The day I fished with Brian Thrift went pretty good. He had his 19 lbs and I had my 17.8 in the first 40 minutes. We each had 2 fish die so we lost 1 lb. I would have been tied for 11th if my fish hadn't died; instead I was in 28th place. I was paired with Chris Mcall the 2nd day and we were going to be fishing out on Erie as well. Chris runs one of the Coppertone wrapped boats. It was pretty windy when I woke up on that second morning. Chris said he had to go back out because he had good fish out there. About half way out to Pelee he started to think it may not have been a good idea. The waves were pretty big and many of them gave a bone jarring blow when they hit just right. We made it to his spot after driving for about 1 1/2 hours. I ended up catching 3 for 9+ and losing one. Chris had one of the worst days I've ever witnessed and Angler having. Nothing seemed to go right for him and I could tell it wasn't going to get any better. He ended up catching 4 for 15+ and losing one. The right size fish were there, but we just couldn't get enough bites. I placed 62 which was not at all what I wanted. I really felt good about this tournament; I thought I could make the cut. Maybe fishing out of my own boat will bring better luck. I leave here after the Family Fun Zone on Sunday night and will drive through Canada to Lake Champlain for the Stren Series Tournament