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Michigan spring camp was bananas!

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Published on 05-16-2025 12:49 AM

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Michigan 2025 camp is in the books.

We had a great weekend of friends, fun and catching. Started the weekend with four boats hitting the lakes close to camp. The weather turned out cool and windy but the catching was fairly ...

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Love, hate relationship

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Published on 06-18-2024 12:41 AM

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Decided to get the boat wet today and avoid the pleasure boats at a no wake lake near me. I have a love, hate relationship with this lake as there are days I love it and it can produce, but many many more it won't. Long lined 1/8oz jigs and ...

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Slip float does the trick!

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Published on 05-29-2024 12:23 AM

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Just returned from our annual walleye fishing trip to Canada. Traditionally we fish for the spring walleye with a small crappie hair jig tipped with a minnow or leach slowly retrieved along the bottom.

Well, up in this area of ...

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Calm day in Michigan

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Published on 04-05-2024 04:12 AM

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Well, calmer then the last week. After the winds of the last week 10-15 mph winds with gusts 25-30 was a break. Been itching to spend a day on the water. The winds had calmed overnight with the temps dipping. Frost on the windows of the ...

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Off the grid, kinda....

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Published on 08-05-2023 12:24 AM

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Been off the grid for a week, kinda. Returned to Missanabie Ontario for the first time since Covid. Our group had gone to this particular lake yearly for over 25 yrs. With technology today we were not truly off the grid like back in the ...

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Work or play on a really nice day?

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Published on 06-18-2023 12:27 AM

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Sparty and I decided a little work then a lot of play was the answer for the day. After moving some material to
Sparty's next job site, we decided it was too nice a day to pass up. We hooked up the boat and headed for a lake we only ...

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Michigan Spring camp 2023

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Published on 05-18-2023 12:46 AM

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Our camp is a wrap for 2023. Good food, many laughs and good times on the water. Friday nights Liar's club kicked off the weekend. Spartannation smoked a great pork shoulder and everyone brought a dish to pass. A few stories were told and ...

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Slow and steady was the day, but a cold wind and rain produced the fillets!

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Published on 05-05-2023 12:30 AM

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Spartannation and I decided to hit one of our favorite lakes yesterday down by Delton Michigan. Weather man said high of 45 and steady 10-15mph wind, but the rain from overnight was to clear by 9am for the day. We started with a few remaining ...

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Lost and found

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Published on 03-26-2023 12:59 AM

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Sorry it took a bit to post, but been fishing the last three days and whooped after being on the water each day. We were definitely a long way from home. Little Lost trying to find some fish too. My FIL Ron and I made a plan to hit a few ...

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Michigan Gathering fishing and fry day

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Published on 06-17-2022 12:24 AM

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The day started out with a beautiful sunrise.

With the opportunity to take Wilbur home for the year the group took to the water
Just Steve, Just Judy and Chumlee66

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Another species in the boat

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Published on 06-13-2022 12:51 AM

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Spent last week in Michigan's upper peninsula just east of the mighty Mac.

Walleye were being chased utilizing planer boards and deep diving cranks.

Walleye and pike were caught in 12 to 30 feet of ...

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Outside the crappie box round 2

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Published on 10-07-2021 12:36 AM

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Fished the 3575 acre Sand Lake in Itasca county Minnesota all last week. We stayed at the Chapel Hill resort to fish for perch.

Awesome fishery. The lake has deep areas up to 70 foot with points and humps scattered thru it. ...

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Christmas Eve Eve sleigh ride

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Published on 12-24-2019 02:36 PM

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Twas the day before Christmas eve and all thru Michigan,
the weather was forecasted to be very pleasant.
I was watching CDC and no new reports had I seen.
My boat and tackle are all put away for the long winter ...

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