Sea-Mac Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Went out solo tonight for my two favorites, since the "other" fish arent playin nice just yet. Perch n Walleyes. Launched at Port Sheldon at 3:30 and headed up to Grand Haven for the Perch. Coulda did alot better on the perch but I couldnt keep on em long enough without drifting past them even with my anchor and a 12lb. downrigger weigh threw on for extra support. Those that could stay in the spot were doing alot better than me. 60fow south of the G.H. pier for those. Started trolling from the water plant south at about 5-6ish in and around the sand bars and nothing till I got up near the bubbler. 10pm I landed a nice walleye 24 inches. 3 color core on a Rogue. Should make a nice dinner for me and the boy this Friday.
GLF Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Looks to be about enough there for a meal, for me. What are you going to eat? Nice job Mike!
bluedevil Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 Nice catch there Mike. Sorry I could not make it but I had a funeral at 4pm yesterday. But thanks for the invite and hope to be invited again. I hope to have my boat ready in the next week or two.
j1musser Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 I can hear the oil sizling:) Thanks for the invite. Glad ya went home with a nice meal.
Priority1 Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 GJ Mike. Too bad the anchor didn't hold. Sometimes a longer anchor rode will help. The longer it is the more stretch to absorb the shock. If the rode is made of poly and not nylon, that can add to the problem.
Sea-Mac Posted May 1, 2009 Author Posted May 1, 2009 Sorry to hear about your loss Matt. Plenty of more days left.You guys can see i was doin a bit of recruitin to try an find someone to get to go out there with. I hate going alone but seeing all those boats out there on the web cam I just had to go.Frank, I let out all of 5 foot out of 100 feet and was still getting blow away. I dont have the proper anchor. Gonna have to get a better bigger one. I was thinking while i was out there they should make a bungie type deal that goes onto the boat then you attach your anchor rope maybe 4-5 foot down to a s lock or something and have a little slack inbetween then when/if the wind stops or slows down it kinda sucks you right back into your original spot. Good idea/Bad idea? Anyone heard of anything made like this?
1mainiac Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Longer rope you need around a 5 to 1 scope which is 5 ft of rode for every ft of water. So 60 FOW would want 300ft of line.
Priority1 Posted May 1, 2009 Posted May 1, 2009 Mike, with 200-300 ft of nylon rode there will be enough stretch in it. It will stretch out and then retract. The bungee set up couldn't hurt.
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