East Fork Pro Marine rebuilt the 5.7 in my boat.  We did a motor test Wednesday and Thursday afternoon was the first fishing trip of the year.  We left the creek at 3:15 and was greeted with a flat calm lake and crystal clear water inside.  We ran to the lake trout grounds and found a spotty screen.  When we marked fish, we caught fish.  We had a steady pick on lakers all evening.  Hammerhead Cowbells in Froggy, Crystalina Watermelon UV, Gambler Rigs in Bullfrog, Alien and 2 Face were the best producers.  95-115' was the best zone.  It seems like the natural reproduction is up.  We caught 6 lakers that had didn't have an adipose fin clip.  At the end of the trip, the Canadian Coastguard icebreaker (Griffin) motored by us and it looked like they were setting the buoy on Wautoma Shoals.  Not sure if that was what they were doing or not because they were too far away.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 25 by GAMBLER

[Gill-T]

Jeepers, didn’t you just repower that boat recently?  Boat repairs suck. Glad you got out and found some of your green pets. 

[GAMBLER]

12 hours ago, Gill-T said:

Jeepers, didn’t you just repower that boat recently?  Boat repairs suck. Glad you got out and found some of your green pets. 

That was the old StarCraft back in 2013.  This boat just got the repower.  This coming offseason, it will be getting a new kicker and Dek-it flooring!  

[Gill-T]

Ah, glad you weren’t this boat at the Oak today. 

[whaler1]

Wtf

[Silver Fox]

If the wind doesn’t stop one of these days, I’ll be doing a shakedown in the creek….

[fish whistle]

I just reached out to the guys that were in that boat full of water. They are a couple guys from Maryland that fish the oak often but today when they were heading back in they lost the steering just west of the wall and the waves pushed them onto the beach in the west bay. They both are ok but the boat took a beating and even went underwater a couple times when the sheriff towed it around the corner back to the launch. Tough day for a couple good guys.  

[thumbburn]

Glad they are ok….. what a bad day

[Gill-T]

Flat bottom boat with 4’ waves ……

[Gator]

Dang. I guess sometimes our enthusiasm exceeds our abilities. Ask Tommy B about how I almost catapulted him and my buddy Bill out of the boat while fishing a rip off Cape Cod that had 4' standing waves two years ago. 

[Gill-T]

I call that “making memories “