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  1. SeaCatMich
    Just click on his username above a reply and then choose "Send a personal message to Fishmarc" OR just click HERE
  2. SeaCatMich
    As hard as Skamania hit, I go with 20# test rigger lines as well -- normally I run 12-15# until late July but break out the late summer rigs for Skams.
  3. SeaCatMich
    Yup, orange. Double Orange Crush from Scorpion to Mag size spoons. ThinFish in orange and orange with black ribs. Orange and Fire Tiger Fast Track minnow baits are also good plus can be run at faster (3-4.5 mph) trolling speeds to cover more water.
  4. SeaCatMich
    Assuming you have reels with a good drag and you set your reel's drag to let the fish run you shouldn't have any issues with that backing. Once the leadcore/backing knot is at the end of the rod I hold the rod at about a 45* angle and continue to let line out until the knot is in the water. Then I put the board on. The reason for this is so the leadcore (or copper) is not out of the water when I take the board off when fighting a fish. It will get you a little more depth for the weighted line too.
  5. SeaCatMich
    Location?
  6. SeaCatMich
    Liquid electrical tape. Need to let it dry though. I got tired of it, especially when it happened on the water with my Vectors. Went to an X4. Downside is you can't run more than one probe.
  7. SeaCatMich
    You should get deeper with the 7 Oz weight
  8. SeaCatMich
    I'm having trouble understanding the logic in your calculations. I would think simply dividing the line out by the depth achieved would give your the ratio of line needed per foot of depth. So using your observed lengths, 185' out divided by 50' of depth = 3.7' line needed for each foot of depth desired. Jason Coslow is a prostaff for SlideDiver and in his YouTube video on using wire on a SlideDiver Lite Bite with the 4 oz upgrade he discusses 2' out for 1' of depth with the diver dialed to 1. Sorry OP, I can't help with the 7 oz SDLB. Have not seen any info.
  9. SeaCatMich
    If possible, try moving the bags forward a little. I would want the back of the bags ~1/3 of the length of the boat up from the stern -- on a 21' boat that would be ~6-7'. That also keeps them well forward of the "fishing area". The rear line is the important one -- and mainly to 1) keep the tail reasonably close to the boat; and 2) lift on the line to take them out of the water easily. The front line can be secured to a forward location and never be touched during the day of fishing. Also make sure that the lines to the bags are long enough to let them get under the water a foot or so when at trolling speed. For sizing I too would contact Bob at Big Pappa (248-344-0958). His has worked with many different models of boats to size bags for all speed needs -- an Islander is pretty common, so I'm sure he can recommend the right size.
  10. SeaCatMich
    How many RPMs are you running with the current bags to get down to the 1.6 mph? Bags are sized by the diameter of the biggest opening. Lay it out flat on the ground and measure across at the big end. A second set of bags will slow you down more but getting a pair of them the right size would be better and not cost much more. It would be a lot less cluttered as well. How/Where are you running the bags at? Typically they run at mid ship. Mine are connected off the front cleats with a line running off the back of the bag to the midship cleat. Too far back on the boat will not slow it down as much since the bow is not forced down into the water as much. This also helps stabilize the boat in a chop for a better ride.
  11. SeaCatMich
    A fews years ago me, two regular fishing buddies and my 15 year old nephew went out of Sterling State Park for walleye. We ran for about an hour out to just north of West Sister island. Me and the two "regulars" were started catching fish -- walleye and sheepies -- but the nephew wasn't. Wouldn't listen to us on what we were doing and insisted on doing his own thing. Since that wasn't working and he was consequently getting board he decided after about an hour that he was "sick" and wanted to go in. Knowing he was just being a spoiled brat we/I refused and he pouted for 30 minutes. Fearing this I had explained before we ever left the house and drove for 2 hours that we were going to be out for the whole day -- and was assured that he was up for it and "really, really wanted to go fishing". Back in the '90s off St. Joe a good friend (Jeff - college roommate) and two of his bass fishermen buddies (Don & Phil) ame down to fish one of the first Tackle Haven tournaments on my 22' WAC. Seas were around a 1.5-2' chop with whitecaps. Don was real quiet and after about 2 hours was green and trying to attract fish with a chum line. We offered to go back in but he insisted on staying out. To try to combat the seasickness, we made him fight and net fish -- which worked while he did it, but right back to hanging over the side when the action died down. He did get a big fish prize with a 18# laker but we finished way down the board overall. Now Don has his own salmon boat and goes more often than me. I think that going in before the action started had to be better than having it happen with a good bite happening though.
