Grandson's First Day on Lake Erie

May 29, 2026 Lakeside Marblehead 7 photos
Walleye
Walleye

Trip Summary

Jim reached out late last summer looking to book a Western Basin walleye trip with his wife Jeannie and their grandson Aaron. The late-summer bite was tough at the time, so I recommended waiting until spring—and it definitely paid off. They boxed a beautiful limit and even had time for some catch-and-release before heading back to the dock. ?before heading back tonthe dock. Off Shore Tackle Company OR-12 inline planner boards were busy pulling small cranksbaits 40 back unassisted and 30/30 with 2 oz. Reef Runner Tackle. On the corners we ran Big Fish Tuff Tackle Co. TruTrip 50s on the corners 35 and 45 with spoons. We fished East of the Monument. Speed was 2.1 to 2.2 mph. #BlackH2oDog #LakeErieWalleye #WalleyeFishing #WesternBasin #FamilyFishing #ThreeGenerations #OffShoreTackle #PlanerBoards #ReefRunner #TrollingLife #FishingReport #LimitOut #OhioFishing #MakingMemories
David Faller
Lakeside-marblehead, Ohio, United States
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Christmas Walleye
Christmas Walleye
June 12, 2026
? Christmas Charter Recap – BlackH2oDog Charters ? For Christmas, Betty gave an awesome gift—booking a two-day charter for her husband Ralph and their buddy Jeff. After a 6-hour wind delay, we finally got the green light and left West Harbor, heading east of the islands. It didn’t take long to get things rolling… A BADMO LURES Arrowhead Spoon went back on a #3 Dipsey 42 back and was instantly firing as it was set in the rod holder! As I was attaching the first Off Shore Tackle Company OR-12 planer board it was clear the attachung a board.was not necessary as it had a Walleye. At the same time, another dipsey rod buried with a solid eater-sized. Walleye on a Berkley Fishing Deep Hitstick 9 at 32/32 back. From there, it was controlled chaos—in the best way possible. It took a little work, but we got all three boards per side dialed in just as we were wrapping up our first ticket. **Program that produced:** - Boards: 30/30 and 35/35 on one side, 40/40 on the other - Corners: Big Fish Tuff Tackle Co. TruTrip 50s pulling fish at 33 and 38 back I was so busy netting fish, resetting lines, and keeping the crew rolling that I unfortunately missed snapping action shots—but trust me… it was nonstop! We had their fish, on the downhill and troughed Southward to finish mine and nine more as we put the gear away. Great first day with this Cincinnati crew—looking forward to getting back after them on Day 2 ?? #BlackH2oDogCharters #WalleyeFishing #LakeErie #ChristmasGift #FishingTrip #OffshoreTackle #BerkleyFishing #BADMOLures
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