Queen Dink Reigns

[Scott McKee]

Last night as I was formulating my early game plan, Carrie announced she wanted to start fishing in the east River today.  This threw a money wrench covered with weeds in my plan, but Monday is her day off so why not? 

When we uncovered the boat I realized she had left her tackle bag at home.  She wasn't happy, but fortunately I carry a bunch of toys and I have a ton of stars next to my name for sharing.  She caught a scrappy dink (did you ever notice that only dinks are scrappy in fishing reports?  Can't horses or pigs be scrappy?) on a Shumway 'Lil Funky Chicken off the Launch Club wall.  The weeds are still thick in the east side and she could she I was getting a bit pissed off so she decided we had enough of the east side.

We cast in front of Strawberry.  it was here that I gave my new combo a good workout. I picked up a Daiwa Lexa with the power handle and an 8'6" St. Croix Musky Mojo.  For it's size and weight, the Lexa is really powerful.  I was ripping 10" Jakes, Perchbaits, Twisted Tubes and Ninjas.  It picks up 32" (I think) per turn and really cranked the Perchbaits well.  It's a slick little reel.  I wouldn't recommend the Lexa for jigging.  It doesn't hold a lot of 80-pound Power Pro and I could see getting spooled easily on a snag.  I didn't buy it for jigging and it seems to handle what what I want it to well.

Back to the report.  We trolled deep in the Triangle and then busted out the Wiley's and hit the weed edges.  Carrie popped a 30" on a 5" silver shiner jointed Musky King.  We were up from Frenchman's zipping around at 5 MPH upstream when the fish hit.

We cast the cattails and had a nice talk about trolling rods with Carl Schenk.

We trolled down to the Shipyards.  After a drift off the weed edge casting down to the bridge, we trolled deeper.  Heading out from the gas dock I had something bump my Jake.  I trolled back through the area and a 32" smacked my Carpe Diem (Bare Bones custom color, sort of Niagara Walleye / carp on the juice) Carrie was pulling for her second career triple.

We called it at 12:30.  Time to nap and then back at it tonight.

[John Miller]

At a girl Carrie....Niagara Tight Line Titans MVP of the week!