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Mike, I was up early and checked the wind off Gravelly Shoal and #1 Buoy and decided not to go. With all the bugs yesterday I was thinking their would be some suspended fish today. We always start with a couple of lines high and most of the time they take a fish or two early. I'm glad you got into them. We had a couple of fish yesterday that were in the 22-23 inch range. Thanks for the report.

All I'll say is Jim Dandy.

Good to hear a report from the Sunrise side.

I recently purchased a B&D 2 amp battery maintainer from Home Depot for $20. What I like about this charger is it's price and the the number of options for hooking it up. I'll use it for my boat and tractor. For my boat I don't need any of the three attachments I just plug it into one of the two wire downrigger feeds. Take a look at the link below and you will see this familiar connection. When the boat gets backed into its bay I just plug it in without the need to even jump onboard. Few things that cost $20 or under impress me but this sure does. A battery that is even slightly discharged will cause the starter to draw more amps and heat up. This should make off season battery maintenance a cake walk. I just thought it may help some of you.

http://www.blackanddecker.com/power-tools/BM2B.aspx

Kevin, That is so cool. Great pics.

Nice ride.

That firetiger the same one you were using a few years ago when I jumped on board with you?

Yes that was one of them but just a regular Fire Tiger was producing also. You really have to be on your toes with the slow presentation. I have heard that cranks and spoons are picking up a few but the meat program seems to always shine.

Nick, Don't sell them too much time. Ya can't ever buy any of it back.

GJ Buster.

A beauty.

Gonna have to do that one of these days.

A pic is worth a thousand words. Joe A. Mel D. and I fished Au Gres. 3 man limit in spite of the calm water and a ton of bugs. 25-27 FOW pulling bouncers and meat. Low and Slow was where it was at. First 10 fish came easy and the bite got tougher for the last 5. Colors purple, glow chartreuse, fire tiger, and red. It's not easy pickings yet out of Au Gres but they are there if you are willing to work. I talked with Capt. Mike and he was on a faster track than we were. Capt. Mike is a class act. The over the hill gang can still get it done but it takes longer.

My apologies for not being on the site much. Fishing is good for me but it takes a lot out of me also. Darn I think I'll do it again tomorrow if the wind looks right. I need to get some trips in before the crazy weekend. I'll probably hole up Sat-Mon unless someone twists my arm.

Congrats. ^5s GJ.

Nice work ya ole Dog.

Nice fish frank you ever think about switching sides once and awhile i could show you a few of my honey holes on the east side for when the west slows down. I love fishing the shallow water for eyes especially this time of year.

Thanks Luke. I do fish the other side sometimes. Au Gres is my closest port. I fished out of every port from Port Austin to Tawas. Maybe we can trade a trip? I do fish skinny water on this side also. With the East wind churning today I may be in tight tomorrow while the water is dirty.

Thanks for the report Aaron. I heard the silver bass were plentiful this year. Try the night bite. Silver bass usually only feed during the day.

The axle with brakes is sure to be warmer. Forward energy is reduced to heat from the friction between the brake shoes and drum.

In the near future the energy wasted by braking will be harnessed and possibly stored in batteries. The technology is already available.

He always was a class act and probably always will be.

Au Gres is picking up but the inner bay is hotter right now. I'll probably be out Wed fishing Au Gres.

Did the fish seem to start slow down as the day went on?

Micheal, A warm welcome to the site.

Generally speaking the fish do seem to slow down as the day progresses. Sometimes there is a brief lull and they pick back up stronger than ever.

They are healthy looking Lakers.

Jacob, WTG helping the vets.

Fantastic.

Here is a tutorial thread that addresses uploading pics and posting them in your reports.

http://www.greatlakesfisherman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=219

GJ and it's always better when you can involve kids.