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Ya both got some good ones, thanks for the report...

Sounds like a great time, thanks for the report...

Looked like a cool time, thanks...

Beauty fish, well done Lew. Glad to her the girls are fine...

Good wright up, thanks...

How many years have you worked at that building...

WOW, three nice fish, good work...

He's got that "YEAH MAN!" look, very cool...

Couple good ones, WTG...

Annual get togethers are cool and bonus fishing, what more could ya's ask for. Glad it was a good time...

Yeah the weather really did a temp flip, another good informative report, thanks...

Can't beat a day like that, good stuff...

Beauty, gotta like that action, WTG...

The jig and grub have been doing most of the work for me this season, good report thanks...

Nice healthy Muskie, WTG...

Made it up Sun. the 10th with just enough light to get the boat together and had to put the deepcycle on the charger to juice it up for the morning. Mon. was on the water by 06:00 and did a scouting run to different spots and checked for hits, which was a few little smallies and lotsa rockers. 10:00 came in, had a bite to eat, started on a few chores and about noon the thunder and rain started and didn't stop till morning. Tue. afternoon Darren (Dutch on OFC) rolled in, after a little chat and a bite to eat we headed out, but after the storms it was pretty tough fishing. Darren started out with his first ever Pike. (have to mention Dutch is 25 feet tall) Then I hit this slab crappie jigging for pickeral. Woke up Wed. morning to the sound of lashing rain, back to sleep till about 08:00, had some breakfast, watch some Olympics and around 10ish it looked like the rain was stopping so we grabbed the rain gear, pumped out the boat and we are off. Started off deep trolling around shoals but after an hour or so nota. The weather was breaking so I suggested running up the river and use the electric coming back, as I was reeling in from the troll this one hit. It was a nice ride down the river but not much action, mostly rockbass, did catch a pan sized pickeral and tried that area for another hour or so but only the one (cleaned it straight from the livewell forgot a pic). Caught a few small bass at the mouth, here's a couple pic's of the average sized fish we were getting into. Most of the catches came from rock with a bit of weed around so we headed to a string of shoals wth a small island the had a good drop off. I started with a spinnerbait then changed to a jig, had a real good one on but lost'em, retied again. After a bit another good hookup, this time I had'em was a decent size pike, a few jumps and pulling drag, when I got him to the side of the boat the line was wrapped around his bottom jaw and was just about to glove him, tall dance, retied again. Darren was leaving after the evening fish so we head in to chow down. After dinner we headed to another river mouth with a rockie dropoff and was hitting small ones, moved around the point and into a calm bay. I switched to top water and that when it started. First one missed and went clean over the lure, Darren through his senko to the area and came back with this one. Then he changed to a top water as well and for the next 45 minutes it was none stop till dark. These river smallies were strong and bulldoged to the boat all the way. This one in the next picture bent the split ring and landed on the deck. Didn't stop from the action for many pictures but Darren did get a nice 4 pounder which would not give up. And the last one for the night. Darren it was good to fish with you again and I enjoyed your company, hope you had a good time and we'll have to do it again. Needed to get caught up on chores so didn't fish till Fri. and did all right but no trophy and had to leave early Sat. All in all it was a good week, ya had to work for the fish but thats what it's about I guess...

Some good action, gotta like it...

Nice sized fish, thanks...

Thanks for the report, glad ya had some good fishing...

Looked like a great trip, thanks for the report and pic's...

What a brute, WTG...

Some good sized fish, thanks for the report...

Great report and pic's, very well done...

Welcome, nice pic's...

WTG, thats great...