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Use the Willis knot to attach your backing and leader to lead core. Its a little tricky, but after a few times it gets a bit easier. http://www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/willis-knot Good fishing, Chris

The fish here are in tight little pods it seems. Nice job sir! Chris

Lol. I'm pretty sure its a spoon. Chris

The thing that caught my eye was the size of the spoon in its mouth. It looks abnormally large. Just as if someone enlarged the fish and put it back in the persons arms in the pic but forgot to make the spoon the correct size again. I see a few other things that don't match up also. Photoshop pic....fairly certain. Chris

I will just agree to disagree here and leave it at that. Chris

That sandbar just appeared earlier this year. It's a nice little spot. Some boats have found it the hard way. One of these times I will run into you when your up this way. Nice job on the fish. Sounds like you and I are likely fishing very close the same waypoints. Chris

Why would they wait until someone is done hunting, or fishing, and potentially allow someone to continue to hunt/fish, and take animals without a license? Chris

On some mag heads you can put whole herring in it. No need to cut them up. Run them slowly. When I do a meat program I don't go over 2.0 mph. Chris

Hi Paul. Congrats on the retirement. 10 more years for me. Go to the Bilg Lake Lures website. Larry's contact info is there. He will make them up for you for the normal rate. I forgot to mention that they are UV also. Look very nice in the water. Chris

Larry said its available and may be added to next years line. The nickname for our patrol cars is the Blue Goose, so that is also the name of the spoon. Call or email Larry if you're interested in purchasing some. Chris

I'm giving out a big thanks to Larry at Big Lake Lures. I have always wanted to make a spoon designed after my MSP patrol car colors, specifically the blue and yellow for the car and shield, and the red for the overhead light (bubble). My daughter and I came up with an idea and sent it to Larry at BLL who without hesitation said he would be happy to make the spon for us. We sent him our crude drawings (well mine anyway) and within a few days I had the spoons in the mail along with a few extras which I purchased. I fished them over the weekend and took three hits landing one fish. My friend Jim fished one on his boat and lost one on it also so they catch fish. Doesnt surprise me because I really like the look of them. I can't say thanks enough to Larry. Good people. The final choice was the spoon with the angled red slash at the top, which of course my daughter's design. Good luck all. Chris

The barrel is empty right now, but as you know that can change overnight. I'll let you now Jason if anything changes. Chris

I think the numbers are here Jason judging by the graph. They just seem to have lockjaw. Chris

Wow, fishing is slow out of Onekama now. Only a couple takers last night but did get on nice 27 pounder. Biggest fish of the year for me so far so made up for the slow bite. Came on a Mtn. Dew spinnie with Riverside fly. Other rips were on spoons on the riggers. Marking good fish, just no takers. Chris Pic of my buddy with the fish

Yup. August+copper+plugs=big fish! And welcome to the site. Chris

White Spin Doctor with KRW Riverside fly is my best every year. John King Black Mamba meat rig is always my best also. Chris

I think Mike's Amberjack is still for sale in the boats for sale section. Heck of a lot of boat for a heck of a price. Its not rigged but for what you would save in cash you could rig it up nice. Chris

Just run a 10 ft lead (or longer) of your diver to a spoon. Once you get the diver to the boat you will have to hand line the fish in. You can run plugs the same way. Chris

I cut a slit in the noodle and bury the end of the line in it and then wrap the flu around it and bury the hook. Works very well. Chris

Shoot me a pm when the time gets closer and I'll give you a heads up on what's biting and where. Super slow right now except for way out. It will change soon enough. Manistee is just starting to pick up. Chris

The hundred foot rule works well for spoons. If the ball is down 20 feet put the spoon back 80 feet. 20+80 equals 100. If the ball is down 60 feet put the spoon back 40 feet. 60+40 equals 100 etc. etc. etc. A charter friend taught me this a long time ago and if works well. If its F/F then keep em' close. Usually under 20 feet is my preference. Chris

I don't think there is any shortage Terry. Like I said tons floating or swimming near top, and I marked some huge bait balls out deep. Saw tons of bait last year also. The fish I caught early last year with stuffed with bait, but as the year went on I saw less and less bait in the fish, and more flies in the bellies. Maybe the fish are like us. I love cheeseburgers, but if I had to eat them everyday I would grow sick of them quick. Chris

Alwives all over the Onekama channel. The first fish was puking them out when it hit the deck. Chris

Fishing is still slow up here. 2 for 2 on blue spoons on riggers. Talked to a charter friend who only took three salmon on this morning. This north wind won't help either, but It will get better soon. Still nice to be on the water. Chris

Very close, except the hammering appears different. I wonder if the one I have is predecessor to the one on the website. I think the one I have has more of a yellow/gold as the middle color. Hard to tell without holding it in my hand. Thanks for finding that. I looked on the NP page a couple weeks ago and did not see it then. Chris