Before starting the second half of our 6 month season I decided to check the stats. 22 trips totaling 95 hours..average trip 4.3 hours. 11 hookups with 7 caught. Average 13.5 hours per fish caught. Average size 44.5”. Time to drain and refill the lower unit, replace spark plugs, check trailer tire air pressure (which I don’t do enough), reverse line and put on new wire leader, find motivation to step it up during the second half. Good luck to everyone!!See More

A couple weeks ago I briefly hooked a fish that felt strong and heavy and that managed to peel line against my drag. I marked where I was when the fish struck and returned to that area the other night. At almost the same location my lure was slammed. The fish felt heavy and stayed down throughout the entire battle and I had to force it toward the surface from almost under my boat. The grab of the net went smoothly but the power of the fish against my one handed grip of the rod was too much for…See More