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  1. littleboat
    Nice looking kings, good dinner! Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    2.6 trl spd Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    Fished mid morning shakedown cruise, 9-11:30am. Went 1 for 2. Both were steelhead, but I lost the second one in a bumbled net job being solo. Fished 40-80fow, 1/2ft waves, wind 5mph. Surface temp 47.5°. 1- steelhead, 7.69#, 27-1/2", bloody nose mag, DR dwn 26', back 50, 2.6sog, W dir. Ball tmp 47.6, 51fow (9:45am) 2- lost 2nd steelhead (9:53am) on 3C, caught on thinfin, approx 6-7#, lost in net strikeout. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    Fished 7:30 to 10:30am, 15-21fow. Got another half dozen for my limit. 4 out of 6 on Rapalas, blue minnow, purple minnow, Bandit traffic light and Sprinkles got the other 2, all were dhjs or deep diving cranks. Lines were 44-67 behind cranks, 1.4-1.7 trolling speed was best. Walleye were 19-20-20-21-21-23". Water was as yesterday chalky with areas of stain. Little waves covered the lake. Water temp 54.1 at ball 8ft down. BIG bottom half of TREE (12ft long , 12" dia with short thick branches sticking out) went under my boat ( 2-3ft below) while trolling. It was easy to see it even in the chalky stained water. It glanced off part of my cable on my Fishawk probe. I thought it was going to take it off and mess with my lines on the boards. I was just glad I didn't hit something like that while on my way out. Later I lost a board but made a recovery. Heading home to holland now, remember to head out east then go north. Now its back to salmon fishing. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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  5. littleboat
    Nice size king early in the season. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    1st trip on Lake Erie ever. Late start. Went 6 for 6 on. Rapala DHJ12 Blue Glass minnow and Sunfire DHJ12. Bandits Deep walleye Sprinkles. Walleye nation Reaper disco. Fished 12-20 fow. lines ran from 44 to 60ft back. Trolling speed 1.4-1.7 was best, fish were 19, 20,18.5, 22, 21, 23". Ran east and north, water was chalky to semi-stained. Ran one small spoon picked up large white bass. Water temp was 51.3 at ball in 12ft down Sunny day, very little waves. Enjoyed the day. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    One ramp is in at both Holland and Port Sheldon. They are pushed far in to accommodate for the low water access. Watch your props when you leave the docks. Port Sheldon is really showing alot more shoreline protruding. Check the pictures. 6 trailers were in the lot at Holland. None at PS. Though it did look like one boat broke the skim ice there much earlier. Anyone going out there, let us know how the channel is? Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    Port Sheldon and South Haven bouys have been pulled, others to follow. They were a great help this past year offsetting poor and changing forecasts. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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  9. littleboat
    I'LL HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER NET! Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
  10. littleboat
    I didn't launch today but checked out the ramp situation. Holland has one ramp out, leaving two in. Port Sheldon has two ramps of the three out. One ramp will stay in at each place until ice out (Yeah!). The footing on the ramps is silently slippery becareful. Lake water level is very low. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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  11. littleboat
    Those freezing temperatures did not give me any incentive to go out this weekend, so I stopped and talked with several of the brave souls that did go. The results showed lots of shad and other bait fish on their displays with occasional dink caught similar to my pictures above. Some had gone out to 160fow, noting that the shad had disappeared once they left the shallower area 50-80 fow. The gates are closed across the street at the state park as well as the cleaning station, and parking was full in the lot next to the ramps. Port Sheldon was open to park in. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    Some of my previous catches at night on Muskegon Lake. I'm looking forward to this year. That's a 41"-17# pike I'm holding with a 25" walleye. A whitefish in another picture
  13. littleboat
    Got out today in 45-60 fow. Lake had lots of chop but not too bad if you didn't go out farther. Went 1/1 after a heavy battle, emptying a reel of 2C with a 40 jet diver on a board. After wiping the sweat off my brow, I calmly reeled in my aquarium candidate and released him instead. Since you can't keep them. There are lots of shad and small fish in the fishfinder pictures. The kings should get big with this swimming buffet around by spring. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    What is the length of those spoons? Maker? Tadpole size? Nice catch in the spring anyway. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    Amazing bite in all that shad. I got a late morning launch and fished for a 2.5 hr window in 2ft waves with only a fly by bite in 50-60 fow. The water was cold but I couldn't put it to my advantage even closer in. The shad were all over the place shallow or deep. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    Me either, wish that would change. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
  17. littleboat
    I'm looking to do some night fishing during the week this year. Message me if you are interested. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobilee app
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    Great catch.That magical hour of sunset always gets some good eaters. Your low and high beams must really be working well. I guess the fish can't drive during the day? Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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    Nice looking steelies and eaters! Good turn around on resetting lines. Smart reset. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
  20. littleboat
    I was in 100-125 fow (updated report). Down 80 with ball. All hits came on the same setup. I ran alot of stuff. Flasher flys. Jplugs, a 300ws. Working with just 3 rods makes it tough. I always try and crowd the thermocline from above and below, as you can see in the picture. I think the night trip you are planning would be a great idea. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
  21. littleboat
    The steelies are being tough to catch this am. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
  22. littleboat
    3 for 4, all kings. I'm trying to save my last 2 spaces for steelhead. Lake is 1/2' waves.. it looks like the steelies got another day to fatten up for my table. The details updated: Solo, fished 100-150, best was 105-125 fow. Thermocline was at 75ft. Went 3/4. Saved 2 slots for steelhead, but I could not fillfull my goals. Fish bit from 6:30-7:37am for me. My hopes were dashed as I wasn't able to get a bite over the next 3 hours. 1-King, (6:55am), 5.05#, Bloody nose RV mag off downrigger, 2.0 Sog, W trl, 48° btmp, 80 ft dwn, 107 fow. 2-King,( 7:05am), 5:34#, Dingle lt grn slider std on downrigger, rigger was dwn 80ft, W trl, 113 fow 3-King, 7:37am, (3;23#), Bloody nose RV mag off downrigger, 2.1 Sog, W trl, 48° btmp, 80 ft dwn, 125 fow. Lost 4th on 250WS. The fish may have been smaller than I prefer, but the meat was nice and red. You can see the fish and bait around my cycling riggers. The cleaning station was pretty light, with a couple of groups coming in with one fish totals. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
  23. littleboat
    Congratulations! I know you and the crew have been waiting for this moment. Great catch, and you played the weather right. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
  24. littleboat
    Great catch, and I'm glad you got back safely. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
  25. littleboat
    Good night for fishing and relaxing. Sent from my SM-A156U1 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
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