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Eyefull

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  1. Yep, stay in touch Jason. We'll get you cleaning fish.
  2. Shane, no problem, love to have you aboard. I run almost exclusively a SS spoon program. I will pull crawlers in May sometimes until the water warms past 50 degrees, then all spoons. If you choose to run crawler harness, it is very easy. You can use bottom bouncers if you like, or just a 3/4 or 1oz rubber core sinker 6-8 feet above your crawler rig. Either works perfect and is easy to get the dive curve worked out quickly. For spoons you will need to use either a mini dipsy, Big jon mini disc, or my favorite, the Walker Mini discs to get the spoons in the zone. All of your rods you described will work fine for walleye. I would make up 7' leaders for between your divers and your lure, I use 10lb Triple Fish mono. I can help you with the details and dive curves when the time is closer. Plenty of guys still have good success pulling the tried and true Hot-n-Tots. The 3/8 oz originals work pretty good still to this day. Sounds like you will have a good range of rods to work with. 3-4 boards per side will work great, and will also work nice with either spoons or crawlers. If you are running spoons, I always run a pair of slide divers right over the corners. I put Silver Streak standard size spoons on these setups, minis and Jrs on the boards. You would think that those spoons are way to large for walleye, but those little 14" fish will eat one and think nothing of it. Some of my larger fish come on those rods. They almost never catch the most fish, but almost always put a quality fish or three in the boat. I have had success pulling short lengths of Blood Run copper way out behind everything else. Sometimes that will get a few extra bites on slow days. So your leadcore setups could be thrown in your spread if you get bored. Having said that, I only got that bored a couple times last year. Most of the time the fish cooperate and you will find that keeping 8 rods fishing is hard work. There are plenty of days where you will find yourself pulling rods out of your spread to slow things down. If you are picking colors for either spoons or crawler rigs, like you said, pinks, purples, yellows, greens, and any combinations of these are great. When the water is stained (and that is what you are looking for), the UV's kick some tail. For blades, the Colorado style blades in larger sizes are the most popular. I have had really good luck with Doc Shelton blades in some custom colors done by CJ Baker. You really can't go wrong, the fish will cooperate.
  3. Jason, sounds like a great trip you are planning. There are several of us on this board that fish Saginaw Bay. For a one time trip on the Bay, I would recommend Mid to late June. The weather is more stable than earlier in the spring, and the walleye are typically grouped up in the normal productive areas by then. Where you choose to stay is a tough choice, there are no bad choices. Linwood Beach Marina offers camping and is an easy port to get on the fish quick. Bay City has several good launches with the DNR launch at the mouth of the Saginaw River being the most convenient anywheres. Bay City also has the State Park if camping is your thing. Sebewing as a nice county park for camping and a boat launch on site. Fishing out of Sebewing is the quickest way to get on fish if they are in the "slot". You can literally be on fish in a couple mile run from there. With water levels on the Bay dropping like a rock, Sebewing is the most effected by this followed closely by Quanicassee. Like you said, 98% of Saginaw Bay fishermen troll. It isn't to say that you can't find fish, set up on them and jig with success, it is just that trolling is by far more productive. I have buddies that jig with success occasionally. If you have trolled Lake Michigan, you can easily adapt for a walleye program. Everything from crawler harness, crankbaits, to spoons all produce in good numbers. If you are comfortable with crawler harness pulling like your post implied, that is a great way to catch Saginaw Bay walleye. Feel free to ask all the questions you have, this is a great site for information. Booking a charter is a great way to get a feel for the fishery and see some technique, however, many members on here will be happy to take you out for a learning trip, much easier on your wallet. The offer is open on my boat. That is what you can expect from Saginaw Bay in June.
  4. Absolutely, looking for a late model Polaris 800 quad. Straight up is fine with me.
  5. I have 4 Perko and 4 Titeloc rodholders for sale. They are the ones that clamp on bow or hardtop rail tube. My tubes are .75, but the holders look to be able to accommodate much larger tubes also. They are in great condition. Willing to deal, make me an offer.
  6. I am curious to follow your progress Don. My Trophy has a lower than perfect hardtop as well.
  7. Yep the V17 would be the ultimate. I do slip her from at least late April to mid July.
  8. I took the boat back to the place it was painted. The owner immediately agreed that it was faulty prep work. He agreed to redo the job at their expense first thing in the spring. Thanks for all of the comments and information guys.
  9. Those were just the places I could get a good camera shot. The worst is farther back on the very bottom sections. It appears to me that it wasn't sanded enough. You can see craters filled in by the new bottom paint. I would think you would sand those smooth prior to adding new paint?
