jay d

its a great state we live in,with all the great ports we have i figure i might as well fish them all.port sheldon and muskegon were new to us this year:grin:

fished out of manistee this morning,we put 14 in the box threw 7 back and lost 6 or 7.14 kings,2 lakers and 2 steelies. we set up in 80 fow and before i had the 2nd rigger set the first rigger went, lost it,a few seconds latter the 2nd rigger went lost that one:confused: got 6 rods set and we took 2 doubles,stayed steady till 10 am then slowed down.we had riggers at 80,55,45 and 30 dwn,dipsys at 100 and 150 bk and 2/3/5/7/9 and 10 colors(9 and 10 did not fire) hot lures were sting ray pink panties and super slim steelie stomper.we also took hits on sting ray nuked veggies,mixed veggiesand glow nbk,super slim orange tranny,orange slurpie,blue spin doctor blue hypnotist fly and white spin doctor blue bubble fly we fished mostly 85 to 110 but after things slowed we did head off shore,we found a nice break with a lot of bugs as we were pulling lines.1 steelie as we were pulling them 350 fow

nice bunch of eyes:grin:

metal would be the right choice,i have watched a few of the lexan rod holders snap right off and a $100 to $250 dolar rod go swiming.i am sure pvc would do the same

snug harbor

fished out of muskegon for the first time today we didnt hit the water till about 10:30 and fished till 4:30 ended up 10 for 16 8 kings,1 steelhead and a laker we threw back.agent orange,pink panties,bad toad,mixed veggies,modified blue dolphin and a fire ball.2,3 and 7 colors and riggers 45 to 135.we fished 120 to 160 fow,most of our fish were caught in 127 to 137 fow.straite out

great start to a season:grin:

nice box of fish

we started out good then it died for us too when the wind started.took a few but we found are fish again about a half mile to the west and finished our limit.we took 3 more as we were pulling lines.:grin:might get back out sun if the weather lets us

4 of us hit the bay out of the dnr launch got our limit and threw some back.16 to 19 fow just west of the old river channel.harneses on 1 1/2 oz bb 33 to 37 bk and 1 1/2 oz keel wts 30 to 35 bk hot colors were pink panties and green lightning bolt.1.1 to 1.5 mph

sanford is now represented,home of the best pizza in midland county(max's place)

any hardware store should have one

boy the big pond was on fire yest:grin:erday,looks like everybody did some damage

nice job on the fish,sound like every body did well:grin:

we fished with the crowd just long enough to get a little:angry2:,then we went and found our own fish.we found a slick and worked that,must have gotten 14 fish off it.had about a 1 1/2 degree temp difference from one side to the other and was about a mile long.the graph would light right up 100 ft on either side of the break.sure was nice to fish by our selves,didnt have to dodge any boats after we got away from the pack:grin:the wife was very happy.

we to the joe today for the wifes birthday what a day 23 for 27.11 kings,9 coho,2 steelhead and a laker.spoons were the ticket today .riggers 12 to 55 dwn 2,3,6 colors and thin fins 125 bk on boards.pink panties,blue dolphin,modified blue dolphin,nbk,mixed veggies,#9 orange jointed rapala,gold/orange thin fin and a red fire tiger thin fin.45 to 60 fow our best water was down by cook kings were 10# to 19#.posted a picture in the gallery cant get it to post on here.

thin fins on boards80 to 150 bk,j 9,11 in orange or blue on riggers or boards orange dodgers with smaller flys on riggers or boards.heard some good reports on mag blue dolphin on dipsy or rigger is where i would start,if that does not work play around the hos will eat about anything when there are hungry.good luck we will be there sun:grin:

nice job on the fish .we will be out of the joe on sun morning

any time is my favorite but i do like my night fishing.we do some night trips out of frankfort and manistee.we have had some great trips at night,two biggest fish last year were caught after midnight.having the lake to your self is a big bonus.will be at it again this year

i am about sick of the service you get from all these big companys.i called penn today to order some line pauls for a 330 gti,common part that wears out with use.i was told they dont have any in stock call back in a few weeks,no i can take your name and call when they arrive or they dont even say sorry those are not avalible right now.the wife and i own a small pizza joint and believe customer service is important,i wish they did:( how do you run out of a 10 cent part that every reel you sell has in it

we fished out of the mouth from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm 2 for 2 on #14 hj in purple sunfire and blue/silver 100 bk 10 to 12 fow along the old river channel1.5 mph.ran some meat to but no takers water is warming up we found some 49.5%water

we will be back out tommarow night if the weather allows

all 5 went about 18 to 19#s decent fish.talked to fishing machine on the water,i think he did about the same.a lot of the boats had 1 or 0 slow day from what we heard and could see.it will only get better:grin:

hit the bay today out of the mouth of the sagnasty,5 for 5 on the eyes.huskey jerk #14s in purple sunfire,fire tiger,blue/silver and a yellow bellied perch 100 to 110 fow all our fish came from 10 to 12 fow westof the mouth

frank,there is nothing better,it makes buying tackle easy to she addicted to moonshine spoons,she has to have them all:lol: