jimbobber

I get number 4 and number 6 spin-n-glows

here is another post i just helped a guy with . http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29664 Ialso use a double spin-n-glow set up one bigger one and one smaller one with no flie behind it in clown color.

may 18 is the michigan steelheaders challenge and it worth $2000 for first prize for a $70 entrie fee i think lots of the guys on the list will want to fish that on that day.

Great Job Mikie , my niece is a good fishergirl huh!!!

Just want thank Larry for supporting the web site and donating the spoons,and Mike for running the website thanks guys!!!

Any one here on glf know Captian Ray VanZytfeld of team early bird If so could you pm me i would like to get in touch with him. Thanks Jimmy AKA Jimbobber

Shawn ,here is the web site i orders from its http://www.yakimabait.com/ I order the number 4s and number 6s ,i like lime green, glow lime green, and clown colors the flie is a rapture glow dude i think ,just trim it down about half the length with 2 beads behind it And one in front.When you get the spin-n-glows trim the holes so they are smooth so they spin freely. jimmy

Shawn here is a pic of my favorite laker set up , this is and 8 " dodger with 30 lb floro carbon leader 23" long with a spin-n-glow and flie combo. run this 20 foot behind the ball, bounce the ball on the bottom. Hope this helps Jimmy as for copper set ups get a reel of good size,and a rod with large eyes they make some very affordable copper rods out there ,for a reel an okuma cv 55 will work fine , put mono backer on it 30 lb, then copper ,i run 45 lb copper,on the end of that run 30 foot of floro carbon leader 20lb. always run all the copper out and put your planer board on the mono, try to always put the board in the same spot so you can watch for any wear in the clip area. copper lengths run different depths 300 copper runs 60 to 70 down 250 runs 50 to 60 150 runs around 35 to 45 down. in my opinion a wire dipsey is a great set up , if you runa mag dipsey you can easily get it down 80 to 100 foot .you will need a roller rod for this tho. hope this will help. jimmy if you want to call me with questions please by all meens do so ,i love to talk fishing. my number is 616-240-7017

Shawn , Welcome to GLF I would buy inline planer boards then you can run your coppers off them to , either church walleye boards or offshore inlines should do the trick. I dont know how they fish lakers over there but in lake michigan a good way to fish them is with a dodger with a spin-n-glow behind it. If you want a picture of this setup i can post one for you. As for the divers you can run spoons or spindoctors and flies ,or dodgers and spin-n-glows for the lakers .When fishing the lakers in lake michigan I like to bump bottom with the down rigger weight ,and drag the dipsey in the bottom ,this stirs the bottom and attracts the lakers.

Jason i would go to 8 lb test for the steelhead they will see the 14 lb and in the cold water it will be stiff. How are you planing on fishing, drifting spawn,dead sticking,throwing plugs,drifting bobber and jigs? any of these techniqes would be better with lighter line. jimmy

nice job mikie

Steve , I made my own trees to ,i found that the lowest holder worked better with the angle less than the next one up , also the top holder should be to the front of the boat a little, and the lower holderr to the back of the boat a little and the middle holder in the the middle of the "twist" this will create rod tip spaceing otherwise the rod tips will hit and your boards will jump easier. This is just what i found out with mine they are looking real good tho ,i cut mine the same way they look good like that. feel free to pm me if you want any more info. jimmy

awsome season Kevin it was fun fishin with ya this year again!!!!!

Bob, I take my knives to Russ at grafschap hardware he does a real good job.

way to go Larry theres no better feeling than to see your child hunting and out doing the ole man LOL

All I can say is wow what a season this year , I decided to take my 8 yr old out "deer hunting" with me tonight with very low expectations as she cant sit still or be quite yet, so we get to the stand around 4 pm and at 5 this nice little 6 point came out 65 yrds out ,i pointed it out to her so she saw it then set the cross hairs on it and let er fly, he ran 20 yrds and stood there for 3 minutes or so then we saw him fall !! and abbie was totally geeked and wanted to get down see "our Buck" what a great moment to see her that excited about hunting i am truly blessed with two great daughters who love to hunt and fish! She had to count the points before i even got to touch the deer so i took this pic. love it ! That makes 4 deer out of this stand this year

All I can say is wow what a season this year , I decided to take my 8 yr old out "deer hunting" with me tonight with very low expectations as she cant sit still or be quite yet, so we get to the stand around 4 pm and at 5 this nice little 6 point came out 65 yrds out ,i pointed it out to her so she saw it then set the cross hairs on it and let er fly, he ran 20 yrds and stood there for 3 minutes or so then we saw him fall !! and abbie was totally geeked and wanted to get down see "our Buck" what a great moment to see her that excited about hunting i am truly blessed with two great daughters who love to hunt and fish! She had to count the points before i even got to touch the deer so i took this pic. love it !

congrats Mark great looking buck!!!

Great buck Joe!!!

Just Had to go fishin last night it was so warm and the lake was so nice.Got a late start cus i had to tow a buddy back to the dock so we only had 45 minutes of day light left , we fished 160 to 75 fow had one steelie on in 75 fow a half hour after dark and found one hitch hiker on a 3 color to chace out the black and white kitty lol may try to get out one more time if its nice enough this weekend. Marked lots of bait and marks 90 fow to 140 fow but just could not get em goin. will add pics later.

This is my 14 yr old daughter Jessie on october 20 she arrowed this doe with her grandpas cross bow( he passed away a few years ago) so it meant a lot to her to shoot a deer with it. She made a perfect shot rite behind the shoulder and dropped her in her tracks!Sorry the picture isnt great quality,i had to use my phone.

Wow what a day in the A.M. i went huntin for geese and got my two geese and two mallard ducks:D this evening i took my 14 yr old daughter jessie out deer hunting and she shot a small doe with her grandpas cross bow she made a perfect shot and the deer droped in her tracks!! She was so excited and i couldnt be more proud of her , she shot one during the youth hunt and we could not recover it ,she was bumbed but did not give up and did not hesitate to pull the trigger this time.

oops october 20 lol

any pics chad?

went waterfowl hunting this morning as it was raining again! first action was ducks had 2 circle twice and on the third time around i shot them both. Then the geese came (around 100) but they slid off to the side and would not commit a half hour later 6 geese came off a pond i called em around and landed them in the deeks let the old 12 gauge bark and had my two geese for the day time to fire up the grill yummy!