Lund Explorer

Hey Yooper....... Dat snow melt up der yet, eh? You got two really good pieces of advice above me, so you should be all set. Only thing I would add to what Sam said is to use a "Duo-Lock" snap. At least that's how this Troll sees it.

Robert, that sure is one shiny new truck! I can't get over the new mirror style, do those extend out as well?

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Catt makes a great point. The old adage that 90% of the fish are caught by 10% of the fishermen is valid. Anglers who aren't one of the lucky ones in the first category, then need to decide if they want to put in the effort to become part of that 10%. Some do, but most can't, won't, or don't!

I'd love to support the site Glenn, but I don't have a facebook account. Come on, you've seen it.... Can you imagine my face, on a book?

No, look on a map of Saginaw Bay and they are located 3-4 miles WNW of Caseville. I've always gone there from Au Gres which is a little farther away almost directly west of the islands. The main island is roughly located at 44-1-53 // 83-26-8. Here is an interest link to a map of the bay: http://www.fishweb.com/maps/saganawbay/index.html Here is a portion of last week's MI-DNR fishing report: Saginaw Bay: Walleye were 10 miles off Gambil's in 27 feet of water, northeast side of the Black Hole and off the Spark Plug near Buoys 1 and 2. Near Essexville, walleye were caught in 6 to 8 feet of water off Knight Road. Off Sebewaing, anglers were heading out to the Slot and the Coryeon Reef while trolling or drifting spoons and crawler harnesses. Freshwater drum, catfish and white bass were caught. Waters north of the Slot were also starting to improve however Caseville was still slow. Those fishing the Charity Islands have caught bigger walleye. Limits of smallmouth bass were caught in Wigwam Bay and around the Charity Islands. http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10364-34956--,00.html

On one of the days I was fishing with Alpster at this year's road trip, I caught a rock! It didn't really pull on my line though, but was more like a dead weight. I even landed it, though he wouldn't net it for me!

One word Otey..... Caseville. A few more words...... Charity Islands. My spies are telling me the smallies and bigger walleye are hitting out there. You could also get into both by hitting the bays like the one just south of Caseville. There's a large point that would shelter you from a north wind. Bayview? Bayport? Baysomething is a small town on the south side of this area. A little longer drive would put you along the west shore of the bay. What size boat are you running around with? Tell me that you've got good electronics and a GPS so I'll sleep better. CARRY YOUR CELLPHONE! Depending on where you're fishing, there are days when other boats stack in on the good spots. That adds to the safety factor when you're amongst them, but if fog sets in or you have to run alone, you want a boat that can handle big water/waves. Last thing, get your hands on a good map or GPS chip that you can use to stay off the rocks!

Where's this place? I want to head there with a bottle of Bud!

Great job Cousin...... Happy to see that you got Uncle Yensen out on the water too. I'd PM you back with how my summer has been going, but there isn't much sense in trying to depress you too! Let's just say that I've been on the water more up here than I was at the road trip. One day more, but at least it is more! A little prayer for your Aunt Yo Yensen wouldn't hurt.

Nice fish Big Guy... Have a great time at ICAST. Give those big old girls some rest.

Great choice Catt on the Drop Shot. There was an interesting article in Bassmasters recently on just that subject.

62 of anything in 12 minutes is too much and too fast.... It should probably include lap dances, but why don't you study that for us, and see if I was right or wrong. Pictures with your report would be a bonus!

That reminds me of the story about the young gal who came home to brag to her Mother about a tattoo she had just got. "It's a beautiful rose that's right over my heart" she told her Mom. Her mother replied; "Isn'tthat nice.... When you get to my age, you'll have a long stemmed rose!"

I just want to go back to the 8th Grade...... And have somebody slap me silly everytime I tried to catch the smoking habit!

Wow Tom, I'm really sorry to hear about your loss. But I love that picture of him strapped into his seatbelt. He looks like a real gentleman.

Nice looking smalljaws. From the color of that tube, I suspect you've found were the goby population was located.

Maybe it was Old Hickory..... I was trying to remember what was said when we were on the road trip. God only knows that memory problems seem to run in my family these days! Here's to hoping that you stab a limit each day with a hawg or two thrown in for good measure. I'll have to watch the LBAA website to see when standings are updated. Good Luck!

Sure are a lot of late night critters out and about that are better left alone, but none worse that a bandy-eyed coon with an attitude! A friend of mine from school used to have a wild coon living at their home. His Dad adopted the thing when it was just a kit, and I swear the thing thought he was a dog. Very protective too.

Hey, only one week to go before the next LBAA tournament. I'm sure Deb is fishing this tournament, and if I remember, isn't Keri going too. Anyhow, I just wanted to wish you ladies good luck. Here's to hoping that you enjoy the tournament!

Well, I'm looking forward to maybe being able to shift from one thread to another without getting kicked off sometime before the next road trip!

Congrats A-Jay...... Fish less, you'll have more time to run up that post count!

Spooky? I can remember a few nights that aged me. One night we had a beaver do a tail slap right next to the boat. I'm not sure how he got so close to us, but it woke me up! Worst night time sounds..... Wait until you hear a couple of racoons fighting along the shoreline, or even worse a bobcat fight. Worst nighttime experience..... Trying to unhook a bat from your lure! Not sure how that little bugger snagged onto my Devils Horse, but that furry rodent didn't enjoy it any more than I did.

Happy Birthday Mike! I sure hope your wife made plenty of cake, enough to share with the entire fire dept. They're bound to show up when she lights all those candles!

I guess I'm the one that should apologize for being a little more grumpy than normal. It really wasn't meant as a slam so much as a good "wake-up" shake. I just hate to see kids of any age that think that time spent with their parents is wasted. Maybe it takes losing one to realize what they meant to us, no matter how much we didn't know it. For twenty-some years, Father's Day for me was a day for golfing in the annual father-son tournament. Golf was his sport of choice, mine was fishing. While I was lucky enough to work with my Dad for a number of years (me in accounting and him in commercial real estate), work days only gave us a brief few minutes each day to visit as Father and Son. It was the few days like the golf tournament that gave us the chance to spend an entire day together. Through the years he taught me many valuable lessons, and I guess he was right when he worried about my slightly acidic tongue. So like I said, I'm sorry if that first post was a little too rough. I hope your Dad's health issues can be resolved so that you two can enjoy each other for many more years. Happy Father's Day!