  10. Here are some photos of the bottom. The blue paint on the rollers was left over from the last time that blue was painted on the bottom.
  11. I have the day off today. I will try and get some photos of the bottom. Ed, thanks, I do think it was a lack of good prep before applying the paint. The boat sat on the trailer for about a week before going in the water. I did lots of research before settling on the Interlux paint. I don't feel like it was a paint issue, more of an application issue.
  12. Thats what I was thinking. It is on the trailer right now, I will stop in and see what they say about it. It is basically coming off in a couple different scenerios. There are places where I can see the gel coat, and some are just down to the old blue bottom paint. There were some places that the gel coat was previously showing through the old blue bottom paint, so it really doesn't tell me much other than the new black paint is falling off everywheres and not favoring either underlying surface. The areas where the paint has fallen off are very smooth, not scuffed like I would have expected. I can literally flake more paint off with my finger nail.
  13. I had my new to me 25' boat bottom painted this spring. The marine service business used the Interlux paint. It was confirmed that the Interlux would play nicely with the West Marine bottom paint that was previously applied. After this summer, a good third of the paint has come off. My suspicion is that the hull was not prepped very well. It couldn't have been sanded well enough. The boat was trailered three times. Once from the shop to the slip, once from my slip to Ludington, then back to my slip in Quanicassee. The lost paint doesn't at all correspond to the rollers on the trailer. Is this something that I should take up with the people that applied the bottom paint? What is acceptable in regards to bottom paint? I realize they all have limited lifespans, but 30% loss in one year? Should I expect them to redo it at their cost, or meet them half way?
  14. Nick, we have gotten good perch at 1 & 2 bouys. Anchor off of either side of the channel. You will have lots of company. Just standard perch rigs, no beads, and a shiner. That is the hard part, shortage of shiners. Call around and make arrangements for them and you are good to go. The fishing has been day to day, ranging from slow (20 per person), to limits. Cooler cleaner water is the key. After blow days it is tough. If things stay like they are now, I don't see a fall Simcoe trip in my future this season, it has been that good. I have also heard about good catches at the Black Hole, and the first sparkplug. The area in front of the "hotel" in Augres has also its share of reports out there. I can't personally vouch for them however.
  15. Made it out today. Fished pretty much all day for about 85 nice Simcoe size perch. The Bay has been amazing this year for sure, first 80's size walleye in numbers to boot, then perch like we haven't seen for years! The action was slower today due to the water being stirred up good from the NE winds yesterday. We fished with a large mass of boats around 1&2 boueys, perch rigs on the bottom. Most fish were in the 8.5 - 10" range with several 11's and 12's. Yummy!
  16. Nick, Jason, that is exactly what I have done in the past. Purchased large enough to go over my carharts (frog toggs). I am hoping that I can purchase a quality suit, just large enough to go over insulated layers of clothing, short of carharts, and still stay warm and dry. I spoke with Lance V. on FB last night and may stop by his place tonight on my way to Holland to check out the Gills stuff. Thanks for all of the replys guys.
  17. Ok, been looking at rainsuits. I am looking for a bibs/parka combination that can be worn primarily for nasty weather in spring and fall, but occasionally in summer when weather calls for it. I was thinking about purchasing a size or two large so that it can fit over heavier clothing for cold weather fishing. I havbe been looking at ones at Cabelas (guide series gortex), Gander Mt. (Tech2 guide series), and others. Willing to spend upwards of $250 or more for quality. Lets hear the good and ugly of your favorites.
  18. Just keep in mind the height of your ceiling. When a rod starts ripping drag, your head is going to drag across anything sticking down.......ouch!
  19. Thats what I used 3M in any screw or lag holes.
  20. On my trophy, they are 2" stainless lag bolts. I would think that lags long enough to go deep without coming out the inside would hold a ton if sized correctly. Just my .005 cents worth.
  21. So far so good Matt. Got the wheel bearings fixed in three hours time, made it to Ludington in time to set up camp without getting drowned. Ended up getting the boat in at Thompsons Marina just before heading home on Thursday. Back over there on Tuesday for two weeks and change.
  22. Good seeing you yesterday Matt, wish I had more time and better circumstances, to be able to talk to you longer.
  23. Cripes, there goes the neighborhood:eek:. Congrats Jason:thumb:!
  24. Eyefull

    Laker

    Lake trout make an awesome mount, lots of color.
  25. I have to give a shout out to Ed at Thompson Marina in Ludington. I was kind of in a bind for a slip for my upcoming three week stay in town. Ed has a great rate for members of this site and is also running a great offer for the Offshore Classic week. Give him a shout if you need a slip. Thanks Ed. Next year I am thinking about camping right at his place along side my boat.
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