06-10-2007, 03:51 AM
Got out this morning on the water at around 8:30ish. We launched at the south marina and headed over toward light pole area. First I got a hit that released the sideplaner but it didn't hook him. Then within about 15 minutes I hooked a 17" wiper then almost right after that I got another one about the same size (had one of the kids reel that one) another 10-15 minutes and my friend got a small one about 14". I got the last fish of the day and he was 19"+. This was all by about 10:30 then the bite died and we didn't get another fish. We ended up leaving about 1:30.
I got the bigger fish with a deep diver behind some small pop gear, since we were fishing in about 12-13' of water I didn't snag up. All the other fish were on rattle traps all baits were shad colors. We were trolling about 2.5-3.2 mph and water temp started at 61 and by the time we left it was 65. Sorry no pics but it was a beautiful day out and these were my first wiper of the year.
I did notice that almost everyone else was hugging lots closer to the dike than where we were catching. I was wondering if anyone else was out there and how did you do? Did the bite die for everyone else at the same time?
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I got the bigger fish with a deep diver behind some small pop gear, since we were fishing in about 12-13' of water I didn't snag up. All the other fish were on rattle traps all baits were shad colors. We were trolling about 2.5-3.2 mph and water temp started at 61 and by the time we left it was 65. Sorry no pics but it was a beautiful day out and these were my first wiper of the year.
I did notice that almost everyone else was hugging lots closer to the dike than where we were catching. I was wondering if anyone else was out there and how did you do? Did the bite die for everyone else at the same time?
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