17/18 can perch!

[Mark Sylvester]

Well after missing the Walters last night due to a small emergency(why did I EVER get married???) I made it out to the ditch near the 17/18 cans at about 8am.
What a beautiful morning!!! Made a couple moves and then I found them in 18' of water. One after the other..........for all of 10 mins or so then here comes the wind. It went from a pleasant chop to 5' rollers in about 10 min.!:yikes:
Still no problem. I don't mind fishing in the rollers,but when the anchor broke loose all #$& hit the fan. Got my line hooked on the rope for the mudder...broke it off! Good thing I have the reflexes of a Gazelle or I would have lost the mudder too!
No biggie I thought.I will just drag some harnesses for a while since I got a nice breeze!!!!
WRONG!!!! Just as I get my lines set I get this uncontrollable urge to visit shore,if you know what I mean.(I needed the blue plastic house!)
At that point I figured I am cursed and I am going to sell the boat!
Anyway,I did get get 7 of the nicest perch I got all year. All were 10" to 12".
And now that I am home,I am contemplating doing the walleye thing tonight even if it is a monsoon and with a bit of luck I will get hit by lightening and all this bull shoot will come to an end! JUST KIDDING,LORD!!!!!:help:
Any one going out tonight???:evilsmile

[PerchOnly]

First, congrats on the fish. I am hoping to get out in that area Saturday.

Second, good luck on the sale of your boat:lol::lol:

[Highest Bidder]

Sly, you know I'm still in the market for a boat.....I think I'll wait though, You never know, I may find one floating in the lake with a few burn marks and a over cooked hotdog in it, that I can always feed to the fish.:yikes::evilsmile:evilsmile I here there hitting on hotdogs.:lol::lol:

[D and L]

It went from a pleasant chop to 5' rollers in about 10 min.!:yikes:
Still no problem. I don't mind fishing in the rollers,but when the anchor broke loose all #$& hit the fan. Got my line hooked on the rope for the mudder...broke it off! Good thing I have the reflexes of a Gazelle or I would have lost the mudder too!
No biggie I thought.I will just drag some harnesses for a while since I got a nice breeze!!!!

Geez, when that gale came up this morning I was wondering if anyone was out on the lake :dizzy: We had branches coming down and our cooler went sailing across the backyard....YIKES.
Geez, and you just got them mama perchies goin' :sad: Well, its getting better and better out there as the water cools off! Don't give up hope.
Laura

[Mark Sylvester]

Thanks "Laura the Wench"!!!!
And don't hold your breath for a deal on my boat fellas. I have,at times,considered selling that boat much over the last 25 years,but it is still here to provide me with unfathomable pleasure!!!:SHOCKED::dizzy::cwm27:

[Gone Fishing]

Yup, my nice expensive anchor was no match for that squawl. I drifted for over an hour before I tried to anchor again!