FBD

Heck of a fish. I'd be careful posting about people fishing the harbor. There's room for one boat there, anything more and it becomes a mess. A couple springs ago we were quietly pulling fish out of there fishing spawn from kayaks, then someone caught a few in there trolling and bragged it all up and down the net. The next Saturday there were 11 boats all trying to run planer boards through the same 100 x 300 yard stretch, running over our lines (we were there before anybody) then running so close to me, when tucked up against the wall, that I could gave cracked them with my paddle. No one caught fish but a lot of tempers flared.

Struggled 3-29 pm Decent conditions, clouds, some chop, a little stain in the water, 44 degrees. Trolled three miles without a bump. Let my nephew pick some lures out of his tray as mine were not doing it, and a well worn mini streak hooked up with a 15" coho. Trolled back to port and just about in the dark a board gets ripped. Huge brown, nope, little punk that got the second hook of a thunder stick stuck in his pectoral fin and came in sideways. Just beat the rain home.

PSA from FBD Buddy was kind enough to point out our licenses expire on midnight on Friday. Fishing this weekend be sure to get a new one.

Seen 200' out of Holland in mine. Trolled out from 60 hit 200' went yep, 200' and trolled back in. Flat calm warm Saturday night Fished 450-500' in Traverse Bay in the 14' what seemed to be about a solid 5 wood from shore. Structure, a concept growing up trolling around here, that I don't understand.

Pretty fish. Hopefully the beach doesn't get too crowded. Someone post a report of coho in 230'!

Not even sure I'll run the Four Winns this year, but it would have blocked the wind and laughed at that chop yesterday.

Still got it, Wednesday PM Took my 13 year old out in the row boat after her ortho consultation. As I told her, we would gave to agree on what she wanted as it is my money but her teeth. Set up in ugly 2' chop but I'll take that over the dead calm east winds that were forecast. Water also had nice color and was above 40. We lost a nice brown to start the year, then cleaned off one side of the 14' in about 20 seconds landing a triple, all 3-4# browns. Trolled for 15 more minutes, turned around and hit a small 17" king and another brown. Kept the biggest brown for a coworker and let the rest go as they were not deeply hooked. Off the water by seven thoroughly cold and then she asked to stop for ice cream. Weird, but hey, my 13 year old said yes to fish in conditions most adults would not, then went 4/5 in conditikns where standing was a challenge.

Pistols are easy, the hand held ones are a trick though. Glad I tried those before I had to learn while floating.

Thanks to all who put this together, sold, and more importantly bought. I actually found both things I had to have and some stuff I didn't know I needed until I saw it, and still grossed over $150 after covering my tables. Maybe next year I'll be down to a table. Need to get my daughter and her kayak back to the river as someone cleaned out her experienced corkie stock.

Actually liquidating about 50% of my spoons and a lot of plugs. I don't enjoy the maintenance any more, the effort it takes to network to stay on top of fish, the poor results. I had several trips last year where I realized I did not want to be out there. In good weather. Even catching a few fish.

Kevin and Far Beyond Driven are one in the same.

Ice piled up beyond the pier heads. Ice stuck to the bottom. A couple days of fifty won't do squat. Need a big east wind to move that ice. Not that it matters, things don't kick off in close at Holland until early April. Trust me, I was the first guy out there for ten years.

Too much ice around Holland. West winds lately have piled it up and anchored it well.

She didn't need an epidural for the trout. There was an east wind and she could not sleep that night so I offered to take her out and as usual ten minutes on the water and she was out. Dead calm gin clear water I was pointed out to change over for Lakers when she came out of the cabin just as the last rod out took off. 10' noodle rod with 8# test. I put the boat in N and kept reaching around her to tweak the drag until we realized the rod bucking was not the fish or drag but our daughter kicking the butt of the rod. I was just hoping to have an excuse to come up the river chine walking at 50 mph...

Wife still does not find humor in "going to Benton Harbor to pick up some 'hos"