Well, I managed to get out for the first time in 2018 this past Friday. I spent the time trolling shallow from about 7:30 to 11:30. The morning started out foggy with only about 600’ visibility. Without any landmarks, I used the Navionics chart just to keep from trolling in circles much less getting across the lake. I landed one crappie and had one other strike for nothing. That was it. Not an auspicious beginning.