Divers In Michigan!

Carpmaster · 10-29-2006, 09:05 AM

Well the Divers finally showed up....bk7799, Goose Spanker, and myself braved the 30 MPH Northwest wind and setup for some open water divers. We pulled in 2 hen buffies early morning and put them both down. A bit later we had a flock of hooded mergs come up the west longline...4 of them fell, one got up and flew away

but we ended up with a beautiful drake and 2 hens which 'Spanker is getting mounted. JUst after the smoke cleared a gropu of 6 BIG divers swung just on the edge of range, bk7799 dumped the closest and to all of our surprise it was a white einges scoter. Fun hunt even with the wind. It will only get better.

fantail · 10-29-2006, 03:12 PM

Sounds like you might be a tad excited. I first thought it said drivers in michigan. Calling all truckers maybe.

johnch · 10-29-2006, 03:22 PM

Sounds like fun

Yeeees
They are headed down

Soon they will be in my area and lake Erie will be a little calmer , 4 - 8' waves the last 2 days

Have fun

Johnch

Goose Spanker · 10-30-2006, 08:22 AM

HERE'S SOME PICS
bk7799 and crapmaster

Goose Spanker · 10-30-2006, 08:27 AM

bk and me

marty32565 · 10-31-2006, 01:27 PM

what brand blind is that in pic? or is it homemade?

canis_lupus · 11-01-2006, 05:10 AM

congrats on the birds guys !!! would love to kill a white winged !!! im envious ... killed a surf scoter drake here one season ... as carp knows im a diver fanatic .... just dont get many here in this area most seasons ... hope its different this year !! .... yall been seein many scoters ??? and have yall seen any longtails (old squaw) ???

Carpmaster · 11-01-2006, 10:14 AM

Canis - first of all welcome back you ^%$%*&^*&^!!!

I saw my first longtails this year while steelheading, yet to see them while hunting....

These are also the first scoters we have seen while hunting, I have seen them while scouting....

bk7799 · 11-01-2006, 11:22 AM

The blindwas homemade by Goose Spanker and myself. It seems to work pretty well even in the middle of the lake.

marty32565 · 11-01-2006, 12:34 PM

yeah it (blind) looks good kinda thinking of somethin like it for my rig.what is the main netting? camo on some kind of wire? i have been looking for some plastic wire or fence somethiung with alittle backbone to stand on its on any sugesstions?