Quote Originally Posted by bobberwatcher
Welcome aboard JMS. I too was at Cane Creek today fighting the hurricane next to LA. I left about 12 and didn't get a bite either. Not for sure when I will get the chance to make it over there again, but watch the posts and I will usually let the gang know when I am coming over. Feel free to come up and introduce yourself. I will be in a 1648 Camo War Eagle with a 25 hp Merc. Will usually have a spider rig set up in the front unless gale force winds (like today) force me to do otherwise.
Hey...I'll tell you one thing, that lake is a slo-troller's freakin' nightmare on a windy day. I can't believe that I haven't broken a pole off, yet that is. Best thing that I've found so far is to stay on the trolling motor and always go into the wind or slightly quarter it. If you find fish or need to re-bait, quickly use a bungee strap to tie to a tree. Once finished, loosen and get back on that TM. One thing that I have found, if the fish are biting well, the sound of the TM really doesn't affect them. I have drove over them, threw it in reverse, and then back over them several times, and caught fish on each pass.