  12. SeaCatMich
    Sure, it is a skunk since you did set lines... but with an asterisk next to it due to injury/sickness
  13. SeaCatMich
    Could get some super glow paint and paint the top of the boards. Then charge them like a lure. Some of the paint will last for hours on a single charge and you can just charge it again whenever you bring the board in.
  14. SeaCatMich
    GPS SOG is measuring your boat's speed over a specific distance as measured by calculating the difference in LAT/LON positions between signal pulses from the GPS satellites. Down-speed is measuring the speed of the probe/ball/lure relative to any current in the water. Basically as far as attempting to duplicating a lure's speed when it gets hit, down-speed is the important one. I don't really even look at the SOG when I'm trolling -- when I'm cruising, yes; trolling no. Are my lures actually going the mph that the FishHawk X4 says? I doubt it. Is the number shown repeatable and showing me a relative measurement that I am going to use to make my lures have the same action that caught the last two fish? I am going to assume it does since that is why I bought it. I have two different GPS units on my boat. They give me different speeds because the algorithms used for calculations by the different companies are different. Add in my boat's speedometer, the fishfinder transducer's paddle wheel, and then my FishHawk's surface speed and on my boat I can have 5 different speeds being shown that all claim to be the "accurate speed" of the boat. On my car the GPS speed is often different from what the car's speedometer says and it is different than what the radar timed speed on the "you're speed is" signs says the car is going.
  15. SeaCatMich
    Great pictures Bob. Not many things better than a morning on the big lake with a light chop fighting a fish on wire.
  16. SeaCatMich
    Working with the prosthicist to get setup with the leg. I want things to go faster, but just have to be patient and do it right. Still shooting for July to hopefully be able to get out on a boat.
  17. SeaCatMich
    Nice solo job. More action for you alone that most posts I have seen this year of guys with 9 rods out and you got some nice Kings to boot. I love it when that happens
  18. SeaCatMich
    For the Lake Michigan salmon/trout area... have your looked outside the last two days? Rain, cold, wind, big waves... not a lot of people out fishing the big water. For the whole forum, login and then click [New Posts] in the middle of the 2nd black menu bar to see posts since your last login. When done reading any/all of the posts that you want, click on [Quick Links] and then Mark Forums Read to reset the flag on all of the forums so the next time you login and use New Posts you will get only the ones posted between logins. On the [Quick Links] menu you can also choose the Today's Posts option to have any posts made during the last day shown.
  19. SeaCatMich
    Every port is a little different, but for the Michigan side of Lake Michigan the farther north you go the closer the deep water is to shore.
  20. SeaCatMich
    The Au Gres DNR marina is pretty nice -- (989) 684-3020 http://www.cityofau-gres-mi.org/state-dock.html The city also has a campground -- (989) 876-8310 http://www.cityofau-gres-mi.org/city-park.html
  21. SeaCatMich
    7.5 miles on a 260 to 290 heading from the pier heads is in the 150' area. Going further north or south of that will take 8-9 miles. Online you can go to the Navionics online WebApp to simulate any of their charts at: http://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en#products/NavionicsPlus@10&key=qpb%60GdproO If you click on the blue > symbol on the left side of the screen you can choose what chart product to use to view with the app. In the bottom right corner there is a button with a compass tool to activate a point to point range tool that shows distance and heading of two points anywhere on the chart. Nice app. Here is a screen shot showing a plot line from the harbor to 150 FOW using the Navionics+ US/Canada chart.
  22. SeaCatMich
    Link is broken
  23. SeaCatMich
    Pretty sure that Shakespeare discontinued the 7 1/2' model so you will need to find a tackle shop that has them left in stock. I would suggest trying Northwoods in Pinconning as they buy out discontinued stock from manufactures and/or Armstrong's Tackle in Whitehall. Northwoods has a web site, but lots of stuff in the store that is not on the site and often better prices in the store too. Not sure if a phone call to Armstrong's will work as they have so much stuff that I don't think they really know what they have. Might take some looking, but I would be surprised if they don't have some.
  24. SeaCatMich
    Nice. Might not have been fast and furious, but still good fishing. Congratulations on the tournament win.
  25. SeaCatMich
    Definately not opposite directions ALL the time. Sometimes yes, but most often not. Most of the time it isn't going right with the surface currents either. It really gets fun trying to keep the lines straight when you get 2'+ waves going sideways to the down current. Have also seen it many times where you have different current directions and speeds at different depths -- seen this a lot in the mid coast area of Lake Michigan (South Haven to Whitehall).
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