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  • Birthday 06/12/1974

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    Jason
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    Newaygo/Port: Pentwater
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    football, baseball, whitetail hunting, horseback riding
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    I write custom business software

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  1. Mega Byte
    Nice box of silver. I hope to get out next week.
  2. Mega Byte
    I've had days where I fished in the fog and the fish never slid out deeper as the morning progressed. With the smoke in the air, it's possible they stay shallower longer.
  3. Mega Byte
    Love those silvers. Nice job.
  4. Mega Byte
    Awesome night!
  5. Mega Byte
    I'm trying to stay in my lane on this thread and keep it fishing report related, but I did want to note what I've used to help catch them. If you want to discuss the Magic Bait Ball, we can do it here:
  6. Mega Byte
    Pics Sent from my SM-G991U using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app
  7. Mega Byte
    This was a combination work trip and fun trip. I hadn't been fishing Memorial Day due to the Magic Bait Ball project and winds...just seemed windy this May. From the work side, the goal was to get some top side and underwater video. So that meant that when I normally would be swapping out lures or lines, I was messing with video stuff or trying to get a new downrigger installed. So the long lines obviously weren't working for me, but I never made time to swap them out. I ran 1 rigger with the Magic Bait Ball, 4 dipsies and 4 long lines. All 10 bites came on the rigger and dipsies. Time FOW Toll Fish Bait Pole 7:15 AM 84 SW Miss Mongolean Beef RV Rigger down 50 7:16 AM 84 SW King Bloody Nose RV mag High Diver out 190 8:04 AM 108 S King Grean Flounder mag Wire diver out 120 down 57 8:15 AM 132 SW Miss Bloody Nose RV mag High Diver out 212 8:20 AM 134 S King Grean Flounder mag Wire Diver out 121 down 57 8:21 AM 134 S King Mongolean Beef RV Wire Diver out 121 down 57 8:38 AM 137 SW Coho Grean Flounder mag Wire Diver out 121 down 57 8:50 AM 139 SW Steelhead Blue Jeans RV mag High Diver out 190 9:00 AM 119 SE Miss Grean Flounder mag Rigger down 50 9:54 AM 151 N King Blue Jeans RV mag High Diver out 190 On the work side, a quick glance shows we got some underwater footage of the lure, but for some reason the strikes were not captured. I'll have to play with that more. On the positive side, the new downrigger did get installed and I'll be able to utilize it on the next trip. I'll add some pictures in the comments.
  8. Mega Byte
    I once forgot my net...I had taken it out of the boat when cleaning the boat and forgot to put it back in. My boat has outboards that sit on what looks like a heavy duty swim platform. I was able to kneel on that and take my fish grabber and get under their gill plate as they swam past and land them that way. I couldn't believe it worked. We finished 6 for 8 that trip (it was several years ago), but everything that made it to the back of the boat we landed.
  9. Mega Byte
    Someone asked on Facebook if this was mainly for lakers. As you guys know, I rarely target lakers. It will catch them, but this presentation was designed for kings.
  10. Mega Byte
    Hey everyone, I'd like to share something I’ve been working on for the last couple seasons. I was trying to solve a couple of problems: How can I catch more fish on the lines near the boat (riggers and dipsys)? (My kids aren't fans of the long copper lines.) How can I avoid spooking fish that get near the boat? So, I started experimenting with ways to turn my cannonballs into something that actually attracts fish instead of pushing them away. The result is the Magic Bait Ball — a rig that surrounds your cannonball with 18 spinner blades to create flash, thump, and vibration that mimics a tight, living school of baitfish. The idea is your lure then trails tight behind it looking like an injured straggler that got separated from the group, leaving it isolated and vulnerable. I’ve been running it with short leads (5–15 ft) and have seen a noticeable increase in downrigger and dipsy diver bites. Here’s a short underwater video introducing it and showing how it looks in action: And here’s the website with full details, setup instructions, and more videos: https://offshoreinnovations.net. There is a lot of detail on the site, including explaining how and why it works, how to set it up, pro tips, and FAQs. I'm not going to replicate that content here. I’d love to hear your thoughts and questions on this. Fire away guys. Thanks, Jason Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OffshoreInnovations YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffshoreInnovations
  11. Mega Byte
    That's a great story. I've never heard of that happening before with Salmon. I saw a video where a guy hooked a walleye and was pulling it in and it got slammed by a pike. The pike wouldn't let go and he was able to net both fish. Crazy. If there are a lot of small kings and cohos around, I'll sometimes put more mag spoons out, thinking the larger hooks make it harder for those small fish to bite. Some still do though.
  12. Mega Byte
    Beautify night on the water, but it sucks losing them at the boat. It's tricky netting them yourself.
  13. Mega Byte
    It took us a while to find them.we were in deeper water, 200 - 351 FOW. Most of our time was near the intersection of the Badger's route to Wisconsin and the shipping lane. So we dodged the big ships a few times. We kept 10 and threw 7 small ones back. Of the 10, most were in the 4 - 6 pound range. In past years, we wouldn't keep these either, but we wanted to bring something home. The big fish was a 13# king. We kept 6 kings and 4 steelhead. 250 weighted steel with an RV flounder went multiple times for us. But we got fish from the 3 color all the way to the 300 weighted steel. Dipsies and riggers took fish down 50 - 65 feet. I forgot ice, but luckily the surface water was cold, so we just refilled the fish box with cold water every 90 minutes to keep them chilled. Sent from my SM-G991U using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App
  14. Mega Byte
    Nice! Those buoys are so helpful.
  15. Mega Byte
    Yeah. 1 sheepshead and 13 kings in that trip. Sent from my SM-G991U using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App
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