its an addiction Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Hey guys, I've been a long time lurker with a few posts for about a year now and figured it was time to introduce myself. This site has been invaluable to me. It has helped me become a better fisherman this last year. So, thank you. Anyway, I'm 25 years old and live in White Pigeon, MI. I mainly fish New Buffalo and St. Joe. I only have a 16' boat, but I go every weekend that the weather cooperates. My addiction started one august evening in 2008 trolling near the harbor of Manistee with my father. All we had were two Okuma Magda combos with dipseys, and 2 spinning reels with dipseys and a handful of spoons. The first hit we got my father took the rod, and I watched him tighten the drag with a screaming reel and knew what would happen. 5 seconds later, snap! Iwas next up. The 7' spinning rod with 30lb braid went off. I could not believe the power of these fish. It took a few minutes, ended up with a sore arm and a 10lb king. Ever since that night, experiencing the power of these fish, I knew bluegill fishing would never be the same again. So, I've slowly invested too much money into salmon fishing, but I am truly enjoying it. I can't wait to get out for some spring coho. Here is a picture of my boat. 2004 Smokercraft Stinger 161 with a 40HP Mercury.
flyman013 Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Welcome aboard! I have a 17' boat myself, you can fish them on the big lake just as easy as you can a bigger boat. Nice looking boat.
GLF Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Jason, Thanks for taking the time and doing an introduction. There is nothing like the sound of a big king smoking the drag, and hanging onto the rod. I knew bluegill fishing would never be the same again. Isn't that the truth! We look forward to seeing and reading your fishing reports this year!
tltorrice Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Welcome Jason, I started out in a 16 footer as well. On the right day it is no problem to go after the big ones. Nice introduction.
Hoosier_Steelheader Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Welcome Aboard Jason... I'm sure we'll cross paths out of St Joe, this summer....
Adam Bomb Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Welcome aboard Jason. Glad youve been enjoying GLF.
its an addiction Posted March 10, 2010 Author Posted March 10, 2010 Thanks for all the kind welcomes fellas. Sure does seem to be a great group of guys on this forum.
SUPERTRAMP Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Welcome aboard this site has more free info than any other site on Lake Michigan. I was fishing out of a 15 footer that looked a lot like yours until I got another larger boat. Be careful these silver critters will hook you hard! If you get up to So.Haven call us on channel 69 or 11, MCsquared is the boat hope to hear u r catching all the fish u can handle.Mike (Supertramp) ChamberlinBoat name MC2
anmetcalf Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Welcome aboard. You will find this site has a great group of guys. I too fish the New Buffalo area quite a bit. I did pretty good out there last year and look forward to the same this year.
2UNREEL Posted March 10, 2010 Posted March 10, 2010 Welcome aboard... We all share the addiction of the screaming reels.
GTRIEM Posted March 11, 2010 Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) Welcome Jason. like you I found this site and its been great ever since:D GTR ps i'm just down 12 from you...got a farm by shavehead lk. that snowblower and skidloader forks in your pic just remind me of the work that needs done....oh well it will wait- it gettin time to fish!!! Edited March 11, 2010 by GTRIEM can't spell
Nailer Posted March 11, 2010 Posted March 11, 2010 That's a nice looking boat Jason. It's time to use her now;)
Priority1 Posted March 11, 2010 Posted March 11, 2010 Jason, A warm welcome to you. You will like it here. Let us know if you need any help. Nice looking boat.
Line Dancin Posted March 11, 2010 Posted March 11, 2010 Welcome aboard. remember one thing here. there is no dumb question about fishing. If it will you to enjoy the sport more ask. The guys on here are great and will take the time to answer unlike some of the other boards where you get bashed for asking a question.
its an addiction Posted March 11, 2010 Author Posted March 11, 2010 Thanks for the comments on the boat fellas. It was the first major purchase I made when I got my job after college. I was still towing it with my truck I got when I was 16, a 95' Blazer. Just to show you fellas I had my priorities straight.
Priority1 Posted March 11, 2010 Posted March 11, 2010 Thanks for the comments on the boat fellas. It was the first major purchase I made when I got my job after college. I was still towing it with my truck I got when I was 16, a 95' Blazer. Just to show you fellas I had my priorities straight. Priority1 is Priority1.
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