2013 Maiden Voyage

Fished with Daryl. Temperature this morning was in the lower 40s and when we quit fishing it was in the lower 60s. The wind was out of the southeast this morning about 10 knots and after an hour of fishing it switched to the south and started to blow around 15 to 20 knots with waves around 2 feet. The water is a little dirty which is good for blade baiting and the water temp is 42 degrees. We arrived at the marina this morning and they had to move 2 boats to get to my boat so that wasted about 45 minutes and then the engine would not start (it helps to open the gas line to the engine). Got the motor running but it was making a hell of a racket which turned out to be a baffle in the heat riser. After about 15 minutes the baffle loosened up and away we went. Started fishing by Turtle Island in 12 feet of water. I was using a white blade bait and Daryl had a hair jig tipped with a minnow. I caught a couple of fish so Daryl also switched over to a blade bait. The fishing was pretty steady until the wind started to blow and then it was hard to keep the bait vertical. After a couple of drifts fighting the wind we called it a day. Kept 6 walleye and did not lose any.