Adam Bomb

Nice job, great report!

250' strait out. Watch the nets. I dont recommend this in the dark unless you have a trail plotted. Your just asking for trouble otherwise.

Nice job out there...I knew that GLF Spoon would take fish...It just looked too tasty for them to resist!!!

GJ out there!

Great job, nice quality fish as well!!!

Nice job out there. Those steelhead are a blast. We caught a couple and they were very acrobatic.

Great job out there...Congrats on the steel...thats a dandy!

Where to begin...Headed over to Ludington late on Tuesday afternoon. We had plans of fishing the afternoon, but by the time we got there, got settled in at the motel, my gear loaded back on our boat from my buddies boat it was just too late in the day. So, we headed to the Municipal Marina and got a slip. Theyre all booked up and we had to buddy up on a dock...that sucks! So, we get the boat in, a good meal and settle in for the night. 8/12/09 AM Got up at 3 am Wed morning and on the boat and on the way out by 4. Set down in 250' and 20 minutes later boated our first king of the trip on a daisy cutter moonshine 90' down. That thing took several hits and we ended up changing out the split ring as the fish were pulling it apart. Then we had a lull. So, pointed the boat on a south troll and kicked the speed up. Wasnt long and we started getting to them really well on the dispeys with flashers and flies. Only problem was that we were losing a ton of fish. Theyd hit, scream off, fight em for a bit and were gone or theyd slam the dipsey and be gone before you got the rod outta the holder. *scratch* Let me tell you it had me extremely frustrated as the hooking percentage is very good on flies. Kept picking away at them with the dipseys and and 9 color lead core. As the sun came put the spoon bite died off and the dipseys with flies kept going. So, i finally put a 10" flasher with a 35" lead on the rigger and sent it down. Tried a few depths and once i got it down to 160' it started firing. I think i took five rips on that and boated most of them. We picked away at them until about noon and decided to call it quits for lunch. Ended the morning 10 for 19(1 laker,1 steelhead, 2 coho and 6 Kings) and had three other hits that didnt hook up at all. Riggers 75, 90 and 160 down w/moonshine daisy cutter and 10" white dbl. crush glow SD w/35" lead to Aqua Glow Fly Low Wire 180,200,225,255 and 275' back 8" Dbl Crush Glow SD w/Green Glow Chaos fly High Braid 204, 230 and 240' back 8" Blue Dbl Pearl Glow SD w/Blue Glow Chaos fly, 8" Blue Dolpin SD w/Blue Chaos fly, 8" Blue Bubble SD w/white fly 10 color Ace High Blue Glow Splatter back 8/12/09 PM Later on in the afternoon we headed back out hoping to get our last 5 fish to complete our limit. Before we headed out we ran into a couple buddies who had just got into town. So, they joined us for the evening bite. Headed out to the same waters as we finished the morning up and immediately boxed a king and a laker. Then we had a lull for a bit until the sun dipped down. Then all hell broke loose. Had quad and a couple of doubles. Riggers and dipseys were popping like crazy. Ended up 11 for 13(1 Laker 1 coho and 9 Kings) and had another three rips that never materialized. Riggers 75 and 90 down w/ MS Daisy Cutter and Turkish Pepper Low Wire Diver 200,225,255 8" Dbl Crush Glow SD w/Green Glow Chaos fly and 8" Mnt. Dew Glow Blade SD w/Bloody Nose fly High Braid Diver 175', 240' MS Daisy Cutter, 8" blue Dbl Pearl glow SD w/blue glow chaos fly, 8" Blue Dolphin Sd w/Blue Chaos fly 5 color Yeck Mag Freezer Burn 9 color MS Happy Meal 8/13/09 AM Got to bed about midnight the night prior and got up this morning at 3 am once again. Felt like a zombie. Headed out to our spot and set up. Didnt mark much at all. Despite that we boated a king at 4:42 am, just 15 minutes into the trip on a MS Daisy Cutter 75' down, imagine that. For the next hour or so we never touched a fish going through all our icons. *scratch* So, we moved in just east of our plot trail from the day prior and when we were about 3/4 of a mile from the end all hell broke loose. We had many doubles and one triple with some big ornery Kings. Ended up boating several 17-19# kings and a fat 22# male. Dad had a monster fish on that i dare say would go 25#+. It was HUGE! He had it about 50' behind the boat after a good 20-25 minute battle. The fish was totally whipped and we readied the net when all of a sudden it just came off for no apparent reason. Reeled the fly in and the rear 4/0 2X strong single hook broke...I dont mean broke the line off, the damn hook broke!!! [wtf] :tantrum: Immediately after the high diver went and Dad had another opportunity. After another long battle i scooped up his beautiful 18#+ King. Good thing the rods were popping and had the starboard side cleared off as that fish went ape **** and we ended up netting it on that side. Out of an 8 rod spread i think we had 3 in on the port side. It was wild. Everytime id try and set a rod we'd get another fish on and have stop, reel it in ect... Plus i had to retie one fly and a rigger rod cause we had a fish get wrapped in two divers.(how mono survived a braid and wire and we got the fish ill never know) Finally got reset and the rods started popping again. Wasnt long and they were nearly cleared again. We finished the morning at 7:50 am with a double. Lost one on the rigger and i landed a 19# King on a 9 color w/MS Happy Meal. Took some pics, picked up our mess and headed in. What a great morning on the water. Ended up 15 for 17(1 steelhead, 1 coho and 13 Kings) and had a couple other rips that didnt hook up. Riggers 75 and 90' down w/MS Turkish Pepper and Daisy Cutter Low Wire Diver 200' and 225' back 8" Dbl. Crush Glow SD w/Green Glow Chaos Fly and 8" Mnt. Dew Glow Blade SD w/Bloody Nose fly High Braid 240' back 8" Green Glow Frog SD w/Glow Lemon Ice Fly and MS Do-Dee K(Had a rip on it, brought the spoon in and the hook was gone!...Split ring was toast!!!) 5 Color Yeck Mag Freezer Burn 9 Color MS Happy Meal

