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It should work, email Ironwood who makes them and ask. Is your drive area flat enough to mount one? Do you have a transom overhang on your boat that will not blocking the release by the cord of the plate? I have one on my outboard which works great. I bought one for my mercruiser, but the new outdrive has a slightly curved surface so now I just keep it as a spare in case I damage my old one. They work great by the way. I have the wing attachment on it also.

Where is a good place to store a 27' boat on a trailer in Holland. I would like to have it handy enough and reasonable $ to pick up and launch at the DNR launch on the northside of Lake Macatawa? LB

The waves were suppose to be <1'. I was on the wrong lake evidently. Headed out the harbor for our last trip before we pull the boat home. We got 3ft chop when you got out to 80' and it seemed to be picking up. We went SW and south several miles, but no bites. Headed back north in 75'-65-50', quit a couple of miles north of the harbor. Marked a few fish but that as all. Good luck to everyone with their fall fishing. We will be back year. Water temp was 48 at 70' LB

Nice report, if you haven't tangled a line you aren't fishing. LB

I didn't see you pics in the gallery. Scroll down to the end of any of the gallery pages and you should see the upload form to the gallery. Once they are in the gallery, you can use the http address of the gallery to add the picture to your post with the image icon. LB

Great catch! Any pictures? LB

Started the channel troll with a j-plug, crankbait and spoon, just to see who was home... No one. Headed out to the lake turned south to try and catch some brown trout. Changed the lures to SD and flies, different spoons etc. .....nothing .....water was 65 on the surface, sort of the edge of the Brown trout thermal. Headed out to deeper water 74' and completed a turn going north with a skunk following us.. BANG a 200 copper goes with a blue splatter back J-Plug on a board. North troll @2.6 gps. A 7.5 # Lake trout male. Might be the only catch this week considering the weather forecast. LB

How has that oil spill effected the Saugatuck run?

How long does the salmon run go at Holland? LB

Tough breaks but thanks for the information, been there know the feeling. LB

Those waves were NOT 1-2 ft. Coming out of the harbor we were in 3-4 swells. Headed out to 130' nw troll @2.8 gps speed lost one on a 250 copper w/ghost jplug 20 ft from boat bringing it in. NEXT was a dipsy diver w/green meat rig 150 back setting 2, on 2.3 mph gps in 180' ...caught (1) 16.6 lbs king. The waves were 5-6 swells at that time, lucky none were capping, but the flys were terrible and my 1st mate was not pleased being eaten by the flys. So the mighty Littleboat turned and headed in. LB

It must have been the sails! LB

8-16-13 3 for 5 with some lines doing the tango. 10:05am 5.35# lake trout FC in 131' w/lemonberry @2.5 mph gps 11:15am 5.8# steel head braided dipsy w/pearl SD w/green-white fly set at 87' back #2 position in 190' @2.3 mph gps 12:55pm 6.3# steel head 200 copper w/orange NBK in 190@2.5 mph gps Had a line dance with wire dipsy, slider and DR which put them all out of commission for the trip. LB

I live over in Macomb so we will be heading back Saturday. I fish here during the week, since I'm retired and we hope to move over here soon. I would like to meet everyone fishing in the area since I'm starting to know their handles. LB

Went out in the late afternoon fished until dark. Water was cold at 45'. You would think with the temperature band for kings within 30' of the top I could at least save gas money and catch fish. We noticed right away nothing was marking. So we headed out trolling the DR ad a couple shallow dipsys and a 4 color....nothing. Trolled out to 102' nothing. Headed south a short ways and got a 8.35lb king on a dipsy with mtn due SD with a BW Pickle Kisser fly. But what was amazing the current would move the boat almost up to 4 knots going south with my engine on the lowest speed setting. I think I could have just shut it off and it would have taken me to Michigan City. My dipsys were completely thrown to the same side of the boat almost. The main point nothing was biting in these conditions, except the one I got just prior. We headed out deeper and had another bite on my SD and Pickle kisser, but this time it hit so hard it took them with it. Good bye $20 at least. Ouch! The waves were 2-3 foot and didn't lay down until about 8pm. Nothing else was hit 250 copper w/green flounder pounder, 1 dipsy with orange crush, 10 color lemon berry, DR w/happy meal and mongolian slider, 200 copper w/blue splatter back plug. I changed everything several times with the same results. I cover the entire water column and speed variations. We headed back in to port and my drive got stuck in the somewhat up position with just the prop below the water surface. Also the sheriff waved to me in the channel that my starboard light was out. All in all it was nice to be on the lake after 2 days of sitting in port. But the wife said it was great shopping. LB

Great story and nice finish. Congrats! LB

What is a Black Mamba/UV Blue Ice? I get the blue ice, but I haven't seen a Black Mamba flasher?

I hate it when they spit the hooks out at the boat. Congrats on the catch.

Your are right it was a steelhead. My error. Thanks

Fished this morning 7:30 to 10:30am. 2 for 5. 3 hook ups (one we give back too small of a king) and one loss right on the transom bringing him in. A real heart breaker. A very large coho. 1st one (coho 9#)on south troll out of Holland @7:40am with j-plug blue splatterback@60ft in 142ft speed 2.4mph gps, on 200 copper. The two hook jumpers then the next one(small king 3.7#) in the boat at 9:05am on a 250 copper with a green flounder pounder, SE troll in 150 ft. 2.4mph gps. The large coho loss at the transom was on a DR @ 165ft in 187ft with a blue dolphin. The weather was beautiful and waves were <1ft.

What is a Skams? I'm not familiar with that term.

Lost 2 this morning, 1 shook the hook and the other was a real heart breaker when we couldn't get the salmon around all the other fishing rods and riggers. Went south Holland to Saugatuck 2.3 mph lost a fish with my lemonberry in 108' on 10 color. Other hook was with spotted bloody nose on a 8 color. No hits on riggers using meat, flys or spoons. Back in a couple weeks. LB

I didn't hand line it. I went back and scooped up the board in the net. Threaded it back thru the reel an cranked it back slowly because after I saw the board floating I figured the line must be laying on the bottom with a very angry fish who was just tired as heck! LB