Today's 5 hr. trip was with Brad and his son Jesse all the way from northern Indiana. Having never walleye fished before, this was a new experience for them, and I wanted nothing more than for Jesse to get into some nice fish. They are camping over by Germfask, so they had a little drive this morning to meet me at the resort, so we didn't hit the water until around 7 a.m.. We started out trolling harnesses, but after only having 2 fish in the box at 10:30 it was time for a switch in tactics. We started drifting with Walleyes Choice (http://www.walleyeschoice.com) floating jig heads tipped with 1/2 crawlers...and in the next hour and a half we put 11 more fish in the box making for a great morning on the bay. We had fish from 16 to 27 inches today, and lost several nice ones as well. In addition to the walleyes, we landed a giant smallmouth, a carp, a pike, a sheepshead, and a few bonus perch! Jesse was a great little fisherman, and his dad was a quick learner as well...being able to feel the light pick-ups from the fish. The fish weren't hitting hard...just feeling like you picked up a weed. It's one of my favorite ways to fish, and I think Brad and Jesse are sold on the technique too. Good luck from all of us in the Bay de Noc area.
Captain Ken Lee
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