Racine 6-4

[Grey Beard]

Launched 0515 and set lines in front of the harbor with 10 or so other boats finding some bait and nice seas with 48.5 on the surface and 46 down 13’. We struggled a bit to get the lines in and really struggled to catch the biters. We missed the first 4 and for the rest of the day never got to 50%. We made a couple long passes and then the bite slowed finding us sitting on 8 for 18. We saw one charter run in around 7AM and assumed he limited. A friend had headed south looking for better action and then saw another charter friend powering back to the harbor from the south so called him. He was fun fishing and had his 2 man limit so we headed south.

Trolled all the way to and beyond the Case discharge and had one bite. Never leave fish to find fish?!?! Pulled and ran back to the harbor area and it was dead there. Called another friend and he said go north young man and sure glad we did and not that far to get bit and never deeper than 33fow. We went through some great pods of bait and each time would get one or two hits but still lots of problems keeping them on. They typically fell off early in the fight or before the rod was out of the holder. None were lost close to the net. Near the end of the trip another 3 losses in a row but finished with a double including our only king bite around 8#. 20 for FORTY SIX. Can’t remember a day quite that before. Boy they are some nice fat Cohos.

I was sleep deprived and can’t put together an accurate list of what took what.

All three dipsys had orange Bechholds and Bluelongtails and lots of action. Best rigger was an Opti Inticer Mt. Dew/orange tape and glow/green fly with mini spin n glow down 13 and took the king. 2 color and 3 color with Brad’s Lady Bug one mini and one regular, 4 color Trash Can dodger/Brad’s Mt Doo, 2 color red dodger/aqua peanut, mono ThinFish red with black, 2 color ThinFish orange with yellow squiggles.

Next few days the weather forecast is not inviting but hope to get back on this action asap.

Grey Beard

[KJ pluggin]

Nice box Grey Beard, thanks for the report.