Rascal Trophy Fishing

Nice report and pics. Dennis. Slamming jumpers in the fall after combat fishing ends is a blast for sure! Thanks.

Welcome aboard the GLF elfish. I too heard similar reports of deep warm water the last few weeks. Good observation. Fish up in Ludville are still scattered due to unpredictable changes in weather patterns and temps..

Great story and good job.

We also witnessed the Hamburg visit here about 5 years ago in Ludington. She anchored in PM Lake for about 12 hours for sightseeing and shopping from tender boats. Seems like it was late Sept. or early Oct.. Also many German people aboard exploring.

That Coastwatch guide seems to be stuck on 9/22/14, or else I'd say go by that for surface help. If you have a probe for rigger ball temp/speed, that will also be a great way to determine best temp. down, 48-53* usually best.

Wow, according to Ryan, Rudey has $200-300 in tackle that he can't use around here. That sounds like a big profit to the seller now. Good deal, wish you luck.

As much as new j plugs cost today, why not try it? Try a silver chrome and any white glow paint to see how it works and let us know. Welcome aboard the GLF.

Thanks for that informative post Stone. And welcome to the GLF forum, lots to share, and be shared by all.

One thing is for sure: there are many choices for great fishing gear nowadays, and most is fairly priced for the quality you get. We didn't have all these choices 30 years ago, nor anywhere near the quality. It's a great time to be a great lakes fisherman nowadays for sure.

Anyone notice of late, say the last 5-8 years, that cruise ships are appearing on Lk. Michigan occasionally? I have, and thought I was seeing things, but it's true. Apparently an Ann Arbor based company has three ships that port down in Chicago, and traverse the entire lake up to Mackinaw Island, then back. Some also go thru Lk. Huron and Lk. Ontario. Seacatmich also saw one early in Sept. while fishing in Ludington. I have a link I'll post if anyone is interested. I know this has nothing to do with fishing, but these 100'-200' ships are now out there. Both close to shore, and in deep water too. It's something that we'll all have to keep a watch out for in the name of safety is my main point here. www.greatlakescruising.com is where you can see those three big ships. Nice vacation if you can afford it too it appears.

Nice video Jason, welcome.

Thanks Tom, not only nice harbor, but very nice people imho. Stayed at Pier 42 many times, and always loved the hospitality and fishing info..

Today, the wind is steady and heavy at 29 mph from the south. Same for Sat. I heard. Cold water is across the pond in Wis., I'll bet they are slapping them good. Don't see you anymore at city marina Dennis. Did you go to Pentwater? Thanks for the report.

2MD, waterspout = great danger = get off water quickly. Nice pic.. As regards walleye on Lk. Mich., I personally witnessed 8 being brought in by the Ludington net fisherman a few years ago. The smallest was 13#, and biggest was over 17#, monsters imho. He got them around the PSP, (pump storage project), just 3 miles south of the pierhead. His net there was set over 12-20 fow, shallow, and apparently some perch were in there too. Rocky bottom that must be a spawning area?

Good choice ns, welcome.

Fishy1, or anyone else, can you post a link of the chart for this Delta/Horn? I think someone at Chuck's sounds too technical for me. I've never heard these terms used since I started in 1983, but these days, everyone is nicknaming something, or abbreviating with initials. This area covers about 10-12 nautical miles along the shoreline, quite a span of water.

Nice job and report Bill. Btw, what's the surface temp. at the pier heads there? Thanks.

The FULL MOON actually presents more problems usually. Fish can keep feeding all NIGHT! So, keep on trying, irregardless the port.

Fish-ludington.com and freestylecharters.com. Good fishing Josh.

Nice platform Mike, should sell quick.

Ludington? 21 fish in the box 9/7/14. Seacatmich got 9 today too.

Good report Dennis. Btw, I was over the other day at the Lud. municipal marina admiring your boat. I have never seen a more pristine and rigged-out Marinette in my life. And now that you say she is a 1975 model, it's just astonishing. You must really LUV that boat. By gosh, everywhere I looked, everything appeared like new. And that red paint trim, wow, it really pops for me. Just wanted you to know, your time, money, and effort to make that boat look so beautiful, wasn't wasted on me at least. Super job!

Thanks Greg, but I may slip away to the Hot Boat event at Hardy Dam instead. Lots of pink over there. That tourney is great, good luck.

That 1 MANIAC has some great ingenious ideas there imho. American ingenuity is what I'd label that as, good job Jim, impressive posts.

Play Dough, that's the entire point I'm making here. Just think of all the break wall walkers and fisherman that could also have been hit in this accident. Luckily, they must have traversed back to shore when they felt the cold fog on their skin. I'm not making any rush to judgment on that Capt. yet, as we don't know the entire story. After the USCG makes their investigation for all known, in detail, and with facts, then I will offer my take on the accident with more clarity. Until then, we should probably not rush to final judgment. But, as we all know, some basic rules of the road appear to have been ignored, as safety was lost in this particular case for unknown reasons yet.