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Location: Athens, Ohio | I've been finding fish in December and January, something I'm not accustomed to around here. I popped this 45 1/4 incher today on a jerk bait (anyone else remember Muskie Treats?), after getting a 34 1/2 from the same cove on New years day. Amazing. Plus, another one from the same lake just before Christmas. Been a fun winter so far. m
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Location: On the River | Nice work wishing for open water here |
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Location: oswego, il | Awesome job! |
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| Mikie,
Congratulations on the fish. A lot of us have to live vicariously through you for a number of months until the season opens. Yes, I know the Muskie Treat and really value them.
Tom
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Location: Athens, Ohio | correct, sir. How did you do?
Well, mid-summer around here has me wishing for northern waters so I guess it all works out. I've got over a dozen Treats and that's pretty much all I'll throw any more. m
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| mikie - 1/5/2019 5:43 PM
correct, sir. How did you do?
Well, mid-summer around here has me wishing for northern waters so I guess it all works out. I've got over a dozen Treats and that's pretty much all I'll throw any more. m
I hear you about mid summer and northern waters....Glad your still finding fish I was one with Blue ranger Boat I ran into you new years day as you were leaving my bro and I was there you telling us to go launch. We did we need a boat with a kicker Id lve to learn that lake but imposs. with just trolling motor on that lake..Good luck out there and hopefully I will see you again out there. Do you happen to know Mr. Zeiher he has cabin on the lake and was part of muskie associate with that lake for years hes prob a lil order than you are. Really good guy I know who loves that lake!!!! |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Well, I'd be glad to offer you boat space; but, I messed up my motor today. A few weeks ago I had a receptical outlet go bad on my trolling motor. Replacing it wasn't easy, and today when I went out I lost the ground connection again. I was messing with it when I failed to notice I was drifting into shallow waters and the boat stopped with a crunching noise I hadn't heard before. It was the U bracket that mounts the motor to the transom breaking.
So, now i have no electric motor and a badly disabled outboard. I had to abandon my trip after only a dozen casts to get back to the ramp. Fortunately, the part is available and the motor is in the shop. May be ready for our next warm up? hope so. m |
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| mikie - 1/7/2019 6:09 PM
Well, I'd be glad to offer you boat space; but, I messed up my motor today. A few weeks ago I had a receptical outlet go bad on my trolling motor. Replacing it wasn't easy, and today when I went out I lost the ground connection again. I was messing with it when I failed to notice I was drifting into shallow waters and the boat stopped with a crunching noise I hadn't heard before. It was the U bracket that mounts the motor to the transom breaking.
So, now i have no electric motor and a badly disabled outboard. I had to abandon my trip after only a dozen casts to get back to the ramp. Fortunately, the part is available and the motor is in the shop. May be ready for our next warm up? hope so. m
Well that really sucks dude. I hope you get it fixed fast and doesn't kill you money wise. seems like when it rains it pours!! |
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| Mikie , mu number is 740-961-3907 if you need a boat partner . |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | Fin-ally, today I got the Merc back on the boat, bracket all done and a thorough check up; we also found the problem with the troller was the corroded ground wire going to the socket and put a different ground on it; works now! Now, I get to re-install the gator mount bracket, fasten down the new bow deck plate, and take a break for a while. Oh, and while I had it all apart I installed a new CD player with a bunch of modern feature I may never use (what's a 'blue tooth' anyway?), but now have reliable boogie tuneage.
Dan, I don't have the Gambler any more, I fish a 16 ft BassTracker with a 9.9. A bit slower but i still get there. m |
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| Meanwhile in Minnesota... |
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Location: E. Tenn | tolle141 - 1/17/2019 9:00 PM
Meanwhile in Minnesota...
Yeah, but you get to fish June through September..
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Location: Athens, Ohio | I'll likely be in Mpls. the first week or so of June, what will lakes like Tonka be like then? thanks, m |
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Location: On Lake St Clair Michigan | Glad to see your rig is getting fixed. I have a 621 that needs to get some fuel ran through it..... |
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