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    LBM 7/2

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    My brother and 7 year old nephew came up and fished with Parker and I yesterday. We hit the water a little after 8am and ran up to where we fished last week.

    We ran 3oz snap weights on one side and 4oz on the other, all spoons. Never saw a difference between colors or backs but the 4oz side caught a couple more fish then the 3oz. We did do the best in one particular section SW of 1&2 buoys in 25' of water.

    Ended up with 12 walleye, 1 perch and threw back 3 sheepshead. Parker did most of the reeling but brother and I got to bring in a couple since both kids fell asleep and wouldn't wake up. Pulled lines about 1:45pm.

    Getting things figured out. Still don't know what to do with the rods over the sides. Tried a 65mm Deeper Diver but it still doesn't dive on a steep enough angle for me. Maybe I'll just run another set of boards or go to a 6oz weight over the side.

    Sent from my XT1585 using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

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    Sugar Mama Shakedown LBM 6/24&25

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    My boat won't go slow enough to run harnesses.  It doesn't make sense for me to go out and try to run harnesses at 2mph.  I know there are people on the Bay who only run spoons and cranks and catch their limit.  I'm going to keep working on it and try to dial in one presentation instead of jumping all over the board like I have done in the past.  Nothing but spoons and tots for me!

    Sugar Mama Shakedown LBM 6/24&25

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    Finally got the boat or on the water this weekend. My 5 year old son Parker and my father in law were with me. Launched out of LBM on Friday around 1pm and headed northeast out to 22' of water. Ended up getting rods out and fishing until about 4pm when we pulled rods and headed in to be home for dinner. Parker ended up catching 3 walleye and 2 big white bass. I was running spoons and snap weights at 2-2.2mph and noticed we took all our fish on the side I was running 2oz weights and almost all of them came on the outside of a turn.

    Headed back Saturday with Parker and my brother in law and we went to the same area we caught fish the day before. We seemed to be marking the most fish in an area west of the 1&2 buoys and east of some commercial net sets Friday so that's where we targeted. Ran 2oz weights on both sides and made some changes to the corner rods from small divers to a 30 Jet Diver on one side and a 4oz bottom bouncer on the other. Still trying to figure out what will work best there for me.

    Ran at 2.4mph and landed 5 more walleye and 2 white bass. We were on the water from about 1:30pm until 6:30pm. Most of our fish were around 16" with a couple at 14" and one nice one at 19 1/2" that Parker told everyone at the fish cleaning station was the biggest walleye in the world. The boat ran great and honestly that's the most walleye I've ever caught on my boat (first 3 then breaking the record with 5). I plan to keep working on it the rest of the summer to see if I can get this walleye thing figured out.

    Sent from my XT1585 using Great Lakes Fisherman Mobile App

    Muskegon 7/25/15 Dreamweaver

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    Fished the Dreamweaver again this year. Got over to Fisherman's Landing Friday night and finished getting the boat rigged for salmon since this was the first trip. The crew doesn't really like fishing in the dark so we set up in 50' just north of the pier at 6am on a ssw troll. Or, wherever we had to go to dodge boats. Worked the same water everyone else was and watched them all fight fish with nothing going. Even had a hot tip from one of the crew's co-workers but even though we marked bait and cold water there we didn't catch any fish. Around 9am in 135' of water off Mona Lake I decided that we should go not catch fish somewhere else. After a slightly bumpy a mostly wet ride we set up in 350' of water off Duck Lake on a 100 heading back toward Muskegon. Now nobody could laugh at us while we didn't catch fish. In 140' of water a half core with the Michigan Dolphin went and my nephew reeled in a small steelie. We had a fish to weigh and the crew was happy. I went to change out the 300' copper with the Glow Easter Egg as my brother reset the half core when all of a sudden it started peeling line! Fish on! After a very protracted battle my nephew boated a nice 13' king. By then it was after 11am so we couldn't go back through the area we took the fish in and still make weigh-in. We tried dragging some kings off the bottom in 90' but had no takers so we headed in. Planned to fish Sunday morning but 2 of the crew were dealing with stomach issues and weren't up to it. So we hit the road around 10am and headed home. It was a lot of fun (as always) and very well run (as always). Saw a lot of old friends and met a couple of new ones. Already reserved our site for next year and the crew signed back up again!

    7/10/15 Linwood Shakedown

    in Saginaw Bay Fishing Reports - Walleye

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    This isn't much of a report and is really late but thought I would throw it out here anyway. 2nd year in a row I haven't gotten the boat in the water until July. That's getting to be a bad habit. Left the house at the crack of 9am and got to LBM about 9:30. Hopped out of the truck to set up and when I went to grab something realized the truck was locked with the keys in it. Not a good start. Finally launched after the tow truck unlocked us and ran straight out to 25' of water outside the pack of boats. Had my father in law who doesn't fish and my 4 year old son Parker on board. It was Parker's first real fishing trip so the expectations were very low. Parker helped me set every rod as we trolled north. Then he insisted that we check all of them, twice. An hour after setting up he decided it was time to go home. So we pulled lines and I let him drive the boat in. We ran 3 oz. bottom bouncers on the boards and 4 oz. on the down rods. I'm going to have to buy bigger bags or a trolling plate because I couldn't get below 2 mph. With the move to Midland and Parker's short attention span I plan to spend more time chasing walleye and less time on the west side the next few years. Oh yeah, we were 0/0:D. But the boat ran fine and Parker thought fishing was fun so it was a good trip.

    autopilot help PLEASE!!!!!

    in Michigan Waters Fishing Reports - Salmon and Trout

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    With hydraulic steering you have a lot of options. It just depends on how much you want to spend. Not knowing anything about your setup it might be a good idea to talk to a dealer and see what they recommend. Let them know your budget and some of the specs of the steering system so they can give you the best options. All of the units and brands can talk to each other so that doesn't really matter. It is sometimes easier to install the same brand as your GPS because the connections are simpler but all of them will work. I do know that some brands will extend the warranty if a dealer installs it and some void the warranty if it is bought online through some of the bargain sites so be aware of the policies before you purchase. Good luck. I have the Raymarine X-5 (the only option at the time for my boat) and I love it.

