last day

today was a mad rush to get everything done! i had to get poster board get my time sheets all figured out! I worked on my paper, made a pamphlet to hand out! getting my new printer took a while! still didn't figure out how to double side the paper so i had to sit there and print one side out then put it back in and print the other side

2 hours...finishing up, writing, problem solving

monday

Today i woke up really and went out down-rigging. Me and dan where a little disappointed that we didn't catch anything big but we where able to get 1 salmon. dan had a doctors apt during the afternoon so i called my cozen rob and had him come over. He has done some fly fishing in his day so i spent a little trying to learn how to cast a fly rod..it;s not as easy at it looks. We ended up going to a little cove and fishing i must have got 15 fish within the 2 hours we where there. mostly perch..1 white perch. we ended up coming back to the dock because it was getting dark and i was able to catch a few more fish..rod got one nice sized one. ohh so best parts of the day we saw a beaver in the cove we where in and i was casting and all the sudden half my rod flew into the water...i could not stop laughing i thought i was gona die..thank god i got it out!

6 hours..fishing..lots of fish!!

weekly reflection

This week was so much better than last week! Finally, my luck turned around and I was able to catch a bunch of fish; altho on Monday I did have a little problem. The rod turner shut off while the epoxy was drying. Witch caused the epoxy to dry uneven. Other than that the week went smooth. Im very happy I went with a 6 ft rod. It allows you to cast so fare. Iv never used a long rod before I have always had a 5 ft, I am never going back. I did have to sand down my handle witch I wasn't to happy about I had it so perfect. But it turned out very nice still.

For my first time ever I went down-rigging. It’s a type of fishing that allows you to fish really deep while moving in the boat. There are two spools with wire on them, on the wire are two big weights that you attach to your normal fishing rod line. The weights allow you to get the lure or fly depending on what you are fishing with down to any depth you want. I was able to catch a few salmon with this style of fishing. It was a little boring tho, there is no casting. The boat moves as slow as possible and just drives around; some fishermen even use 5 gallon buckets to slow the boat down.

I believe my success this week was due to the new lurers. I had been using pritty big tackle. I figured big fish like big meals, well that is not the case as I found out. I ended up going and buying some small spinner and they worked amazing. My favorite lure was a small piece of copper I believe that was concave and allowed it to spin while going through the water. One of the pickerel I caught swallowed it so deep that I could not get it out and I had to cut the line.

Over all the week was great I got to use the rod make some final changes and fixes. I was also had the chance to talk to some old fishing men while trolling. One of then men I talked to have been fishing the lake his whole life and had been keep records of what lure catches the most fish and the month and time the fish bite. Altho I promised him I would not tell anyone his secrets.

Friday

so today i got another early start we went out and my mother came with us. we ended up going to my old fishign ground in winter harbor and it turn out to b the best idea of the week! it was like going to the candy store all day we had fish coming into the boat! all pickerel tho..i dont know where all the bass went...im making it a new goal to catch some bass my neighbor came by on the boat and as he was coming in he got a bass right off the same dock iv been fishing for the last 2 weeks and havent gotten anything..a lil frustrating haha the the weather was amazing again today..iv grew up on the lake and in the past 2 weeks i dont think iv seen the lake so calm. i have some picture but i dont have the hook up at the moment so ill try and get those up as soon as i can. ohh so i got a real for my rod today but it broke first day....

6 hours..fishing

best day yet

so woke a early and new it was gona b a nice day so i had planed ahead and packed the boat full of everything i would need for an all day event..we went out in dans boat to do some down rigging and we got 2 salmon. then he had to go and do some house work so i took out my fishing boat and went out for the rest of the day fishing for bass.. i drove as far as i could away form my house and starting fishing. what success i got 3 bass and a couple small kibbies. it left grate to use the new rod and get so many nice fish...i havent gotten a real for it yet just took one off an old rod but it seems to b working perfect..

7 hours fishing... catching fish and working out the new rod

done

so after fixing my rod..i had one thing left to do. the small machine used to spin the rod as the epoxy dries holds the rod with 3 screws..kinda like a chrismas tree holder. so when you tighten the screws they go into the cork. so i spent the day sanding away and after getting the little holes gone i decided to make the handle a little smaller.. my mom desided that i needed a lucky fishing rod she went to walmart and got 2 superman fishing rods..one for her of cores she isnt gona give me the newest equipment unless she has it..i sent a little time on the lake but it was just not good weather to be in even with a rain coat i got soaked. i got a small sunfish nothing amazing. i ended up re-stringing the rod what i was using..for some reason the new string loved to get in a not while i casted it..so i ended up undoing knots most of the time on the boat. i had an amazing idea while being soaked in the rain..i should have to rods fishing at the same time..so i put a bobber and worm on one fishing pole and had a small lure on the other...a 100% increase in my chance to catch a fish..

6 hours...3 sanding/cleaning....3 fishing....struggling with nots

shoppin

today i went on the hunt for the perfect real for my rod! i wasnt able to find one yet...the two fishing shops that i new of had both closed..dan has been telling me about eh old times and how everything used to b hand made and how rods today as well as reals are built cheap.. i also went fishing in the morning i wanted to get a head start on the fish today! so i got up as teh sun was rising..I accualy just woe up and coundnt get back to sleep. So i went out on the boat and fished around rattle snake island..I was able to get 2 bass and a little sunny...

7 hours 5 fishing 2 hours looking at reals and talking to all of dans fishing friends