kilroy69 1,228 Posted May 21 It has been windy a lot here and I learned a lesson a few years ago about going out in winds over 10 mph. That being said I have been out a few times in the last week or so. I caught a 5lb bass and a 22 inch pike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maximum Overkill 1,825 Posted May 21 22 minutes ago, kilroy69 said: It has been windy a lot here and I learned a lesson a few years ago about going out in winds over 10 mph. That being said I have been out a few times in the last week or so. I caught a 5lb bass and a 22 inch pike. Yea, it has to be calm as heck, like glass when I go out. Otherwise I'm in the Atlantic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fireballer 2,640 Posted May 21 10 hours ago, kilroy69 said: It has been windy a lot here and I learned a lesson a few years ago about going out in winds over 10 mph. That being said I have been out a few times in the last week or so. I caught a 5lb bass and a 22 inch pike. Having to paddle back into the wind? Choppy water coming into kayak? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kilroy69 1,228 Posted May 22 2 hours ago, Fireballer said: Having to paddle back into the wind? Choppy water coming into kayak? nahh I got caught in a storm that popped up and a crosswind pinned me then the waves focking rolled me. My otter is really stable but the winds that day came out of nowhere. I did not have a jacket on and had to swim a good ways to land. Had to kick my boots I had on off. At one point I was sinking backwards looking up thinking...fooockkk... this may be it. Turns out I am hard to kill. THEN I had to go get my backup kayak and come back to get the one I flipped. It was sunk about a quarter inch under water. Just suspended. Lost my boots, my phone, my fishing pole and had to drag my ass over like 1k yards of a reed bed on my belly with no shoes and shirt. Every time I tried to stand I fell through. Thankfully this is michigan and you have to work really hard to find a venomous snake. Now I plan my fishing around the wind speed. Less than 10 is good. more than 10 can put me in a dangerous situation. Death and I have a deal. He tries to kill me every 2 years since I was around 20. He takes his swing. I duck and we both laugh and go back to our day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 2,388 Posted May 22 On 5/21/2025 at 7:26 AM, Fireballer said: @kilroy69 @Hawkeye21 you guys in fishing any? The weather around here has been really nice lately and I have fished probably 5 days in the last two weeks. Bass in the local river are hot. Nothing huge, but probably averaging 10 fish per day and usually one or two in thd 3-4 lb range each outing. I've been getting some good fishing in. Just had my second tournament last weekend. Fished Fox Lake and Lake Puckaway in Wisconsin. Weather was cold, rainy and windy. The cold front made the fishing tough but I managed to catch some really nice ones. I was not able to catch enough to do well in my tourney though. In two weeks I'm heading up to Door County for another tourney. That place has been on my bucket list. Hoping to catch some monster smallies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 2,388 Posted May 22 On 5/21/2025 at 8:02 AM, kilroy69 said: It has been windy a lot here and I learned a lesson a few years ago about going out in winds over 10 mph. That being said I have been out a few times in the last week or so. I caught a 5lb bass and a 22 inch pike. Last Saturday it was breezy when I started, about 10 to 20 mph. The fishing sucked and I was freezing so decided to head back in. It was a good thing too, I had a tailwind with gusts up to 50mph. I'm so glad I have a really stable kayak and a trolling motor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
