Grand Lake Last Weekend

Bender · 05-19-09, 10:35 AM

I went north with a group of guys on an annual fishing trip to Grand Lake near Presque Isle, MI last week. We went up late Wednesday evening and came back late Sunday. The weather was terrible with temps getting down into the 20s at night and the wind was never less than 10-15 MPH. Most of the time it was a steady 20 with gusts up to 35-40. On a 7,000 acre lake this created 4 footers on one day and made the lake unfishable for me. Two boats in our group got swapmed at the dock and sank and another guy's TM and big motor quit. There were also lots of broken rods and other things from fishing in such tough conditions.

Last year we hit the lake just at the right time for the spawn and there were lots of fish caught, we were a little early this year. I still averaged 20 fish per day, but the sizes were way down and they were tough to catch. My big was only 4-3, and for that lake it should have been easy to catch one over 5. Still it was a good trip but my old body is taking a long time to recover from 14 hours on the water every day.

JB · 05-19-09, 11:55 AM

WTG Bender , awesome !

stevomac59 · 05-19-09, 01:12 PM

I hate it when a trip goes bad b/c of the weather!! Glad you are OK, and good job with the fish.

Bassboss · 05-19-09, 04:56 PM

WTG man!

Nice small mouth!

bamabassman · 05-19-09, 07:35 PM

man what a HAWG SMALLIE! nice job bender.

05-19-09, 10:35 AM	#1
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Grand Lake Last Weekend I went north with a group of guys on an annual fishing trip to Grand Lake near Presque Isle, MI last week. We went up late Wednesday evening and came back late Sunday. The weather was terrible with temps getting down into the 20s at night and the wind was never less than 10-15 MPH. Most of the time it was a steady 20 with gusts up to 35-40. On a 7,000 acre lake this created 4 footers on one day and made the lake unfishable for me. Two boats in our group got swapmed at the dock and sank and another guy's TM and big motor quit. There were also lots of broken rods and other things from fishing in such tough conditions. Last year we hit the lake just at the right time for the spawn and there were lots of fish caught, we were a little early this year. I still averaged 20 fish per day, but the sizes were way down and they were tough to catch. My big was only 4-3, and for that lake it should have been easy to catch one over 5. Still it was a good trip but my old body is taking a long time to recover from 14 hours on the water every day.

05-19-09, 01:12 PM	#3
stevomac59 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Laredo, TX Posts: 455	I hate it when a trip goes bad b/c of the weather!! Glad you are OK, and good job with the fish. __________________ stevomac59 Always strapped...with a rod

05-19-09, 04:56 PM	#4
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	WTG man! Nice small mouth! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

05-19-09, 07:35 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	man what a HAWG SMALLIE! nice job bender. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-19-09, 11:55 AM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	WTG Bender , awesome !

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