Translation for where to fish

[Sleepyweas3l]

I'm kinda new to the big lakes but can any one help translate this for me:

"We set lines at about 6:30 in the 14's and trolled South. We couldn't keep the riggers in the water hitting two quads and a triple right off the bat. We fished 100 - 120 FOW and the fish were stacked within 20 foot of the bottom. "

Best I can get out of it is trolling south at 6:30am. Caught some fish around 100 - 120 Feet of water about 20 feet off the bottom. My biggest question is what is " in the 14's"? I see this alot on a charter fishing report website. Is this a Lat and Long position? or distance from shore? or is it some super secret charter lingo?

[Steve Arend]

" in the 14's" is the Latitude position?

So let say they started fishing at 42deg 14' 00" and trolled south. They would have started between South Haven and St. Joseph.

St. Joseph is 42deg 6' 00" (aprox.)

South Haven is 42deg 24' 00" (aprox.)

Saugatuck is 42deg 41' 00" (aprox.)

Holland is 42deg 49' 00" (aprox.)

Port Sheldon is 42deg 57' 00" (aprox.)

Grand Haven is 43deg 2' 00" (aprox.)

Muskegon is 43deg 3' 00" (aprox.)

Little Sable Point is 43deg 39' 00" (aprox.)

Pentwater is 43deg 47' 00" (aprox.)

Ludington is 43deg 58' 00" (aprox.)

Big Sable Point is 44deg 3' 00" (aprox.)

Manistee is 44deg 17' 00" (aprox.)

Steve

[minnow]

Steve I believe the 14 are just north of muskegon channel approximatly 2 miles.

[Sleepyweas3l]

Thanks, now I see how all the little numbers on that really expensive flashy thing on the dash can actually help. Thanks!