N II Deep

If the weather holds, I'll be out this weekend too...

nice work Jimmy - was good talking with you the other night.

I slipped the boat before I started fishing, the last 5 years have been on the trailer. but I would really like to go back to a full time slip just to make night trip after work easy.

Very nice Jason. looked like a great day on the lake.

Nice job Scott and Jason.

Thanks BW for your support of the WMFL and the other small Tourneys. you have a great line of products and it shows by the sales demand.

side note - did you bring any of the weenies to the race today out in Dorr? if you did lets see some pics...

East wind chop is nasty tight stuff as well. I washed my bow lights trolling into 3' east chop whereas usually the four winns laughs at threes.

the bow was under a few times that night as well.

Fished with Alex last night after work - had lines set by 6:10 out in 150 FOW.

NOAA kinda missed it again tonight - was a little rough and the wind was relentless. tried a SW troll - made a turn to switch it up to a NW. Cooper sweater time with a 150 & 250.

found that trolling straight back toward the pier head was best for the ride.

ended 1-1 a nice small king 2-3 pounds in 125 FOW, 80 Down on a rigger, Silver Streak Spoon - Chrome with Green/Black ladder back - Not sure on the name.

Pulled lines as the sunset - made for a long run back in @ 8-10 MPH

I plan to pull lines at dark and make a slow run back in. "test out the new AP" that I tied into the GPS.

thanks Kevin, I'm going to try it Wednesday night out deep

almost that time myself. I still owe you a phone call, I have not been out since sept 7th. keep in touch over the winter.

Nice job Jason.

Thanks Doug

Nice job Joe.

by the age and size of your boat you more than likely have cable steering.

next question do you have power assist?

How to answer - does your motor have a power steering pump?

if you have both then for your size boat I would look at the Raymarine Sport pack.

I paid $1400 + tax here at a local West Marine store.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=1015382&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=11151&storeNum=50157&subdeptNum=50193&classNum=50194#.Ujhe5cZJOVE

I just installed this unit on my 1987 Fourwinns and it works great.

Took about 3 hours to fully install.

Jason - Hold me one seat. I can use it on my old lawn tractor.

thanks PM your cell to me

1st off a big thanks to all of the sponsors this year.

Blood Run Tackle:thumb:

Big Lake Lures:thumb:

Silver Streak:thumb:

Big Weenie:thumb:

and Fish Hawk.

the prizes that they donate to our small league is great.

below is the summary. We had a great turn out this year for number of boats. I hope all had a good time and looking forward to next year.

Dave,

I have not used them but there is a shop on Chicago Drive in Zeeland near the Burger King that I hear does good work.

Not the best day of fishing for our league.

only 4 boats showed.

1 left early due to rough water.

the boats that stayed produced only 2 fish for the weight in.

A big thanks going out to Fish Hawk for sending Deeper Divers. the boats that made it all receive a pair of divers.

I will try and get a summary of results out in the next week for this year.

We are a go. Good luck all and be safe. Channel 71. Role call around 7 am

No Small Craft yet...

Keep posted - I plan to be up around 4am and will post if we are a go for Saturday.

LMZ846-062115-

HOLLAND TO GRAND HAVEN MI-

1125 AM EDT FRI SEP 6 2013

REST OF TODAY

SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. SUNNY. WAVES 1 TO

3 FEET.

TONIGHT

SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KNOTS. PARTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO

3 FEET.

SATURDAY

SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS. PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE

OF SHOWERS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

SATURDAY NIGHT

WEST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS VEERING NORTHEAST AFTER

MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FEET.

Kids in soccer. Gonna have to sit this one out. Bummer.

Been there, being a former coach I would not trade those moments for fish.

hope the kids have a great time.

My interaction with MI CO's has always been good. Here's a good one from years back. It was opening day of duck season. About 8AM here comes the CO in a kayak paddling across the lake. He checks one blind, they pack up and go home. He goes to the next blind, they pack up and go home. Goes to the third blind, they pack up and go home. Then he comes to us, checks us out, we're all good licenses, plugs in the guns, all steel shot. We asked him what happened in the other blinds. They all got tickets for no licenses. no plugs in guns, lead shot etc. Then he tells us he has to write us a ticket. What for we ask? He says he was there in the dark watching us all come on the lake and we didn't have navigation lights on our14 foot boat. Never had navigation lights on my duck boats in all my life but he was right and we were wrong. It's the law. He was writing the ticket and here comes a lone goose. We're all standing up in the blind, camo down, the CO in the kayak wide open and this lone goose is coming in on a string. I can't believe it, he is locked up and coming in. We ask if we can shoot him and he says go right ahead. The bird drops right in and we let our 14 year old hunter shoot first and he gets him and the bird splashes right by us and the CO's kayak. We took our ticket and got our lights. The best thing about it is the other three sets of hunters never came back to the lake and we've had it all to ourselves for many years since then. A few years later, he came on the lake again and we were the only ones there. He came out and checked us. Of course this time we had our lights and everything else was good. He says where's everyone else at. We proceeded to thank him for booting everybody off the lake a few years back!

Great Story, thanks for sharing

Tuna Tom's

http://www.tunasreeltroubles.com/

Start time still same. Lets hope the weather holds