Hey Rick Look what I caught at Kent Lake today.

[ACbassassassin]

Rick posted it

"Couple hundred yards to the left of the east launch."

I myself like fishing around there and have yet to notice it.

Yeah I saw that, but it's still pretty vague.  Left while facing the launch? Facing away from the launch?

Near shore? Middle of channel?

[21XDC]

He is mature...

  Rick had it set up with Steve, for Steve to get with me. Steve PM'd me on BBC and I replied... 

[dartag]

Yep I was there and looked for you.   We weighed our 11.5 pounds but had to leave for a family party.  Even drove around the lot but did not see you.   I will get it to him somehow.

[Manxfishing]

Rick posted it

"Couple hundred yards to the left of the east launch."

I myself like fishing around there and have yet to notice it.

Yeah I saw that, but it's still pretty vague.  Left while facing the launch? Facing away from the launch?

Near shore? Middle of channel?

Facing North it's to your Left. And it's in the middle
If you use goggle map and zoom in. You can see it

[21XDC]

Yep I was there and looked for you.   We weighed our 11.5 pounds but had to leave for a family party.  Even drove around the lot but did not see you.   I will get it to him somehow.

It's all good, I'm not mad. LOL... I stayed an extra 1/2 hour searching for ya..  We had 12lbs and didn't weigh in. We caught a lot of fish and my biggest was 3.15 lbs.. We culled many times with very little upgrading. I was hoping to see you there Steve. Been a while since we bumped elbows. 

I fished from a 180 dual pro ProCraft/150 Merc... I don't know if you were looking for my Bullet...

[Manxfishing]

I think that would be the problem
Steve was looking for the crowd around a bullet. LOL

Let's face it.
Unless your wearing a speedo. We all look alike with a basball cap and sunglasses in differnet sizes

So what was the winning weight?
And who won

[ACbassassassin]

Rick posted it

"Couple hundred yards to the left of the east launch."

I myself like fishing around there and have yet to notice it.

Yeah I saw that, but it's still pretty vague.  Left while facing the launch? Facing away from the launch?

Near shore? Middle of channel?

Facing North it's to your Left. And it's in the middle
If you use goggle map and zoom in. You can see it

Thanks buddy!

[djkimmel]

Can anyone help a weary Kent lake traveler out?  Where exactly is this lower-unit hunter at?

I don't have waypoints for it but as I do with so many other things - Google Maps satellite view to the rescue! (I think that's YpsiBass getting ready to use his trolling motor to get back to the boat ramp right next to the rock pile!!! Or is it dartag right after the recovery of the lower unit prop salvage?!? sorry YpsiBass!!!)

Don't hit this rock bar. It will probably hurt. The channel is between the rock bar and the Flagstaff Point to the west. I've embedded the map below this screen grab image in case you want to visit the area - you can almost make out the bigger rocks when you zoom in and the raw Google lat and long coordinates to the green arrow are in the map link if you want to copy them into Google maps to pull up the spot.

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There are a few other places similar enough that can give your lower unit a jolt so be careful out there.

[ACbassassassin]

Thanks, Dan!

[dartag]

That is the spot.  The arrow is almost where the unit was laying.  There are big rocks around the edge with smaller rocks and gravel on top.  I have caught some nice smallies bedding on the sides but it gets fished quite a bit.  When the water is clear and the sun is out you can see it.   Best thing to do if you go out there is waypoint all sides of it.

[YpsiBass]

Or don't go to that side of the lake again...

Boat is in the shop getting fixed up this week or next.  Insurance covered most of it.  Expensive lesson, but lesson learned all the same.

[djkimmel]

Please take this as coming from my heart and desire to see you enjoy the rest of your boating-fishing experience - try to make this a one-time lesson. Try really hard... (from someone who has broken off not 1, but 2 outboards!! - I prefer to keep the bulk of the motor together apparently rather than splitting it into big parts )