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Killer Dolphin, it is probably the only spoon that is always in the water when were out. Just change the size depending on what they want.

Very nice rig and welcome to GLF! We fish out of South Haven quite a bit, hope to see you out there.

Walleye would be your best bet. It might not be as fast paced as Sag Bay but every fish we have pulled from TB has been substantially larger. Next time we get up there, Ill give ya a shout and let you know how we do.

Similar experience last year. I finally found what they liked, I was using long red tailed plastics tipped with a red spike on a red jig. Took me forever to figure it out but when I did it was sure fun. Might want to try some plastics?

Also I agree with Terry, my deadsticking this year has not worked one bit, constant jigging for me as well.

That looks pretty cool! Thanks for sharing.

Which end of the lake and how thick was the ice? Cant wait to get out there!

If your gonna fish in the spring make sure you have an arsenal of red and black Brads Thin Fish! Other hot setups have been orange and gold spoons and natural looking spoons like black and silver, in small sizes. Peanut flies pulled a few inches behind a small red dodger can also be hot.

No, i didnt make it out. Everything pretty much locked up over here with the exception of the hot ponds and portions of the bay accessible only by airboat. Havent seen any geese in weeks or ducks. Coulda hunted the hot ponds, but didnt want to get in that mess of guys.Thered definitely be some birds there. Have read allot of reports and the boys in Southern Michigan put the hurts on em. LOTS of great mallard shoots, a few geese. Some guys pounded on the divers too. Lots of Cans, Reds and Bills.....Oh so jealous. I got in a care wreck and my vehicles totaled, so it didnt matter anyhow. Couldnt have got down state if i wanted to.

Nice job by the way. Had to be nice to have some whistling wings around again. Sounds like a fun hunt to be sure...I cant wait for October.

Thats a bummer! Yeah this was the first time hunting here and I like it...a lot! Its a flooded river pond with creeks flowing too it and the mallards liked moving in there later in the day. At about 11 we went up to the trucks to warm up and from the trucks watched a group land in the dekes:rolleyes: Seems like that's always the case! I, too, am ready for October!

Just wondering if anyone got out over the weekend. Our sweet spot had 50 ducks in it on Wednesday when we scouted it and went back Thursday and there were 4:mad: And yes I counted them all there were actually 47 but close enough lol. So that spot got ruined and we didn't plan on hunting but I got a last minute call from my buddy last night for the invite out this morning.

Ended up going to a piece of state land on the river and ended up with 2 hens and 1 drake. Shot a lot, missed some, and had a ton of fun which is all I care about. Had some issues with my buddies dog that ruined a few groups of birds but that's hunting. It was sure nice to get out there again, haven't been out in awhile!!

I would love to stay in Manistee the whole month of August.

I would love to stay there all my life! One of my favorite ports;)

Take a few paltry bucks and go out with a professional charter fisherman. The time and money are well spent, for the few days you have to fish with your son from out of state. You can always make the first or second day with a pro, then go out on your own later during the visit, with his expertise in your hands. You may just have an outing that could last a lifetime and give you invaluable information and locations to boat your own cooler full of salmon. Tight lines.

Way back when, when we started we did this. We asked as many questions as possible, colors, setups, etc. The next day we did really well, we got advice we would have never gotten. I would definitely suggest booking a charter.

Yeah Ken posted the right one but have fun finding what you need! The gosh darn thing is a pain in the butt.

Got word of 4 inches of good ice on a Marina down by me. Ill try to be out this weekend

Don't know if we will ever get a chance to fish but I like the 8 rod rule, not too unfair for the groups that can only have 2 people and still gives the 3 people teams a slight advantage...

Here Go's the big question? I am knew to salmon fishing, I mean green,green behind my ears, need to find a book for salmon fishing for dummy's . I will be fishing out of Manistee, I need info on rig set up , trolling, different patterns, different kind of salmons, best set for each and best time of the season for each. Give me your best ideas and books Titles. Thanks a lot ,from a greenhorn. propman

Also do not be afraid to ask questions here. Everyone is more than willing to help...some info one here from some of the seasoned veterans is just as valuable if not more valuable than books.

A big thing that helps is to get the precision trolling guide. It takes some of the guess work on how deep your lures are running and copper, core set ups.

EDIT-Just saw this in the classifieds here!

http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20391

Yup watch the ice, if you ever plan on fishing around Kalamazoo or Van Buren, PM me and I would be more than happy to help you out on specific locations. There are quite a few lakes around here where you can set tip ups and while waiting for them you can stay pretty busy with gills and perch or crappie.

Congrats on the victory!

A four rod dryer to go along with a good power wrapper will get you cranking out ice rods in a big hurry. With standard nylon thread, you could wrap an ice rod in 15 minutes, have it drying in another 15 minutes. You could turn 4 an hour? I do a couple here and there (ice rods), but mostly salmon and walleye rods. Lots of steelhead spinners this year and a couple fly rods. It is Sulky Metallic. Good news is that Gudebrod is back in business and some suppliers already have their stuff again.

Boltman, the second one is drying:D. I'd take a photo, but it would look just like the other ones.

Yeah that sounds right, I have an 8 rod dryer and love it for the ice rods. I have made close to 60 so far this year, need to stock up instead of getting behind. I never heard that about Gudebrod so that is very nice to hear! Where do you get your salmon blanks from, Batson? Or somewhere else? I think I am gonna make a couple this spring.

I do a ton of ice rods so I am not sure how a power wrapper will be for it, but I think it would be essential for Salmon Rods. It will probably be my next purchase though. That thread looks a lot like Gudebrods Gold Metalic, which I am on my last spool of:mad: Sucks that they are no longer making thread. I can tell a lot of time went in to those guides, you are correct, metalic is NOT easy to wrap.

Beautiful rods Eyeful. Just curious what wrapper you are using, and how you like it?

I will be buying a new one shortly and I have no idea which one I want.

Tandems rigs are run by tying a fly on first about 6 to 10 inches above a jig ,or a liter jig above a heavier one.

Very effective for picky fish.

Yep! Call me crazy but I have one spot that the gills are BIG. I regularly catch them on minnows so my "go to" rig is a Custom 27inch UL rod with an Okuma reel and some good 4lb test. Other end of that I put a real small treble hook with a minnow hooked through the eye and a small horizontal jig above that 8 inches. The minnow brings them in and they hit the jig, IMO. Watched a lot of fish on camera, you can learn so much about how the fish react to certain presentations.

Ill grab a few favorites and post 'em in a bit.

Well Happy Birthday Mark!!!

And Happy Thanksgiving to my GLF Family! Hope everyone has a good day.

Great deer, Roger!!!

Me and Matt were!! I have been working all day, so that would be real nice right now...

Hes even sticking his tongue out at you, probably laughing! Awesome deer btw!