Well it appears that fishing in April is not so bad. Chris swore up and down that you can't catch fish in April. So the first night trolling I caught a 9 lb. 10 oz. 31" Mackinaw. I just happened to be using a silver and blue M2 Flatfish. The same lure that Chris said must be broken because you can't catch fish with it...
The next day we decided to try Drop Shot. I missed the first 20 bites by not setting the hook hard enough. When the fish are down 150-200 ft. deep, you have to really set the hook. Once we figured it out, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. When we caught 7 in quick succession we stopped and called it a day. The next day Josh caught one as well as Mike. Two days later Dad, Jim, Mike, Josh and I caught another 13 and called it good. With this drop shot method, it really is just too easy.
Beach fires with your brothers are alright too, even when they last until 4AM. This can make it unlikely you will get up at 6 to go fish with your Father. 8 or 9 is much better after coffee.
We tried to get to Muskegon to get try a little Trout fishing but there is still too much snow. The road was soft and covered with a combination of slush and hard packed snow. Runoff is pretty good as well
During a lesson showing Mike the finer details of the Palomar knot, Chris buried a Gamakatsu Drop shot hook in his finger and had to go to the emergency room in Newport to get it taken out.
Ouch!
The next day we decided to try Drop Shot. I missed the first 20 bites by not setting the hook hard enough. When the fish are down 150-200 ft. deep, you have to really set the hook. Once we figured it out, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. When we caught 7 in quick succession we stopped and called it a day. The next day Josh caught one as well as Mike. Two days later Dad, Jim, Mike, Josh and I caught another 13 and called it good. With this drop shot method, it really is just too easy. Beach fires with your brothers are alright too, even when they last until 4AM. This can make it unlikely you will get up at 6 to go fish with your Father. 8 or 9 is much better after coffee.
We tried to get to Muskegon to get try a little Trout fishing but there is still too much snow. The road was soft and covered with a combination of slush and hard packed snow. Runoff is pretty good as well
During a lesson showing Mike the finer details of the Palomar knot, Chris buried a Gamakatsu Drop shot hook in his finger and had to go to the emergency room in Newport to get it taken out.Ouch!
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