Gull Lake can be sooooooo frustrating. It was a great night to be on the water amongst friends, but Gull has so much shit floating in the water, that it's hard to make a cast without pulling in a bunch of shit on your line. I think the amount of shit in the water is directly correlated to pontoons with twin 300 hp motors on them. I mean c'mon man...what's the point? I don't care how much money you have, putting twin 300's on your pontoon is like putting a big block 454 hemi with a scoop sticking out of your hood, in a mini van. It's STUPID! A pontoon isn't even a boat, because it doesn't have a live well and trolling motor, which is a prerequisite to determining if you're in a boat, or just something that floats and goes fast.
So anyway, at the time of year we fish Gull, water temps are in the mid 70's. Fish are like where the hell do we go? Do we stay shallow and soak up some rays, do we park ourselves among the weeds, do we hang out just outside of those weeds, or do we go deep and just float around in 80 feet of water about 20 feet down? So us fisherpeople are like where the hell are all of the fish? (In my partners case, he thinks the fish are on the docks...not under the docks, but ON the docks.) In other words, the fish could be, and are anywhere. They're also not in a much of a mood to chomp down on whatever it is you've decided to throw at them, even though you've invested thousands of dollars to try and do just that. Fish are assholes.
For some, it was actually a pretty good points night. Mark and Luther came out on top with 32 points, thanks to a 12 point walleye. A 12 point walleye you may ask? Well, it was the only walleye caught, so they got 3 big fish points, it gave them a bonus of 5 points for a tri-fecta (the first and only one of the year), and the fish itself was a 4 pointer. They would have finished third, and Troy and Ryan would have won with 26 points without that lucky walleye. Troy & Ryan did have the biggest fish of the night with a 27 inch pike, so they walked away with the $50 big fish pot.
It turns out we have 13 teams this year, instead of 12. It was good to see Joey again...I wasn't sure if he was going to make it this year, so with his entry fee, the nightly payout will now be $125 instead of $110. Lonnie and Stacy took off before collecting their money from Pelican Lake, so by league rules, those of us left standing around after they left, were able to take that money and go party at Zorbaz. We closed that place down, so thanks guys!
The next event is on Edward, this coming Tuesday from 6-9:30. Bring your bug goop, cause you're gonna need it. I'll bring my fogger for the measuring area, so that will help. See you there!
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For updated standings, click HERE.
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