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Sweet. Heading up to luddington next week to do some scouting. Keep end of July first of Aug open.

thanks for the report terry. I have that hot lobster and have never tried it on a full core. always ran it deep on the swr rig on the rigger with minimal success. I will take the tip you gave and try it on the full core. thanks for the info.

Insta Launch is a good site to camp, I have camped there. Most of the people with larger boats that camp there launch at the City launch near the mouth of the River. Manistee lake has a lot of shallow areas and it's a ways to the river mouth. I'd compare conditions similar to Snug Harbor at Muskegon. Trust me, Launch at the City Launch.

Amen to that.

looks like a fun day. thanks for the pics

Nice pic. thanks for sharing.

Nice pic! thanks for sharing.

If you know anyone who machines parts that might work better. I remember those and they were not around long. So you more then likely wont find any oem parts. Did you try a search on google or some of the other search engines on the web?

Nice pics. Thanks for sharing.

I just want to thank bolth Bob and Mike For there recipies. I have made bolth now and serve them at Huge wild game dinner every Jan for a school fundraiser and it is one of the favorite dishes out of the 2 to 3 hundred different ones served. I make approx 5 gallons of each and its always goes so fast not everyone gets to try it.

Also want to thank bolth of you for my freedom. I did not serve in the military but I thank god everyday for those of you who did.

Thanks for the report Scott. Maybe worth heading out this weekend. Im getting low on salmon in the freezer. Been giving most of it to the crews I take out. Time to keep some for myself.

Nice looking browns.

Thanks for the report. May be moving my boat up to Luddington/Manistee in the next couple of weeks to finish out the season.

thanks for the report Terry.

WOW! Awsome pics. thanks for sharing.

I have actuall thought the same thing. if the weather is going to be good I plan on running over in the smaller boat. I can stay on them better then the big boat. I will give you a shout on sat if we are going.

Nice fish Dan.

All of the inland lake public launches are free. Think of all the money the dnr would make if the bass fisherman(I use to be a diehard bass fisherman;)), and weekend boaters had to purchase a seasonal permit.

Back in the 80s your license fee was raised to cover the cost of maintaining launches. and again the the 90s and again in the the around 2002 2003. but the probem is and I have contacted the parks director for the dnr in Allegan county, is that the Moneys made at one park do not stay with that park to maintain that launch . and for that matter of the moneys that are collected to maintain launches, only a small portion actually goes twords maintaining them the rest is used how the DNR sees fit wich usually means it covers wages for administartion. So we were paying for this in our licenses before they even started to enforce pay launches. They say that is good clean politics.

thanks for sharing

Nice king Mark. good trip.

Your going to want to start deep with the water warming up the fish will be deep. Start with the full cores at least. You can get two cores from cabelas for 17 bucks. Be carefull though its addicting you will start with 2 and end up with 22

well said. I did exactly that once I started fishing core rods about 10 years ago.

20 to 25'

I would go with full cores. I have bolth and my full core outfish the halfcore 3 to 1. Later on after you start building your arsinal and the budget is not so tight you can make up some half core rigs but for starting out I would definanlty go with full core. you will use these more then halfcore most of the year. Most of the fishing seminars that I have attended have suggested the same thing guys like Dave Engle and Bill Bale Of Best chance 2.

tdr rods are only 30 bucks and come with a warr.

TDR is what I replaced my lost full core with from last weeks trip. I also had to replace the reel. Pyles Porthole in southaven hooked me up with rod and Okuma 45 classic reel and spooled the reel for me with backer and 27lb leadcore for about 120 bucks. Rod was only 30 and im not sure if I will like it as I loved my 9' whuppin sticks, (Cabellas rod) but for 30 bucks if it doesnt work out then im not out much. reports ive read is that guys like them.

Nice looking fish.

Sweet! Think luddington.

Sweet catch Nick!