Hollandpiper

Nick - Thank you so much for the tow yesterday. The boat is already back @ the shop, that just repaired the outdrive. Hopefully it was an issue with their repair or a faulty part; Read - low cost. We did not lose power, just started hearing an unusual knocking and quickly shut her down. For those that requested pictures, I have one that will NOT be released. I actually downloaded an image from the Spyglass webcam as we were going by. Thanks again Paulywood!!

Bummer. . . based on the reports from the week, we headed out to 115' and set-up. We were the only boat @ the PS launch. After being knocked around for a few hours and 2 of the crew being sick, we headed into the skinny water. Nothing going north of PS, so started heading back out. Had only a shaker on early that went back into the water. Fished from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Should have started skinny to the south!?!?!?

Is there still a ramp in the water?

BTW. . . the King we landed put up quite the fight and we thought it to be much greater than the eventual 10#. Not too dark; just starting to turn.

Rough day on the lake this morning. Started in 1 footers (70 FOW) which built to near 3 footers by 8 a.m. (120 FOW). The wind & the current were very strong to the East. However, the Holland & GH webcams shows calm water right now. The fish were scattered but some pockets of a lot of fish. We went 1/1 - 10# King. Heard a few more caught, but most returned to the dock with empty boxes. Water is still fairly warm top to bottom, through 100 FOW. Only hit/fish came on a wire diver with green glow frog spinnie & white glow fly. Fished 6:15 - 10:00 a.m.

Tom - We will be out in the morning as well. Starting in 40 - 50 FOW and to the north.

Ash you're a wimp. . . LOL. Are you available Sunday morning for a real boat ride?

Randy's right arm looks bigger. Must have been on the manual rigger(~:

My 18 # King last Friday was less than. . . "it happens"

Great story Jim. What type of water were you fishing?

We went out of Holland today and could only manage 1/1. The waves were 1 - 2 feet out of the south with a strong current ~SE. We did not hear of any other boats w/ more than one and it was tough to work a decent troll. Another, "we should have been there yesterday" day)~: Alex

We were also out of Port Sheldon Sunday morning, but got a later start than Phil. He hailed me on the radio @ one point to let me know he just passed me - hint, to the north. He was kind enough to share some information over the cell phone. . . and we continued to fish, often side by side. On his last troll west, he passed me again - I'm a slow learner, picking away at the fish. This was about 10 a.m. and our frustration was mounting, as we and others were trying to mirror Plumkrazy's presentation. From a later discussion I understand Phil pulled lines @ ~11 a.m., which was about the peak of our frustration. After going 1 for 2 early on a rigger, we were almost 4 hours without a fish. . . Then the fun began for the next 45+ minutes: 7 color core - big rip; gray, glow J-Plug ripped off the leader!?!? 7 color core; reset with a Smurf - 1 steely ripped the treble hook off the spoon; replaced the treble and boated the next steely 12 color core; NBK, 2 high flying Steelies - lost one. 5 color core; Moonshine Happy Meal - steely & king 300' copper; mag Bloody Nose - newbie lost a large King 30' from the boat Finished the day 5 for 10, pulling lines ~12:30 a.m. All fish in the 8 - 11# range; none weighed. A BIG THANKS to Phil for helping with the late season tips. They are still out there, so go get them(~; Alex

Dan, I live in north Holland and mostly fish out of PS. I will save your number & let you know next time I am looking for a rider. Alex

Tom, PM sent and call my cell in the morning. Alex

Kevin, We had a good weigh in @ the Benefit 4 Kids tournament in Muskegon, with our big fish @ 16+ lbs. I was excited about that, since we have not done well out of PS this year. So, as Lloyd said to Mary in Dumb & Dumber - "So you're telling me there's a chance... YEAH!" Sorry for the cheesy response, but unfortunately it is the first thing that came to my head!?!?! Must be sleep deprived. Anyway, great job on the fish & I'll talk to you on the lake(~: Alex

. . . there were many good boxes weighed in today. Ours was 61+ lbs, which put us only 8 or so pounds from the top, but it was stacked around the 111 point mark. We pre-fish last night and found the same temps, with the cold water hunging the bottom. Fish the same exact water this morning with similar result: 2/6 last night & 5/~9 this morning. We circled around 2 waypoints in 65 FOW about 2 miles north. 4 of our fish and most of the lost fish were on spinnie/fly setups & wire divers. Alex

After a couple of day's reflection, I realized the "runs" it was taking, where actually the waves. LOL. Alex

We fished out of Port Sheldon for 6 hours last night and never got the skunk out of the box - 0/2. My neighbor's cousin fought what we thought was a huge "fish" for a 1/2 hour on a 300' copper set-up. When he finally got it to the boat, we had a 6 foot log, the other copper line, and a wire dipsey. I brought the line to the board - due to earlier mishaps, and was sure there was a fish on. . . besides the few "runs" it took. Our story is, "it was a big one". Alex

Jeff, We are launching from Port Sheldon @ 5 p.m. I will give you a shout. Alex

Terry, As I posted on GLF's report, I heard you several times on the radio, but could not get a reply. So, I was out of port Sheldon, picking up reports from Muskegon, Grand Haven, & Saugatuck. . . I just could not transmit that FAR!?!?! Alex

MIke & others. . . How far west is 300 FOW out of Muskegon? Oout of Port Sheldon?

It was a funny thing Mike. . . I had a cheap red & green glow lure I grabbed from a $1 box @ Lakeshore Outfitters, because it looked cool. It was set 120 down on the rigger w/ a green dolphin free slider. The king hit it so hard - read cheap for $1 above. . . the spoon almost bent in half. Also, after zig-zagging on the surface for most of the way in, it dived twice around the rigger cable & we still managed to net it(~: ALEX

GJ Mike. . . We were out of PS and heard you on the radio, but could not get a call back!?!? Your signal must have been stronger than ours. We did not want to go to Wisconsin, so we tried set down in 150 FOW & trolled out to 230 FOW, then back east. We put I nice 14# King in the box right @ 6:30 a.m. and that was it. Enjoyable day on the water, but definetly June fishing. Alex

Mike, We were out south of P.S. . . Fishing has slowed down. . . We could not get a dipsey to fire: We went 4/4 between 7 & 9:30 p.m. This was after trolling around for 1.5 hours looking for fish. . . they are scattered, but mostly deep. We took 2 on 300' copper & Orange Flounder Moonshine - Steelhead in 175 FOW and 14# King in 115 FOW. And, 2 on the rigger & Blue Flounder Moonshine - 83 down; Shaker & Small Kings - 165 FOW & 100 FOW respectively. Temp break was 80' down past 150 FOW, per a report on the radio. Hopefully things change for next weekend. Alex