    Anyone here like muscle cars?

    in Miscellaneous Photos

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    I like cars too:) Last fall I bought a 1972 Chevelle convertible from my friends dad. It had been sitting in his barn for 15 years and doesn't have an interior but it ran and drove. (didn't stop, but we're working on that) Parker was helping me out and he's very excited to go for a ride this summer. So far we have lowered the front end 2 inches (these cars have always sat to high in the front for my liking), upgraded the front suspension so it handles a little better, replaced the brake system (you don't want to mix DOT 3 and DOT 5 brake fluid and then let it sit) and got the power top working again. It still needs new fabric on the top, a complete interior and I need to pull the motor and transmission to replace the seals and I'm going to get the transmission rebuilt. Nothing wrong with having multiple hobbies!

    W.m.f.l. 2015

    in West Michigan Fishing League

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    Hey guys! Just saw this. Things have been a little busy for me. Started building our new house in Midland in October that will hopefully be done by the end of the month. My daughter Hadley was born in November and Parker will be 4 in a couple weeks.

    I planned on fishing these events last year and ended up making none. I will try to make a few this year no matter what the rules are. But I did learn a few things while I ran it so I'll throw out my $.02.

    First, I agree with what Tom says. The big thing is to try and keep it fun. No matter what you do people won't be happy. I say set it up how you want Terry. Don't try to please everyone. I like the different points per species and weighing a 1 man DNR limit. As far as start time and place, I don't think it matters. With something like this that relies so much on the honor system people who want to cheat will find a way. Everyone else will play by whatever rules you set up.

    I like the different ports and throwing South Haven in is a great idea. I can drink beer on a boat anywhere and it's good to have an excuse to go different places. People who are going to fish different ports will do it. Those who don't want to will find an excuse not to. When I moved it from Pt. Sheldon to Holland I had multiple people tell me they wouldn't fish it because it was too far. And I was the one trailering 100 miles in each direction!

    There are advantages and disadvantages for each kind of boat when it comes to things like this. I might be more comfortable in 3' rollers but the guy in the 16' aluminum boat can jump up on the beach between the 2nd and 3rd sandbars and fly to where they want to go. I've been the benefactor in each case and it all evens out.

    So my advice would be to do whatever you think will be the most fun. People who value the same things as you will show up and have a good time. Those who don't won't be there. Either way I know you'll do a good job.

    And I hope you feel better soon!

    Wire dipsey set ups

    in Lake Michigan Discussion

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    I run 7' Talora roller rods with Tekota 600's for my low divers and 9' TDR diver rods with Tekota 600's for my high divers with braid. I run the big Deeper Divers (124mm?) on the lows and the small ones (107mm?) on the highs. I've tried almost every setup out there and really like the way I have it now. If you want to save money TDR's with a roller tip is a good setup. I ran Twilli tips for a while but they add a lot of resistance.

    Help with sonar purchase

    in Marine Electronics

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    For $1000-$2000 you will get a very good sonar and transducer combo. In reality a lot of if comes down to personal preference and what people are used to when you get up into this price range. I have had very good luck with Garmin units so last year I upgrade to a 740s. It is a 7" display which is nice, can be used as a split screen with any combination of sonar, GPS and radar. I have a dual frequency Airmar P66 transducer and have very good performance although I think it could be better with better transducer positioning, something I hope to address this year. My old units were both Garmin and I could plug either one in to use as a GPS or sonar. I plan on buying another 740s and having the capability to do the same thing. That way if something happened while I was out fishing or with short notice I could still fish and wouldn't really lose anything. But that's just my preference. Anyway, with the amount of money you are willing to spend any of the manufacturers will deliver a good product. I would go to a large show and play with them all to see which one fits your needs best.

    Slide divers

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Can/should this be used with wire? Yes they can be used with wire.

    Will the wire go through the diver or will I need to used a leader? Can be rigged either way -- I lean toward a mono leader to clamp the SlideDiver too since you will want mono to the lure anyway.

    Do they dive the same as a regular dipsy? By using the heavier optional weights they will.

    Would a snubber be needed? No

    I have done it for similar reasons to what you describe but mainly because I catch more fish with longer leaders off the diver... especially with flashers and cut-bait. Hard to get a fish in the net with a 15' leader off the diver (even worse when I'm fishing solo).

    I have done it but deploying a SlideDiver can really be a pain compared to a "regular" diver. I wish I knew an easy way to let the line behind the diver out before clamping it in. So far I have not figured out an easy way. Consequently, I will put out the SlideDivers for salmon only in daylight and generally only if regular divers are not doing well.

    I do like the SlideDiver LiteBites for walleye and early season Coho. Generally a daylight presentation though but being able to have the fish release setting different than the rod setting is great for the smaller or lighter hitting fish.

    Ryan,

    I had the same issues with Slide Divers. I only have one setup and don't run it often but started using a large snap on the end of the rod to hold the diver while I let out line. Mine is on a 7' rod so I just snap the diver to the rod then let out how much leader I want before snapping it in place and unsnapping it from the rod. Much easier to set this way IMO. I can't take credit for the idea, I read it somewhere else.

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