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    All, we are going to cancel the NWMI Fishing Club Lake Leelanau Contest tonight (10 June 2020) and re-schedule it in the near future. Radar is predicting Thunderstorms, lightening and heavy rain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Reminder! NWMI Fishing Club Contest on East GT Bay tomorrow evening (Wednesday) 6-9 (Center Road). My favorite 3 words...”Light and Variable”. Come on out and test your mettle against the Lakers and Ciscos! We will be there about 5pm to get registration started. Going to be a great night of fun. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    The first NWMI Fishing Club Big Fish Contest will be Wednesday evening (6-9pm), 3 June 2020, at the East Grand Traverse Bay, Center Road Launch. I will be the host and officiator. Come meet me! Everybody is welcome! Get your teams together now! Be there to register, pay, and sign a liability waiver at least 45 minutes prior to "lines in". Registration (and weigh) in will be at the black truck with the NWMI FC banner. Bring exact cash. We will be observing 6' social distancing norms as well. This will be a two category event. Category 1: biggest lake trout by weight. Tie breaker goes to length. 10$ entry per team (not per individual) Category 2: heaviest bag of 10 Cisco. Tie breaker will be largest Cisco by weight then length. 10$ entry per team (not per individual) The winds and temperatures look great. Should be a fun event! Help will be at the ramp for launching and loading. This is a family fun event for your entire family. Lets start the season off right with heavy bags of fish and big smiles all the way around. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Do you guys happen to know if a depth chart has been created for the Ultimate Weight Kit and Ring? I am looking for depth with settings out to 6.
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    Thx. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Great report man. Was that a fixed slider? Or a free slider? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Ah. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Welcome to the Forum. A sweeping first post! Where are you located? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Nice! Never really thought of that. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Wherearethey, after hooking the herring strip with the single hook, do you leave the treble hook hanging free? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Do they stay on the line if you are pulling 10 color? Or when you have a bigger fish on? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Looks great Sea Eagle. I like your rod/reel organization too. I took off my Magnum Metalz downriggers, lubed them up, cut off some cable and added new Klincher ends. I am ready to troll this coming spring (or if we get some calm days out in Frankfort), but I put the sport top up and I am now configured for perch jigging. I can quickly change back to trolling if we get an Indian summer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Where are you located? PM sent. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Good point. Mine are all labelled. I snagged a Walleye board with a wire line on it with a huge flatfish on it yesterday. It was not labelled. So I added a flag and reflective tape and put it in my bow netting for another spare. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Yeah, the Dipsy under a planer board was just a test to see if the board would perform. It did OK, but was not recommended as a technique. The video is on Youtube. I agree that the regular size planer boards work good for 10 Color Leadcore. I use the Church Walleye Boards and the Offshore OR-12a for 10 color leadcore. I do upgrade to the locking clip (OR-18) so I can release the board for retrieval versus the red and orange clips. As for the big boards, It seems the Walleye Board and the OR-12s pull better than the big Church TX-44s. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    “If you are purchasing new downriggers why would you continue using dipsies and not invest in downrigger weights?” Downriggers are only 2 presentations (or 4 if you stack them) in a 9 or 12 rod spread. Somedays, dipsies outperform downriggers, at which point, I will stow one downrigger and replace it with another dipsy. I always have one DR down with my Fishhawk Probe. “Using downrigger weights such as the 4 Fins design will allow you the ability to know precisely what depth your presentation is with little or no blow back depending on your trolling speed”. My probe tells me how much blowback I am incurring at all speeds...and I can tell you it is 20’ or more blowback at 2.5 mph. This is a hassle both in presentation accuracy and tangles. This feature is attractive to me. “This design of DR weights also track extremely well and will not travel under your boat during turns when trolling.” This feature is also attractive to me. I have 39 days trolling on Lake Michigan this season and this season is winding down. I have lost one ball this season. I replaced it with another Cabelas Directional 12lb downrigger weight. It does pull the ball outside (slightly) the gunnel and opens up the chute for turns and fighting/netting fish. So they do track well, but I am always ready to try something else. My plan is to purchase ALL MY SEASON UPGRADES (DR weights included) in one big month. Most probably in March 2020 (which is what I did this year) at the Ultimate Sport Show in Grand Rapids. I make a list of everything new or different I would like to try. If it isn’t at the show, I will order online in the hotel that night. Shark style weights are on my list. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Great report! That last pic where the kids are helping hold the fish is hilarious. The girls look like they were slightly pressured to hold on to it. Made me laugh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    That last picture made me spit water laugh. I know the feeling. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I don’t clean my spoons, but I probably should (lemon Joy). I do add liquid Mayhem and/or Berkley Trout scent. Haven’t noticed a noticeable difference in action. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I use the “Klincher Downrigger Termination Kit”. I use 15lb balls and a Fish Hawk as well. I will be moving up to 20lb balls and I have no confidence issues with the Klincher. Seems to be very solid. Take your time getting it attached and you will know when you did it correctly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Will do Sir. My 12#’s seem to have quite a blow at 2.7-3.0 MPH. I am looking for 15#’s with a coated slim profile. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Trophy Taker! Great report! Seems like you Southern Port guys are having a great early season. Hopefully my reports out of Frankfort (tomorrow) will be as successful and as detailed. I monitor channel 68 as well. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Good call. Have caught myself looking at that net in the rear view mirror once already. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    You are bangin em down there! Send some up to Frankfort please. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Thanks man. Those Big Jon ratchet holders are my “go to” holders for Dipsies. Yes, they go parallel to the water. I set out 9 lines on Saturday and only got slightly tangled once. Rod trees made all the difference. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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