Well it's been a long summer with limited fishing due to a major job change so haven't been able to develop any patterns on my usual lakes. Changed some rigging last week and the boat is now equipped to longline 8 rods out the back.

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Next upgrades will be adding an 800 series HB fishfinder to the back before my neck is permanently crooked. Also going to put a beach umbrella in between the chairs. After that, on to the front deck with a 2-rod holder on the front left and right and possibly another umbrella. When finished, the boat will be ready to longline 1-4 anglers in comfort. And then of course I need to get some new rods and various lengths.

Now on to the highlights of the day. #1...my oldest girl just became a teenager and she was the one who begged to go out this morning! While I already own enough guns, her passion for fishing is most reassuring.

Went to our little 400 acre lake and the first two hours yielded a couple misses and two bluegills. Water temperature was between 80-82, lots of algae, and couldn't find them. Then we decided to troll back towards the boat ramp when the fishfinder exploded with beeps.

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The screen looked like that for about 100 yards. A couple of interesting findings: 1) they would only Acid Rain and Chartreuse colors, 2) I had to slow down to almost 0.4 mph on the trolling motor to get the jigs deep enough (all 1/16 RoadRunners), 3) the bite was hottest between noon and 1:30 (not usual in this lake), and 4) they were under the thermocline.

Once we got it dialed in, we probably made a dozen passes back and forth over this line and talk about chaos! New record...5 bent rods at once... ALL landed!

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Caught 42, kept 9 for the fryer. Ready to get out there again next weekend!