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So did some one tell you to run wire like you would run core? I have never herd of any one putting a mono leader on wire. No special rod or real for my Copper rig. Yes a 600lc will hold 1000' of wire with no backer needed.

I read/copied this from a different site and found it very interesting. I received a copy of the acoustic data for Forage Fish Abundance Estimates for 2008. It also includes year-to-year density comparisons for past survey years. There are a series of YOY(young of the Year) alewife density overlays on Lake Michigan, as well as YAO (Juveniles-adults and older Alewife) density overlays for fish in the water column. There are two large, clockwise surface current gyres that form in Lake Michigan. One circulates in the southern portion of the basin, with its northern edge around the mid-lake hump between Ludington and Milwaukee. The other is more elongated north and south, and sweeps most of the northern portion of the basin. While Lake Michigan waters mix between these two gyres, volumes exchanged are not massive. River current driven outflows along the shore intersect these nutrient rich plumes, hit these circulating currents, spinning these waters in a clockwise pattern around the basin annually. These same,primarily westerly winds sweep Green Bay waters annually as well. Green Bay outflow and the north current gyre intersect along a boundary seam from Washington Island to Point Detour, extending in a thinning strip to the Straits of Mackinaw. Highest densities of pelagic Alewife, Smelt, and Bloater YOY and juvenile fish occur in the northern portion of the basin along the boundary layer and in a stripe along the base of the Door peninsula from south of Sheboygan up to Sturgeon Bay. The next volume of water that contains high concentrations of pelagic forage fish is in the seam for Washington Island, to Point Detour, to Naubinway. Highest densities that occur in the southern portion of the basin occur in the southeastern portion of Lake Michigan off of Pentwater down to St. Joe/Benton Harbor. So, if you ever wonder why fishing is good in these areas, it is where the forage fish are abundant! Bottom line, no matter what happens in the basin proper. I think Fairport and Cedar River will always provide a good fishery. Kinda like the conversation law enforcement folks had with John Dillinger. When asked why he always robbed banks. Dillinger replied, "Because that's where the money is!" Well, maybe then, but not now!

Very cool. Looks like a nice day on the beach.

Like Don and Phil said. They both have there advantages. The advantage to Copper over Lead Core is, the sink rate is in the area of 1.5 x what Lead Core is. 300' of Core will get you down roughly 40', 300' of Copper can get you down as much as 60'. These numbers will change with speed. You will need a big real for 45# Copper. (min. 57 series) Wire is used mainly as a deep Diver set up. I have 2 and they are my most productive rods.

Great looking back ground.

Nice job, Mike and Terry. Great looking Brown.

I have not noticed any advantage to one color or another. When ever possible I do like to match the diver to the flasher though.

9 for 11 sounds like a great day to me. Nice job guys.

Nice looking fish Rich.

Looks like it was a nice night on the water.

Nice mixed bag of fish.

Come on Robert, It doesn't take 3 weeks to fix a bearing ;).

Nice job Mike!

All the flashers have fly's on them, The dipseys are marked with permanent marker. Cheep, easy, and mobile.

Tim, That's the way we like it when where at the Beach.

Welcome aboard Justin, Nice job on the fish. Thanks for posting.

Welcome!

Most likely they come with inferior split rings.

It's always a sure sing of spring when the Loon's return to our lake. Every year on there way North, they stop and fish our lake. Sometimes they stay a few weeks and others only a day or two. There was one here a week ago who would not let me get close enough to photograph. These two didn't seam to mind as much. It was full Cloudy, so the color isn't there that good.

I like all 4 of them.

19' is plenty big for The great Lakes. (See Nymph make a very sturdy boat). Like said above, the diver rod is the very best bang for the buck. A diver with a white/green fish catcher/spinner, and a Green fly will get you fish most any time. Two hand Crank riggers with rubber band releases and a couple inexpensive rigger rods with spoons are also very reasonable and effective. I really doubt the 140 OMC will idle down slow enough to troll though. (I know my 115 will not) What year is the Motor? When is the last time the impeller was changed? It's also a good idea to run a can of Sea Foam through it to clean the carbon out.

Very cool.

A Prayer goes out for the little guy, Our blessings are with you, mom, and Him (or her).

Brown Trout! And a nice looking one at that. Of all the fish that live in the Great Lakes the Brown Trout is the best Looking.

All I want to know is, "Who Let The Dogs Out" Nice job guys, way to start the season out!