Pre work fishin fix

I picked up a renovation job in Hawthorne and I've been thinking about doing some pre work fishing before I start at 9 a.m. I decide to drag my flat bottom saltwater rig over to fish the smaller lakes in the area. No fish finder, no gps, first time on these lakes. Monday 10-31-22 I arrive at the Holden's pond ramp at 6:45 and start loading the boat up in the parking lot. I had just pulled the injectors off the tohatsu to clean them so this was the first time I've tried to run the engine since. I always try to crank the motor before I launch just to make sure and I'm glad I did. With no fire and fuel pouring out of the cowl after a few cranks, I end up pulling the injectors off right then and there to find I had broken one of the o-rings that seats it into the fuel rail. Amazing how a $0.23 part will prevent a $7000 engine from running [emoji1751] It wasn't to far from the ramp through the canal over to little Orange lake so I just used the trolling motor. 7:30 I made it out to the bigger lake and put out a spread of 12 rods. The fog was crazy thick, once I got into the lake there was just the dim haze of the sun to use as a reference point. Using my phone's Google maps I started trolling towards the middle of the lake. I immediately started catching specks, most of them being under the mark. It seemed the farther away from the bank I was the less bites I had. It took me almost an hour to get to the middle of the lake and then it dawned on me that I had to be at work at 9, which wasn't gonna happen lol. I turned around and trolled straight back to the ramp and I managed to get the boat on the trailer by 9:30, 17 total fish caught with 8 keepers. Here's a few pics showing conditions, fish, and my filthy boat haha




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