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kid coulson

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  1. Ya, It was my first time ever using lead-core (which I just bought like 3 weeks ago). I put it on a TX44 board and let her drift off to the side. It fooled me a couple times going in and out of waves, making the rod dance, and sounding a couple clicks of the drag here and there, but when the big girl hit there was no doubt! I'm debating on getting another LC set up for the other side of the spread. Seems like copper is the thing most people are going with but I don't know squat about it.

  2. Got out on the water around 5:30pm. It was really slow for us. However in the top of the ninth we scored a beaut! I dont remember how deep we were at the time, but the fish hit on my 10 color lead core with a blue/silver plug. This was my first King in 3 trips and only the 4th one I have caught since doing the Salmon thing so I was/am GEEKED! 22 pounds! Great evening out on the big water!!

  3. Diamond,

    Unless you really,really offended them somehow, I cant believe they just walked away from ya without even a little love offered up. I don't care if you caught fish or not that's just unsportsmans like conduct. I get a little peeved when I cant even get a courtesy wave for letting somebody cut in/traffic, Id be disgruntled to say the least if I were in your shoes.

    Good luck in Canada!

  4. Well,

    Not such a hot outing. One reel(Okuma) stopped working, one downrigger rod snapped(Cabelas) and my motor when trimmed up hits the board I have across the back of the boat so I could barely get my transom saver on. We did get a LT in the box though(expensive fish!!). The DNR launch at MAC was pretty busy but it was a nice day so that's to be expected.

    I wanted to go deeper(140+) but it was a touch choppy for the 1650 Fishhawk so we trolled back into shallower water(60-70 feet) where it was nice and calm. On the good side, my riggers that I got from Al(knotatwork) performed great!

    Mixed Veggie was the lure that got bit.

  5. True, but its really picked over. Still some decent lures and stuff left. Went there tonight after work. The check out line was about 30 people deep! That store is going to be all guns and gun related stuff. Small amount of footware and some camo gear. I guess its going to be Michigan's largest gun library.

  6. A true supertanker! The last supertanker state record sure didnt last long!

    Muskies are a cool fish and fun to chase after. Im not going to lie they dont fight like a nice king but they are very challenging to catch and when you catch one you go home with a smile on your face! Please practice CPR and visit the Michigan Muskie Alliance web-site if your interested in these babies.

  7. Thanks for all the help fellas! I have a regular "milk run" of sites that I now hit before going out. It sure is a different game than inland lake muskie fishin' !!

    Im going to continue to listen and learn from you guys/gals and hopefully establish some relationships so I can salmon fish successfully and more important safely!!

  8. *Anyone that fished out of Holland Sat 9/1/12 am,..how big were the waves around the 80' depth. My guess was 3 to 4 footers? I got chased off the lake going back at idle speed pretty much white knuckled. I want to know the est wave height for future reference.

    *Do I need to add any height for (being in a boat) as to what the Holland buoy claims as significant wave height? It seems to indicate much less wave height than what I believe they are.

    *What do you guys think is the most trusted/accurate weather web-site?

    I had no business going out that far, in the dark, with my wife, in a 1650 Crestliner Fish hawk but,... man I really wanted to fish!! Plus it only called for waves around 1 foot within 5 miles of shore. I dont think that was the case!

    Ill chock this wasted trip up to a learning experience and be grateful we made it back O.K. I certainly welcome your tips,advice,and criticisms(the life you save may be mine!!) Thanks fellas! -kid

    P.S.- Yes,.... I know I need a bigger boat!

  9. Thanks guys! Im a muskie guy, and member of the Michigan Muskie Alliance but a recent outing aboard the "Fine Line" got me geekin on salmon fishing! I only run dipsys at this time and Im trying to learn as much as I can about them. Thanks to all for the info!

  10. Hey fellas,

    Rookie here wants to know about the best place to set your drag when running Mag dipsys. 40lb power pro is my main line, 30lb mono leader with rip cord snubbers. My rods are actually muskie rods(stiff) with Magda pro reels(this is all I have at the time being). We lost our only two rips Sat. They were on for about 15 seconds then off. We tightened the drags down after losing the first fish only to lose the second! Any info/tips are much appreciated. Thanks!

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