jimbobber

Awsome phil !!!!!i wish i could go up there but time doesnt alow right now, and the fresh engine in my truck may not like the hills on the wayup. jimmy

went fihing last night out of holland,found steelhead in 150 fow on the mud line ( lost all three we had on!) they came on michigan sunset and nbk jp slammers then we came into 90 fow and fished a pocket of clear water and got two kings:grin: and lost one 35 and 70 down on riggers killer green glow and beef eater jp slammers took these hits.We marked a lot of bait out in 150 to 170 fow top temp 66 deg. and 43 down60 foot and on the inside the temp was 66 on top and 43 down 60 foot so its about the same, inside the mud there is a lot of storm debris so be careful. jimbobber

nice boat line dancin looks like its a salmon killer for sure!!! Talk to ya on the lake !!!

We went 9 for 10 this mourning out of Port Sheldon (just a tick south) we got one king that weighed in at 21 lbs 12 oz.:eek:in 140 fow on a new color of JP Slammer that we were trying out(kavorkian crinkle and green crinkle,with a glow ladder back).Then we had a triple in 165 fow :grin:two on wire dipseys set 175 and 150 back on white dodger and green flie and on black with glow dodger and silver and black flie,and one on 150 fow of copper on glow fire dog jp slammer,all the fish were 8 to 12 lbs then we got one on rigger 100 down on another slammer prototype (fire tiger pattern) this was 8 lbs ,then we got another8 lb king on 150 copper with the new color jp slammer(kavorkian crinkle and green crinkle,with a glow ladder back)the other fish were shakers with one being turned loose,they took orange high ball slammer,and a beef eater slammer.The fish are scattered from 120 to 180+ fow but we did best in 165 fow on a swest troll. look for a picture of the big king. Jimbobber

wtg line dancin!!!

Awsome job phil we had 4 on at once sat.got three so i know what thats all about!!

Good Job line dancin! my radio isnt working rite so i had a hard time hearing ya sat. jimbobber

Good Job Phil we ,ended up with 14 jimbobber

sorry for the late report but i was up north, Sat. mourning we went 14 for 17 out of holland 12 kings and 2 lake trout with one small king released,we fished in front of tunnel park from 90fow to 130 fow 55 to 75 down.Three fish came on white dodger and green flie 175 back on wire set on 1 1/2 the rest came on jp slammers on copper and riggers ,glow fire dog,killer green glow,beef eater,orange high ball,nbk,and mixed veggies.The glow spoons all took multiple hits and we started out with 4 fish on at once:eek: ,we got three and lost one:(.What a great day to be out:grin:. JimBobber

thanks guys it does have thru the hull exhaust but im not sure i like that yet,i stub my toes on the mufflers maybe next year i can change it back.

very nice rig I like the pole holders in the cabin i want to do something like that for mine.

wtg the kings are nice this year!!!

went out of holland for a shake down cruise with my new boat the Jim Bobber#2 the boat ran great with only a few small things to be tweeked.Best of all we went 8 for 11 all kings 8 to 14lbs. We fished 90 to 120 fow ,300 copper went once with a fire tiger Jp slammer proto type,150 copper went twice with another Proto type spoon ,kavorkian crinkle on one side and green crinkle on the other side with a white glow ladder back, two hits came on white dodger and green flie on a wire dipsie set on 1 1/2 175 back , 3 came on Carmel dolphin JP Slammer 55 down on rigger,2 came on NBK 65 down on rigger and 1 hit came on our new mixed veggies spoon 70 down on rigger. We got to try out our new fish hangin rack on the new boat! Jim Bobber

Here is my new ride, a 20 foot sea ray cuddy cabin.She is rigged with two big john electric riggers 3 on a tree holders for boards and a spot for four dipsey rods!Next will be a new rocket launcher over the top but this is still in the design stage.First time out fishin with her we got 8 kings!!!! What a fish catching machine! Jimmy

