Killin' It

Can't wait Tim!!

I named my boat Black Ops this year.... Part of it is my love for the game part of is was because of the years I spent fishing the piers in the middle of the night

hehehe 6# and 4# in the river for this guy!!

FBD....

No fish from the boat this year in the harbor!!!

I used 20# Big game, going to run one rigger this year with 12 or 14 just to see if it gets more hits?

You can get a 2 pack unrigged for 8.99 at cabalas

I was thinking a copper set up too, 300 maybe?

why do you need to run them back 600' ?

Anyone use them??

Good???? Bad???

Here is some video...

Hey,

Shrimp has caught browns, coho, lots of steel, and a few small kings.

I am going to try the brads cut plugs this year on every trip. They should work... so why not:)

So lets say I am running a 2 person spread....

I would normaly run

2 riggers

2 divers

2 core 10 color and 10 color with a dive bomb

I would drag along 2 extra rods with 5 color and mono in case the fish seemed to be higher up.

This covers 90% of what I would have fished this year. I would fish the 5 color early in the morning with a glow plug on it.

Comming up this year when fishing with 2 people

I was thinking of

2 riggers

2 divers

1 10 color

and something new.... possible my laker set up idea......

So many options....

Put some shrimp on there;)

Ken,

I was thinking of running at least 200 back then set it just like a planner, I figued it would miss the diver.

I figured I would set it just like a core rod.. maybe my logic is lacking.

What would be the differance between using a core with a dive bomb and a mono/braid rod with a 1 pound ball or 12 oz dive bomb?

I guess desk fishing is way to easy right:)

Can I run a 1# ball on the inside board and have it bounce bottom?

would it work with say 200-400 feet of line?

So here is a picture of my boat and how its set up

2 riggers 2 divers 2 tree's on each side. I also have a gunner rod holder.

Normaly I fish with one other person, and we run 6 rods.

2 divers 2 riggers 2 core ( 10 and 7 or 10 and 10 with a dive bomb depending on the water we are fishing.

I have spent the winter reading and looking online at new "simple" ways to catch fish.

So with the wife wanting to go fishing on the boat more and more I can run my full spread of 9 rods. I could run more core and cover the water from 2 color all the way to 10 plus with the aid of dive bombs, BUT.... I have a small boat and dragging all that crap is a pain.

I personaly could care less if I catch a laker, king, coho. I just like to catch fish. (I perfer steelhead but who wouldnt:)

In saying this I was thinking of ways to work Jimmy's Spin glow into my spread while still keeping other lines in the water for kings ect.

So the question that looms could I run a "Thumper" rig on the inside board? So it is in contact with the bottom 10 feet?

Or maybe a 12 pound mono rod with a 6-8 oz dive bomb???

Would it be better to run this down the shoot?

That is correct the base of the tree is sring loaded. so you can turn them to the back, or you can have them out to the side. I love it because then I can turn them to get into the dock.

Jimmy, how far out is the ship wreck ( Crane and barge ) that is out in front of the north end of Oval beach. I see it in my book and have looked for it a few times when I was out that way.

Do you think it has created some type of "reef" or is all just covered with sand by now.?

I have been reading this book and I have 1000 new ideas to try and its months away:(

Thanks all for the come backs on this thread.

Jimmy, I pulled out my GPS and looked at the waypoints from my first summer on the lake. I have 2 major piles of "hook ups" South of Holland in that 50-70 fow area. I know I started down that way 60% of the time this summer for that reason.

I went down that way one morning after talking to Ken who was KILLING the fish inside north of Holland. The problem with that morning was 30 boats were all over each other in that small area. I said the heck with it pulled everything and RAN south. ended up 5-7 down there. (which is good for me)

I know alot of the perch guys run half way to Saugatuck from holland some days when the bite is slow in the hole north of the pier, I have never looked around that area. Does it have a creek or something that comes into the lake>??

So..... Call me a sheep if you want, but I have been reading Keeting on kings-

I am 60 pages in or so and he talks alot about bottom structure and so on. I know I have found 2 spots with a random "hump" but nothing else from PS to Saugatuck.

I would assume that My graph is outdated and this could be part of the problem.

Does anyone else have these type of spots marked in the GPS or do most of you fish the Thermocline?

Jimmy

You will have to show me how to do this....

I want to target lakers more this year so if I can not get on kings I can at least catch fish.

what size spin glow

I have the spring loaded tree's and love them

I need move them in the spring and re mount them, minor details.

I use Power Pro

1-5 on spawn today

Took some fresh spawn out...

Let the weekend begin.

I hope the warm weather causes ALL the snow to melt and for the warmer water to bring in some browns.

I got my sample the other day as well. I already was Fantasy fishing looking at my box of paddles.

When I cut her open the eggs were all very small and dark black. Something must have messed with her reproductive cycle:(

oh well.

I had to take the day off today, but I will be back at it the rest of the week.

If anyone is headed up north to float bobbers this winter, let me know. Its an experance I have not yet tried.

Fished with a good friend this morning

1-1 on a pink jig tipped with a waxworm.

slow morning, but alot of fun;)

I had more luck on SD then other flashers last year.

10" Blue SD with a bush light fly by big weenie, right out of the package and onto the SD worked best.

Dave