Ladies Day on the lake

My niece Adrienne and I always spend one day fishing when she visits, usually my wife Judy is working so she can’t go, but this time it worked out on a Saturday so Judy was able to go. I told them both they would catch the fish today, I would drive the boat, bait hooks, take fish off.....but I would not fish.
We decided last night we would fish Crooked Lake, we got up early this morning, stopped at Verns for bait and we were off! When we got to crooked Lake the boat launch parking lot was full and trucks/trailers lined the side of the road!......plan B, go to Morrison, so we turned around retraced our route back past Verns to Morrison Lake......the parking lot was full, and 5 spots were taken up by just cars without a boat trailer attached so I parked like 5 others did......along the roadside in the ditch were signs were posted “Tow away Zone”.......yep..... I got a dang ticket! Seems like they should also ticket those cars that were parked in valuable spaces.

We launched the boat and decided to try our luck along the north west shore for gills using slip bobbers and worms.
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After spending 45 minutes or so with no nibbles I decided to try the other end of the lake out of the wind. After a quick check to make sure everything was in order I hit the throttle for a quick holeshot which immediately sent my Engel live bait cooler over the transom into the lake.....which Adrienne immediately yelled out we lost the cooler, I looked back and sure enough the cooler was floating in our wake. I spun around and retrieved it, less the areator which is now at the bottom of Morrison Lake......Jerry I need a diver! Jeff if that plug in didn’t work before....it don’t matter now! Wonder if the batteries are still running it.

The other end of the lake was unproductive for gills too, so on to my favorite tactic.....trolling!
Trolling for Crappie worked much better and my wife Judy caught her very first ever Crappie!

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Adrienne held her own too catching Crappie! I was pretty proud of these two ladies, they learned quickly to watch the rod tips twitch as a crappie chomped up their minnows on a 1/16 ounce jigs!

Days end, I got a ticket, lost a air pump but had a fantastic day on the water with two lovely ladies who caught tonight’s fish fry dinner!

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Can’t wait to do it again!



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Fantastic job ladies, oh you to captain, lol


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Now that was a great way to spend a day.

Great job! At least you didn’t have to buy supper!

Good report and pics

It stinks that you didn't get to fish your first choice, got a ticket at your second choice and almost lost your cooler in the lake (okay, I laughed at that one) but you rebounded nicely and caught some fish.Way to go.

nice job captain, to bad for the ticket

I got one a few years back up in newaygo, ended up fighting the ticket and won, the officer wrote up a bunch of tickets and started handing them out and i received someone else ticket

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almost lost your cooler in the lake (okay, I laughed at that one)

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I bet the guys in the boat near me laughed too......probably even hoped I wouldn’t notice.


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Only found it funny because I've experienced a few of your hole shots and seen all types of things go from fore to aft. Like a kid who wonders, while lying flat on his back in the driveway, if the wheelie was too big. This time, it was.:Doh:

One “holeshot” last summer sent my cousin Tim flying to the aft real quick, he didn’t swivel the seat to face forward.....I asked him if he was ready, he said yep.....I hit the throttle and in half a second he was out of the seat and on the deck.

Made the trip worth it.....


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One “holeshot” last summer sent my cousin Tim flying to the aft real quick, he didn’t swivel the seat to face forward.....I asked him if he was ready, he said yep.....I hit the throttle and in half a second he was out of the seat and on the deck.

Made the trip worth it.....


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:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl:Rofl

If you think thats funny...When some body stands up...or starts to pour a cup of coffee...hit the rabbit button on terrova remote :Rofl

I know just the coffee drinker to try that on!


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I know just the coffee drinker to try that on!


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That could be considered premeditated taking away the "oops, it was an accident" defense.nonono

SpartanNation,

It has to be YOU, He didn’t say Peach Mango Green Tea.........

Also don’t his “spot lock” on the Detroit River.

Same effect, pick your self up off the deck if your not ready.

[QUOTE=Just Steve;3645171]My niece Adrienne and I always spend one day fishing when she visits, usually my wife Judy is working so she can’t go, but this time it worked out on a Saturday so Judy was able to go. I told them both they would catch the fish today, I would drive the boat, bait hooks, take fish off.....but I would not fish.
We decided last night we would fish Crooked Lake, we got up early this morning, stopped at Verns for bait and we were off! When we got to crooked Lake the boat launch parking lot was full and trucks/trailers lined the side of the road!......plan B, go to Morrison, so we turned around retraced our route back past Verns to Morrison Lake......the parking lot was full, and 5 spots were taken up by just cars without a boat trailer attached so I parked like 5 others did......along the roadside in the ditch were signs were posted “Tow away Zone”.......yep..... I got a dang ticket! Seems like they should also ticket those cars that were parked in valuable spaces.

We launched the boat and decided to try our luck along the north west shore for gills using slip bobbers and worms.
Attachment 305453

After spending 45 minutes or so with no nibbles I decided to try the other end of the lake out of the wind. After a quick check to make sure everything was in order I hit the throttle for a quick holeshot which immediately sent my Engel live bait cooler over the transom into the lake.....which Adrienne immediately yelled out we lost the cooler, I looked back and sure enough the cooler was floating in our wake. I spun around and retrieved it, less the areator which is now at the bottom of Morrison Lake......Jerry I need a diver! Jeff if that plug in didn’t work before....it don’t matter now! Wonder if the batteries are still running it.

The other end of the lake was unproductive for gills too, so on to my favorite tactic.....trolling!
Trolling for Crappie worked much better and my wife Judy caught her very first ever Crappie!

Attachment 305452

Adrienne held her own too catching Crappie! I was pretty proud of these two ladies, they learned quickly to watch the rod tips twitch as a crappie chomped up their minnows on a 1/16 ounce jigs!

Days end, I got a ticket, lost a air pump but had a fantastic day on the water with two lovely ladies who caught tonight’s fish fry dinner!

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Can’t wait to do it again!



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Sorry about your loss Steve, could have been worse with the bigger ticket item loss...actually though, definite correlation with our underwater springs we have here on West coast saltwater environment. Big summer magnet in oxygenated 72 degree(all year) water temp. Hope you entered a waypoint on that aerator, if not, just look for the pod of boats!!

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Thanks Doug,
I didn’t enter a waypoint, just look for the bubbles as I’m sure that aerator is sitting on the bottom still working!

Got news today my ticket is $69.00........not the worst news I got today.


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Great report, great pics, thanks for sharing. Sorry about the ticket, doh.