Thread: Wilbur's 2021-2022 Travels

Wilbur at East Tawas State Dock! He's all strapped in and ready for the long walk. Today's quarry is whitefish.



The State Dock has a metal rail about 18" wide. I made these custom rod holders from the super magnets in old hard drives, from the days when I used to do a lot of computer work.



Here's the nice 12 foot rod I won at Crappie Camp, looking for it's first fish! I gave the other one to my son. I have this one rigged for vertical jigging, set at about 10 feet. Small jigs tipped with wax worms is the bait.



My other 2 rods are rigged with Everlasting Slip Bobbers of course! Eventually, I went with bobbers on all 3 rods.



Here's the entire set up, including 18' net. It's a LONG way to the water on the State Dock!



I fished for about 6 hours, and wound up with 2. This will be Wilbur's last trip until sometime in March, when we will be chasing steelhead.

Overwhelming ingenuity. Great job.

Now those rod holder are awesome.

nice job getting out and even getting a couple fish.
Wilbur does not care what he fishes for!!
i used your slip bobbers in Erie this fall for perch, 24 ft of water and they worked perfect, not one hang up.

Awesome, John, I'm glad they worked well for you!

Wilbur appears to be well traveled.

Good job on the rod holders

By the way, the Tawas State Dock has a web cam. To see the action, go here: Tawas Bay Weather Station- Dockcamera

Watch for the nets going in the water!

Wilbur at Singing Bridge!



I took this picture on 4/12, which was the first day my favorite steelhead stream was fishable this year. In a normal year, I am DONE by the 12th of April. The AuGres E. Branch was still fast and muddy, and we did not get a bite. Then, 2 more weeks of rain, snow, snain, what have you, followed. Yesterday, I finally caught this little 5 lb. spawned out hen, which I released. Pretty much my worst steelhead season in over 2 decades.



Up next: Back to the scene of the crime! Spring fishing on Houghton Lake!