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Shore fishing is limited on the St. Joe, using a boat opens up a ton more good water to fish. A boat is the best way to fish it from Berrien to the Lake. It just lets you cover a lot more spots.

Tackle Haven in Benton Harbor has one too but your bagging/freezing the guts.

Enjoy all the good times on your new boat!

Congratulations on some good shooting. That was quite a hunt!

Got this with my bow earlier this week. He was cruising a tree line across a bean field from me. He was headed into a woodlot going away from me. I pulled out the grunt call and gave 2 of the loudest grunts I could make since he was out there, was not even sure he could hear it. He looked right my way and started coming. Halfway across the field, he started to lose interest and was veering away. I gave him one more grunt, he corrected his course and kept coming my way. He got to 30 ft and was broadside but still moving, I drew the bow, gave him an "ehh" and he stopped, I shot and I got him. Gun season starts in Michigan Saturday. Good luck to everyone deer hunting around the great lakes. Look forward to see some more pics and stories.

Take some time over the next few days to speak to your friends and family and encourage them to vote yes. Lots of lies coming from HSUS in their media campaign to defeat both proposals.

When does the show air and what network, I've never seen it and would like to check it out?

Nice job Kevin!

Nice catch Jim!

Enjoy the upgrade!

Welcome to GLF Jason.

Wouldn't that make a great commercial for flexseal! :lol::lol:

Nice job on the fish! I wondered how they were going to deal with the huge hole down the keel on that Tiara to get it off the pier, duck tape fixes everything!

You should be able to click the edit button on the bottom right of the post to edit it. Or put in a follow up post to say "sold" if its gone.

Nice catch Ryan!

Looks kind of like a horse shoe. Been a wall of nets there in recent years. Nice to be able to fish it this year to avoid the point.

Right on!

A victory for sportsman and women in Michigan and resounding defeat for the anti's today. This has been a long grassroots process for hunters and anglers in our state and it is so good to win on this issue! http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/307270/a7420d7efe/1648001781/8f82cf5fae/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 27, 2014 Contact: Drew YoungeDyke, Grassroots & Public Relations | 734-272-2584 | [email protected] House Passes Pro-Hunting Citizen Initiative into Law Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act now law, renders anti-hunting referendums moot LANSING, MI – The Michigan House of Representatives passed the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act today with a bipartisan vote of 65-43 . The citizen initiative, which passed the Senate on August 13 and was supported by the signatures of almost 300,000 registered voters, allows the Natural Resources Commission to name game species and issue fisheries orders using sound science, creates a $1 million rapid response fund to prevent Asian carp, and provides free hunting and fishing licenses for active military members. “We are very thankful to the legislators who voted for sound science, the voters who signed the petition, the organizations who supported it, and the tireless volunteers who collected the signatures of almost 300,000 registered Michigan voters,†said Dan Eichinger, executive director for Michigan United Conservation Clubs. “This is an important step to protecting the rights to hunt, fish and trap in Michigan from radical animal rights organizations.†The initiative also renders moot two referendums sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), a Washington, D.C.-based anti-hunting organization, which sought to repeal two bills that would allow a regulated hunting season for wolves in certain areas of the Upper Peninsula where they have killed pets, dogs and livestock. Because the initiative contains an appropriation, it is not subject to a third referendum by HSUS or its front group, Keep Michigan Wolves Protected. “We thought it was important to listen to the will of the 300,000 registered voters who brought this initiative to us,†said Representative Jon Bumbstead (R-Newago). “This is about more than wolves. It’s about protecting the rights of our constituents to hunt and fish by managing our fish and wildlife with sound science.†Passage of the citizen initiative settles the wolf hunt controversy, which has moved back and forth over the past two years, providing the certainty that Department of Natural Resources biologists need to move forward with wolf management. Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management is a coalition of conservation, hunting, fishing and trapping groups and individuals including the Michigan chapters of Safari Club International, the Michigan Bear Hunters Association, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association, the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation, the Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Alliance, U.P. Whitetails, Inc., the U.P. Bear Houndsmen, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, National Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited and the United States Sportsmen’s Alliance. The act has also received the endorsement of the National Wildlife Federation, the Michigan Salmon and Steelhead Fishermen’s Association, the Lake St. Clair Walleye Association, the Lake St. Clair chapter of Muskies, Inc., and numerous local conservation groups throughout Michigan.

I would not pull lines, you might get other fish on them for a double or triple. I have fish under or over long lines all the time and most of the time you can bring them right back over or under them. Once in a while, it is tangle, cut and retie time but it is not very frequent. Move your rigger rods to side rod holders set like divers to get them out of the way. If you don't have extras, add some for this reason. I hate to change the throttle on a troll taking bites and use sea bags to slow the boat when fighting a really big fish. Just throw them over to slow down, pull in and you return to the speed you hit on. I only slow down when a reel is close to getting spooled. I keep a lot of backing on all reels to avoid this. Instead of pulling lines, watch and coach the angler, I hate to see them pumping a rod if not needed on smaller fish. When you have to on bigger fish, make sure they are reeling before they lower the rod. Most people with less experience will pull the rod back and drop it a foot before reeling in. This gives the fish slack to get off and a big reason for lost fish. I see no problem with a tight drag if it did not break off. If the hook is in a good spot, it won't get off. Sometimes the hook is not in a good spot and the fish will be lost due to that more than anything.

