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Went to st Clair. Broke the trolling motor. Then the mount for the fish finder snapped off on a huge wave. Didn’t sink the boat so i made out ok. But now I have to take it easy as I’m down to 1/2 roll of duct tape. I picked a spot about 8 miles out and i started to troll. Got a rip on a talonz slasher. Pulled it in and it has teeth marks. Kept going and got a nice musky. Floating and in the water column weeds made fishing tough Then Ruff water pushed me in. Went back out the next day and down sized the baits. Trolling a good looking spot a rod had straight drag. I fight a big one almost to the boat and the hook pulls out. Never saw it so I guess it was the world record. I had cleared the other rods. ( I stop the boat for any fish that’s not coming right in. ) So I put the bait back in and turn to the next rod and the clicker goes off. Fish on and no other rods out. Nice fight and a spot comes in. I see my net now has a cut in it Sharp teeth I guess. Trolled around for a while and saw a floater (35”) still alive. So I pulled the lures and held it upright for 10min and it swam away. I fished nearby and it didn’t come up again. Thinking the fishing luck should then be with me I trolled around in the boiling heat Until the water was flat and the heat pushed me in. Difficult fishing y

I’m sure the marina on sparrow would be happy for the $20. I can’t see why not. The public launch at the north end can be a challenge depending on the size of your boat when the water is low. Be aware that on Kahshe navionics only has about 50 percent of the obstructions. I’ve taken out 2 lower units and I’ve been on the lake for almost 20 years and know it too well by now. I proceed with caution unless I’m in water known to me. The KLRA did not put out the markers this year due to covid. Good luck!

I like the part when you said, "never saw it so I guess it was a new world record." Made me chuckle. Nice to see fishing reports on a fishing site. :)

I launched my boat at Lauderdale Marine on Sparrow a couple of weeks back without any problem

Ah you write a good story Glen, but this was your best catch to date...

I dunno, I rarely head up 11 when Gbay is so close.

As I've mentioned here before, my son was an iron worker for 20 years before being killed in a fall on the job. Apart from putting up skyscrapers, his company also erected and dismantled those huge tower cranes like the 2 that have collapsed in the last couple weeks. Years ago I knew my son was dismantling a tower crane in downtown Toronto but I didn't know exactly where. I had the noon news on and they reported a crane had collapsed and one of the guys working on it had been killed. I called the police station closest to where the accident was and told the person on the desk I was trying to find out if it was my son that was killed. They transferred me to the officer in charge of the station and he told me he wasn't allowed to give out the name of the deceased until next-of-kin were notified, but said to give him my son's name and he could tell me yes or no. Thankfully it wasn't Jim but to this day I think of that every time one of these cranes come down. Those guys do a job most would never have the nerve to do.

There used to be a flylines.ca website that sold over-run and unbranded lines for great prices. Website looks to have shut down, but I think I still have the owner's email address. Lines were around $20-$25. I can PM it over if you want to try to chase that down.

Next pro bass tourney let' em start 10 miles from the launch ramp and boats on a trailer, could add a whole new element of excitement to the tourney