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Location: north central wisconsin | tillerguy, I fish out of a mag style rig(it is the same length but doesn't have quite the sponsoned nature to the hull) and I fish Green Bay quite often. Now, I have been in true 4+'ers a number of times and I get very very wet and pinch my butt cheeks in anything over true 3'ers. As Steve said, WI chop at anything over a solid 2' and a mag is taking on a splash or two while casting. I have gone through so many bilge pumps(they are usually on, in my rig) it isn't funny. That said, one just has to be careful. Typically, when I am uncomfortable, the guys in the Rangers are too, but they just get back to shore quicker and smoother than me. I live near Petenwell flowage, where a PMTT event was held last spring. There were people with 620's that looked like they saw God after the ride north from takeoff. We got a bit wet, but keeping the nose up, we're always fine out there heading from spot to spot. We could not, however, even attempt to fish where the tourney was won on the south end by a couple of psychos(look at the pics from pete on the pmtt site some time). The thing that is very tough in the choppy style waves with that type of rig, is trolling, or using the bow mount directly into them. Running(with nose up) or fishing at a cornering nature to the chop helps quite a bit. It is also noteworthy that I feel safer on Green Bay with a breeze than I do on Vermillion or LOTW. Big water with lots of islands tends to make the waves choppier and harder to predict. On Green Bay, the waves get big, real big, but at least you can ride them in or out most of the time. That said, my days are numbered before stepping up to a decent glass V, but I've been saying that for years...heheh. |
