Hollandpiper

. . . of those that put this event together. I would have preferred to finish higher in the standing, but had a great time.

Caz,

Do you have the league standings calculated? They are missing from above.

Alex

Capt'n Ron,

Thanks for the very informative report(~:

Alexander

Thanks for the report Phil. I worked lat last night and was scared off by the wave reports. Should have been out)~:

See ya Saturday (or Sunday).

Alex

RD, no tournament (or "touney?), just thought it was ironic that depth was not mentioned. I missed it in the 1st report.

I was not looking for help Phil, thus no need to call, PM, or otherwise ask where you were fishing.

Terry, thanks for the report.

Last Post,

Alex

Location is not required in posts. This is his choice on whether or not to post his location. The Big Red Classic is going on this weekend out of Holland. I would not want to share my spot with 150 boats?

I am happy just seeing the depths he is fishing and the depths the fish are being caught at. Once you know the depths, you should be able to duplicate the pattern up and down the coast, unless he is fishing over structure.

There have been no depths posted!?!?! In other words, no FOW. So why post? There also was no hesitation for Phil to tell the 150 other boats how he was doing over the radio.

. . . it's the 3rd day in a row you have not posted your location!?!? Why post if you are goig to leave out that important detail?

We went 3/4 - (2 @ 12# + 1 small King) in a short trip this morning. Fished 80 - 125 FOW, ~2 miles south of Holland. Blue & orange lures toook 2 on the riggers @ 50 down and the another on the full core with a Flinstone Bloody Nose.

Alex

I also us the swim noodles and label the end. I slice them about 1/4" deep so the line goes in the slit.

I use the same thing for my flies.

Alex

Great day on the water and thanks to Tom & Bud for competing with Team Hollandpiper. It was an awesome feeling moving out of the bottom of the standings.

My undying gratitude goes out to the Executive Board of the West Michigan Fishing Leaque:

Caznik (Rich) - CEO/President

Trout Tracker (Larry) - CFO/Executive VP

Hunt4ever (Brian) - 1st VP of Donations

Oakley (Brian) - VP of Communications and Donations

Sarah C (Rob) - 2nd VP of Donations

GLF (Mike H.) - VP of Advertisement/Marketing

Larry (Heavy Action) - 3rd VP of Donations

Alex

I am looking for another rider for Sunday morning, for this tourney. Please send me PM if interested and I will let you or all know. I will be selective about my decision, since it is a tournament(~:

Alex, aka Hollandpiper

These are reports you read in the papers, like to see hands on reports

Great 1st post stillfish!?!?!?!

Welcome anyways(~:

Alex

Well I could make up anything, since no one saw our catch. . . However, eventhough I'm a fisherman, I do have morals(~: We had 3 kings - ~12#, 7 - 8#, and 5 - 6#. We did not weigh them until ~3:00 p.m after the tow, the ride to Snug Harbor to P/U the boat, lunch and a cold & wet ride back to Holland.

Alex

1. Rich, once again you did a terrific job with the league this year. Your hard work makes it enjoyable for all.

2. Jim & Bev, my deepest gratitude on the tow in from Lake Michigan. It was a long 3 hours, from pulling lines until we made it back to Fisherman's Landing. You are awesome.

3. 30pounder for the donation to the last place prize. My misfortune was a blessing in disguise. If I made it to the weigh-in with my 3 kings, I would have finished ~8th and lost out on last place.

'Til next year,

Alexander

I was working to try to get the flies going again. I never got a hit on a fly(again). I was trying them behind dipsys and a full core. Any advice as to what I'm doing wrong that I can seem to get fish off of flies?

SG. . . I've never heard of running flies off of core!?!?! Spinnies and flies are mostly use on dipseys, but I have had them produced on riggers also. With that said, they have never been the top producer for me, but here are some resources:

http://www.luhrjensen.com/techreports/13DodgersFlashers.pdf

http://www.fishresource.com/basics/flashers.asp

Also, you s/b adding some J-Plugs to your arsenal this time of year.

Alex

I was going to vote to change. . . then I peaked @ the poll and felt pressure to keep it the same!?!?!

J/K. . . I have to agree with Oakley. If we are all in this for the same reason, then the question would not have been asked.

BTW, can I bring my previous day's catch to the next weigh-in? :rotflmao:

I would assume St. Joe or South Haven based on past thread. But very secretive!?!?!

Alex. . . from Holland:rolleyes:

I have an opening for Saturday a.m. A ringer would be nice. Send me a P.M. if interested.

Alex