Fishing with Evan and Gabe Parr 5/26/17
by Capt Juls on 05/25/17Evan had fished with me back on the 10th of this month, with his buddy, Tim. Today he brought his fiancé Gabe. I had explained that the really early bite had been pretty darn good the past two days, and asked if they could make it to Mazurik's from Toledo, OH by 5:20am, so we could be on the water by 5:30am. Evan didn't hesitate and said, "We'll be there!"
I stopped off at Big Boppers on the way, and had a nice breakfast with a couple of the other Captains who stopped in. I left there, and was at Mazurik's by 5:15, so I could ready the boat before they arrived.
This morning, there was another boat heading out at the same time. They left the harbor ahead of me, but then they slowed down, so I would pass them....they followed me out to where I have been fishing. They were kind enough to make sure there was enough space between us, when they set up behind us, so no harm no foul. I can't get mad at that, since they did make the effort to get out of bed that early and be out there. ;)
We ran Bandits at 40 to 60 back (no weight) at 1.8-2.1mph. (The usual colors I've been running the past few days too.) We caught 4 nice walleye in the first pass, and let Gabe reel them all in. Three of the four were over 8 pounds, and the largest was 9.5 pounds. That was Evan's biggest walleye to date, so he was very happy it was in the boat, and discussed mounting it. I told him it was a nice fish, and that wall fish are more about the memories than the actual size. He forgot about it though, because he bled all the fish, and cut it's throat....oops! heheh
The lake was rocking with 1-3 foot waves from the ENE, and Gabe started to feel the bad effects of that. I offered an oral spray that skydiver's use, and she sprayed a couple pumps under her tongue. Gabe said it was working pretty quickly, so Evan was relieved to hear she was feeling better. :)
We didn't get their limit today...only 8 or 9, I think. And, we only fished for 5 hours, because Evan had a fishing trip, "Up North", he had to drive to for a bachelor's party this weekend.
Tomorrow's trip might be delayed until mid to late morning if this wind forecast on iWindSurf doesn't change. I told my customer that I would check the wind forecast when I get up at 3, and text him what time I would be picking them up at the Holiday Inn Express in town. They want to go to Big Boppers for breakfast first.
So, Stay tuned....
Capt Juls
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