killerbe20

welcome aboard from another deep water lover!

i'm not far from you, Racine, and there are a few other frequent posters from Milwaukee area. I'm sure you will not have a hard time finding people to fish with!

most marine radios have a weather band. usually marked with a "WX" button.

i will second Blood Run Tackle. I switched to their wire after using Mason, well basically all my life. I never had any issues with the Mason wire but I do like Blood Run's better, Not to mention great customer service.

there really is not much fishing pressure this time of year. mid day fishing should be good.

if you are fishing deep, open water, pre-dawn isn't necessarily as important as it is near shore fishing during the summer. if you are fishing the shore/harbor, those fish don't have a natural feeding pattern like they do during the summer.

besides it can be awfully chilly before the sun comes up!

pretty sweet! lets see the inside!

I had these shirts made from a company here in Racine. They do digital inking (? not sure what its really called) instead of silk screening which allows for unlimited colors and designs and no set up fees. It also allows them to run single shirts instead of minimum quantities. They usually sell for $14 for single shirts and better prices for more quantity.

http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/gallery/files/1/7/5/0/t-shirt.jpg' alt='t-shirt.jpg'>

yeah, i just saw that one too. was going to mention it.

buy that one, then sell me the trailer!

jim - that line is berkley trilene big game. i don't know if they make the blue anymore. i actually got it on ebay, saw it on another boat thought it looked cool and wanted it!

thanks! yeah the cohos were just like may cohos, just a little fatter! awesome for the freezer at the end of the season

Fished 10am to 4pm out deep with a couple good friends. Finished 12-14 with a bunch of nice rainbows and cohos, one smaller king and threw back a smaller lake trout.

fished between 270 and 330 fow. Fish were scattered throughout the whole range. Seemed like more of the cohos were on the deeper side of the troll. Action was not super hot, but was pretty steady. Attention spans for fishing dwindled some while the packer game was on though. 5 and 7 colors, 300 foot coppers, dipsys 225 and 69, downriggers between 25 and 150 feet. Super slims (hot michigan dolphin, bloody death 2, un-named blue and purple NBK style), stinger sized NBK, green dot spin doctor/green crinkle, UV dreamcatcher spin doctor/blue fairways.

i love deep water fishing! if anyone gets a chance and the water is as nice as it was over the weekend, go get some! fishing doesn't have to be over yet, don't be a quitter yet!

nice jim! glad you took a chance on the deep water. lots of fish, clean fish, out there this time of year but most people seem to stick close to shore.

thanks guys!

jim - that is about 15 miles out of racine, probably alittle closer for you.

A fun day of fish hunting aboard another charter boat, the Margret V, on tuesday. Fished from 10am to 3pm and ended up 5 for 7.

started inside the hills and marked a ton of bait on the bottom across all three hills and out to 160ish fow. Not really any fish with the bait and no hits. Pulled lines to relocate and had a small brown on a 7 color.

Powered out to 265 fow and started marking a lot of fish. Trolled out past 300 fow and turned back. Ended up going 4 for 6 in just over an hour with three lake trout and a rainbow. Blue/chrome spindoctor and green fly 313 feet out on a wire dipsy, White flasher and aqua fly 151 downrigger and 300 coppers, and superslim hot michigan dolphin on a 7 color.

thats a bad way to end the season. sorry to hear this.

have you thought about doing any of the work yourself, or with GL Fisherman friends? Could save a decent amount of money. Even just applying the barrier coat and paint could save a bunch.

that stinks! i saw it going for a short ride in front of the harbor on saturday. must be the new owners. Still has the for sale sign on it though?!

there is a really nice 26 penn yan for sale in the marina my boat is at. it has been for sale all season and the only time it has moved was from one slip to another. Maybe able to get it for a good price!

http://www.skipperbuds.com/Page.aspx/diid/3385286/list/InventoryList/pageId/9033/view/Details/1990-Penn-Yan-265PROHUNTER.aspx

fished from 10am-1pm. another solo scavenger hunt. ended 2 for 3.

it was actually a lot rougher on the water then i expected. one pass in front of the harbor, real nice color line about 1/4 mile offshore. first fish 25 fow on the edge of the color line next to the green can. headed out to the reef marker on the north side. another fish 35-40 fow between the reef and the harbor. Marked a lot of bait just outside the reef marker in 50-55 fow but no action. Headed back towards the harbor and missed another fish in the same spot as the first on, next to "blinking Louie." All three fish came on a three color with a Dreamweaver Stairway to Heaven plug. Tried lots of different spoons, plugs and a few fly combos on my other two rods with no success.

i know its too late anyways, but did they have any big triple axle trailers? that is really what i wanted to go for, try to get a trailer for my big pig cheap!

how was the auction? i was really disappointed i had to work. Looked like a lot of good stuff!

I remember years ago, the first time i had ever seen a foodsaver type product. The guy put a beer can in it and the machine completely crushed the can and sealed the bag air tight. they definitely do not make 'em like that anymore!

i've always used the food saver. works good but occasionally pull a bag out of the freezer to find it was not vacuumed or sealed properly. I think the moisture may be an issue at times. i would love to try one of the commercial units.

took all my friends fishing today...me, myself, and i! more of a fish hunting expedition. fished from 10am-1pm. ended another spectacular day 1 for 2.

shallow water was cold, but really really murky. Started in 50 fow and didn't find clean water until just short of the hills. Did not mark much, but the water was cold everywhere. First fish came in 120 fow over the edge of the last hill. One more hit ~140 fow. trolled out just past 200 fow with no more action and came home. nice relaxing day on a flat calm day. maybe if my crew was more enthusiastic about changing baits and what not, i may have caught a few more.

nice big coho came on a captain valium spin doctor with aqua fly, 154 on a dipsy. other hit came on a dreamcatcher paddle w/ uv tarheel fly, 38 downrigger.

nice job! i love sturgeon bay. thats awesome to have to ability to fish the lake or the bay

I had the pleasure of meeting and fishing with Jeff Miller from Traxstech last week. Between the outstanding customer service i have received prior to meeting Jeff and getting to know him a little bit, i believe stating Traxstech will not honor the original Vector warranty may be somewhat false. They may not just up and give you a brand new downrigger or rodholder but i'm sure they will do anything they can resolve any issues you may have. From personal experience, I believe Traxstech takes great pride in ensuring their customers are happy with any products associated with their name, including pre-Traxstech Vector products.

do you have a preference of vintage? the pre-1992 models had a different hull than the post 1992, amongst many other changes. I would definitely second the crusaders.

i spend all winter/spring researching and visiting many different 29 an 31 tiaras. If there are any questions i can help you with let me know. I also have a lot of mental and physical notes of the Tiaras i looked at, many still for sale. 6-9 months and still for sale may help