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sounds like a great time, congrats! Looking forward to msome walleye adventures soon.

not 4 hours early - but yeah, pretty much every time an hour before I have to. Good luck.

Thanks Jaques - kid's got serious horseshoes whenit comes to hooking the big one of the day. You know it Dave - everyone in the boat was ear to ear smile and high 5's all around Thanks Frank - hopefully we can get on some together soon Oh, sure, NOW you like them.......

a cooler full of wally filets? Some whities to boot? Sweet way to spend a long weekend. Nice going!

great day guys! awe inspiring outing

Once I had answered the burning question from the other half "So, which day are you going fishing this weekend and which day are you doing the deck? …. Trifecta weekends sometimes mean multi tasking. Saturday G and I hit Jordan a little later in the morning and grabbed a couple quick fish – a small laker and a small rainbow. The dipseys, which I have only just started using teased me with 3 or 4 good knocks offs, but nothing else came aboard. We headed home with a bow for the smoker and good intentions. Arrived home to a blazing sun and temps too hot to work on the deck, brownie points earned by collecting sealer and required implements of completion from Home Depot on the way back from the lake. Sunday was a tryout at the bluffs on LPB; first trip to Erie for the season. Made the run out there to see about 10 – 15 boats. As I was setting up I watched a few more race towards the grounds. By the time we turned at the end of the first troll, it was a parking lot. We trolled back and pulled up – too busy and not so much as a sniff: came back home and got to work on the deck, even if it was hot. Brownie points safely cashed in, I called my bud Kev, who as a long haul trucker usually gets home Sunday mornings after I have left for the lake Timing worked and plans were made.. Our planned departure was 4:45. As usual for an early morning launch I was up an hour before hand, looking at the clock at 3:30. I tossed and turned and finally got up at 4, turned on the coffee, went outside and who should drive around the corner ½ hr early but Kev. Off to the gas station, fuel up, back to the house and rouse G man. On the road by 4:30 On the water by 5:45 to a big bright red fire ball cresting the horizon. It takes us about an hour for the first hit, and by the time the guest of honor gets to the rod (not on his game) the fish is gone. A few minutes later I grab the rod set her and hand it to Kev… a brick of a laker that stays down and needs to be muscled up. G is learning the net skills, and fudges this one at the boat. Kev tells me the score is now even for that pike he knocked off last summer. We head over to Port Dalhousie listening to the radio and it sounds like the bite is coming on. As we troll into the zone, a rigger bounces. Its my turn, but as we are running dispeys on 10 ft rods and that is too much for G I say G – FISH ON – you can have it. What follows was the most fun I have ever seen. This fish peeled line every 30 seconds for the first five minutes of the fight. G's just looking at the reel saying "It wont reel in?!". The fish crests the water a couple times before we see his true size. KING! A few of you may know this has been my holy grail for the last year. We have 5 lines out including a wire dipsey so we are keeping the fish behind us the whole way rather than trying to bring everything in as this guy goes all over the compass. After about 15 minutes G finally gets it along side and it dives under the wire and tries to wrap us up, I quickly grab the rod and pass it under the dipsey and hand it back to G. He finally brings it along side and I net the monster. As G said, the thing weighed so much the pole on my net bent. A 39" beast on 30lb test. Not too shabby for a 9 year old! We set them up again and a few minutes later the wire dipsey SCREAMS and the rod bounces. A great 10 minute fight. Every time I gained 10 he took 15 feet back. You can hear the wire peeling off in the vid.[media]'>[/media] Sorry about the floor shots - had to keep him facing the right wayAfter turning cartwheels on the water we bring in all the lines to make sure they aren't tangled. As I set up the third, the second fires, and I bring in a small chinny. Once landed I turn around and discover in my hurry to cath rod #2 I hadn't locked the spool on line # 3 – 750 foot of line out!!!! I start feverishly bringing it in and at 450 feet I get a hit – Kev !! Fish on! And Kev brings in a nice little bow. We set them up again and a few minutes later the wire dipsey SCREAMS and the rod bounces. A great 10 minute fight. Every time I gained 10 he took 15 feet back. You can hear the wire peeling off in the vid.[media] Eventually out second king of the day, a solid 36 incher come a bourd for his passport photo. Smiles all around. I was so pumped I forgot to pose with it.. We tolled home catching a few more. Final tally for the day – 2 kings, 2 chinnies, 1 cohoe 1 bow and a laker at the door. Several who tapped but didn't want to play. Please – more like that not quite sure why that second vid wont show?

Congrats my little man. I will think long and hard before I say - "Fish On - ah , you can have that one Garreth" again. Nicely done son. That was a beauty battle

nice spread. Thats gonna make for a tasty holiday monday supper

The smiles say it all - lloks like a great time on the water. And it is very gracious of Frank not to mention that now your catches count, his was bigger Juli - I gotta say - your camera eye always capture the most memorable moments we didnt realise we noticed. Love that night and early am shots. We have to make a lake date soon.

Sure thing Simon - drop us a PM a week or two before and we can plan something if you would like an outing on Lake E or Lake O. Prime time for big water fish

fantastic pics Simon - and sweet way to open the season.

Congratulations! Its addictive out there ..

Fishhunter day - somehow me thinks this is a bit of a tease... Good day out there guys? Sooo............... Juli, does the streak continue?

Awesome day on the water Nice shooting guys.

nice going. Good lookking fsih for the smoker. G-& me were out off the south shore - , we had 1 laker and a bow today both off the rigger 90 ft down. had 4 knock offs on purple NKs 250 back on the dipseys -- 2 of which were screamers... Out again Monday..

nice fish.

you're killing me! Nice shootin' Emile. All this while I have to work !! leave a couple for the long weekend will ya

congrats on the first slime of the year in boat MM , and on a new bait at that. Nice way to start the season. I, like you have barely used spinnerbaits - but after that thread will be giving them more time in the water this year.

v cool fish, congrats. Still gotta get me one of them

Happy birthday Juli - lookin forward to your photo's from Q (of this biggest fish) amongst others.

Good stuff Vince - made for a tasty supper I bet

all the hits today came off the riggers - we also had a 40' jet diver off a planer board and a dipsey running, but no interest in those today. Lakers were all taken on spoons running about 5 ft off the bottom. salmon was about 40 down with a spoon and a SD. feel free to pm if you want any more details.

Nice going (AGAIN) G - you get them any bigger and I am gonna need a crane to get them in the boat! G is just a riot - those who have been out with him will tell ya. After we got this thing aboard he looks at me and goes "Dad my b...s hurt. I'm not putting the rod there again" Man overboard ...

that'd make for a good trip, congrats. love that second pic. looks like a perfect day .

looks like a fun day. thanks for the report