jay d

have to give adam bomb some of the credit,he passed on some info from a friend.it helps to have friends in high places:grin:it sure is frank,a little better since some of the nets are gone this year.allthough we have not fished to the south much at all this year.

they have been smakin them out deep in manistee for the last couple weeks,when you can get out there.we were 13 to 15 miles out yesterday.the cats out of the bag now:eek:

we fished in the morning on sun,starting out on the bank in 100 to 130 fow.we took a few fish and started to work our way out.picked away at them till noon and pulled lines.we made it out to 350 fow but it was to rough to make it out where i wanted.we ended up with 11 keepers and 1 throw back.8 kings,3 lakers and a coho.riggers 18,45,69 and 97 dwn.2,3 and 5 colors.agent orange,ultra glow nbk,nuked veggies,mixed veggies,steelie stomper,fire ball and a bumble bee did the damage.120 fow was the best.

on mon we broke the piers at 12:15 pm,droped the throttle and did not pull it back till we saw fish tailing on the 34 line,700 plus fow.fish were on fire had 3 fish on and 2 in the boat in the first 10 min.we ended up boating 24 fish out deep.we kept 14,9 steelies,3 lakers and 2 coho.went into the bank to look for a kicker king.we set up in 175 fow and boated 2 16 inchers and a smaller one.then a rigger at 100 dwn went off,after a 15 min battle and clearing all the lines the wife had a 20#er in the boat,great way to finish our limit.riggers 20,31 and 100 dwn.1,2,3,5 colors and a flat line with a 1 1/2 oz clip wt.steelie stomper,mixed veggies,ultra glow nbk,bumble bee and a fire ball did the damage we ended the day 28 for 36,only 4 were small throwbacks

labor day is not to far off,then the amatures:mad: will be gone and we will all be able to relax again:grin:summer at the ramps can be an experince.

matt,we will be there sun morning,weather permitting.i will have the raido on

all the trak systems are the same that i have seen,big jons dont work unless you make a plate to fit in the trak,unless they started to make them recently.now that i have traks on my boat would not go any other way

just say the word,you should come with us for some of the fall steel fishing.once everybody starts deer hunting i have the lake to my self:grin:or at least it feels that way compared to summer

we headed out at 4:45 am ,got set up in 100 fow and things were slow till the sun poped up.just as we were starting to catch a few fish we had a thick fog role in.there was nobody northwest of us so we headed out,ended up in 650 fow.we fished a lot of slicks and scum lines.we picked away most of the day,1,2,3 and 5 colors.riggers 17 to 80 dwn and a dipsy 150 bk.pink panties,fireball,mixed veggies,nuked veggies,steelie stomper,agent orange,orange tranny and bumblebee all took fish.a white and pearl glow spindoctor with a daybreak fly took a few too.we ended up 33 for 41,with only 16 keeper size fish,4 lakers,2 steelhead and 10 kings.all but 2 of the throw backs were kings.we tryed to get away from the little fish but they were every were from 100 to 650 fow.speed was 2.5 to 3.0 there was a ton of cotton on the water,dam cotton wood trees.

i think the lack of reports is due to the low numbers of fish,every body fishes the west side.if we are on huron it for eyes most of the time

i just got one of the chain lights to try,maybe this weekend?

the guys at big jon rock,and you cant find better customer service.

if that holds true on my boat ,the fish are in trouble:lol:

hit the water with the wife and the dogs for a couple hours yesterday got 7 keepers and 1 throwback spoons on #20 jets 150 bk,pink panties took 6 and yellow tail took 1,we also took 1 on 5 colors with a moonshine yellowtail.32 to 25 fow 1.7 to 2.0 mph.priorty one we were the boat with the 2 dogs launching when you were pulling out of the water.was a little bummpy for the dogs so we didnt stay anf finish our limit:(

you guys have talked me into it.i love lead but all the reeling is a drawback.i am ordering a tekota 800 and some 45# as soon as i get off here:grin:hope it lives up to the hype:D

well you have me beat,never been more than 26 miles off shore.cant say you didnt give your all.

wtg adam:grin:

fishing out of manistee was pretty good this weekend.sat we went 27 for 30 with 15 in the box and 12 went back.21 kings,3 steelhead and 3 lakers and today we went 18 for 27 with 12 in the box and 6 went back.7 steelhead and 11 kings.we started off in 110 fow both days untill the sun poped up then changed lures and headed out deep to 500 to 700 fow (the 30 line in the 17s and 18s) where we had most of the action.2,3,5 and 7 colors and riggers 85,69,45 and 35.hot lures were dw super slim steelie stomper and orange tranny,moonshine agent orange.fire ball nuked veggies,mixed veggies,blue bubble,gin n tonic,bad toad and pink panties also took fish.speed was 2.7 to 2.8 s.o.g. we fished a great temp break today,51% to 38% drop in 3/4s of a mile.most of the fish came in the 46 to 47 % water.this is the best start to a season we have had since i started salmon fishing 9 years ago,we broke the 200 fish mark this weekend.hope everybody else is experincing the same and hope it continues:grin:pics are in the gallery

going deep worked out of manistee today 500 to 700 fow 21 kings 3 steelies and 3 lakers.will post a full report tommarow.have to get the boat ready for the morning and go to sleep:grin:

we will be heading out deep after the morning bite out of manistee.we found a nice break with a scum line full of bugs last sat out in 350 fow

over to manistee,the wife wants to catch salmon.did they fish the bank or go deep?

nice catch scott,you fishing walleye this weekend or headed to manistee?

i had a 90 horse 2 stroker on mine,i know what you are saying.we went with a 150 honda 4 stroke on the new boat,best motor i have owned.fuel injection rock,fires as soon as you turn the key:grin: we will talk to ya on the water

matt, thats kind of funny i was telling the wife that starcraft looks like our old one .we had the same boat same year.loved it just wanted something a little bigger.next time you see us give us a call on the raido.i have a few good contacts in manistee to point us to the fish.we run on ch#68:grin:

wtg steve:grin:

10#s was the biggest,did take one rip on a board that pulled 75 ft off the reel and was gone