guess i will make the first report of the year

[jay d]

made the shakedown trip today,everything worked just like it did at the end of nov:grin:fished out of manistee and covered a lot of water.ended up with 3 browns on a #12 hj in clown,2 browns on a #12 hj in blue/silver with a orange belly and a steelhead on a challenger minnow in clown.lost one other fish on a challenger minnow in ghost.most of the fished the harbor and down the beach.shure felt good to hit the lake.look out ho's here i come:grin:

Edited March 9, 2010 by GLF
Added image.

[Hotdog71]

Nice Job Jay! Oh yeah, and thanks for rubbing it in

[Nailer]

Great to have you back Jay. Nice way to start the year.

[Paulywood]

Great job Jay! How long does it take to get to Manistee from Sanford anyway?

[jay d]

too long:D it takes about 2 hrs on a good day

[Tad Pole]

You must leed a charmed life,the lake shore south of you has been socked with fog all day not to mention it is monday and most of us have to work on mondays and to be the first guy out. I think I'm jealous.

Naw seriously nice going oh ya I am jealous

[Priority1]

GJ Jay.

[glnmiller]

Super job, thanks for the report.

[GLF]

Nice job Jay! Any fish porn to share with those of us who have been cooped up all winter and have not been out yet?

[Hoosier_Steelheader]

Man, to think I was stck in the office all day!

Way to go thanks for sharing!

[mattmishler]

Nice job jay. Gotta love the early season action.

[N II Deep]

Nice Job,

Won't be long and we all should be boating fish...

[jay d]

Nice job Jay! Any fish porn to share with those of us who have been cooped up all winter and have not been out yet?

posted a picture in the gallery,tryed to post some steelhead pic's the other day but i am not as proficent with a computer as i am boats and fishing rods

[Sea-Mac]

Ended last year for us, and started this year.

Nice Job. Thanks for the report

[Just Hook'n]

Nice work Jay.

Seems like you had the shortest vacation of us all.

Some pictures would be awesome.

We are going to try to get out on Thursday, but it has been horrible foggy down here.

[jay d]

Nice work Jay.

Seems like you had the shortest vacation of us all.

Some pictures would be awesome.

We are going to try to get out on Thursday' date=' but it has been horrible foggy down here.[/quote']

i dont call it a vacatoin ,more like 3 months of painfull tourture.

i would fish all winter if the launches didnt freeze

[fishinmachine2]

You Da Man Jay!!!! Nice job getting the boat wet so early!!! Your right about the torture!!! This winter has been hell for me, i've only ice fished twice!!

Scott

[GLF]

I added Jay's image to the first post.

Nice looking box of fish Jay!

[Boltman]

I was stuck outside making deliveries all day.... and couldn't even get to think about getting out... it's still in storage behind a million other boats an RV's.........Great post and great job on the shakedown trip...

[tawood]

Nice fish...

I'm new here (and to great lakes fishing in general)....what is a "HJ"?

Tim

[jay d]

rapala husky jerk size 12

thanks mike

[lucky duck]

Great job....

[SUPERTRAMP]

I am jealous but cant get the boat out of storage until the 29th. WTG Jay D

[silver one]

Nice Jay D

I am going to be fishing Manistee/luddington more this year probobly more then down here. Going to leave my boat up at my place in Baldwin by mid june and just finish the rest of the year up north this year. Cant wait. thanks for the report

[DIRTY DOG]

great job jay.