Hanging out at Lake Erie

[Ky Grady]

Resting comfortably, ready for tomorrow. Forecast is 20 mph NE wind, good chance we'll sit out tomorrow.

 

[Ky Grady]

Friday was a blowout for sure. Saturday was better but water churned up had the walleye finicky, Sunday, wind came back up and still nothing. Nice day on the water regardless. Better than work.

 

[leeccoll]

Summed up fishing perfectly Ky.

Enjoy the rest of your trip~

 

[magicalbill]

Where are you?

Or were you?

 

[Ky Grady]

Where are you?

Or were you?

Lake Erie, sitting off northeast side of Kelly's Island. We put in at Marblehead Ohio.

 

[magicalbill]

OK. We used to anchor regularly in that huge cove on the North Shore of Kellys. Good protection in any thing but a N or NE wind.

Glad to see your boating. The seasons winding down, as you know.

Did you get your skeg fixed?

 

[trapper]

How cool is that, looking out your living room window and seeing your boat moored steps away. Had a dream....... anyway not complaining, I'm 10 minutes from my launch here, also realize many on the site are hours away from their boat and fishing. So anyone want to talk about their accessibility to their pride and joy and wetting distance?

 

[Ky Grady]

OK. We used to anchor regularly in that huge cove on the North Shore of Kellys. Good protection in any thing but a N or NE wind.

Glad to see your boating. The seasons winding down, as you know.

Did you get your skeg fixed?

Heading to South Carolina the end of October for guys trip catfishing, then I'll be done for the most part till spring. Skeg repaired, good as new.

 

[Ky Grady]

How cool is that, looking out your living room window and seeing your boat moored steps away. Had a dream....... anyway not complaining, I'm 10 minutes from my launch here, also realize many on the site are hours away from their boat and fishing. So anyone want to talk about their accessibility to their pride and joy and wetting distance?

I'm 5 1/2 hrs away from Lake Erie, this is at the marina where we stay. 7 1/2 hrs to lake in South Carolina.

 

[magicalbill]

Trap:

I went from:

5 hrs to State Dock in Lake Cumberland
6 hrs to Portage Lake, Michigan
5 1/2 hrs to Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie
2 frickin' days to The Keys

To:
200 feet across thick bladed Fla grass to my lift.

I am truly blessed and grateful.

 

[trapper]

Darn... I really wanted to believe that was your res. across from the nicely moored Grady close to home. Yes .......had a dream... is was my res.

 

[Ky Grady]

Nice dream you had,,,,,, keep dreaming.

 

[RussGW270]

Nice photos. fish or not, looked fun.

 

[Ky Grady]

Nice photos. fish or not, looked fun.

One fish on Saturday, nothing for Sunday. Still a nice time on the water with my friend.

 

[Fishtales]

Nice pics KY. What is the middle rod holder/outrodder. Have not seen one of them before...

 

[Ky Grady]

I fish a 5 rod spread when catfishing.

 

[PNW_Drifter]

Nice, You get around with your boat! I'm used to trolling with downriggers but not so many poles are allowed where I am. How do you keep the lures separated behind the boat with out downriggers or outriggers?

 

[Ky Grady]

I can fish 6 poles for walleye as long as I have the second person, 3 poles per person. We have one line on a planer board, one on a Dipsy Diver and one deep runner Bandit just flatlined behind the boat. The pic above with the white poles is actually my catfish spread, go a few more pics up and you will see the walleye spread. I've added 2 more rod holders on the hardtop for the planer board poles to get them up off the gunnels and give them a better spread. The middle pole in the walleye spread is the planer board pole, which now goes up in the new holders.

 

[jbloom]

I can fish 6 poles for walleye as long as I have the second person, 3 poles per person. We have one line on a planer board, one on a Dipsy Diver and one deep runner Bandit just flatlined behind the boat. The pic above with the white poles is actually my catfish spread, go a few more pics up and you will see the walleye spread. I've added 2 more rod holders on the hardtop for the planer board poles to get them up off the gunnels and give them a better spread. The middle pole in the walleye spread is the planer board pole, which now goes up in the new holders.
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I like that. I don't have Outriggers on my boat because if I did I wouldn't be able to fit under the bridge on my creek. This looks like a great solution. thanks

 

[Ky Grady]

Those are Taco adjustable ones. They work well and aren't in the way going forward.