If your an Erie virgin be very cautious…. Depending on how far your going out it can get nasty and you'll need a 20ft boat or more with a nice deep vee. Take today for example… Southeast winds growing and your taking nasty water and you'll get beat up. Make sure everythings working properly and it's a good idea to have a back up kicker in case your outboard has issues. If you get caught in nasty seas then it's good to have more HP to get through those waves safely and be able to handle what's coming. I made the mistake years ago of heading out in an 17ft boat with little HP and was very lucky to make it home. It's called "Erie" for a reason….
This is one of those lakes where you'll really need to know how to "drive" your boat. Understanding Broaching, Tacking or proper zig-zagging when getting to and from your destination. Keeping the bow trimmed down as much as possible and in big real big rollers you could get away with running in between or parrallel with the waves. If your boat is know to get you wet or take on water make see your bilge pump is working. I've spent years on LSC, Erie and Detroit River driving boats and still learning everytime out in rough water. It's something to take serious and if you spend enough time out there you'll gain trust in your skills and what you've learned over the years.
Thanks guys. Went out again today. Pea soup this morning and dead calm. Left the water after 7 hours crashing though 3-4 footers. We got 10 more today.
$260 in gas, 13 hours on the water, 24 fish in the boat… love the spring walleye fishing.
All males and built really thick, measuring 18-24"
Moving to the river the next 3 weekends. Sounds like the bite has been really tough, but it will break this week.
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