CATCHIN WEST ST.MARKS

[FUTCHCAIRO]

MY YOUNGEST SON , DAVID, AND MY FRIEND ROY LAUNCHED MY (NEW) FLATS BOAT AT THE LIGHTHOUSE POOL THIS MORNIN ABOUT 7:30 A.M. MY (NEW) FLATS BOAT IS A 1984, 17' ALUM. STARCRAFT WITH A 1984 EVINRUDE ENGINE. WE WENT TO THE RIVER CHANEL AND WENT SOUTH TO JUST BEYOUND THE BIG OYSTER BAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RIVER, CAST AROUND THE BAR HOPING FOR A RED BUT NADA. WHEN WE LEFT THE BAR HEADED WEST FOR ABOUT 300 YARDS ALMOST TO THE #3 WEST STAKE, BEFORE I SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN OLD ROY CAUGHT A TROUT, JUST UNDER 15", WE FISHED THAT GENERAL AREA TIL 1:30 AND ENDED UP CATCHIN 37 TROUT , WITH 8 KEEPERS BETWEEN 15" TO 24" , MY SORRY SON HAD TO CATCH THE LARGET TROUT, WE HAD A GREAT TIME TOGETHER. MY (NEW) FLATS BOAT RAN FLAWLESSLY AND WOULD RUN LIKE A SCALDED DOG, I DID NOT KNOW A 85 HP COULD RUN THAT FAST, HAD TO CUT BACK TO ABOUT 2/3 THROTTLE. THE WIND WAS PERFECT, THE WATER CLEAR AS GLASS , TEMP. WAS 72 , WIND OUT OF THE SOUTH TO S. WEST MOST OF THE TIME WE WERE THERE. MANY BOATS OUT, WHEN WE CAME IN THE PARKING LOT WAS FULL AND TRAILERS OVER IN THE OVERFLOW AREA. WE DID NOT CATCH THE FIRST FISH ON TOP WATER, ALL WERE CAUGHT ON CANDY CORN, CHARTRUISE PADDLE TAIL, AND CHICKEN GRUBS ON 1/8" RED HEAD JIGS. THE TIDE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE LOW AT 2:45 AND WE CAME IN AT 1:30, WE HAD JUST ABOUT AS MUCH WATER 1 HR. FROM LOW AS WE HAD WHEN WE LAUNCHED JUST 2 HRS. BEFORE HIGH TIDES. JUST ABOUT A PERFECT DAY ALL AROUND.

PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA


PA WITH THE TWO LARGEST FISH OF THE DAY


ROY'S LEARNIN TO CATCH BIGGER FISH


PA'S "NEW" FISHING MACHINE

MY YOUNGEST SON WITH HIS 24" TROUT, THE BIGEST OF THE DAY

[RodBow]

fantastic PA and on your (new) old boat.

[qoutrage]

Good report PA. Yep sounds like a good ol boat.

[AJ]

Sounds like the (new) boat knows how to catch fish. You might want to keep it .

[Fishman]

[DixieReb]

WTG, Pa. Glad the boat ran good for ya and ya found some fish. I started fishing a 1/8 oz. jighead this past year and seem to catch more fish on them. They don't bury in the grass near as bad either. thanks for the report, wish I'd been there instead of working.

[2true]

GREAT POST. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

[FUTCHCAIRO]

HI A.J., YEA THE BOAT IS A GREAT LITTLE BOAT AND THE ENGINE PURRRS LIKE A KITTEN, ONLY PROBLEM IS THE SEAT ARE A LITTLE TO CLOSE TO THE FLOOR, VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO GET UP AND DOWN. I AM TAKING THE BACK TO BACK SEATS OUR AND PUT IN SOME 18" PEDAL- SWIVEL DEAP PADDED SEATS , THEN SHE WILL BE JUST RIGHT. I AM WELL PLEASED WITH THE ENTIRE PACKAGE. YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE ME IF I TOLD YOU WHAT I PAID FOR THE OUTFIT SO I WILL NOT.
THANKS FOR THE COMMENTS.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA

[FUTCHCAIRO]

THANKS TO MY SON DAVID, HE MANAGED TO GET SOME PICS POSTED OF OUR TRIP FRI. I AM STILL COMPUTER DUMBO.

[yankee]

WTG PA, Don't feel bad about not being able to post pictures . I can't figure out how to put those funny faces on my posts.

The ice went off the lake yesterday, I can taste the walleye already

[MudDucker]

Sweet bunch of fish

[noleflyfisher]

Nice fish .

[FUTCHCAIRO]

HEY YANKEE, WHEN YA GONNA COME DOWN AND CATCH SOME OF THESE BEAUTIFUL GULF TROUT? LET ME KNOW AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO TAKE YA OUT AND SHOW YA WHAT FUN REALLY IS.
PA THE OLD MAN OF THE SEA

[dstockwell]

[catchin1]

Great report PA. Like your boat.