Bass Slayer 72

I thought it was partly what species of fish you were after, like a perch rig is ok, but a trout line would be illegal.

I'm just north of Muskegon, but grew up in the Lake Odessa area.

Can't say I've been there for years but I would suggest you find a different weighted bait, or spinners. You have to keep it from bottom unless you use weedless bass stopper worms or rig weedless soft baits. My brother fishes Thornapple Lk for Muskie

Fishing with my son in Grand Haven MI, off the pier I thought I had a d**n turtle it was stuck on the bottom and taxing out my ugly stick Tiger Pole, when we got it up it was a bag with a volley ball painted like Wilson from the movie Cast Away (Tom Hanks) cut with a giant rock shoved inside.... someone's idea of funny, which it kind of was but also embarrassing because everyone thought I had a Salmon or something big on.

I hate Disrespectful boaters (jet skis/wave runners)/ skiers) or guys in new bass boats that think because they've spent thousands of dollars on a bass boat they should be able to cross my line or cast within 20 ft of my boat and if you anchor right next to me, don’t be mad when I start up my main engine and roar to a different spot (what did you really expect) People who don’t wait for their turn at the boat ramp, politeness counts A Hole….

It's pretty cold here in MI, last night down to single digit temp..... Bring on the ice.....

1. Be methodic 2. Work patterens consistantly 3. don't get caught up in one depth or type of lur/bait 4. Have fun

Started off buying an 12 ft aluminum Cadillac with 3.5 Evenrude motor & 36 lbs mini kota( The Orca) , then I found a great deal on a Star Craft 70 hs that we modified into a family fishing boat(The Argo), 70 lb motor guide troller on front and replaced the ski seats with captain’s chairs on swivels, positioned the middles seat that it can come out to open up the back for the kids to fish off, all in all I love these two boats not many places we can't get to.

Additionally to the post above this one, I love to throw out a 3 hooked bass stopper worm, you can use a weedless to pull it across the top, or chuck one into the openings or around the edges. We’ve caught a lot of bass this way, also dead sticking is every effective.

I think we’ve all been where you are, I’ve read many of the comments left on this thread and I have to agree with many of them. Having a boat will definitely help your fishing but if you don’t have the savings or the gumption to save for a small boat you’re stuck doing what you’re doing. That being said you can improve your fishing buy trying different tactics like wading or throwing heavier spinners to get some distance from the shore, try using a search pattern and remember if you can’t move to them you’ll have to focus on the basics and adapt to your surroundings. I have had good luck with my kids catching blue gills and perch taking a small medallion size one, spinning it and throwing it back in on a bobber rig, also try dead sticking a bass stopper 3 open hooked worms. I bought my son his first boat 3 yrs ago he was 6 yrs old for $300 a 12 ft aluminum V bottom and 3.5 Evinrude with trailer. Just keep socking money away and keep your eyes open for a good deal, chances are excellent you’ll find one if you’re not pressured into just buying one right now.. Good luck this season.

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good to have ya with us....

good to have ya with us....

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good to have ya with us....

Ha, yeah, I'd agree I'm a mix of "The Natural" & "The Addict" as well, without the wife ready to leave bit, (only because she made me promise at the end of last year’s season to fish less this year) which I did, and it sucked......

Ha, I don’t sing to my lures, but when I’m fishing with my oldest boy 15yrs it’s always a competition, so after I catch a fish and if he hasn’t yet, then I start singing about how awesome I am, or what great fishermen I am, I’ll sing oh where, oh where is Brandon’s fish. He just smiles but I can tell sometimes he wants to throw me over board…..LOL