4/18/24 Fishing
reports from my neck of the woods are scarser than
hen's teeth. While I'm not plugged in like I
was 20 years, still know enough fishing folks to get
a basic understanding. MDNR's weekly fishing
report from my area is struggling too. Only 2
ports were listed in NW MI. This is the least
amount of info seen for the NW MI zone I've ever
read.
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DNR report
4/17/24 Finished
the 1st wet action test with P2024 that was
better than hoped for. New bait has a
winning enticing X wobble and the up-down
top to bottom rocking motion of a Rapala, as
seen from the surface.
Video record was a success. Audio was an
epic fail. Mic was a brand new Rode that
pops and cracks, rendering the sound track
useless. Must get on the water and do
underwater video. What's seen from form
the surface is not what a fish sees. But
this iwas great motivator to get the boat wet
ASAP.
4/16/24 Going to
a swim meet with P2024 today. Have 2
configurations, both with variances for fine
tuning. 5 months ago this idea took root
that has the potential to be a game changer on
how you fish big water. Will be doing
video to cover this historic occasion, as I
watch my baby crawl out of the crib.
Did a thorough web search to find how much
pollen descends on Lk. MI with no luck on hard
tonnage numbers. So, I need to keep
looking.
4/15/24 The
dreaded tax day. Deadline to file personal
taxes is April 15th. If you've waited this
long? ...you're ranking as a master
procrastinator zooms to the top of the
heap. I file business excise tax, state
sales tax and of course personal taxes.
So, I'm no stranger to tax day deadlines.
Working on an overlooked topic of pollen that
goes beyond allergies. Lk. MI is not a
bottom up food chain. It's enriched from
in-flow and what the wind provides. Tree
pollen is dense in my area of Manistee, MI.
4/13/24 Cleared
out all tasks to budget time devoted to P2024.
The P will either stand for pain in the ___, or
progress. If all goes according to plan
might be able to get in some preliminary water
tests. Monday's chat ...I hope is filled
with optimism and not back to the drawing board.
Want this lure to be the ultimate best creation
I've ever designed. Time will tell this
reel-story ...hopefully!
4/12/24 Posted a
photo of the new mic system mentioned a couple of
days ago. These wireless mics are a lot
smaller with rechargeable lithium batteries.
This is a GoPro 12 with the Volta handle that can
provide over 4 hours of run time. Plan is to
make this my hardtop cam to capture all rodular
activity in the back of the boat. Like the
word, rodular? I made this one up on the fly
during a charter back more then 20 years ago.
Click GoPro and mic