any advice on using lures? Ive heard lots of things and was looking for solid advice. Im fishing in the SW corner of michigan, on the SE corner of lake michigan.

Use what you have the most confidence in. They'll readily hit crankbaits, spoons and inline spinners.

Good luck.

Its lots of fun whenever we go, because we will be tossing cranks and swimbaits, and we'll catch fish, or at least have some on, while everybody that has 5 rods out with different types of cured spawn wont even have a bite

Guys here in lake ontario cast a lot of spoons and J14 Jointed rapalas.

I would recommend Williams Wablers

A lot of people use spawn in the creek near my house. I personally fly fish for them.... there loads of fun.

I caught  my first Chinny (what we call kings up here) this season on the fly rod a few weeks ago... 20lbs .... Im gonna post pics as soon as there developed.