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  1. A 16 lb King won the Big King contest in Grand Haven last week. September. Grand Haven. No one on another site thought this might be indicative of a PROBLEM. A charter guy wrote back and said they are getting tons of huge salmon. I'm a little worried. Are you? My take is the size is trending down as is the numbers of fish caught. I know some charter guy or gal will come back and say they are killing them, but what do you regular folks think?

  2. The advise in the previous posts are spot on. I have had some of my best trips in October in the past years. Steelhead and 6-12lb Kings taste fantastic out of ice cold water. I am usually the only boat out of my port in October. Rarely see another boat on the big lake. If you go out take care to be sure everything is in working order. Wear your PFD. Don't fish alone. The coast guard is your only option for help should you need it. That said; get out there. October/November can be the best fishing of the year.

  3. Fished from 6 am till 10 am, 4 out of 9 and 4 out of 7 mixed bag, best fish was a 17# King, best action was on 225" and 180" copper but had hits on downriggers 55' to 70' down best lure was Flounder Pounder, lost several big fish and 3 Flounder Pounders. Best depth was around 90-100 FOW SW troll and NW troll best, one day North of Holland and next day South. Will be back next week and check out shallower water, the fish are moving in closer. Also showed my fishing buddy how to tie a Palomar knot, maybe we wont have as many break offs. Had an AREA 51 Moonshine lure bent to a 30 degree angle with the hook pulled out of destroyed split ring, BIG FISH.
    Losing 3 Flounder Pounders is worse than a root canal. Nice report. Thanks.
  4. 4 for 5 today 2 kings 1 coho and 1 laker the kings were both on a rigger down 90ft the coho was on 350 copper on a yellow and red j plug and the laker on a wire diver down 220ft on meat. We set up in 80 fow and marked tons of bait but no fish, we hit our first fish in 100 fow and fished all the way to 170 but all fish but one came in 100 to 130, east wind made it tough to troll it was quite choppy out in 130 to 160, black/red meat rigs down 70' to 90' on a rigger have been hot for me lately.
    How do you get your wire diver down to 220 ft?
  5. I have an older pair of mag 20's. I have lost TWO probes over the years. None lately. I finally noticed that when running the riggers up that if they are swiveled out the cable winds up on the inside of the spool. As it builds up the cable will slip down to the center of the spool then continue to build up on the inside. When you send it down again you will have a kink that snaps the cable. Now I always run the weight up and down with the DR facing to the rear. That allows the cable to wind properly. I haven't lost anything since starting to do that. Try it and see if that works for you.

  6. I've only got about 150 lures, a few flies with Dodgers, I have two gypsies but the line conflicts with my outside riggers. Do I just need to move the placement of my dypsy rods?

    Sent from my C6522N using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app

    I've never run gypsies before but I imagine with all that flashy jewelry they wear they attract fish into your spread. How long can a gypsy hold their breath or do you rig them with scuba tanks? That being said try setting your dipsys on a 21/2 or 3 setting. That should keep your lines away from your DR's. If the currents are bad they are tough to run unless you are going into or with the current.
  7. Ready to be spanked by you guys, but here it is. I really don't believe "loading" up a rod "buries" the hook in a salmons jaw. When you take into consideration the bow in your mono line from the rod to the DR 80ft down ; I just don't see a "loaded rod" setting the hook. I load mine too, but I see it as just a little less slack in the line for me to reel in until I engage the fish. A salmon "buries" the hook when it runs with the bait. I am now ready for my beating. Be gentle please.

  8. Fished AM and PM, going 5 for 7 in the AM and 3 for 7 in the PM. Mix of steel and kings. Biggest was about 10 pounds. Water was 58 on top and 43 down 20. Most hits came between 15 and 25 down in 90 - 130 FOW. Fished from straight out to just north of the dunes. Seems everyone was catching fish. Beautiful day on the water.

    Great news the nets are gone! some company from Bever Island came and removed all of the nets... Yaaaaaaa.

    It's going to be a great summer....

    Thanks for the report. Still have about 4 days of boat cleaning, backing and leaders replaced on leadcore

    new mono on DR rods and lure choices for the hot box. A huge thank you to the company who removed the nets. I wonder why there was no coverage here about the event? Can't wait to get out and catch some fish!

  9. First trip To St Joe. Fished 1015-1315 25-30 Fow south of the channel. Speed 2.0-2.4 GPS. 4/4. Small brown on 3 core. Grey and Red Thin Fin. 12lb King on 2 core. Fire Tiger Thin Fin. 12lb King on 5 core. UV Moonshine Bloody Nose. Turned around north and picked up a small Coho on gold and orange Rapala DR 15 back 10 down. Going back next week cause we want some COHOS! Launch is hard to find. No signs till you get there. What's up with that? Nice facility though.

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