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very nice.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing

Great job on the June fish.

These work very well. Mold from Cabelas go with at least a 12# ball.

Welcome to the site Nick.

Welcome to the site Stephen. Thanks for the report.

Very nice Frank.

Looks like a jolly good time.

Is there a place to keep a boat in Au Gres, and is there a campground there?

Welcome aboard Stephen. Very nice job on the June fish.

Thanks for the report Captain Mike.

Every thing written above here is spot on. If you are fishing in the top 60 fow and have never used copper, than go with the 32# BR. It is easy to use.

Yes every thing above will work, but it really depends on the water temp then. Mid August a few years back we where smacking fish on 1/2 cores, and Ace Hi plugs during mid day, but that was just after a big North blow. ( it really depends on the weather) As far as the copper goes, just use an Albright Knot and a Hay wire twist and you will be fine. Like this. A typical set up would be 20-40' fluorocarbon-copper- 3-10' 40# mono- 600-800' braid. (The 40# is where you hook your board to).

Welcome to the site Jamie. Nice job on the fish.

Here is a pc that Captain John did a few years back. One thing to keep in mind when running Meat rigs is speed! You need to be going slower than normal pulling these big rigs. If you go your normal "spoon" speed, its to fast. I think its a big reason many people have issues producing when they just throw a meat rig into their normal spread. If your heavy spoons have the right action in the water, your going to fast for meat rigs. This is why the guys that are very successful running meat almost always run a dedicated spread to that tactic, they don't just drop one into a spread of random lures. My normal meat fishing spread is 2-3 riggers with meat rigs, 2 wire divers with meat rigs, and maybe a few very LIGHT spoons on the leadcore. I will also drop an SWR rig below all rods in the spread to catch any stragglers hanging below the other rigs. Maulers, FINN spoons, and Super Slims are great spoons for slower speeds. You don't need to stack tons of rods into the spread. Better to concentrate on running 5-7 rods properly than to have a dozen just randomly thrown in. I consistently out fish guys with 20 rods in the water with my normal daytime spread of 5-7 rods. Its more important to run 5 rods properly, than 10+ rods just thrown in with no thought. Keep in mind....they are NOT separate rods and baits in the water....they are a SPREAD, that should work together, not alone. I run almost exclusivly the 12" John King Flashers for meat rigs, ALWAYS White or Glow, with the 3 fly rigs and Herring strips or whole Alewife. **Important note...I don't care what anyone says...Fake meat WILL NOT produce like the real thing. If your gonna fish meat, use MEAT! Herring,(whole or strips) or Alewife work the best for me. You should always be running the big flashers with a Meat rigs as well. They give a far bigger and slower roll than the smaller ones and produce 10x more fish on rigs. Remember, unlike a flasher/fly, the paddle on a meat rig is NOT imparting action to the bait behind it, its simply an attractor. Finally, the most important part of running a meat rig in getting the correct "roll" of the bait head. A baithead that spins real fast wont cut it, and neither will a head thats not turning. Put the rg in the water next to the boat and watch the baithead. You are looking for 2-4 rolls per second. If it needs to be adjusted, just bend the tab on the baithead to adjust it. This should be checked after every fish, as the head may have straightened out after catching a fish. The one tip I remember getting directly from John King about running meat that helped me the most was SLOW DOWN! Especially during the day and especially when targeting bigger fish! Hope that helps! Everything above is just my opinion. I know there are different ways to do things and I dont want to upset anyone. But running meat has won me more money in tourneys and full boxes on charter days than any other single tactic in the water, and I have spent a lot of time trying to perfect it. But its a touchy tactic, as everything needs to be done correctly to really produce. __________________ Captain John Tomczyk DAYBREAK CHARTERSwww.daybreakfish.com Marquette, Michigan

Nice to see you back in action Tom.

Nice job racking them up Ben.

Sweet. Some good eating there.

We where all the way down to ltl Sable point when that storm went through. We did not get hit, but the wind made a mess of the lake in a hurry. Too bad for the foul weather Ed.

Welcome to the site Steve. Thanks for the update.

The only reason we fish Holland is for the cleaning station. We buy gas, ice, beer, and snacks on the way in, and always stop at a restaurant on the way out (good for local businesses). When I took my co workers out to Muskegon few weeks back, I launched at the DNR ramp because they have a cleaning station, but it was locked. Muskegon is just about as easy for me to get to, and the fishing is way easier there (for me), but we will keep going to Holland for the cleaning station.

Welcome to the site Nick.

We prefished the PSA on Friday from 11:30-2:30 pm and went 7/9 with 2 steel, 1 Brown, and 4 kings. Thinking this was going to be easy, we got ready for Saturday. SE winds, and rain greeted us Saturday, and the fish just shut off! fished from 7am-noon with only 4 small fish. Went out Sunday and had no fish at 11 am. from 11- 10:30 we landed 4 fish with the biggest being 15.85 pounds. The PSA is strictly a big fish event with 68 boats fishing it. Ours was the 3rd biggest weighed for the event. We skipped fishing Monday, but it did not get any better from the boats I spoke with. We got our big fish bouncing a 11" paddle, with a Big Weenie Poofster fly off the bottom in 114 fow, South of port. We ended up having a Grand Slam for the weekend, with 1 laker, 1 Brown 2 steel, 2 Coho, and the rest kings. Pentwater is a great town with some good fishing.

Nice to know this stuff happens to other people than just me. Thanks for sharing.