Pentwater Friday, 8/5 7 for 11

[Mega Byte]

Fished Friday night off of Silver Lake and the point south of Pentwater.  Was 1 - 2 in 150 fow including the biggest of the night which was a 22# king.  We worked our way back in where we did better a few days early.  Finished the night with a flurry of 5 fish on at the same time.  I don't even know what that is called.  There were only 4 of us in the boat and I don't have autopilot and someone had to net, so this was interesting.  We were all fighting fish and no one was driving the boat and the 5th pole started screaming and we just looked at it, shook our heads and kept fighting our fish.  We ended up with 5 kings (22#, 21#, 20#, 18#, 14#) and 2 smaller coho that were probably 4 pounds or so.

Silver Horde glow plugs had many of the hits, with green and blue ladder backs doing well.  Meet rigs behind a spotted dick paddle, a dark green paddle and blue spin doctor took fish as did a blue fly behind a blue spin doctor.  Lines that took fish were wire poles with magnum dipsy divers set on a 1.5 and out 155' and 135'.  200 Cu, 250 Cu, 300 Cu, and riggers down 120 (for our big fish in 150 fow).  When we moved in closer (95 - 115 fow) the riggers were set between 70 and 50 feet down and they both took fish.  Trolling speed was 2.5 at the ball.

As mentioned in a comment on another post, we also went over a bait ball so big my graph readjusted bottom from 117 fow to 20 fow.  It stayed that way for about 30 yards as my rigger poles started shaking like crazy with all the fish hitting them.  Once we got through the school, bottom readjusted back to 117'.  I could see the leading and trailing edge of the school on the graph, but when it got thick, that is when the graph registered the top of the school as the bottom of the lake.  We did not mark any big arches around the bait which was surprising.

[EdB]

Great catch!

[littleboat]

Love the merry-go-effect, makes fishing great when you experience it!

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