Those Catfish like those Raps too ! Buddies caught 3 already at night.
BTDT , so that was you bobbing out in those swells last night !
I'll give you credit, I'm glad I wasn't the only nut out and about.....
I was on shore getting showered by every other wave ! Got some flashbacks of Lake Erie .   

Gave it a shot again yesterday after work. First drift through produced one eye. As I made the second drift I was watching the storm off to the west thinking it was going to miss, then the SW wind went dead calm and then switched blowing the storm directly at me. Decided it was time to go, but it was too late. Man, did it put down some rain quick. By the time I made it back to Alcatraz I was soaked and the rain had all but quit. Saw a few large lightning bolts on the way in that got my attention.

As a side note, as I was reeling in my second pole trying to get the hell out of dodge I must have gotten shocked 15-20 times by my pole. Dropped it, picked it back up and you could hear the static crackling in it. Saw a huge lightning bolt a few minutes later. Kinda freaked me out. Glad I didn't end up being a lightning rod :)

BTDT, I've watched many storms roll up the shorelines of pymy, and had some great days as the fish would really turn on. Usually isn't a problem, but when they turn quick like yesterday you can be in for some interesting times. Never had anything happen with the static electricity like that before though. One of these days I'll wise up...

I've been too brave a few times. The closest was with the wife and her screaming at me it was time to go. The lake went from calm and flat to 4 ft waves and a total downpour just as we got to the dock. The whole lake had that static feeling to it and I decide to wait until it passed to load the boat as I thought it was going g to throw the boat onto the dock and didn't want to try to catch it. Since then I've learned to get off the lake long before the storms coming in.

Outasync, my dad has told me a very similar story about having my mother out many years ago and it kicked up like that. She still doesn't let him live that one down :)

Marco, I have been hurting almost two weeks and I want to venture forth but feel kind of scared. I could possibly try tomorrow.
BTDT I have been on Pymy twice when storms that appeared to be winging by suddenly appeared to turn and come right at us.
Crappy Slayer Your experience makes me shudder.  

Yeah I'll learnt to respect that lake , had a couple bad trips with the wife just mainly bad winds & high white caps.... She hates the lake and will not go back out on it.... Says she doesn't need fish that bad , in fact she doesn't even like fish just likes fishing .... Lol ... Haven't been out yet this year , soon though, hopefully next week someday.

marco
treesparrow, got a cabin fri and sat... just goin out sat and do some drifting...I am in same situation..afraid my back will lock up on me while on the boat.  btdt or registered will hopefully come save me...wife cant drive boat..lol   gonna be interesting!

Marco,
Good to see you're well enough to give it a try!
Maybe see you out there?
 
 
rob
 

I volunteered to help out at the crappie tourney on Saturday. Not sure what I am qualified to do, but I am helping anyway. I will report back with the number of doorknobs I see. 

I do believe there are two bass tourneys launching out of Linesville Saturday also.  Could be a little intense there!  Might be a little traffic on the north end   Guess that rules out water skiing Saturday!

opsman
I do believe there are two bass tourneys launching out of Linesville Saturday also.  Could be a little intense there!  Might be a little traffic on the north end   Guess that rules out water skiing Saturday!

Pymy must be governed by Ohio rules. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong (happens a lot) but don't the PA regs prohibit bass tourneys until after the season opens?

Actually not "Ohio" rules.  Pymatuning is a special regulations lake and the laws are agreed upon by both states.  
I would have loved to seen what it was like to fish that lake in 1937 when there were no motors allowed.  My Dad would tell me stories of he and his brother in law fishing the lake.  They had a boat equipped with two sets of oar locks so they could both row to make better time.  Talk about not wanting to get caught out in a storm!  WOW.  Of course he said they launched in the Linesville area and never ventured much past Whaley and Harris Islands.

Treesparrow I BTDT when I had more acreage.   PGC issued fruit trees to land owners that opened their land for recreational hunting.
 
If I did get a tree to get past being girdled by rodents during heavy snow, chewed off by deer in the winter, dying from lack of rain or, destroyed by a buck the next fall, I never got any fruit from the tree.  But, I never planted anywhere near as many trees as you have; geez that's a lot of work.
 
Now, I stick with a few Pin Oaks here or a Willow there (which get wiped out by blight) or maybe a pine or two a year........ Done.
 
Never a weird post when your talking conservation accomplishments, good luck this year with your project.
 
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Ummm Marco, do I understand you have "no clue" as to the recommendations you make regarding fishing?  I find that hard to believe since, I purchased all that new fishing equipment you recommended!!!!!!!   Now he tells me.
 
Happy to hear your going to make it to the lake this weekend.  I wish you well and may you enjoy tight lines.

Nice catch there Mikastorm .... Not wanting to fight the crazy weather , I've stayed home ...hopefully soon