Phil.. They look like they would work...I'll be in touch via PM..

We had a good morning today..5 of us fishing from 2 boats...

Got on the lake about 8;30 am..temp was about 10 degrees, with a 4-5 mph breeze... REAL chilly, until the sun started to warm things up..

We fished some of our old favorite spots, in 80-100 feet of water, for over an hour without a hit..

Then we decided to try some deeper water...

Hit fish right away, right on bottom in about 145 feet..

By noon, we had 15 fish in the box, our limit for 5 guys... The fish we kept ran from about 2 lb to about 5 lb.... We lost several and released probably 8 or 10...

The lure of the day was a 1 oz. diamond jig...In that depth, probably a little heavier jig would be better, but fortunately the winds were relatively light, so we managed alright...I'd like to get some jigs a little heavier, perhaps 1.5 oz. , if I'm going to fish that deep in the future.. Most of my vertical jigging in the past has been between 80 and 120 feet... I tried Fireline braid for the first time today, and I was impressed..Even at that extreme depth, strikes were easy to detect and I got good hooksets..

The fish were fat and sassy, and fought well..They were stuffed FULL of sawbellies (alewives) but were still hungry enough to strike our lures...

A fine morning on the lake..