Good catchin fender!
My update isn't so cool - got a late start from oversleeping,wind was blowing about 30mph. Found an old 'quarry' in the marsh and fished it all around, saw one hit on the top but I had no bites.
No fish all morning.
I did scout the lake and find what I think is a sunken boat with the sidefinder. Saw a school of trout in 2 feet of water - but they wouldn't bite for anything. I never saw anything like it, they were swimming in tight circles... really strange, but nice size fish. Also saw some nice smallmouth just sitting in 3-4 feet of water, no weeds, no rocks, no dropoff, just sitting there.
Managed to overheat the engine on the last run back to the ramp, so I got stuck in the middle of the lake with terrible wind blowing me sideways and my trolling battery mostly dead since I didn't charge it from the LAST trip. I limped back to the ramp and got her loaded, then the trim wouldn't raise the motor. A few 'taps' later and it worked. Think there's a break in the power somewhere. Got back home and tested compression, and the RPM guage wouldn't work - think it's the same short.
So I tightened some screws and ran the engine. All is working at the moment. [-o<
With this trip going so bad, I HAVE to make up for it on Monday!