FBD

Packed the walleye gear last night looking at the forecast I don’t think it’s gonna happen. So I’ll just have to try for kings tomorrow…

That rain was substantial. Was coming down in sheets here about a mile south of Lake Mac.

You may be surprised with what else you catch doing this.

(There's good structure in that 40-60' range from about a mile south of Saugatuck to a couple miles south). And what you did to catch those small kings as saved my butt in tournaments a few time when it was 11:30 and we didn't have our full amount of fish to weigh.

Thanks for getting the name on that we could not read it last night. Then we were pretty much blind after getting caught in those lights.

Got out of Holland with my middle daughter late last night. Was a bit sporty. Never shipped a drop trolling into them kinda surprised as we were looking up at a few of them. Ended up further south than we wanted dropped in at 80’ and pounded into them out to 130’. At 125 was swapping the first rigger to a glow program when a blue dolphin down sixty on the other rigger got pounded. It made a good run then popped loose. As we started to turn to ride the waves back to 75’ the slide diver out 180 mag moonshine bloody nose went. To 350. Then 540. Then popped off. Grrr About 120 green glow j on a full core dug in. Hard. Ok 120 it is. Turned to head south which put that board in the outside of a turn making it even more fun. Got the board off after about ten minutes same slide diver gets ripped then the rod pops up in that oh that’s gonna be expensive kind of way sure enough spoon gone. Get that in rigger on that side flounder pounder swr down 55 goes daughter gets that and it takes off. About them my full core fish comes loose. Huh? Look over and now we have an entire side of the boat clear to land this last fish. And we are going to land this fish. Dammit we are not coming home skunked. It’s in the 300 copper. So somehow in the dark I bring that in and get it untangled down to two lines in the water and finally catch up to the fish who is now off the port bow about 100’. Ok then. Still hooked even though there’s been no pressure on him for ten minutes. This would be the side of the boat with lines still down. As soon as I tighten it up it turns runs the boat and goes straight into the wire. Get that unwrapped and I can tell it’s big and hooked weird as when I pull it goes sideways. Finally get the core on the rod had to stop to pull the fleas off the knot nope he pulls it back. Play this game about five times get all the core on the reel hand the rod off to my daughter after explaining how to thumb the spool as each wave surge is pulling drag. Inch by inch she gains the last thirty feet and I scoop it up. Spoon was in the hinge of its jaw. Pull in the last two lines we are in 145’ four miles south in 2-3’ in a 15 horse 14’. Not 75’ straight out as planned. But the trough was a perfect ride and we ran back in no problems until we got near big red then a blinding light was shining at us. Oh why not just throw in an alien abduction in tonight to add to the story nope big freighter lining up to come out. We idled as it went by that was pretty cool.

Excellent details felt like I was right there for the ride.

Fish Holland a lot and have dropped a few boards before. Gotten all but one back eventually. Hope it works out for you too.

Worked in front of Holland for steel that was fun with all the holiday traffic and sail boat race traffic. Once it got dark changed over the banged these two quickly before it was too dark.

Local marinas should be able to let you rent a transient slip for a day especially during a weekday???

Coho size this early is impressive

Is this a report or an ad?

Basic economics. What is something worth? Whatever someone is willing to pay. Plenty of lots of crap Carrylite duck decoys asking $50 a dozen on Craigslist to attest to that. Just sold some $179 new Abu Garcia reels for $60 a piece and it took two months to get that.

Cool report. Really interesting spots on that bottom brown. Almost thought Atlantic at first.

You’ll be lucky to get 25 cents a piece for old Northport Nailers. Pity as they still work. The other spoons I see are Producer’s spoons which you might be able to give away. Swap meet last week barely used currently popular spoons we’re going for $2 each.

I know you just bought a boat so you’re used to spending $$$ but cannonball prices are stupid these days.

10-12 and those are on manuals. Anything lighter and you get a ton of blow back and poor hook up’s.

Cool never heard of that one. Can you get more?

Did you choose the pug life, or did the pug life choose you?