Go with a long lead, it works much better in my opinion. Had a 10 SD with 35" lead to the fly that was smokin hot yesterday off the rigger.

Thanks Aligator. I dont know what Dept. they came from, but they are definitely custom! As far as the fish, this report is from last fall, but thank you for the compliments none the less. Thats said, i just got home from Ludington and the ol girl treated us VERY WELL to say the least. Smacked em really good yesterday and had our 3 man by 7:50 am this morning with some PIG Kings. Weighed several 17-19# fish and had a 22# in the mix this morning.:D:D Will post a report either tonight or tomorrow...I am absolutely beat and may need shoulder and wrist surgery as well as a massuese and ciaropractor after this trip...Damn they were fiesty!!!

:lol:...I see!!!

Very nice...Lots of happy fisherman!

I dont use any backer either. I just wrap the spool with electical tape so the wire has something to bite into. Then i spool on 1000' of .015 S.S. 7 strand wire. It fills a Daiwa 47 size reel perfectly. I connected mine with an arbor knot. Make sure when you wind the wire on that its on the spool nice and tightly. Otherwise youll have problems when a big fish yanks the line going to the fish down into the loose wraps on the spool. And if that happens...good luck getting it out. I put my wire spool on a bolt with washers and a double nut and put it in my vise, set the tension and then wound it on that way. It was nice and tight from start to finish. If you cant get it on super tight, put a weight or a small dipsey/mini disk on it when you get out in the lake and let it all out and reel it back in to ensure its on there tight to avoid those costly problems. As far as rods, everyone has their favorites. Some use rods w/twilli tips, others use rollers. Theyll both work. Use what you can afford and prefer. I like my roller rods, so thats what i use. You can tie your swivel on with this knot: http://www.lotsa.org/Wire%20Line%20Knot.htm

Thanks for the pics Ken. Thats the same way i do my fixed sliders.

Awesome...What no porn of the fish with the virgin lure!!!!...lol

I think i heard of someone using sno bowl before.

I cant remember what we used to use before we had bottom paint...I think that easy on/off took care of the water mark.

Id lengthen that lead out between the dipsey and flasher to at least 6' and go longer if you can, but dont exceed the rod length or any room limitations created by the boat(looks like a big boat, so shouldnt be an issue). I run mine close to 8' and ive found that theyre more productive that way...Although you obviously got plenty of hits. Im thinking that short length of mono line, even with the snubber just doesnt have enough stretch and cant take the impact those big fish are dishing out. The other thing i would suggest is go to leader matrerial. Its allot more shock resistant and really abrasion resistant. The line is actually quite hard. I run a Dreamweaver snubber and 40# fluoro leader material between my dipsey and flasher and then on my flies i have 60# leader material to help prevent a bite off(learned that the hard way too!). And last but not least, were your drags super tight? I like to keep mine just tight enough that they dont pay out line. And that usually equates to a little slip when a fish hits initially, but not so much that the hook isnt driven home. I had mono leaders early on in my career and broke like three fish off in a row on the strike. Since then i beefed up and changed line styles. And knock on wood, i havent had any problems.

Thanks for the excellent report Anthony. I may be over this week and if not, definitely next week. What are you running on the divers that theyre breaking? I agree with Nee-Hi, 6 divers is allot to break off! You definitely left a good chunk of $$$ out in the lake. We need to get that rectified...I believe in getting more new gear, but not because of this!!!

Congratulations, sounds like a fantastic trip with your father. Couple great fish too!!!

I agree, the kids are our future if our outdoor sports are to continue. Although i dont have any children of my own, its always a pleasure to take a young one out and introduce them to the outdoors. When my Uncle remarried we added two more youngersts to our family. They came from a non hunting/fishing family. Now theyve both hunted, have taken deer, ducks, geese and absolutely love to fish. I couldnt be happier. Looking forward to the youth duck season next month. I missed out on their very first gun toting waterfowl hunt last year because i was working outta state. I hope i have the opportunity to be involved with them when the youth season rolls around this year because we had an absolute blast hunting later in the season when i returned home. Cant wait!

Nice fish Robert!

Good job Deisel. Way to get the kids involved...Im sure its something theyll always remember.

FISH ON!!!....FISH ON!!! http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/boardpix/fishsong.wma

Awesome job. Great looking fish...That brown is a chunk!