steeliebob

good job

I hope that nobody in the US actually believes that Bin Laden got planted in the sea. Well he probably did after he went through the meat grinder and out the ballast. There is no way that he would get a proper burial once they had the body aboard the aircraft carrier.

I get pumped up like a little kid man! So do most of the people I fish with. Hope to be yellin "fish on" a lot this year. Being this is going to be my first year on the big water I am a little nervous that I won't catch many fish. Been reading anything I can find for tips.

My first time we barely had two downriggers set ( I barely had a clue what to do, and only had a dozen spoons total) and a nice 14 pounder took the spoon got that one in the boat. I was resetting the downrigger and a 4 pounder hit, We caught another 4 pounder and a 9 pounder before we called it a night.

Way to go!!!!Nice sized salmon for early in the year. It looks like by the time they work their way up L Michigan to St Ignace they might just be pushing 30 pounds. I can only hope that is true, my biggest last year was 25 on a solo trip.

This time of year it is sometimes tough to find the active fish. Most of the time you can find something in the top 30 fow that will hit. That steelhead was probably only a few feet down and it followed your lure.

Only in the UP do you catch a sunrise like that.

The bottom is crawling with Lakers up here we generally throw them back if nobody in the boat wants them

Way to hang in there, nice story.

A cooler full. Nothing beats that.

I have used coca cola to clean up lures before, but you do not want to leave them soak for too long. It does a pretty good job. I recommend to try it on one lure and go from there.

Looking at the motor gas should be no problem for you. Just guessing that you can be be fishing in Wisconsin in about 20 minutes. Get it rigged and send more pictures, good luck fishing hope that you boat some big ones

8 pound test on a busy pier will get you killed during salmon season....

10# is a min. For skams I use 30# braid with a 10 pound leader....

If you have never fished the skam runs you will never understand;)

I stay away from the crowds and do most of my fall fishing at night, but in crowds the guys kind of get upset at the light line guys. They will reel in for you but then they expect you to have your fish in the net like about 30 seconds after it is hooked. The crowded places that I fish I have been there every fall for 20+ years so nobody is going to tell me that I cannot use 8 lb test line. They will also reel in and wait patiently while I fight my fish. That is the way it is and if they don't like it they will be the ones to leave. I am not afraid to tell someone where to go if they don't like how I fish.

This is a prime example of how profitable poaching can be. They pay pennies on the dollar and are allowed to fish again in a year. I would bet that they go right back at it again with a little more caution this tiome.

I have checked this out on you tube and it looks like fun. Has anyone done this with any luck. What weight jig head and it looks like they are using a large white twister tail. Am I correct? If anyone has had any luck doing this please inform me on the set up that works I would like to try it this summer.

I am scrapping the Chrome 1 1976 185 Starcraft 120 I/O Siezed Motor All else is good If you need a lower unit, windshield, gas tank or other parts send a pm.

Wet + cold = hypothermia that will ruin a fishing day in a hurry

I am getting a 195 Sea Nymph with a 90 hsp Johnson great deal and no payments the boat comes with two manual riggers, fish finder, new batteries. I have two electric riggers from the old boat. I should have it ready to splash really soon as soon as the snow lets up

KJ Pluggin I do not know which boat has more extras on it. He sure had that little boat or kayak loaded up

I guess that one will make you the king of kings for the great lakes for a little while. Last year on one of my first trips I hit one that was 20 and had a hell of a fire drill, thought I lost it twice but eventually got it in. Nice to get the big ones early congrats makes me want to go.

Thanks for all of the help guys. I will probably buy the 19 footer, my number one problem is that once the trailer is hooked up to the Jeep I can be launched with lines set in about a half an hour. I live too close to L Huron and can get out there alot. Thus in a week it is not too hard to burn up $100 in boat gas alone. That does not include buying hot lures and releases and dipsies. I guess welcome to Great Lakes Fishing. At least I will not have boat payments.

I just got a big bonus at work. Looking at buying a boat. I am thinking about a 16 foot with a 25 to 50 hsp outboard. I only go out mabey a mile offshore and have shelter right close by if the weather goes sour. Most of the time I am by myself or with one other person. Would this be a big enough boat??? i would kind of like to be able to fish and burn a little less gas. I figure that I could fish for about 4 hours on a couple of gallons of gas. On the other hand I have a real good deal on a 19 foot boat with a 90 hsp. I know that one will take 4 gallons a trip. Any suggestions????

Nice job

Here are the totals so far 20 Steelhead the biggest was caught in January at 12 pounds, 16 Brown Trout with the biggest at 18", and 17 brook trout with the biggest going 17". It looks like I will be adding another weekend to the totals. I will be checking out a different spot closer to home where I can catch whitefish, lake trout, steelhead, and salmon through the ice next year.

If you are not afraid of frostbite they are out there. Looks like I will be pulling mine through the ice this weekend

Nice pics and nice fish. I just looked at the water and it is still hard. I am getting the itch also looking at boats on craigslist. The ice fishing is picking up again but it certainly looks like another week of ice fishing