Nice Job Kevin! Cant wait to get my new boat in the water maybe next week keep up the good work! jimbobber

Hey Kevin give me a call I have the new colors of JP Slammers now.good job on the Kings I cant wait! Im going to try to go out this weekend but i may get another boat by then and if so i will be rigging it instead. Jimmy

I always fish into the current or quarter it ,this has proven over and over to be the best trolling direction.The best way to figure out current is to have a down speed such as fish hawk or some other unit. Other wise you can watch your dipsie rods when you go into the current they will pull harder and bend more.My opinon is that Down speed is the most importent variable for catching fish. hope this helps just my 2 cents. Jimmy

Well took our shakedown cruise tonight fished from 6:00pm til dark and went 4for 9 all lake trout ,all were released unharmed.Held a couple long enough for a photo and then released them.we fished 20 fow riggers down15 and 5 colors lead,3 colors of lead.All came on JP Slammer spoons. Root beer float,fire tiger ,mixed veggies,blue bubble,and green dolphin.all but the rootbeer float are new colors so it was great to get out and catch fish on them the first trip out.

we found that copper with red,orange or glow on them do very well for lake trout in the spring.We have a few proto type jp slammers that we did very well on we even got a few kings on those spoons.they are ment to mimic gobiies and i think in the sring time the fish are on the gobies cus there isnt that many alewives around yet. Just my 2 cents worth. jimmy

sorry for the late report but here it is . cleared the peir heads at daybreak and decided to not combat fish so we went south ,started by the sliders in 40fow set lines and immedietly took a double,one on 3 color with double orange crush jp slammer,and one on rigger 25 down with a killer green glow jp slammer,the next hit came as we were landing the second of the double on a beef eater jp slammer but it came unbuttoned.the next fish took a j plug on 5 color green with black ladder back.the next came on the other 5 color with a blue glow j plug this fish took 20 minutes to get in ,it was long but very slim and didnt way much.This all happened in the first hour in 45 fow and then it shut off so we ventured out to 70 fow with no results so we went back in to 45 fow and picked up another fish on 3 color and double orange crush jp slammer.ended up 5 for 6 on the morning.We had a rookie with us and he caufght all 5 fish.The water spouts where awsome to watch,from a distance.

I RUN 2 QUITE A BIT i PUT THEM ON MY OUTSIDE RIGGERS AND RUN THEM DEEP I ALSO KEEP THEM AT LEAST 20FT APART DEPTH WISE. JIMBOBBER A SWR IS 2 0R 3 COLORS OF LEADCORE BEHIND THE DOWNRIGGER BALLS. GETS YOU DEEP AND ADDS STEALTH TO YOUR SETUP LETS YOU FISH THE BOTTOM WITHOUT YOUR BALLS DRAGGING.

TIGHT LINES

JIM

Thanks ,I have not tried that yet but have heard of guys doing it. jimmy

Hey fin fan, What is an swr?I heard you on the radio last night but I don't know what that is?Just curious. thanks Jimmy

went out last night for a couple of hours by my self,fished 90to120 fow 65 to 90 down went 1 for 5 all on spoons on riggers glow fire dog,beef eater,and pearl wonder bread JP Slammers.The temps where 44 deg 80 down out there with a south to north current I think I should have went out deeper to 130 fow sounds like they got em good out there.

Nice trip Jim

Were you north or south of the harbor?

we were strait out and then trolled norht into the current.

went out of holland last night and went 7for12 in 112 to160 fow,with 112 being the best with lots of bait.we got everything from 59down to the bottom ,white dodgers and green flies worked early then glow spoons for the last hour and a half.

glow fire dog,beef eater, glow frog,killer green glow,and glow lemon lime ice jp slammers.300 of copper,250 of copper,and riggers on bottom worked the best.the water temps were 55 deg all the way down to the bottom from45 fow to 170 fow so as of last night the lake has not turned over yet.