Salmon

[Fayer1]

Hope this NW. Wind cools the water and we get another run. There's a standup paddle board doings of some sort Saturday morning. It may make trolling the Holland channel a challenge .

[instincter06]

Weather service is saying the wind is supposed to turn North East Friday night and be East Saturday morning. Not sure what that will do.

[Just Hook'n]

So you are saying there will be "point targets" in Holland on Sat...nice.

[Gnarf]

So you are saying there will be "point targets" in Holland on Sat...nice.

and they move! good practice.

[johnstjo]

The paddle board event will not be in the channel but in the big lake for a race. Lake Mac if lake Michigan is too rough.

[captjansen]

That reminds me of the 40' sailboat that tacked through the channel while a few dozen of us tried to fish it one Saturday morning about 15 years ago. Talk about a clusto...

[FishSlapper]

Sailboats.....GRRRR. Most seem to think they have right of way even when under power and no sails....

Half tempted to do a Hillstrand (ala Deadliest Catch) and bring "Throwin' Eggs"...

[FishSlapper]

Mind you, I realize the rules are "gray". My boat trolling is probably more maneuverable than their sailboat...and I am not a "commercial" vessel...but damn. Try to be a good person, and not come straight up my arse and interfere with my fishing...?

[Rascal Trophy Fishing]

Michael, the rules are rules, period. Sailboat/blowboats, only have the ROW while under sail, not power. They constantly abuse that right, based on some weird train-of-thought interpretation of the nautical rules. Sad, but true! Good fishing in spite of them idiots.

[KCOLE]

Personally I'd like to sink every sailboat I come across. Snapped an aluminum prop blade due to a sailboat on Spring Lake a couple years ago. The "captain" cut me off right when I was starting to get up on plane, had no room to turn and had to slam it in reverse to avoid running them over. I'm, (correction; HE'S) lucky I didn't tear up my outdrive. I called him everything but a white man.

[rwm]

had them come in close to watch us fight a fish and run over our planner boards and then yell at us,big pain in the ..... they are

[FishSlapper]

My all time favorite sailboat antic is where they have sail up AND motor on...

If only there was a legit way to arm my craft with torpedoes...

Good Fishing, Guys!

[Fishrmac]

Boats that don't obey the rules, common sense, or courtesy is what those big 1 oz egg sinkers are for....

[tom]

Personally I'd like to sink every sailboat I come across. Snapped an aluminum prop blade due to a sailboat on Spring Lake a couple years ago. The "captain" cut me off right when I was starting to get up on plane, had no room to turn and had to slam it in reverse to avoid running them over. I'm, (correction; HE'S) lucky I didn't tear up my outdrive. I called him everything but a white man.

I have seen poor piloting by every kind of craft out there. Had some bad experiences with sailboats as well. If you have never done it , sailing can be a lot of fun. I used to fish out of Muskegon years ago and there was a guy with about a 30 footer that trolled with 4 downriggers and boards. With the right wind he trolled for free. He motor trolled as well. Please don't knock all sailboaters.

[FishSlapper]

Few and far between. No problem with someone being respectful. Extremely rare among sailboats...

[baron2150]

My favorite (when possible) if it comes to that is to pull it into neutral, cut the power and now I am adrift........now who has the ROW?? hehehe