Kooter469

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name:Karl AKA Kooter/HOOKN AINT EASY ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):JULY 31 AUGUST 1 Time on Water: 9 HRS Weather/Temp:SUNNY/HIGH 70's Wind Speed/Direction:SOUTHEAST AND EAST Waves: SAT-LESS THAN 1 SUN-3-4 Surface Temp: 73 Degrees Location: Point Breeze LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): I don't know =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 10 Total Boated: 6 Species Breakdown: 3 Kings 3 steelhead Hot Lure: DW Gator, DW Green Glo Alewife Trolling Speed: Down Speed: 2.5-2.9 Boat Depth: 90-150 Lure Depth: 40-55 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS ==================== Good to be back on the water, no weddings and no boat problems for once. Bubba (600beers) and i headed out for are first day out in awhile. We had are buddy Beener who was from Iowa and it was his first time on a great lake or a fishing boat. And my youngest sister who was out for her second trip ever. Right out of the shoots we took a hit on the 55 rigger with a gator on it but we missed him, i was on the other side of the dog house. So i gave my green crew members a crash course in downriggers and it was on. Beener got to fight a nice steelie for a little bit but it got off about ten feet behind the boat it was a decent steelie on a diver on 3 setting pulling a Death Wish Spinnie and a purple mirage fly. And then gator went off again and lets just say i got schooled by a big Steelhead and i dumped him right behind the boat. I was on the other side setting up and looked over and the rod was acting funny and away i run. I am the most ungraceful person you have ever seen and when 250 lbs gets trucking lookout sometimes stuff gets broke and this time it was my ankle lol. I was coming around turn 4 lol (the dog house) and i smashed my ankle on the rear seat support. My ankle looked liked it had a baseball in it and turned purple. Hurt like hell but hey were fishing and i could still walk and i think it is a really nasty bruise. So then the green alewife goes off and my little sis steppd up and hooked it i netted and she had her first King. A couple pictures and then we went a while without moving a rod and with my ankle swelling me and Bubba switched up and i drove to try to change the bad juju in the boat. And the rods started popping. Bubba and the crew landed 2 more younger kings and we calld it a day. Headed out Sunday morning with (600beers) and my buddies Stu and Mookers and we picked up where we left off but in a little closer. Gator and Green Alewife start firing one nice 2 year old king and a couple of small steelies that we let go. Then the sun came out and it seemed like that was the end of the action. Which was fine cause poor Stu was really sea sick and he rode it out like a champ but with the teasing from Mookers, Stu chumba'd hardcore and we called it early cause i have been there and it sucks. But all in all it was a good weekend me and Bubba got some work to do to get ready for the fall LOC. Gonna be fishing this weekend to so good luck to all and be safe.

Awesome man congrats i have alot of tough days like yourself great pics and i think the pic of your last salmon has a tranny spoon in its mouth

Congrats on the good maiden voyage sounds like u r in the same boat i am in first year running a boat looking at hitting it hard after July 10 too many weddings this summer and i just got my lower unit rebuilt so good luck to you buddy nice job. PS Big Dave i LOVE the Grist Mill to

awesome congrats man great report

These guys oughta be taken down to the farm where we got tall trees and short ropes i mean good lord i dont know how you could live with your self just unreal

Oh ya my fiance s birthday is june 9 to 6-9 so maybe its good luck great name for your boat to bub lol thats great

Kooter was a nickname given to me by my fellow firefighters cause i used to tow cars for my grampa and that was the name of the guy in dukes of hazzard and 469 was actually the number i was assigned when i joind the firehall without a choice so ya its sorta funny thanks man take care and good luck

Real nice looking fish nice job

Roger that bubba thank you

Fishing Report Your Name / Boat Name:Karl/Shelby Stinger ============== TRIP OVERVIEW ============== Date(s):May 30,31 Time on Water:30 all day 31 7am-10am Weather/Temp:30 sunny hot 31 sunny Wind Speed/Direction: Waves: 30 none 31 2ft Surface Temp: Dont know that piece of equipment was not workn Location: LAT/LONG (GPS Cords): Yup that was broke to =============== FISHING RESULTS =============== Total Hits: 5 Total Boated: 4 Species Breakdown:1 Steelhead 1 King 1Coho 1 Atlantic Hot Lure: All hit something different Trolling Speed: 2.0-3.1 Down Speed: 2.8 Boat Depth: Wish i knew Lure Depth: 50-60 ==================== SUMMARY & FURTHER DETAILS =================First time fishing since i bought the boat from a old friend. So sorta new to running the boat. But luckily i had my fishing partner 600beers with me. Got a late start cause we took the anchors, but it was cool to get them out to see what salmon fish is like. Took a nice Steelhead off diver on 1.5 225 back with white glow Spindoctor and pickled sunshine fly. About three hours later finally took a hit from a king off of a NK Dr death 90 down on the rigger Jeff was bringing him in and we doubled up i set the hook on the coho 10lbs, came on Michigan Stinger Blue Dolphin down 70. That was when we needed Jeff`s girl to save the day and drive and she did a awesome job thanks Robyn. Awesome first day out we even went swimming. On the 31 me and Beers celebrated to hard the night before and another late start and the right amount of chop i chummed the water four times and we called it a day but not before we took are first ever Atlantic which came off a DW Midnight special on lead core 300 back. Thanks for all the help Beers could not do it without ya and i cant wait to get are new electronics hooked up and running

Thank you guys for the bouy warnings i appreciate it this is my first year fishing my boat out of the oak take care and good luck