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Nice goin Robert nothing more exciting than a gobbling long beard on opening morning.

Welcome aboard and good luck. This is the friendliest site around for big lake fishermen and ladies. No one is afraid to share information. Hope to hear more about the eye fishing on the east side.

Nice; Thats why I prefer #5 shot. LOL

I second the Sampos straightening have gone to coast locks on all of my terminal rigs Mike (Supertramp)Chamberlin

Thanks for the report.

Nice job Katrina the MC2 will be fishing this week hope to see more reports. Mike (Supertramp) Boat name MCsquared

very nice they are movin north

Gonna try to be there. May have a job to do Saturday. Supertramp

Nice job on the tourney win. Wish the fish had been more cooperative both days. Mike (Supertramp) So Haven Boat name MC2

Set lines at the junk cars trolled all the way to the powerplant, 2 for 3 1 coho and 1 5# king. The coho came on a gold redback brads thinfin on the rigger back 50 down 7', the King came on a rainbow colored Hot n Tot back 20 feet down 6' on the riggers. Lost 1 coho on the gold redback thin fin. All of the fish came between the chalets and the plant. The fishing was slow all around, if the weather settles down and we can get a few nice days in a row should pick up again. Mike (Supertramp) Boat name MC2

Good job Joe. Thanks for dinner Sunday. Dad Supertramp Mike Boat name MC2

Nice work should have the boat in So.Haven next week slip is already for us but trying the Joe at least one more time Supertramp Mike-Boat name MC2

The line capacities are identical on these 2 the GT2 has a 3.3 to retrieve and the GTI has a 3.25 to 1 retrieve ratio.

see you in the AM will be going south early. Thanks for the report. Mike (supertramp) Boat name MC2

wtg I should be hitting the Joe this weekend Friday evening and Saturday if the weather permits. Will post the happenings. Mike (supertramp) Boat Name MC2

Well done Scott, hope to see the Joe on Friday. Mike (supertramp) Boat Name MC2

I should be fishing St Joe Friday and Saturday give me a shout on channel 11 Call the Supertramp. and I will let u know what is working. I will probably run south to the power plant and start trolling around the chalets. Should be coho and browns and an occasional steelhead. Try running jointed Rapalas and any other shallow diving stick baits in tight on the beach, then some deeper divers out in 12 to 15 fow u can set up in about 12 fow and run a board all the way in to the beach so it is running in the first trough should get your browns there if u want coho try moving out to about 15 to 18 fow and run everything u can to cover the top 12' I like to run spoons in chrome with red or orange tape, on a 1 color of leadcore and clean with a bullet wt usually 1/4 oz to get it down about 6 to 8' u can use any number of presentations but remember that the top 12' is where u will find fish and that slow is the presentation with long leads. Mike (supertramp) Boat name MC2

GPS IS A MUST, It will give you a constant speed reading to adjust too and get you back to a position. A lot of charter boat captains only use the GPS. Good Luck Mike (Supertramp) So Haven Mi. Boat Name MC2

Good Point Jim>

I meant to give the reasons for my set up mostly so the lengths stay equal I do not run line counters on my lead core and copper setups. the old 10 pulls then attach the board is my standard set then be sure my deepest sets are closest in and the shallower presentations are furthest out giving a V shape to the set. This allows you to reset without having to pull all of your lines on any side of the boat. Sorry about the misunderstanding. Mike (Supertramp)

The Okuma CV45 is a great reel for 10 color if u use 50# power Pro backing, use a willis knot to attach the backer and the leader u should not have any problems with the knots even on a Penn 209. Check out the link that Just Hook n posted for the directions to tie the Willis knot. The Cores are a great addition to your set up but you will end up getting copper set ups too, I did and I fish both at the same time. Mike (Supertramp) So Haven Michigan Boat Name MC2

I attach the planer right at the splice of the lead and the backer, anymore and you start to have tangle problems and I believe that the unweighted backer will belly and cause some issues. That is just my opinion. Mike(Supertramp) So Haven Mi Boat name MC2

The best answer is how big is your boat, and how many people will be with you. As stated in an earlier reply Michigan has a 3 rods per angler rule so you could run the riggers deep, the divers at the 2nd level and then you can add 300' of 27# lead core and run it off of inline planers. As for how far back, that can be as previously stated in the spring I usually run 85 to 100' behind the ball and some times farther if the fishing is in shallow water. If you plan to run the flashers or Dodgers and flys I suggest you run them on your deepest Divers, and get them out away from the downrigger lines I usually run mine set on 3 and try to get them down to the level just above the riggers. Lead Core will work great after you start to go out to the 50 to 100' water depth, and I use 2 300' 45# copper and 1 450' 45# copper down the chute and though I have 4 riggers I usually only run 2. Also try using Power Pro braid 30 to 50# on your dipsies you will gain a lot of depth. Hope this helps. Mike (Supertramp) Boat Name MC2

Dang it man u r driving me crazy. Cant get the boat out of storage until the 29th. But then we are bound for St Joe. For Coho and Browns. Cant wait. Mike Chamberlin ( Supertramp) Boat name MC 2

I have used vicious and currently use 20'# Berkley Vanish 100% flourocarbon. They all work well and have very little stretch but will absorb water and sink slightly. Mike Chamberlin (Supertramp) Boat name MC 2