N II Deep

nice work ken,what time you headed to muskegon next weekend

i'll be in AZ all weekend ,one lesson learned - next time I take out the sleepy head family "this include s me" - will be a night fish, + i'll have to add auto pilot to keep the boat straight it was still a good trip

Took the whole family out Sunday for a boat ride. Nobody likes to get up early so ..... boat in water around 10:30. did have two rips. 300 copper went off after about 15 in the water with a AceHi blue spatter back. lost fish. we trolled for about another 1 hour, family was bored and hot, wanted to swim. so we started pulling lines. wife and son had tangled a 5 color high line down the chute with one of the riggers. while they were trying to get that under control, one of the dipseys went off, felt like a good fish. I tried to keep in running while they were working on the tangle, luck ran out and another one off. but it was a great boat ride, went up to GH for ponto pups and Ice cream.

Field Test of Eyes Flies I like the looks of the flies, seam to be built well and colors ok. not sure of the hook setup with the double hooks, when I run them again I going to switch them over to a standard. I have yet to take a fish or even a hit on these flies. I have had other flies in the water at the same time and have had hits, and fish in the boat. I thank the good folks of eye flies for the oppurtinity to test their product. I have had these in the water twice now and will continue to give them a try. see below the pictures for more details of each trip. Boat: N II DEEP Times out and ran. twice Location: 1. Pentwater, Michigan June 26 Late Afternoon 2. Holland, Michigan July 17 - PM Pentwater, condition started rough 2-3 and waves built 4-5, ran both setups along with two other fly flasher combo, 2 inline planners on full core, and 2 riggers. fished for 4 hours not a single hit on anything. it was a late start this day due to a trailer flat on the way up, storms the night before and early am may have also played a factor in the condition of the lake, it was rough. was not able to get back out on Sunday due to a flight out to AZ. Holland - a much better trip out. went 2-5 on a night fish. the two in the box come off plugs on full copper setups. 2 dispy went off, but not on these flies, was running a similar paddle on the other side of the boat, it went off, and a blue paddle went off, the other release was a 11" white paddle down deep on a rigger. marked alot of fish this night and with 3 getting off. both trips we targeted the 85 to 120 fow. running the bottom third of the water column. would I buy these flies - if I walked into a bait shop and picked a couple up to try yes, but unless they start hooking up fish I'll stick to the two I have from the test.

buy a blank Micro SD card and just copy the information from the CF card to the Micro SD. it is worth a shot. you should be able to transfer the media using a usb card reader.

Late add on to this report, Went out along side Ken Sat. night, along with me was Ryan (undertoe) and 1st time Rookie Jerry from my hood. Jerry had a blast and can't wait to go again. we setup and ran a very similar program to Ken, started 120 fow and work a north and south troll all night. ended up 2 for 5. first rip on a inside dipsy, MT Dew spin doc with siggs fly, after a couple of jumps said good bye to Jerry:eek:, next one came on a full core w/spoon green dolphin. got off - take a seat Ryan I'm up next:D. 400 copper ace hi blue spatter back - that ones in the boat. Rigger went off - (I have riggers? 1st rigger hit for the year) 11 white paddle with a siggs fly. jerry strike 2. 400 copper on the other side of the boat goes off same ace hi blue spatter back (I love this plug) I grabbed the pole so.......... its in the box.... it was good to talk with ken, phil, Tom(fish taco) on the water and at the fish cleanning station. hope to be back out in a few weeks.

Looks like a great boat, and that older Fourwinns in the background are great on the lake as well.

Kenny - we need to make a road trip this other pond....

noce work guys

nice work kenny - looks like things are starting to work

I had sent him an e-mail and plan to order the stacker release when they go on sales later this month. here is his response to me plus his contact info. Hi Jon, There is one store in Michigan that carries my release. (Frank's Great Outdoors). As far as the stacker goes, the parts are in my hand and we are tweaking the mold to make sure each part is precise. I anticipate having some ready to go by July 2nd. We could add you to our stacker contact list, so you will receive an email when they are ready. Thanks for the inquiry. 　 Keith Chamberlain 　 Northern Strike Chamberlain Release 202 Kinsey Rd. Barton, VT 05822 (802) 525-1172 www.downriggerrelease.com

good job ken now its starting to get better

I did the same thing, I currently use Blacks, but I can see my next replacements being chamberlains, I really want to get my hands on the stacker, that looks so much better than pinchers...:thumb: I did send him a note to find out when they would be on the market.

Nice picture, I can't wait to get back out.

thanks Mikejimmy call me friday to meet up in ludington jon

GJ Robert, I'll be up Pentwater this coming weekend 68 & 72 if your in town give me a shout on the radio

you want your magnet back, will get'em Ken

thanks Mike, I hear the weather has been really bad, I pick a good weekend to stay here in Ohio

my boat is always full of rookies...

either is ok with me Mike, I just sent a pm to Jimmy with a list of spoons for him to take north next weekend, Just plan on meeting him in Ludville. so fly's are ok.

way to lay the hammer down jimmy, send me a pm, I want to get me a few of them jp slammers

mike,if you are still looking, i'm going to try PS this weekend & Pentwater the following pm me with details

great job

I bought the same unit last year. I like it alot, I went with the single beam 200 and wish I would have spent the extra money and picked up the dual.

pick up 2 boards, or keep an eye out for the 4 we lost last summer.we have very good results off boards