Ludington 8-12

[EdB]

Had a slow start today setting up in 30 ft of water off the pier. We hit 2 and landed 1 by sun up. It wasn't looking like we were going to have a good box. Put it on a west troll, nothing happening until we got to 170 feet of water and then we started hitting them. Went 10 for 16 out there working from the 35's out to the 38's and back in the 53 and 54's south. A lot of steelies and some coho in that area and they saved the day. We ended up with 6 steelies, 3 coho and 2 kings. Best rigs were a double orange crush yeck little devel and a dw fireball on half cores. A yeck jarid with a 100 ft lead on a rigger down 35 ft. Hit a couple on plugs, a moonshine mongolian beef plug and a chrome green j plug on full cores. Had a smurf meat rig down 75 ft on a rigger, that took a couple. Good luck!

Edited August 13, 2012 by EdB

[Nailer]

Did the water warm up way out there?

[EdB]

Yes, we were fishing a series of temp breaks with the warmer water out, inside surface was 48, outside was 66. There were a number of surface lines you could see as we trolled west. Down temps came up too.

[KJ pluggin]

Nice job Ed.