Yes, I saw that. Thank you. I adjusted the proper cable all the way and it still won’t lock up. I think I blew a gasket or something.

Joe, I launched a 620T out of Morts on opener. Extremely shallow but it’s possible. Todd has some wooden poles stuck in the sand you can use to turn the boat around. That was the biggest problem, turning the boat around in there.

The best fishing for us was trolling shallow crank baits in 4-5 feet of water. Shallow Shad Rap in perch color produced the most fish. Still, a slow year compared to last.

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I’ll keep posting this until someone gives me an answer. Why do we target small fish under 17″. Those fish haven’t got a chance to reproduce and they don’t provide much meat. I’d rather take two 20″ fish than four 16″ fish. It tastes the same, as much meat, killing two less fish and a 20″ fish got a year or two of reproduction in. Where am I going wrong here?

simply put. what i’m saying is why do they want us to keep fish that haven’t reached sexual maturity. They never get a chance to reproduce. I’m so sick of hearing a 15 inch fish is a good eater. In my opinion a 20″ fish tastes just as good, has more meat(you don’t have to eat as many) and a 20″ fish got a chance to reproduce.

I’d rather keep two 20″ fish than 4 15″ fish. I would just like to know where I’m going wrong here?

I would like an answer as to why we keep fish less than 17″. That makes no sense to me whatsoever. As far as I know a 15″ – 17″ walleye isn’t mature enough to reproduce effectively. That’s pretty close to the equivalent of netting fish during the spawn or maybe even worse. It depends on how many make it past 17″. The slot should’ve always been two 18-20″ or even 19″-21″. That’s as much meat as four 14-17″ fish. Anglers would be taking two less fish, getting as much meat and allowing four fish to reach sexual maturity.