Special K

Set lines around 5:15 am out in front of the pier heads marked a lot of fish but no takers. Ran out to the bathhouse at 7am trolling north past the point in 60-160ft and back. Very slow went 2-4 with a 15lb king and a shaker. Not much radio chatter and didn't see another net dip all day. Water was really messed up I would have 44 degree water on the probe 70 down then it would pop up to 52 degrees temps were all over the map. What worked 400cu with a wonderbread ace hi 15lb king 8 color with a stinger uv blue dolphin shaker Wire diver on 2 back 175 with a BW rubber poofster combo took a massive rip and broke off when the line got twisted up on the reel after the first run:mad: 300 cu with a mongoose j-plug swing and a miss. Nothing on meat and spinnys

Fished in Ludington last weekend. Fish were in the PM saw a few taken on the ride out of the channel and lots of fish rising. We fished the stick and took 2-3 fish per trip. Not a lot of action but the fish we caught were slobs. Meat rigs, paddle/fly and plugs.

Hey guys quick question. Looking at getting a fish mounted and wanted opinions on taxidermist in the Grand Rapids area. Any and all feedback good and bad would be appreciated. THANKS MIKE

Drove up Friday morning and decided to head out for a few hours before we could check in to the hotel. Fished from noon till 4 going 1-1 with a 18# king on a BW rubber poofster combo on a wire diver, waves were alitte bit to much for the wife so we headed in. Saturday morning we were setting lines by 7 and fished to 11:30 going 3-4 with a coho and 2 big kings which were a real joy to see my wife try to reel in! Took em to Capt. Chucks and they went 22lbs 6 oz and 25 lbs 10 oz Kings came on a lucky charms plug on a 225 cu and a cold steel meat rig behind a showtime SD.

My wife has a trailblazer with the 4.2. Not as "doggy" as the old 4.3 but she maybe gets 15-16 mpg. We have towed a 17ft flatbottom duck boat with it and it did fine.

6 foot leads with a Orange offshore release.

Boat is a 1990..not sure ?

Thinking about putting a auto pilot on my wish list for the winter. I have a older Crestliner Sabre with a 4.3 mercruiser with power steering that is a real b**** to drive, leaving the wheel for a few seconds to net a fish and the boat wants to start doing circles. So anyway looking for suggestions on manufacturers and models that some of you have had experiences with. Cost, difficulty of installation or place around Grand Rapids they had do the install. Thanks Mike

Thanks I'll have to give it a try.

Line Dancing do you find you get many false releases with the big John's? I've had the misfortune of having a few boards dive on me no matter how careful you are.. and they usually resulted in a big tangle or a lost board.

Gonna be in August Gres all next week hope the hot fishing continues!

Fished from 6:00 till 11:30 going 1-1 with a shaker king. Started right outside the pier heads in 30 fow fished out to 120fow. Ran everything from a 2 color to a rigger on bottom. Surface temp was 56. Wish I had something more positive to post.

Fished from 6:30 till 1:00 going 3-6 all kings, 80 to 120ft of water Green paddle with a pond scum yogurt fly on a braid dipsey on 1 170 back 10lb king, MS hotlips RV on a fixed slider 10ft above the rigger set at 70 6lb king and a swing and a miss, BW mtn dew meat rig on a briad dipsey on 1 170 back 15lb king and another lost after a few minutes, also took a hit on a SS lemonberry on a rigger down 55. Speed at the ball was 2.5 temp was 49 at 70 ft. Nothing on cores or copper??

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I've used a site called iboats.com. They have specific forums for each manufacturer. It might take some searching, but you should find some help. Or you can post your exact problem and probably find your answer.

Nice ride!

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Good job! What did you think of the new rigger weight? Mine worked great thanks!

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Headed out on the first trip of the year Friday afternoon. Cleared the pier heads at 12:30 and headed out to 100ft then put it on a SW troll. Pulled lines at 5:30ending up 6-9 with 2 kings 21-17lbs and 4 coho. Kings were caught in 140-150 coho were in 180. SS emerald alewiveUV 70 down on a fixed slider=king (thanks Dirty Dog) Stinger UV blue dolphin 90 down on a rigger=king Mag Moonshine Mongolian beef 225 CU= 2-3 cohos DW SS double orange crush 8 color=coho White paddle white fly wire diver back 190=1-2 with a coho BLL patriot 65 down on a rigger swing and a miss

Found both the walker and Tru trac on EBAY thanks a bunch.

Hey guys quick question. How do you attach the cannonball to the rigger line? I have heavy duty coastlock snaps that came on the used boat I bought. The reason I'm asking this is I had one break right in half on me last summer. Had real fun crimping on a new one in 3 footers in the pitch dark! Just thought there might be a better option. I am installing a depth raider next week and had me thinking about it. Thanks in advance.

Love my Shimano TDRs

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