Jigging Sunday

[kroppe]

The maiden voyage on the river was a great one. Weather was perfect with air temp near 40 at 6:30 a.m., but the best thing: the wind was almost non-existent. Clear blue skies and muddy water hindered fishing, IMHO. Picked up jigs and minnows at the Dip Net (Southfield/Jefferson), launched from Ecorse Municipal Launch (I thought it was Wyandotte, LOL) at 6:30 and were jigging in front of BASF by 6:45. Water temp 39 degrees +/- a degree or so.

Nothing happening there so we joined the huge tuna fleet just upstream from the Ecorse launch. Nothing there so we moved 2 steel plants upriver. Gotta love using steel plants as landmarks.

Ran into Big Daddy, good to meet you, hope you did better than we did. Only saw 2 boats handlining, you guys were one of them. In all it was a great day, the boating conditions were perfect, now if the fishing had panned out..... Broke in the new sonar and used my jury-rigged electric start all with success.

Here's my son in front of one of the steel plants, looking upriver.
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The rigs!
http://www.mich.com/~kroppe/pics/truck_boat_030413.jpg

[Chadster]

Was out from 7:15 until about 4:00 with two hours off around noon. Jigging in the traffic jam down from the stacks in the Trenton Channel. We boated 5 from 19.5 to 27". Sent the big girl back after a picture. Conditions are still tough... Even though it was sunny, it was still pretty chilly on the water. Fish came out of 40 degree water, 8-13', Chart/Orange 1/2 ounce jig with a minnow.

[Homer]

I was looking for you to come out from the (real) Wyandotte launch, that explains why we never saw you. Not that we we would have had any great advice, lol.

Great pic of your son!

[fishmann]

Great pic of your son, that's the up and coming tourney pro winner !!! Fishing will pick up, weathers got to straighten out for a bit, then watch out.....

[BigDaddy]

Nice meeting you Kroppe.... Nice looking fishing partner!!! As you mentioned things were slow.:o I was alson out on Friday but had a bunch of little things go wrong with boat, tailer and handline reel. All things fixed and got a late start on Sunday. No fish but had a good time with my father. Hope to meet you again one day.

[Targa 18]

Fished trenton sat and sun took 3 on sat 2on sun northland glow fire balls 1/2 oz with a minnow early morning bite tryed handlineing to no avail .Thought dirty water was hot for handlineing ;) will be there thurs thru sat hope the water cleans up some more