N II Deep

it won't be long, mid July I should start to have time, When our house sells we plan to move into Vermilion, OH. Nice smaller town that would remind folks from West MI of Pentwater.

you the man Frank - I have to get out on this pond north of my new digs, and give the eyes thing a try....

you hit the mark & a nerve, I normally fish out of PS, but went out of holland , what a pain in da a$$. took 40 mins to launch, go fast & yuppie cruisers retrieved in the launch dock... extra lexus suv just waiting in the way blocking the ramp... won't be back to holland any time soon

NII DEEP tried a night fish, Ryan and I dropped boat in water around 5pm and headed out of Holland. went 1 for 1 in about 150 FOW. took it on a copper, white spoon with black dot - glow. it hit right around sunset - we pulled lines 10pm. started in 105 fow worked out to 255 then back in. had plenty of peanuts and soda:grin::grin:

you still had a great night, any time on the water is good... the late night tire sucks...

thanks for the report - I hope the weekend holds this great weather.

GJ - those night trips tend to get blurry on N II Deep as well...

Good job guys.

Late Report - left PS dock 5am Had a 4 man crew, Al Vandyne, his son Trent, My son Blake (1st Time every out - under pressure from dad;)). Heavy fog, ran into muck:eek:, did a circle in the bay following someone else:eek: - ok time to just follow the GPS. did not run in heavy fog. so we putted out to 80 feet SW of pier setup, keep a SW troll, @ 130 fow Dispy took a rip 140 back mag set on 2, Mt Dew Spin Doctor - Green fly. so we wake Blake up to reel it in. it gets off, Blakes not impressed, but has started to smile. Second rip on same dispy. nice 13.3# King. Same time Rigger goes off, 60 down, blake is reeling away, the fish comes up dances on the water and says good - bye to the poor kid. we turnned and headed st. south in the 140-150 range. Dipsy starts on the other side, yellow Spin Doctor with Red spots, gold fly. nice 9lb king Blake gets his first fish - and a full smile. the rest of the day was between the MT dew spin doctor and a half core running a dirty white boy spoon, 4 lbs to dinks, releases dinks that were still alive. ended up 9 for 11 to the boat. here is a pic of the box.

Sweet... Great work --- When they hit like that it is fun. I'm ready for the weekend to get here.

good job kenny - too bad the slave driver keep you to busy to get out a couple of more times. I'll talk to you Friday

good work Mark, looks like a keeper,, congratulations the fish can wait

good job jim

went for a nice ride today - 1st again nobody to go with so I headed out by myself. in the water 9am waited for the rain to let up, pulled lines 2pm setup in 70fow worked down to holland out to 110fow. marked a ton of fish in the 85 to 100 range - no hits ran two dispys and one rigger. tried flashers -n- flies white, green, and a yellow/orange-spot. tied 5 different spoons - nothing. planning to get out next weekend if the weather is good. Sat. only. did not sound like anyone was really into the fish today.

it was one of the reasons I came home this weekend was to fish.

Good Luck Guys, I hope the winds stay down, if they do I'll be out with Nailer this weekend.

Hi Matt, I built 2 sets this past winter for Ken "Nailer" and myself. they turned out great. used 2" alum tube, went with 36" tall, three tubes, one st-8 out for a dispy, top two angled with offset toward the front, mounted on post w/ pin to allow removal, and spin in for comming into dock. had them welded up, then powder coated. Material list 24' 2" tube $68 Alro Steel - Grand Rapids Welding Tig cost $100 + Dirty 30 Busch - base plates $20 for mine - Ken wanted his on Berts track so he spent a little more. powder coat $50 Big Jon rubber caps Ken picked up at GR Sport show $??? 3 hours of my time machining. so for less than $250 we have 4 trees. here is a pic mounted on my boat.

thanks tim for the update great job

Those kind of cost just Suck. but as you stated you know what you have and you can trust it time and time again. Good Luck out there, I can't wait to get back home and hit the water this comming weekend. I left first GR this morning @ 6am for AZ, here all week. the good thing is its sunny and 90+ degs outside...

sounds like a great 1st trip.

Good Job Don & Crew I can't wait to get home and get on the water.

Great Job -

I love older boats, the payments are great... Good Luck with the prep work. it only needs to float, move, & fish..

hi sparky,getting the old sticker off will be harder than finding a shop to make a new one, 68th & 131 @ the old tack & trailer shop.take extreme time to remove old sticker with heat, to much heat & the jel coat will be screwed.I'll drop my var-speed wheel & pads off @ Ryan''s

Thanks Tim, next time I'm short I'll give you a call PM your number.