dan agnello

Here's silvers.

My baby, 1994 Grady White 208 with cutty, head, n 1999 130HP Honda 4 Stroke? Takes some gas to get her to the launch, but pennies to run on the big lake.

My previous was like Eleanor, 1675 Smokecraft with 40 Honda 4 stroke.

Nice, looks a lot bigger than 16', nice rig!

What kind of boat do you have?mine is 21' Grady White with cutty;,The Reel  Woman.

We launched around 8 n retrieved around 145 or so!

Thanks,

have a great, safe, blessed 2017 fishing season.

had a great time with my retiree mates on our first trip of the season.

ooooopppps, Coho Jacks!!!! DIdn't attach pic.

St Joe 3/29

Time fished:830-1pm
Area fished (GPS lat/lons 0ptional): pier heads south
Best depth of water to be over: 27-20'
Most productive troll direction: S
Depth of hits: 6'
Troll speed: 2-2.5 SOG
Rigger lead lengths: 58
Number of fishermen aboard: 3
Best lures & colors: CJ Salmon Buster Smurf 4.0 Reg size, thin body bait chrome/bk & red/bk stripes
Surface temp: 43-41
Down temp for hits (if known): N/A
Number and kind of fish caught: 4

Set lines from pier head mud and trolled south passed chalets, about 7 miles;  worked usual 27-20' in an out. 

Got  two on smurf spoon; once on 75' copper and then put it on side with 1/2oz weight.

Other two on thin body baits listed above.  Distance lines were out behind bid board was around 55' for all.

Nice day, mostly sunny, 1-2s.

Heard couple reports at launch; 2 guys got limit on mostly jointed rapalas; by chalets by us - we got none on them; another boat down at Cooke plant limited out.

Jmohuts: yep, LMAO.

landed some kings by myself a long time ago, but not with long leads!?

Yep, 4 is ideal, but we almost always just fish with 3.

1H14X Thanks, When we have 3 in the boat guy steering boat keeping fish in center knows he has to hand line the long leaded dipseys line into the net. Its especially fun when you have flashers and meat rigs which add another 4' or 5' of length.

Plannng on hitting St Joe or So Haven next week.

As of last Friday new season is showing.

However, it is no longer available on the Pursuit Channel or later on Youtube. But, it will be on Carbontv.

You can also view it directly from the Toutnament Trail website, tournamenttrail.net.

Last week was Grand Rapids weigh in 1 and next week will be weigh in 2.

A new episode will be posted every Friday morning (According to Scotty Mac).

Enjoy!

coralee, rhanks for comment.

I always emptied filter in the fall, put new dry filter on in the spring, squeeze primer bulb until stiff and she starts right up 

Easy to winterize: ran gas out of system, drained the above filter and drained engine gas vaporizer (per manual), fogged cylinders and Stabil in gas tank.

Last fall had oil and lower unit oil changed by marina so had them winterize it at the same time. 

Should have said I have 130HP Honda 4 stoke outboard not an I/O which may require a lot more cranking! 

Just changed out my fuel/water separator filter  on my boat and it was full of gas. Marina winterized my boat for the first time last fall.

When I winterized it I would always drain gas n water from the filter.

Haven't had a chance to call marina  today.

What is the standard practice?

Thanks!!!

F & Stream does have worms/nite crawlers in the fridge but that's all I remember!!

No, don't think so; a lot like Gander Mtn, Cabelas n Dicks.

But, D & R Sports is just a few miles from there; take M43 west out of town (131 Exit 38) west about 3 miles west of 131 on north side.

They have all kinds of live bait and great tackle.

Just picked up grandkids in Lazoo n finally had a chace to stop there (BL94 just east next to Costco, can see it from 131 North).

Good fishing n hunting depts.

Has quite a bit of salmon and walleye stuff. Been to the one by Oakland Mall but the Kazoo one is better.

Bought 10 colors of Suffix lead on clearance for $12 and some nice boxes for spoons. 

Yeah last summer our Jackson store size increased like 6 times bigger then the old store and has a decent fishing dept n now they r closing. I'm bummed!!!!

No great sales yet!

Try Walmart, too. I have always been able to get new ones with proper dates at our Walmart in Jackson.

Paid around $23 the other day.

Don't forget to check the expiration date of your boat flares; they expire every 42 months 

I use 8-10' leads, what do you use?

is there an advantage with long leads?

I personally don't think so!

See lot of boats on Salmon Showdown use long leads and have to handline fish to net!

Thanks!

Perchers in SoHa need minnows!!!!

IF city can get access to the launch they may get docks in earlier than 4/15.

Also, sometime this summer they will replace two docks.

Nice rig Martin.

Here's update from city eng, Larry, who replied to my email.

The goal is to restore temp access to the launch by  4/1. A gravel access drive will connect to Dunkley Ave, south of WWTP. He didn't mention docks by 4/1. I'll email him back about them.

Permanent access by 7/1. 

Yeah Martin, last year I left my boat on the trailer at Pier 1000 in St Joe until May when I started  going to SoHa.

Yes as far as I know not until 4/15. 

However, even though all the docks have been pulled, there is a dirt apron west of restrooms that I used to drive around and come in through parking lot south of the restrooms.

If you can launch w/o a dock maybe you could use it.Not sure about what city would say. If you want to get in earlier call Harbormaster. She was very nice on the phone. Use City general number and ask for the harbormaster.

Seems like last year when we launched in St Joe on 3/29 only one dock was in.

But, night after I bad mounted them a few days later all 3 docks were in and the big dead trees had been dragged to the back on the parking lot.

Enjoy this summer weather n have a fun/safe 2017 fishin season.