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A review of the taxonomy of this spoon seems to be required: 1st Doc's spoon, a scorpion size, is either called mass confusion, or uv confusion depending on who you get it from. Now Bayrat also makes a very similar spoon , called copper confusion in both 2.5" and 3.5". I was using the 3.5" and it's my sense Doc did better with the smaller scorpion size but of course his was on a 2 color core and mine was on a snap weight flat line so....Oh, if you are not confused enough I will point out that Michigan Stinger also sells a confusion and a mass confusion spoon in the Regular size, but they are not copper , the difference being the color of the spots and one is smooth , the other hammered. Got it all or are you confused?

IMHO I don't think it's a big deal UNLESS YOU ARE OUT OF STATE. Personally, I've been towing a boat around once or twice a week to fish with zero issues and passed plenty of Troopers and local police as well. I will say that I make coffee, and lunch at home and get gas at the pump with a sanitized card and sanitize my hands after pumping fuel .

Actually, there is some legit confusion surrounding this spoon. The one in Doc's pic is a Stinger scorpion called "UV Confusion" and the spoon I was using is called "Copper Confusion"

You are really missing out then. Similar to what happened with BBQ when snobby whites finally realized that brisket and other 'Po people's meats' were absolutely incredible prepared properly, there is treasure trove of tasty delights that are awaiting those who aren't afraid to try something new when it comes to lakers. 17" fish are awesome fried or grilled, or broiled. 5lbers incredible baked, smothered with vegetables and tomato sauce. Larger lakers , like larger salmon, are usually better smoked, served cold with crackers and sour cream and a cold landshark or similar pilsner.

Between more boat traffic, distinctly clearer water, the variables of wind direction and perhaps just the passage of time, the Bear Creek to the Plant fishery was not as on fire as it was for the past 3 weeks for me anyway. I used the same approaches as past trips and certainly caught a nice mess of fish but not in the epic numbers I had been experiencing. Best sticks were again Bayrat Goby and Smithwick Orange rattling rogue. Base on a tip from 'Reel Doc' who was also out there, I deployed a 1/2 oz snap weight setup pulling a copper confusion stinger that took several fish- note: nothing on the shallow rigger w/ Jon's goby that had been good last week. Boat control going into a strengthening SE wind made things difficult and I packed it in early.

Sorry, I missed this . 100'

Well done!

Nice looking fish!

There's no question that the Hewescraft is an exceptionally well designed and built boat. However it seems like the question for most of us is how much money can a married person afford to spend on a fishing boat and what kind of bang for the buck you are getting back all the while continuing to be blissfully wed?

You da man!

Non stop bite again today Bear Creak (No dock) to past the plant. Best water was 46-47 degrees. Took probably 30+ fish on stix off the boards and maybe 6 + on 5' and 7' riggers but 2 of the fish on the riggers were among the biggest fish of the day 10 lbs+. Best stix were orange smithwick, and goby bayrat. Ran 2 spoons, each took fish: little Stinger in glow frog and a SS Jon's goby . Most productive speed seemed to be 2.3-2.5. .

This winter when were jigging wild eyes or slick jigs for whitefish feeding primarily on gobys on Lake Michigan the key was short little hops- the goby doesn't really swim much.

I don't like any kind of hard box for anything except flashers. I have 1 bag w/ 5 pads for walleye depth diving stix, 1 bag w/5 pads for shallow stix, and 3 bags for spoons https://amishoutfitters.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8&products_id=37

No kings, looks like Thursday might be the next day to get out for me

John Mann in Sodus did the Canvas about 9 years ago. It stays up on the boat all the time- I pretty much just use it in the fall/winter/early spring

Fall fish fo sho!

Good going!

Launched at Hughes around 8:00 am and steamed to Bear creek area found some high 39 water and it was game on. Stupid fishing really; 2 man limmy in 30-40 minutes, mostly cookies but a few bigger fish mixed in. The SW wind was working more westerly and the AP struggled with the my small winter boat going into it. Threw a pile of browns back and then called it long before getting real near the plant. Ran 3 different stix in the real skinny water and all but blk/silver took fish with goby pattern ahead of orange by a significant margin- and it was the only stick to take fish on the outside. Great to be back on Ontario n hoping for decent conditions for Friday.