Today I got to fish with my rod builder, Jerrie Eckholdt.
We meet at Everts at 7:00 am. The temp was 50 degrees, cloudy with a breeze out of the North east. What great conditions for a day of pitchin jigs.
Well I got my bait and took the latest hot info from Dean and headed out.
We pulled up to a sand flat and Jerrie took this fish on his second cast with a purple ring worm white tail. This fished weighed 10 even on my scale. Photo, weighed, and released. Great job Jerrie and congrates on a True ten.
We moved to our second spot, and lost two fish right away. Worked it for another thirty minutes and moved the game to hole number three, Bingo.
We boated three dandy fish on Bucktails pitched to the current seams.
Here is one Jerrie let me catch.
We were taking these fish from 6 to 16 feet of water.
Black bucktails were my favorite flavor, and Jerrie liked the Kelly Green flavor.
The fish were very agressive today, they were coming out of the water shaking there heads at us it was awesome.
Here is another we photoed and released.
We moved to another spot that we marked some 48 degree water temp.
Again Jerrie with the Kelly green first cast Bingo.
Here he is with another eight pound fish.
Jerrie, I want to thank you for a very great day on the water.
The water is still on the drop and the temp is rising.
The conditions are shaping up real nicely. The bite is just going to get better.
All said and done for us we did not do numbers today 10 fish is all but the quality more than made up for it.
I am guessing but our six best went over 40 pounds.
All fish were released.
Good luck to everyone.
Does anyone recognize this rig????????
Awesome looking!!!!!
Nice looking fish there!!
Looks like a another good day on the river.
Vandy and Jerrie, Looks like you guys had a great day of fishing. Congrats on some super fish 10’s don’t come easy.
Oh yea! Do you ever see Dean without a phone to his head?LOL
Good luck the rest of the week.
Jeff
Here is Jerrie cuddling one very close to five pounds.
This girl was taken on a bare kelly green bucktail. That he pitched to 12 feet of water.
One more that he let me catch.
This fish came off the edge of the shelf in about 8 feet of water and fell to a black bucktail.
Holy toads guys!
Thanks for the report and pics Greg. VERY nice fish indeed. Great to see Jerrie getting out on the river again.
Todays Tuesday, how can you get so many days off already this year? Must be rough. We ALL need your secret. 
Thanks, Bill
John, you better switch back to walleyes. They come much bigger than bass as you can see.
Thanks, Bill
Great report! It’s cool to see fish on both sides of the spawn. Unreal!!!
Sounds like a lot of fun. Am hoping to get over there one day this week to partake in some of that fun!
Great report Greg. I knew it was going to be a good week, I just wish i didnt have to work this week
. I will see ya this weekend sometime. 
IS the Dean’s new boat? Sweet prefect color
Great report Greg!!
The driver looks confused
Awesome fish!! Sounds like the hair is really kicking some
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The driver looks confused
Yes I am….Where did I put those dang kelley green and black bucktails?
Nice,no,Great fish guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought we had the first pictures of Dean in his new boat and then I see this post. Great report Greg. The boy and I were out for a few hours yesterday evening and we didn’t match your fish but we had a 5+lb,a 4+lb,almost 4 lb and several smaller (but nice) walleye. We were pitching ringworms to the current seams. What a beautiful afternon and evening!
Dean, don’t you ever sleep? You were still going when we left there last night and here you are posting already this morning!
Nice fish guys!!! What a PIG Jerrie!!
Awesome looking fish Vandy!
Good seeing you out on the water last Saturday!
Thanks guys….
Just a couple of older blind squirrels….
Weather wise it was one of my better spring outings.
it was nice not fighting gale force wind and not getting wet was fantastic…just plenty of warm sun and good story telling.
Dean thanks for the early am tips. And that is a great looking boat.
Some day when I become rich and famous I might buy another Lund
Steve it was good to see you keeping James company the other day.
Hey redneck sounds like you and Jr. did well, way to keep it up.
Every thing is going to change on a daily basis with the water dropping and warming at the same time.
So good luck to all.
P.S. you bass guys are strange bunch….I do not know what a holy toad is???????
Nice fish Vandy! We struggled on sunday to find some hungry fish only landing one good sized eye, at least the weather was nice. Thanks for the report on what is working this week.
nice fish!!!!!
great report greg 
Very nice Vandy!!!!!
Very nice fish
ALL DEAN NEEDS IS COFFEE AND A COOKIE TO KEEP GOING!! GREAT FISH FELLAS!!
HEY DEAN THANKS FOR SENDING ME WITH THE GOOD SECRETS. WHY DO YOU KEEP SENDING ME OUT WITH A BOBBER AND SNOOPY POLE 
VERY nice fish!
Great job! 
Vandy…you are killing me!!
…on my sister in laws computer in the retirement trailer park…and you post these awesome PIGGIES!!
I am here in Florida roasting my
My last morning at Everts the windchill was 11 below!!!
Way to go Buddy!!!