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    Stren Super Braid

    in Salmon Pro's Connection

    Posted

    Guys, I ask the same question on "that other site" and received the following post in response.

    "I am on year 5 with my 50# stren braid. Hasn't broke yet. I run my braid divers every trip too. I finally flipped it around on the spool this year..looks like new again."

    Fairport Update

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

    Posted

    8 kings and 4 steelies for 18, fishing Thursday evening, Friday, Sat AM, and Sunday AM. Not so good.

    Half the fish caught on 10 color lead with Blue Dolphin. The rest a mixture of Flounder Pounder, green flasher and green fly, and a small Yeck spoon that looked like a Blue Dolphin with an orange nose.

    Found the most bait and fish in 110 to 120. Caught fish 90 down on riggers and up to 40.

    Overall we did OK, but certainly nothing to brag about. The weather and the family outing made for a great trip anyway!

    Thumper or Pumphandle

    in Salmon Pro's Connection

    Posted

    Your response was right on Cpt Kieth. A 1# ball 150 back ran the board about 3/4 submerged and slightly to the side of the boat. No takers so didn't get to experience having the board dive with the extra weight:(

    10 color produced the best by far, but the fishing at Fairport is not even close to peak yet.

    Thumper or Pumphandle

    in Salmon Pro's Connection

    Posted

    Going to get out to Fairport this weekend, so will give it a try on the in lines.

    I see williebee and others run them from planer boards and outriggers, as well as down the chute, but have seen no mention of using in line boards. I suspect there is a message there, but will try and learn for myself.

    Thanks for the responses as usual.

    Marine Radio

    in Marine Electronics

    Posted

    I just bought a new Raytheon this winter. Installed it and it doesn't seem to be working yet. Tuned to the weather station and nothing???

    New antenna last fall too.

    Guess I'll mess with it again today and see if I have a bad contact or something.

    New Flies

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks for all the comments guys.

    UP winters can be long! Making flies and working on the gear certainly helps the time go buy.

    Ironman, I see you have flymaker listed as part of your profile. What brand do you make? Gee, I'm hoping to retire by next spring and if I was closer I would be interested in a part time job :grin:

    Nailer, sent you a PM about the spring Detour tournament, June 6th.

    New Flies

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Took a new approach to making flies for this season.

    Tied them on 1/4 OD stiff tubing, added eyes, then put a small piece of 1/4 ID tube over them to lock the eye in place. That 1/4 ID tube made the eyes kind of jump out! Look good to me, just hope the fish like them too!

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    Went with the larger tubing so I can change the fly and use the same leader and hook set up. This approach seems much easier for storage. I use a treble with a single above it, and generally green or blue beads. The large glow beads from Purple Taco are outstanding, as they hold the glow for a long time.

    Slide Divers and Dipsies

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Last year I tried Slide Divers for the first time, while running wire dipsies deep set on 1 1/2. I had success, but also some tangles.

    Anyone else running both at the same time? If yes, what's the secret to getting them in to the water and set, and not running into each other?

    Mapsource Blue Charts

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I'm looking for a recommendation regarding Mapsource Blue Charts. I have a now discontinued Garmin 182C Chart Plotter and a handheld Garmin GPSmap 76CSx. I was looking for detailed map availability and it appears that the Blue Charts are the compatible charts for these units. My 182C is great but only has spot soundings, which are OK but not very useful for locating structure.

    However, I couldn't find any decent screen displays for the product and don't want to make the investment without more information. I was able to get enough detail for Lake Michigan from a free website that shows the bottom contours and gives GPS coordinates on screen here:

    http://gis.glin.net/map_explorer.php?lake=michigan

    But would like to get the bathymetry coverage for Lake Superior.

    Any recommendations?

    Mike

    re using fly skits

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks for the links Boomerang. Just tied a few. Used a little larger tube so I can slip them over the knot and change flies using the same tournament tie. Saw that somewhere as a much easier way to store your flies.

    Mike

    re using fly skits

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I tie my own flies and generally make them in colors and combos that look good and have worked for me.

    Does anyone know of a website with good photos of fly patterns? It would be nice to get a closer look at some of the ones that I see mentioned most frequently. Like I saw "No See Um" mentioned here for example. I see "Little Blue Boy" and "Blue Bubble" a lot too.

    Thanks for any suggestions.

    Mike

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