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What a day...? Not sure it taught me a lot, but... I think... once I dry out I will have a better idea.

I ran into TBF of Michigan Pres Dennis Beltz on the way out this morning and spent some time going over plans – what was working and what needed to be changed – for the actual logistics of this event. Michigan team mate Jon Jezierski came by for a few minutes too.

After some reconnoitering and discussion of schedules, I was off. I did not get gas in the boat last night. I should know better, but I was tired. So a whole bunch of gas in the boat first because I plan on a run a ways south first.

I should have saved the gas. Only some dinks to the south for me. I hate drifting and dragging. It may hurt me at times, but I makes me want to nap! So I was spot-casting several presentations to specific pieces of structure.

I wonder if there is anywhere in this system Lake St Clair where you can't catch dink smallies? I caught 1 or more everywhere I stopped. But no big ones. So back up the lake closer to the channels. I make a few more stops on some old lake spots, but only 1 small keeper and a few small bass to show.

I talk to one boat from another team and let them know they fishing Canadian water (off limits for this event). I don't think they believe me. I find many people can't read a map correctly (or don't want to?). I guess that is the deal with these anglers. I'll pass that on to the tournament director and the presidents that they need to let their team members know where the border is.

It started out this morning with a building breeze in a southerly direction. Waves started to build, but it was a good run down the lake. Then the wind actually died out quite a bit and it was a very easy run most of the way back up the shipping channel. Now, the clouds are moving in and I think it will rain. Plus, the wind is building against the current. This makes for some ugly larger troughed, choppy waves that are not fun to run in the current.

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