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Thanks for the responses! I'm all geared up with spoons, spin doctors, meat rigs, dodgers, body baits & plugs.
I am trying to come up with spread ideas for this season and I don't want to be running 9 lines with only 3 or 4 of them "effective". If I experiment with anything I'll be sure to let people know if it worked!
I was wondering about slow spoons becuase typically when i'm fishing off the piers - the slower spoon retrieves often work best.
Ryan, BLL are sold in only a few places (made in Holland I think) but I know a few people who really like them. I got a good number of fish on them last October before I put the boat away.
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Thanks for the welcome everyone!
Wow, you got the Scooby Snacks! I landed my first salmon on that boat, thanks to Dave. This was I think 3 years ago and I had just bought a 20 ft Wellcraft nicely rigged, but I didn't know what the heck I was doing.Now I'm looking at 28 ft Baha and bought a NavNet system for a boat I haven't even bought yet. It'll make you crazy.
Welcome to the site.
I hope the some of Dave's success was due to having a lucky boat! I guess I'll find out soon enough.
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(1) Lead core knots - I've been using Uni to Uni knots without any problems. I see people talking about the Willis knot. Why would I change anything if I have never had a uni-uni fail?
(2) Big Weenie Meat rigs - the ones I have come with a bead-chain swivel. If I want to us it on the Spin-Doctor can I just cut it off and hopefully have no line twist problems?
(3) Flasher speed w/ meat rigs - Will the 10" Spin-Doctors and Wiener Flashers work at similar speeds? I guess the question is can I run them together and have success on both running the same speed?
(4) 00 Dodger & Peanut Fly speed - Do i generally want to go as fast as the dodgers will allow before spinning out? Does setting them up backwards change the movement or tolerable speed?
(5) Spoon Speeds - I see a lot about how people tend to troll fast with spoons. Which of the following would be fast vs slow types of spoons?
Stinger Standard & Stingray
ProKing
Big Lake Lures (BLL)
Dreamweaver SS
Dreamweaver Standard
(6) If I'm running at slower speeds ( e.g. Dodger & Spin-n-glow), would it make sense to maybe try some casting spoons such as the Moonshine or little cleo or K.O. Wobbler.
(7) Plugs - do they work fast and slow? Like 2 mph up to 3.5 mph.
Hopefully this give some people the opportunity to share some information!
Thank you for any info you provide.
-jdh
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My name is JD and I river fished for years before buying a boat last year. I work a lot in the summer, but when I'm not working I'm fishing.
I'm in an older 17' Lowe and have rigger everything I need to run 8 rods right now. If I pick up some rod trees I'll be able to run more than I can handle. I'll be fishing mostly out of Holland & the surrounding ports.
Thanks to Dave (Killin' It) for teaching me everything I needed to know to get started - as well as letting me take the Scooby Snacks off of his hands.
I've been reading posts of the site for a couple years and am anxious to contribute this upcoming season.
Good luck this year everybody!
-jdh
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The docks were in on Wednesday when I went out.
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I fished from about halfway to Saugatuck up to Holland and couldn't buy a bite. Hopefully things will pick up if the water drops a few more degrees. Reading about 52 near shore warming up to 54 or so in 40 fow.
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I might try to get the boat out one last time this week with the east wind coming up. I'll be fishing out of Holland.
I will be running up to 6 lines. Thinking 2 Jointed Raps & the rest spoons.
Any advice on depth of water to start out in?
Should I head towards Port Sheldon, or head towards Saugatuck?
Any tips?
Any advice would be appreciated!
-JD
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I managed to find some replacements. I got 2 of them now.
I'm hoping to get back out tomorrow depending on the wind.
-jdh
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Went solo. Ended up 1-4. Fished 80-120 fow. All hits within from 90-100 fow.
1-2 (3 lb king) - Rigger down 75, Mag Moonshine Super Shadow RV
0-1 (10-15 lb king) - Mag Dipsey on 1 out 150 ft, SD Chrome with green holo/glow tape & Glow Poofster Fly
I missed my chance at netting him and the fish swam under the boat and cut me off!
0-1 - 300 30lb Cu, Silver streek Wht George Double Glow Mag
Had each of my rods fire so that was nice. I don't mind loosing fish but I want that flasher-fly combo back! It's gotten me a fish every trip!
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Launching around 5 pm @ the state park launch. Will pull lines around 8 or 8:30.
This is an open bow boat so there may be some spray.
I have 1 downrigger, 2 dipseys and several core/copper rods & boards.
PM me or Text 616-706-4061 if interested.
-JD
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Was out last night and found a ton of marks in 125-135 fow all below 90 feet. Went 1-2. Missing a hit on a BLL Kato on the rigger down 125.
Picked up a 5 lb king on a Chrome/Glow SD with a white fly. Magnum dipsey out 255.
The bait I've been pulling out of fish has been large - a 7-inch alewife and a 7-inch smelt pulled out of the fish last night.
I'm hoping the waves stay down for Saturday AM.
-JD
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4-4 between 90&120.
King 20 lb immature!- standard DW Lemon ice. 200 20 lb walleye copper.
Laker 21 in - DW SD silver with white/black tape white fly. Mag dipsey on 1 out 150.
Laker 18 in - mod blue dolphin mag. 300 30 lb copper.
King 4 lb - big lake lures kato - down rigger down 100
All trolling speeds from 1.9 - 2.5.
Wil post a pic of the big king later.
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I went our again yesterday evening by myself for 2 hours and managed another nice lake trout on the same SD. Mag dipsey out 225.
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First post here. And got the first fish on my boat.
Fished sw of Holland in 90-140 fow. Went 2-2 with an 11 lb laker and a 4 lb king.
Laker on mag diver 210 ft SD with white tape and white fly 2.5 sog.
King on 5 color DW SS glow Pinky 1.8 sog.
Marked lots of fish and bait in 120-140.
Might go back Wednesday.
TX-44 Question
in Salmon Pro's Connection
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Has anyone tried to run on of these boards as a "mast-type" board?
I will try it this spring, but I was thinking I could attach an 8-oz weight and spin doctor without a fly and let the TX-44 out.
I would then add some releases and pull some spoons.
Just curious if anyone has tried something like this, but I will post a response once I get the chance to try it out.
-jdh