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Curated picks per day, numbered the same as the Bite Marks map — a #43 here is the same #43 there. The whole crew (and the AI) stays on those numbers. Day rotation: West → Middle → East.

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Day 1 — West Tom Cod Bay / Wooden Frog / Blind Ash

Top picks

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#77 — Tom Cod Bay · 4 to 10 ft over weed-edge and sand-to-clay transitions. SW corner spawning bay; warms early

Tom Cod Bay. Major spring spawning bay; warms ahead of the main lake.
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#1 — West end · 20 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour. First break out from the Wooden Frog spawning shoreline

West end. First move out of the lodge run.
2

#2 — Wooden Frog · 20 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

Wooden Frog. Classic post-spawn walleye structure.
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#14 — Blind Ash · 5 ft. Back-of-the-bay shallows that warm faster than the main lake

Blind Ash. Protected back-bay; often the warmest water on the lake.

What to watch out for

Tom Cod and Blind Ash get skinny — watch the prop in tight back-bay water.
Wooden Frog approach has a couple of unmarked rock humps; idle the last 50 yards.

Day 2 — Middle Sugarbush / Bittersweet / Cutover / Sphunge

Top picks

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#27 — Sugarbush · 30 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

Sugarbush. Wind-blown rock shoreline for jigs.
30

#30 — Sandy Point · 10 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

Sandy Point. Clean structure transition.
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#43 — Bittersweet · 20 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

Bittersweet. Points and saddle between islands.
47

#47 — Pelican Point · 10 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

Pelican Point. Solid midday break.
79

#79 — Slatinsky Bay · Weed edges, submerged weeds, and downed timber along the Deer Creek inlet. South-shore spawning bay. Approximate position; refine on the water

Slatinsky Bay. South-shore spring cover; five-species bay if wind blows out the islands.

What to watch out for

Boulder fields just off the south sides of Bittersweet and Sugarbush — idle through.
Wind funnels between Sugarbush and Cutover can build short, steep waves.

Day 3 — East Sullivan Bay / Ash River

Top picks

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#53 — Frenchy Point · 10 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

Frenchy Point — start of the eastern arm rotation.
57

#57 — Browns / South · 5 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

Browns / South — rocky shoreline, wind-blown side.
63

#63 — Hoist Bay · 45 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

Hoist Bay — sheltered pocket, warm protected water.
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#65 — Ash River · 10 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

Ash River — current edge / neck-down.
73

#73 — East basin · 5 ft on the nearest MN DNR contour

East basin — open-water option when wind permits.

What to watch out for

Ash River channel has shoals near the throat — slow down on plane changes.
Sullivan Bay shoreline has scattered boulders, especially on the south shore.

Trip planning aid only — not for navigation. Numbered locations are approximate; bring Navionics, LakeMaster, or onX for hazards and contours.