Olcott Woes...

[Storm Warning II]

Fished Sunday pm and Monday am off Olcott. Sunday pm worked from 280 all the way into 75 from the red barn as far east as the microwave tower. Total of 1 shaker and 1 missed rip on the wire diver - Mt. Dew Spinny/Green Krinkle Horse Fly. Awful. Scarce bait picture, a few marks inside, very little outside 100. Of course, missed the rip, took out about 20 feet and gone.

Monday am: Shot out with the charter boats, WAY out. and set up just shy of 500 fow. Worked from 35 to 75 down and shortly in had a SLAM on the port wire diver w/ white Echip and Hammer fly only to have the whole shooting match shredded. Got back the loose end of the wire. That's expensive. Yes, drag was plenty loose enough, and there was a snubber. To add insult to injury, what looked to be a low to mid 20s King waved bye bye behind the boat 6 times jumping trying to shake the wire assembly hanging from his maw. Fished into as far as 425 and picked up a couple shakers and 3 dandy steelies, 2 over 30". Also missed a big hit on a deep rigger????

Fleas were awful inside and out off Olcott.

Monday pm, shot down to Ytown and launched at the Bar to try our luck there. LOADS and LOADS of bait from the red can out to 190 fow. Worked as far as 250 fow and as far east as about 4 miles east of the can. Shakers everywhere, but few biggies. Did have a 2 big rips on wires again, but as usual, slam zzzzt, zzzzt, gone. Lady luck turned into another ex wife.