Top of the World....Ma. Top of the world.

[Walleye Express]

Well, after Kinda bragging about how Saginaw Bays fishery has been so unbelievable in the last few weeks, Ol'Capt. Dan had to do a little searching today for my charter clients. After a false start we ended up fishing a place I and many others call the "Center of the World". That being one long run and about as "In the Middle" of the Bay as one can get. And the technique that caught most of the fish were a little unique as well. Even though my spoon harnesses were working, the fish they were catching were on the smaller side. So I rigged one side with Rattle Tot's with a twist. Put a piece of crawler on the belly hook and then sent them back 40 Feet. Then attached a 1 1/2 ounce snap weight and let out another 20 feet. I was also trolling what in my book is dead slow. 1.5 to 1.8mph on the GPS. Caught 19 walleyes and kept 14 for a half day. Not bad.

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WTG Dan.

I haven't been out since Tuesday, but will change that tomorrow morning. The last 4 trips = 40 walleye in the box. I have found a spot that has been giving up about 4 or 5 legal size fish to 1 throw back. Before that I was sorting at a ratio of about 1 to 1. I'm still running meat, but may change soon. I have run some Tots, but the meat seemed to light em up better so far. Sunday Eve when I was out we had to coax the fish to hit. What ever we did they seemed to want it different. We would speed up and hit a few and then nothing. We would slow down and hit a couple, and so on. We started steering like a drunken sailor, to speed and slow the boards and that helped. Find out what they want, and give em lots of it.

[Walleye Express]

Thank's Frank.

Everybody I talked to today both on the water and at the dock/ramp had a hard time today and said the fish have moved. I verified that when we trolled for 3 miles NE of the first Spark Plug (where we caught 13 keepers the other day) marked nothing and caught one little dink. Another charter bud was catching decent fish but not many running paralell with the Coreon Bar in 23 to 25 FOW. I find it strange they would have moved deep this quick with the warmest surface temps I seen today being only 74 degrees. Going to stick around near the Point/Black Hole area this weekend. That 48 mile run (Both ways) takes an hour 20 minutes off clients fishing time. And you can't always count on receptive fish that far out.

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Saginaw Bay same program. 3 man limit, on 06-15-07.

My son and grandson are coming over tomorrow, and we have to do it again. That will make 5 out of the last 7 days fishing. Ya got ta luv it.

[Walleye Express]

Most excellent job frank.

Please tell me these fish were closer to shore then 24 miles. I just filled my boat up tonight after 6 charters and I'm still a little sick.

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LOL Dan. A little closer than 24 miles. My 21 yo 22 footer averages 5-1/2 gallons per trip. I don't run a kicker, and use a drift sock to slow down to Walleye speed. Even at that 5.5 gal per trip X $3.20/gal X 5 trips this week = $88 in fuel costs for the boat. The 4 WD PU used to pull it is another story. Doggone Oil Companies.