Sunday April 10th – Yankee's Shakedown Cruise

[Yankee Troller]

After a few small set backs our new Tourney/Charter boat was put in the water on Saturday. The weather was perfect, the lake was flat, and the scenery from Sodus to Rochester was kind of cool. I’m going to like these cruises up and down the lake I think!

Here goes the FIRST fishing report of 2011 with many more to come! We left the dock with a few Cold Steel team members, and our ladies about 6:30am. After watching just about every boat head East we decided to go West to get some virgin water. We started to think our decision wasn’t a good one because it took a little while to get our first hit. Right where Buck pond empties into the Lake we found some warmer water and sure enough there were some fish in it. We more or less tripled up in there, but just kept trolling West because we had a parade of boats behind us. I knew there were more ponds and bays dumping warm water into the Lake ahead of us, so we took a shot. Well, we waited for our next bite for quite some time, but just after passing Long pond the water started to warm up and when we got to Braddocks it was game on. Everything was going on the boards. Bright baits and natural baits were all taking their fair share of fish. Our Stinger Sea Sick Waddler took the big boy of the day on the corner rigger back 40’ down 4’.

We tried to hang in less than 10’ of water for most of the day. Our trolling speed was between 2.1 and 2.5 on the GPS, and water temps ranged from 39 degrees to 47 degrees.

[Dirty Goose]

Rick thanks again for an awesome time. oh and Melanie is a keeper but we can keep that a secret. (once they know that its game over... lmfao) Good luck tomorrow.

[GAMBLER]

Nice report and good luck with the new boat Rick.

[Jammer]

Good job Rick. Saw you pop a couple nice ones right out in front of my house... I was trying from shore but no luck. Hopefully the boat will be in soon. BTW, the new ride looks AWESOME! Jeff

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[Yankee Troller]

Thanks Jeff. Were you casting from a pier?

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[chowder]

Good to see the new rig is working out! -Andy

[Jammer]

Yep...That would have been me! Cleos, Bombers, Rat-l-traps. Nothin' in the murky water close to shore.

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[Pike Hunter]

Way to go! Best of luck on your new boat.

[OldTex]

Awesome fish...... ...Beautiful ladies.. .GREAT day on the water......Thanks for the pictures and report..

[skipper19]

Nice catch guys...and fish too ..I know..the ladies caught the fish while the guys admired the big new boat...and the fridge. Good luck with the new vessel Rick

Mark

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[dubblec]

Congrats and good luck on the new ride. Nice report, thanks for sharing.

[on the lam]

Congrats on a successful shakedown Rick. Good luck with your new rig.

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[Yankee Troller]

Thanks guys!