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I will be selling Dan Keating books through the website. Captain Dan Keating is one of the most productive and innovative Charter Captains on Lake Michigan, averaging an unprecedented 17 fish per charter during his career. Dan is one of the top tournament fishermen on the Great Lakes and winner of the prestigious Bob Uecker Great Lakes Invitational among other tournaments. Dan's first book, the critically acclaimed Great Lakes Salmon And Trout Fishing: The Complete Troller's Guide, has been credited with helping many anglers catch more salmon and trout. Dan contributes to numerous magazines and is Field Editor to Great Lakes Angler Magazine. Dan also gives highly informative seminars to fishing clubs and Outdoor Shows. Globally, Dan has fished remote locations in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, as well as extensive experience along the southwest coast of Florida. Dan lives with his wife, Mary, and four children, Rebecca, Ethan, Kate and Chloë in northern Illinois. Captain Dan Keating brings over 30 years of experience chasing Big Water King Salmon to life. In this book you will find a mix of practical and theoretical teaching to help you systematically develop a game plan for your home waters. • Eliminate unproductive water and locate Kings spring, summer and fall • Stealth presentations • Principles of lure and attractor selection for King Salmon • Three-dimensional thinking for controlled depth fishing • Master the group dynamic • Light line tactics • Use wire line, Dipsy Divers, Downriggers and much more • Small boat secrets to success • Secrets to catching trophy kings in shallow and deep water These books are available for $24.95 per book and $6.00 shipping. Shipments to Canada will be extra. Send me a PM if you are interested and I will get you the payment info. Mike

I will be selling Dan Keating books through the website. Captain Dan Keating is one of the most productive and innovative Charter Captains on Lake Michigan, averaging an unprecedented 17 fish per charter during his career. Dan is one of the top tournament fishermen on the Great Lakes and winner of the prestigious Bob Uecker Great Lakes Invitational among other tournaments. Dan's first book, the critically acclaimed Great Lakes Salmon And Trout Fishing: The Complete Troller's Guide, has been credited with helping many anglers catch more salmon and trout. Dan contributes to numerous magazines and is Field Editor to Great Lakes Angler Magazine. Dan also gives highly informative seminars to fishing clubs and Outdoor Shows. Globally, Dan has fished remote locations in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean, as well as extensive experience along the southwest coast of Florida. Dan lives with his wife, Mary, and four children, Rebecca, Ethan, Kate and Chloë in northern Illinois. Captain Dan Keating brings over 30 years of experience chasing Big Water King Salmon to life. In this book you will find a mix of practical and theoretical teaching to help you systematically develop a game plan for your home waters. • Eliminate unproductive water and locate Kings spring, summer and fall • Stealth presentations • Principles of lure and attractor selection for King Salmon • Three-dimensional thinking for controlled depth fishing • Master the group dynamic • Light line tactics • Use wire line, Dipsy Divers, Downriggers and much more • Small boat secrets to success • Secrets to catching trophy kings in shallow and deep water These books are available for $24.95 per book and $4.00 shipping. Shipments to Canada will be extra. Send me a PM if you are interested and I will get you the payment info. Mike

I will be upgrading the forums software on Saturday to the latest and most secure version available. I will also be upgrading the gallery software during this time. This should take less than 2 hours. Hopefully everything goes smoothly. The forums will be closed from 12:01 pm EST until approximately 2:00 pm EST on Saturday(25 Feb).

I have "Keating on Kings". It is a very good book. I am waiting on a response from Dan as I am trying to become a distributer of his books

I voted for no cut bait. But, if you look at any of the ocean tournaments, they allow it. Lets see what the end count is on the poll.

Welcome to the site Butch. There are a lot of familiar faces from MS.com. OK...who has all of the secret's?

Nice Buck! Looks kind of like your avatar

I agree with Rich. Does everyone honestly believe the driver knows nothing about these tricks the crew chiefs do? If you do, I have some swamp land in Arizona I would like to sell you Nascar should have made a statement with Tony Stewart and parked him. Does someone have to die on the track before something gets done?

Is there a cost to set up?

What brand and size is everyone using?

