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Now,we get a couple of days nice weather before the next rain, wind sucks, Today, registering 15-18 winds and gusting to 25 mph or mor and now a wind advisory for tomorrow of winds at 40 mph. Can’t get a break to get the boat out in warm weather. :banghead
I'll be out anyway.... Drift socks and all. The fish are going to have to go, and I feel the window will be very small this year.
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you got that right. I got drift socks out last nite and made sure they are good to go also. For those that can’t handle whitecaps all day, they had better stock up on dramamene. :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Locator79
I have chains too, that will get me to a crawl if need be. Got a few days off, and plan on a little crappie and white bass. Some night walleye pestering.
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Heavy rain Sat. Also, have the gortex rain suit also. No chains however. Will just make the best of it.
I'm hoping to get on Eagle Creek Friday. Haven't looked at the forecast in several hours. My boat and me don't handle winds over 15mph or so and definitely no whitecaps. I just want to see if the modifications I made to the yacht made a difference and hopefully wet a line for a while. I too got a rainsuit from Cabelas, just couldn't spend the money on gortex.
good days to head up river. there is always somewhere to get out of the wind on the river. i feel for you in the white caps.
Just went past the river at Williams and it was all whitecaps 1-3 Fter’s as we are experiencing average winds at 20-25 and wind advisory at 40 gusts and had a 31 mph gust registered at Bloomington last nite. Dang wind is rocking and a rolling for sure.
Eagle Creek is flat dangerous when its very windy, its like a big wind tunnel..about 20 yrs got caught out on it in a 12 ft jon boat when a fast moving front came in, winds went from about 5mph to about 30 mph in 15 minutes.. White caps were so big it stood my boat almost straight up in the air while trying to get back to the ramp. I never went back on it if there was a hint it was going to get windy.
I agree about Eagle Creek. It gets wicked quick. I about lost my boat 4 years ago. We didn't have time to take it out. It got trapped under the walkway to the dock. It received a few battle wounds. There was a jon boat that swamped at the ramp. I would much rather deal with the wind at Cataract than at Eagle Creek. We are going to try again on Sunday.
If you can’t keep your vehicle straight on the highway as it’s getting blowed all over the road, no sense in even trying to have a boat in the water right now till it settles down a bit. Just plain sucks. Gusts registered here at 37 mph.
WIND SUCKS ain't dat dem tings you pull behind da boat to slow it down :Rofl
Shorrrr nufff! :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman
We got out today and fought the wind. Put 16 in the fridge for dinner. We wasn't gusting quite that hard tho..we had some 20-25mph gusts but never got wet.
Way to go!!! But ya got to show us pics, or they don’t count! :Rofl:cheers2Quote:
Originally Posted by INDyak
Got out today despite the wind managed 24 gills and crappie
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I think we'd of hit got limit if I hadnt run out of minnows. Real soft bite. Bout 2 fow or less generally. Wouldn't touch a jig, doll fly, crank, crawler, bee moth, or wax worms. Only wanted minners today.
Nice! What were the temps?
Outside was 70's. No clue on water, no electronics. Lol.
cat is up over 40 feet and rising
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Correction to my caption with the picture. Fish were 2-3ft deep in any where from about 8-12 fow
been catching them off shallow shore areas in 2-6fow here. no bait, just tiny jigs under floats. they arent big crappie though just 11-12" eaters. have yet to break the 14" mark this spring.
even tho i hate wind when fishing, those warm south winds sure did feel nice, while sacking up fillets.
Nightmare on boat control, but you're right. Sometimes the wind is a definite advantage, has days when it laid down and the bite stopped.Quote:
Originally Posted by river scum
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Aaaahhhhggg! Weather sucks! Now ice covering vehicles, snowing hard, wind blowing, and a hard freeze warning for tonite! :banghead
Just drove to Danville, In and back from Rockville and on the way back it snowed so hard couldn't see vehicles in other lane coming at you, been a great April so far.. Sun is out in Rockville now but winds blowing about 15-20 mph.
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Originally Posted by cevans