Did you report this to the Coast Guard and DNR, good idea to do so. The tribe was pulling the unmarked abandoned nets, having those coordinates may help them get that one.

What type of clip are you using to attach the probe/cannonball to your cable? Do you use any crimps in the connection?

Senate is won! The house is left to go. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2014 Contact: Matt Evans, Legislative Affairs Mgr. | [email protected] | 412.601.4167 Michigan Senate Passes Citizen Initiative for Scientific Wildlife Conservation Over 297,000 Michigan voter signed petition to base wildlife decisions on sound science. LANSING—Today the Michigan Senate passed the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, a citizen initiative brought to the Legislature by the signatures of almost 300,000 registered Michigan voters led by the Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management, a coalition of conservation, hunting, fishing and trapping organizations. “This is a significant step that recognizes the efforts of thousands of volunteers and hundreds of thousands of Michigan voters to ensure that sound science is the deciding factor in fish and wildlife conservation decisions,†said Matt Evans, legislative affairs manager for Michigan United Conservation Clubs. “Today, the Senate listened to the will of almost 300,000 of their constituents who exercised their constitutional right to propose legislation to their democratically-elected representatives.†On July 24, The Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified over 297,000 signatures of registered Michigan voters to place the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act before the Legislature. The act would share the authority for naming game species between the Legislature and the Natural Resources Commission (NRC), which is require to use sound science in its game decisions. The act also grants the NRC the authority to issue fisheries order, under the same sound science mandate, protects those fisheries with a $1 million rapid response fund for aquatic invasive species, and preserves free hunting and fishing licenses for active military members. The act also defeats two referendums sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, which is seeking to prevent a regulated hunting season on wolves in certain areas of the Upper Peninsula with high rates of livestock and pet depredation. In the past few weeks, five dogs have been killed by wolves in the Upper Peninsula. The Humane Society of the United States, which recently had its charity rating stripped by Charity Navigator, is also sponsoring anti-hunting initiatives in Maine and at the federal level. The Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act now heads to the Michigan House of Representatives, which passed a similar measure last summer on a bipartisan basis. Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management is a coalition of conservation, hunting, fishing and trapping groups and individuals including the Michigan chapters of Safari Club International, the Michigan Bear Hunters Association, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, the Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association, the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation, the Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Alliance, U.P. Whitetails, Inc., the U.P. Bear Houndsmen, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The act has also received the endorsement of the National Wildlife Federation, the Michigan Salmon and Steelheader Fishermen’s Association, the Lake St. Clair Walleye Association, the Lake St. Clair chapter of Muskies, Inc., and numerous local conservation groups throughout Michigan

Nice job Martin!

If you live in Michigan, call and email your state legislators to vote yes for this. https://mucc.org/cpwm-petitions-officially-certified/?utm_content=offshore10%40comcast.net&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=CLICK%20HERE%20TO%20READ%20MORE&utm_campaign=Conservation%20Insider%20%7C%20CPWM%20Petitions%20Certified%21content Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 23, 2014 Contact: Matt Evans | Michigan United Conservation Clubs |[email protected] |517-371-6462 Bureau of State Canvassers Certifies Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management Petitions Citizen Initiative Garnered Almost 300,000 Signatures from Registered Michigan Voters LANSING—The Michigan Board of State Canvassers has certified the Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management (CPWM) petitions for a citizen initiative to allow the Natural Resources Commission to make science-based decisions on fish and wildlife conservation issues, including naming game species and issuing fisheries orders. The Secretary of State Bureau of Elections staff report estimated that the pro-hunting group turned in at least 297,051 valid signatures of registered Michigan voters in support of the Scientific Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act, which also creates a $1 million rapid response fund to protect fisheries from invasive species like Asian carp, and allows active military members to hunt and fish for free. “We’re excited that so many registered Michigan voters directly petitioned their elected representatives under the Michigan Constitution to protect their outdoor heritage by making sure we make fish and wildlife conservation decisions with sound science,†said Matt Evans, legislative affairs manager for Michigan United Conservation Clubs. “Almost 300,000 registered voters have asked their legislators to pass this law, and I sincerely hope they listen to their constituents.†The citizen initiative is now before the Legislature, which will have 40 days to pass the initiative. Both chambers are expected to meet on August 13, which would be within the 40-day timeframe. The citizen initiative would render moot two referendums pushed by out-of-state anti-hunting and animal rights organizations that are trying to ban wolf hunting, despite biologists’ recommendations, by stripping the ability of the Natural Resources Commission to name game species using biologists’ recommendations. Citizens for Professional Wildlife Management is a coalition of Michigan conservation, hunting, fishing, trapping organizations and local rod and gun clubs around the state, including the Michigan chapters of Safari Clubs International, Michigan Bear Hunters Association, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Association, Upper Peninsula Bear Houndsmen, Michigan Hunting Dog Federation, U.P. Whitetails, Inc., Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Alliance, Lake St. Clair Walleye Association, Lake St. Clair Muskies, Inc., Michigan Steelhead and Salmon Fishermen’s Association, National Wildlife Federation, and individuals like Kirk Gibson, Steve Rinella, Mike Avery and Jimmy Gretzinger.