SANDUSKY, OHIO'S Three changes to the way Ohio's commercial fishermen operate on Lake Erie are being considered by the Ohio Wildlife Council, according the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife. The Division of Wildlife is proposing three new commercial fishing regulations in an effort to tighten the rules for Ohio's commercial fishing industry. The new rules are needed in light of an ongoing investigation of some of Ohio's commercial fishing fleet. The current case is considered the biggest criminal case in the history of the Division of Wildlife, and involves the illegal netting and selling of 40 tons of yellow perch (equal to 6,133 daily sport fishing bag limits). The first change in regulations will prohibit commercial fishermen from having yellow perch on their boat from the Central and Western basins of Lake Erie at the same time. The second change will require all commercial fishing vessels to notify the Division of Wildlife at least 30 minutes prior to docking with the fish they have netted. A voice mail system will be set up to collect information, such as the location of the dock where their fish will be unloaded, the name and number of the trap net boat, their license number, the weight of each harvested species, and the estimated time of arrival of the boat at the dock. Under current regulations, commercial fishermen must display flags on their nets. The third new regulation will require different colors to be displayed according to whether the commercial fishermen are operating in the Western or Central basin. The agency is proposing the new rules go into effect May 1. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor indicted 14 individuals and five businesses over the past year on charges of engaging in money laundering, theft, and receiving stolen property related to commercial fishing. Several individuals and commercial fishing companies have plead guilty in Cuyahoga County Court and received fines totaling $187,000. An investigation of yellow perch involving additional commercial fishermen and companies is still open in Lorain and Erie counties. Commercial fishermen are required to keep accurate and legible catch reports and to stay within their licensed yellow perch quota in a given year. Safe harvest levels of yellow perch are determined by fisheries biologists to maintain healthy fish populations and provide quality fishing opportunities on Lake Erie.

The contest is almost over. Caznik is currently in the lead. There is still time to "out post" him.

The NYSDEC is holding its ninth annual Lake Ontario update meeting February 21, at the Niagara County Cooperative Extension Center, 4487 Lake Ave. (Rte. 78), Lockport, NY 14094. The meeting will be held 7:30-9:30 PM. Speakers from NYSDEC and the US Geological Survey will provide an annual update on: * Forage fish status * Fishing boat creel census survey results * Tributary creel survey update * Chinook salmon & steelhead status * Pen project assessment results * Proposed angling regulation changes * Hatchery staffing * Stocking issues * Cormorant management The public is invited to attend and admission is free. The meeting will offer an open dialog of questions and answers following the presentations. For more info contact: Paul McKeown at NYSDEC- Allegany at (716) 372-0645; Michael Wilkinson [email protected] or Patti Nelson [email protected] at NYSDEC-Buffalo (716) 851-7010.

Proposal would outlaw most lead tackle. Viable, affordable alternatives needed, fishing experts say. LANSING -- Concern about lead poisoning among water birds led New Hampshire to ban the sale and use of certain types of lead fishing tackle. New York and Maine have banned the sale of lead sinkers weighing a half ounce or less. Now the issue has surfaced in Michigan with the introduction of a bill that proposes a multi-step plan to phase out most lead tackle, including sinkers weighing one ounce or less, jigs, and other tackle items containing lead. Rep. Chris Kolb, D-Ann Arbor, the bill's sponsor, said the measure would protect water birds from ingestion of jigs and sinkers, adding that several economical and effective alternatives to lead tackle are available. Ray Rustem, the Department of Natural Resources natural heritage unit supervisor, said the ban's impact on the wildlife population would be insignificant considering the economic costs. "For the benefit to be derived from this ... it's not worth the economic impact on the angler," said Rustem. He also claims that far more loons are killed by commercial fish nets than by lead sinkers. Alternatives to lead tackle include steel, bismuth, ceramic, tungsten, tin and recycled glass, according to the Michigan DNR. Some alleged experts insist lead poisoning is a serious concern that must be addressed and measures need to be taken now to educate anglers about the harm posed to water birds. "You have to take steps where you can and work towards it," said Joanne Williams of Shepherd, state coordinator of the Michigan Loon Preservation Association/Michigan Loon Watch, a division of the Michigan Audubon Society. "Education is the biggest thing we have to address. "In the long run it will be beneficial to wildlife and to Michigan," Williams said. Sam Washington, executive director of Michigan United Conservation Clubs, said the bill is an "OK idea" but he believes that lead tackle has minimal impact on the environment. Attempts to ban leaded tackle don't safeguard the species that they're trying to protect, Washington said.

I have removed all of the top fishing site buttons from the bottom of the forums. A couple of them are having problems with their buttons. This has been causing the site to load slow.

I am looking for a nautical chart book of Lake Michigan. Does anyone have an idea on where to get one?

So...If I start putting up pheasants, I know I am to shallow

When fishing with body baits in the river, are you tying directly to the lure, split ring, or using a swivel? I am aware the old style Hot'nTot's do not have split rings.

It appears this will end up an expensive habit. I hope the wife does not mind

Thats the answer I was looking for. Thanks Rich!

Most rods have a recommend line weight on them. What action/line weight are you using for your 8'6" rods?

I consider a good fish finder is a critical piece of equipment. With some fish finders, you can see the thermocline. What does everyone use and how do you like it?

By really tight to shore, what depth of water are the baits running in on the shallow side of your spread?

Round weights, fish weights, and torpedo weights. Coated or uncoated. Where does one start? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Thats an easy one. The one that crosses the finish line first! Dale Jarrett I have been a Dale Jarrett fan for many years. I remember when he won his first Daytona 500 in the #18 Interstate car driving for Joe Gibbs in 1993. Daytona....this is a cut throat race track. One minute you are in good with a guy, and the next minute, He hang's you out to dry. Imagine how fast these car's would be going if they did not have roof flaps...