suuntov
Senior Member
Well done you two. Keep catching!
Thanks Steve. If you haven't made a trip up to Burton yet, take it from me, it's worth the drive.Well done you two. Keep catching!
Thanks Fred. We appreciate all the info you gave us. When we come back in the fall, we're going to bring the big skiff so we can use live bait and have a little more room to fish. I'll bet the sunrise and sunsets are awesome when the leaves are turning and we can't wait to go back.Congrats on a great trip to Burton and many congrats to Lisa on her personal best!
Tried a prop bait and 2 different poppers. Tried underspins, swimbaits, plastics, dropshot, unweighted flukes, jerks, cranks and a whole host of other baits. This clear water makes it tough. As soon as you get the boat close to them they move off. I'm gonna break out the big Z9R Swimbait on em in the morning. I wouldn't mind catching a nice bass, but I'm more focused on trout. I probably wouldn't even mess with the bass if Lisa wasn't here.
I saw those Offshore planer boards over at BP last time I was there. Pretty fancy price tag. I'll give it some thought. You're right, I shoulda brought my planer boards and gave it a shot. Good info.This may be a solution to your Clear Water problems. Give them a try. I use them when I am Walleye fishing on Lake Michigan at Big and Little Bay de Noc areas near Escanaba Michigan.
Off Shore Tackle Side Planer Boards
The Off Shore Tackle® Side Planers are ballasted to run effortlessly in rough and tough waters off of your rod line. The planer features a stationary flag, two OR19 releases, two 6/32 screws, 2 nylon nuts and one split ring. The Off Shore Tackle® Side Planer comes in both left and right models, and both are built to be stable and durable to result in increased performance on the water.
FEATURES:
Runs effortlessly in tough waters off your rod line
Durable and sturdy for better performance on the water
Ballast keeps planer upright
Stationary flag included
2 OR19 releases, 2 6/32 screws, 2 nylon nuts
1 split ring
Instructions included
Model: OR12
Off Shore Tackle
It was good to meet you too Rabun. We really appreciate the info. Lisa broke a good one off in front of the boat house you told us about. We also had a few good whacks on our cranks, but didn't get hooked up. I realized that the trout hit the cranks better over a shallower bottom. If we were trolling for deeper suspended fish, the trout would run up and swipe at it but wouldn't take it.Scoutin, it was nice meeting you and Lisa up on Burton this weekend. Sounds like you had a great time and spent lots of quality time on the water...and you managed to put a few fish in the boat...what a bonus
I ended the morning Saturday with 4 trout...all about 2 pounds. Sunday morning my brother In Law Randy joined me and we caught three and a small bass.
Caught everything on the lower end of the lake with all but one coming off of that boat house I mentioned to you. Caught all trout between 23-25 feet on pointer 65's in American Shad color trolled at 2.5 mph per the GPS about 80 feet behind the boat.
Did you happen to see the bald eagles this weekend while you were on the water?