Hitting Heidecke 6/17/06.... Few Q's

I was out Tuesday and we hooked a few fish trolling Raps in 8-12 feet. Previous reports said to have the baits bouncing bottom, but we picked all ours up on one that only went down about 8 feet. If you can make it under the bridge with your boat, the North side seems to outfish the South on many days. Good luck

What a nightmare....
We were the first ones there about 5:30am, the DNR opened the gate at 6 and told me to hold to let in about 10 boats first so I did. Now Im in line behind the boats tryin to get into the parking lot well they launch. Right b4 I pull into the lot a car pulls next to me with 3 guys in it, one gets out and runs up the stairs as I got outta my car. So we go in the trailer and hes renting a boat and getting some bait we'll his buddys parked the car and come in. So Im next and ask for a boat she tells me there out.... Well that about set me off and I flipped well the guy was still there, he walked out well I asked the lady where else I can rent a boat. She had no clue so I went outside and the 3 of them were standing there and I flipped again and scared the crap outta them ( can't help it I was pissed and waited all that time 1st to get a boat, they saw me waiting and still drove around everybody in line), well needless to say I flipped again and told them how I felt and scared the sh!t outta them and they ended up giving me the boat.... He knew he was wrong.
Well thats not the end of the nightmare either, we get the stuff on the boat and it was there 15hp one and we head out. We hit the first spot with nothing and decide to go to the north end of the lake under the bridge. We get there and drop ancor, we caught a few nice cats (got pics haven't uploaded yet). Figured we'd move...... DAMN MOTOR WONT START, so for 2 hours we were stuck. I had to call my house to get the # so she can get us a tow in. No answer, after 2 hours I get the damn thing started after almost ripping my arm off pullin the "pull start cord". We head back in and she said she was very sorry and got my Moms message and called someone that had a boat to come get us cause the 2 of there non rental boats didn't work either. She gave me 20 outta the 40 back for the rental but what a damn nightmare.

I did see a very nice size Musky that was half dead swimming near the dock and well we were stuck a huge beaver swam 2 feet from the boat. I aslo got a pic from when we were in line by ourselves and a deer walked a few feet infront of us in the truck.....

I can't believe how they let these boats and motor go to hell at that place. Last time I was there they had 5 or 6 working boats now they only had 3 and 2 were down, then we end up gettin there other one that died well we were on it.

UNREAL, it really ruined my week since I been thinking about going and had planned this for about a week. I was better off fishing the river like I normally do, the next day I got 9 LM Bass with 2 being over 3 #s and go figure I forgot my camera.........