Line Dancin

welcome aboard

talked to a few guys fishing today and it was slow out of holland best boat in the tourney had 5 lakers from what i understand. a few guys that really know that port skunked and 1 to 2 fish.

My wife had one and with a stiff tailwind it would get 15. We watched the mileage and that was one deciding factor to not buy out the lease. In 4 wd during witer storms it would drop to 12-13 mpg. My GMC 1500 Z71 with the mid sized 8 gets better mileage than that thing did. It would two our pop up which is a bigger heavier pop up just fine.

put these tips on and you'll have no problem. I have them on four diver rods and love em. They swivel and have a little guide ring to keep your wire centered on the roller.I think Aaron in Saugatuck had them for 30 a piece. https://www.torpedodivers.com/scart/product_details.asp?ItemNum=V0010

Man you guys on the bay are making me rethink erie for next season. I may need marina names and campgrounds names for next June. Nice job.

This is the launch we use when we go up. May be a fifteen minute ride to the lake and you may have a couple boats in front of you but it beats an hour or better wait at loomis that they get at times.

I do the same thing.

Check the Monroe area. I saw literally over a hundred different boats for sale at the marinas and on the sides of the road while fishing over there this past may and june. also check the port Clinton area lots of boats for sale in that area also.

I have a cooler box that looks like a mini fridge mounted in my cabinet in the cabin. I dont use it for keeping stuff cold. I have a regualr cooel that i use as it gets stuff colder. I do use it to store my planer boards on the bottom shelf and my divers on the top shelf.

welcome aboard. don't be afraid to ask any questions you have here

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Hey Jon nice meeting you on Jon M's boat sunday. Welcome aboard this is a great place to pick up information.

After fishing Sunday with Jon. My Wife and I were going to try and take Evan to the beach to no avail. we came back to the Holland launch as Evan wanted to watch the boats come out of the water. While there a county sheriff pulled in and walked up under the shade of the trees and sat down. We started talking and I guess last weekend in the evening they had a pretty good fight over pulling and launching and the sheriff now is going to be at the ramp after 3 pm. It was a zoo to say the least. one guy tied up a jet ski to the dock and vanished for the half hour we were there. He showed up just before we left carrying a gas can so he could fill up. Meanwhile that dock was tied up for half an hour with about 30 boats all trying to get in.

LOL i agree. I like that site Jim.

only thing that has me concerned about this weekend is this forecast for the Holland area: REST OF TODAY NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NORTH AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES 5 TO 8 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. TONIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT VEERING TO SOUTH. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. THURSDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT BECOMING SOUTH. WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. THURSDAY NIGHT SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. FRIDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 6 FT. FRIDAY NIGHT WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING NORTHWEST. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 3 TO 5 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. SATURDAY NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 7 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 10 FT. SUNDAY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 9 FT.

Agree stay with the seven color

A couple guys were asking how to do a fish boil so I thought I would repost the recipe for them: Had a couple guys asking for the fish boil recipe here ya go: Corn on the cob red potatoes small onions or a couple large onions Bag of carrots Fish (salmon, steelhead or lake trout) Non Iodized salt 1/2 cup per gallon of water (kosher salt is best) melted butter I do this on my turkey fryer. a half cup of salt for every gallon of water. Put corn and water in the pot and put on the heat Let it boil five minutes add half the salt and add all the potatoes carrots onions. bring back to a rolling boil 15 minutes add fish 10 minutes done. A friend of mine also adds a couple pounds of crawfish or andouille sausage or smoked sausage.

The only release I have found to work good is the otters. You can jam it in as hard as you want to stop it from releasing. but when a fish hits it will release just fine.

big jon otter release

Not only that but it is easier to pull it in to change lures and you dont have to fight around the inside board with a fish on. When a fish hits it falls to the center of the boat and no tangles.

agree with flyboy. I use an or 16 on the back of my board.

latest weather: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 422 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT TONIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS VEERING WEST 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE AT NIGHT...THEN VEERING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL. WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. SATURDAY NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET. Jon call me let me know what time to be at the launch if you need me along.

40 - 50 ft so you can cut back as needed on copper and leadcore.

John I have the boat home and have to get it rigged. I've got all the walleye gear off. If I do it will be very last minute. My equalizers are flipped on my trailer and I am trying to get it in Friday night to get them flipped back. If not it will have to go in to the trailer shop Saturday.

i'll have my boat back on this side of the state sunday. looking forward to getting out on lake michigan.