danthebuilder

Found a working link. Kinda neat. http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=1091470#.VAfwpMJdV8E

From the article... "Both sides have given generously to federal lawmakers who champion their cause. And the Badger vehemently fought the launching of Lake Express a decade ago"

Thanks for the report.

Went 7 for 10. 3 kings 1 steelhead 3 lake trout(thrown back) 85-90 fow. South Troll. 2 Wire slide diver w/ 75 foot leader took most the fish/hits. Set on 1. 100 & 125 back. They had Meat rigs UV gasoline on a pro troll plaid 11 inch flasher & uv gasoline on a pro troll plaid with purple stripe 11 inch flasher. Copper 200 with a warrior uv elite lemon head (took a king) Copper 150 with moonshine glow bloody nose(i don't remember what it took). We started at 3 pm. Got 2 hits & misses early then the big show didn't start until an hour before dark. We got to the launch at about 10:30pm. C.O. was there doing cooler and license checks.

What did they suggest?

Thanks for the report. Pretty great trip for only 45 minutes.

Longer leader plus run meat on it.

What is your current setup?

Thanks for the report.

Thanks for the report.

Thanks for the report.

I used to use VERY old penn reels from the 70-80s and madga pros. Convectors blow them away. The drags are nice. The best price is from northwoods for downriggers/wire divers: $65 http://northwoodsoutlet.net/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2093 Copper(up to 450 copper): $75 http://northwoodsoutlet.net/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=78_173_177&product_id=2099

We added 1 wire to our boat this year too. Well, then we got our first hit. The 1 wire rod turned into 2 rods overnight. I ordered slide divers w/ the big rings & weight kit. If you can't afford the wire this year. Order the slide diver now and run your current mono setup with a longer leader thanks to the slide diver. Don't even bother with braid. Save the money for the wire setup. If you happen to run meat deep on a wire slide diver. Just make sure your rod holder can withstand a very active king resembling a freight train hitting it.

http://fatnancystackle.com/products/michigan-stinger-standard-spoon-goldie-locks My best spoon this year. Earlier in the season I had it on a rigger that I was running high. Now its on my shortest copper which is a 150 copper.

They got a weight kit too.

The water has been cold in close for a few days. Before the storm hit It was calm enough for a 14 footer to go out. There was quite a few people here in south haven trolling the shallow water. I've been on the pier the last few days having a blast. No boat needed. Yesterday, I had to move to the southern pier due to the waves. This happens every year.

I switched from blacks to chamberlain. So far it hasn't exactly worked as advertised. I set the setting on the top tightened all the way and have the other setting pretty loose and if i load up the rod it'll pop. I'm not exactly sure what i'm missing here. How many turns out are you guys fishing with your chamberlains on the magnetic portion?

Let the people vote.

Are you talking about the "HOME | FORUM | FISHING REPORTS" toolbar? Try changing your screen resolution.

All it takes is one fish to absolutely hammer your wire diver like you've never seen before and all those so called "hassles" of meat go away.

Thanks for the report.

Went 3-3 today(maybe 2.5?). 4pm to 8pm. (horrible hours tbh. if you go. go early morning or stay after the sun hits the water). dropped lines just outside the pier head. Went to 100 but bounced around 80-90. Saw some nice bait balls. Couldn't get anything to fire around the bait. (80 fow east troll)wire slide diver set on 2 out 90. (blueish spoon) This was a nice steelhead. Awesome aerial show until of course I pulled out the camera. I should have weighed it. That was the first time i used a side diver. I probably won't ever use a dipsy ever again. Thanks for that suggestion! On the copper 200 & 300. I'm really not sure which. I caught a nice perch. I don't remember what lure was on what rod. It got tangled really well. Took an hour to reel in both rods at the same time & untwist. Finally, got the copper all untwisted and cut the leaders & hand pulled in the perch. The entire process took about an hour. Those cv55l's get awfully heavy when you're holding two of them and passing them hand over hand to yourself. (60 fow east troll)Copper 250 caught the other steelhead. I don't remember the spoon. I was beat after dealing with the perch fiasco.

Sell your rigger and buy one that can handle a bigger ball.