06-23-2007, 10:34 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Well, happy to report that the H3 seat situation is improving. Took it out again this morning and had the adjustments working a lot better. Here is a copy and paste of the report on the Utah Board.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][blue]"[/blue] [size 2][blue][b]TubeBabe was busy being a mom and grandma today, so she shipped me off to Mantua. Picked up Out4Trout on the way. As usual, there was the the O4T drama. He forgot crawlers, so we had to stop for some. When we got to the lake, he found that he was missing a strap for one of his fins. I "borrowed" him a bungee cord from my tube tiedown and it worked okay. He also forgot his PFD, but agreed to keep a low profile so he wouldn't get pulled over and checked by Barney Fife...the local constable.
Met up with lavaman, as planned. First meeting after a couple of years of echatting and PMing. He launched his pontoon and O4T and I launched our tubes. Water temp 72 at launch and fish were working the surface. I was the first one away from the ramp and had a small largemouth aboard before the other two boys got wet. Followed that with a couple of quick bluegill. The day looked promising.
Lots of perch and bluegills. Started slow, on small plastic tube jigs. After while, the fish would swim up to look at them but would not bite...even when sweetened with crawler or perch meat. Went down to some little painted body jigs I make for ice fishing. BINGO. The rest of the morning was pretty much nonstop action for all of us.
No huge bluegills. Some in the 8-9 inch range. Perch ran from 3" to about 11". Lost a couple of bigger ones at the tube. Brought home a few both for the pan and to replenish my bait supply.
Lavaman kept whining about wanting me to show him how to catch trout in Mantua. So, I caught a 16" rainbow to show him they were in there. Wasn't good enough. He wanted to catch one too. Tough. Only one rainbow per group.
The forecast was for strong south winds later in the morning. When a stout breeze kicked up about 10, we started kicking for the ramp. We took our time and the wind picked up and died down. it was pretty calm when we actually got off the water before noon. Water temp was up to 76 and the boat and ski traffic was starting to build.
Wildcard was waiting for us at the ramp. We had PMed that he would be up there too and he came over to meet us. Good to see you Johnny, and thanks for the goodies. Yum.
Great to meet lavaman too. I think we figured out that we could probably stand to fish with each other again. Started planning a gorilla floatilla on Utah Lake in the next few weeks. He wants to rassle a big kitty.
Good to fish with you again too Geoff. Trips with you are always "fun"...and like a box of chocklits...you never know what you are going to git.?
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[#0000ff][blue]"[/blue] [size 2][blue][b]TubeBabe was busy being a mom and grandma today, so she shipped me off to Mantua. Picked up Out4Trout on the way. As usual, there was the the O4T drama. He forgot crawlers, so we had to stop for some. When we got to the lake, he found that he was missing a strap for one of his fins. I "borrowed" him a bungee cord from my tube tiedown and it worked okay. He also forgot his PFD, but agreed to keep a low profile so he wouldn't get pulled over and checked by Barney Fife...the local constable.
Met up with lavaman, as planned. First meeting after a couple of years of echatting and PMing. He launched his pontoon and O4T and I launched our tubes. Water temp 72 at launch and fish were working the surface. I was the first one away from the ramp and had a small largemouth aboard before the other two boys got wet. Followed that with a couple of quick bluegill. The day looked promising.
Lots of perch and bluegills. Started slow, on small plastic tube jigs. After while, the fish would swim up to look at them but would not bite...even when sweetened with crawler or perch meat. Went down to some little painted body jigs I make for ice fishing. BINGO. The rest of the morning was pretty much nonstop action for all of us.
No huge bluegills. Some in the 8-9 inch range. Perch ran from 3" to about 11". Lost a couple of bigger ones at the tube. Brought home a few both for the pan and to replenish my bait supply.
Lavaman kept whining about wanting me to show him how to catch trout in Mantua. So, I caught a 16" rainbow to show him they were in there. Wasn't good enough. He wanted to catch one too. Tough. Only one rainbow per group.
The forecast was for strong south winds later in the morning. When a stout breeze kicked up about 10, we started kicking for the ramp. We took our time and the wind picked up and died down. it was pretty calm when we actually got off the water before noon. Water temp was up to 76 and the boat and ski traffic was starting to build.
Wildcard was waiting for us at the ramp. We had PMed that he would be up there too and he came over to meet us. Good to see you Johnny, and thanks for the goodies. Yum.
Great to meet lavaman too. I think we figured out that we could probably stand to fish with each other again. Started planning a gorilla floatilla on Utah Lake in the next few weeks. He wants to rassle a big kitty.
Good to fish with you again too Geoff. Trips with you are always "fun"...and like a box of chocklits...you never know what you are going to git.?
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