Sponsored,,,,Huh, Who'd Have Thought?

Before leaving town to head north to my grandsons school concert, I decided to stop in to one of the local bait shops, Lymans On The Lake, in Houghton Lake, and see if they had some of the baits I use, and will need for fishing this weekend while I film my next episode for my Youtube channel. Well they had what I needed, which they usually do, and I just thought to myself, it doesn't hurt to ask. So I just came right out and asked the owner if he would be interested in a little episode sponsorship. Right away he seamed somewhat interested. Huh go figure. In less than 10 minutes I had baits in my hand, and my first channel sponsor, in exchange for a commercial/mention on the video. I will be filming the commercial tomorrow morning. It's not much, but really, I'm just an old redneck Polock who has always loved to fish,photograph, and video tape, so I never considered that my love of all things outdoors would some day turn into a passion that pays. Could a guy get any luckier?:biggrin

That is amazing and very kind of them. Lyman's has always been my go to place for bait, lures and information whenever I visited my grandparents cottage there.
Congratulations.

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Nice..looking forward to the 'commercial'.....5

Thanks. You know, it's not much, just some bait, but so cool. Looking forward to the morning and seeing what I can come up with for them. This will be a first for me, a commercial, so I hope I do them right for their generosity. I have been going to Lymans for I don't know how long, and they're always friendly and usually have what I need or can get it. Start a new job tomorrow, followed by two days of panfishing, and my wife really doesn't mind. Now that's a day I never thought I would see.

Pm me your shirt size and mailing address Frank. I got some sponsor stuff for you. :highfive

i have always stopped at Lyman's for my bait and tackle, always been treated well.

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Pm me your shirt size and mailing address Frank. I got some sponsor stuff for you. :highfive

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Thank you sir. You know I'll be proud to show my support to this great site.

That's great frank , I'm sure you will do a fantastic job as you always do with your videos and writings. Congratulations

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That's great frank , I'm sure you will do a fantastic job as you always do with your videos and writings. Congratulations

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Thanks Kevin. I sure do have a good time doing it, and now to have people willing to make it easier on me to do something that I am so passionate about is a great feeling.

That's great Frank. You just never know unless you ask sometimes.

Great post enjoy your video's.Ready for the show.Never hurts to ask.Congrats.

Frank,

I got a video idea for you. Might be something you have not done yet too!!!

Ever tried trolling one of the Offshore Mini-planner boards from your Kayak? Might be something pretty cool to see. I'll bet you know some good spots on Wixom that might be worth giving it a try. Run the bait up close to the bank without having to get too close. Send Nick a PM and see if you can get one to do a video on. You might just change Kayak fishing!!

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Frank,

I got a video idea for you. Might be something you have not done yet too!!!

Ever tried trolling one of the Offshore Mini-planner boards from your Kayak? Might be something pretty cool to see. I'll bet you know some good spots on Wixom that might be worth giving it a try. Run the bait up close to the bank without having to get too close. Send Nick a PM and see if you can get one to do a video on. You might just change Kayak fishing!!

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It's funny that you mention using planer boards from my yak because I was just looking at a couple of them the other day, thinking I need to do something with them. I have never owned a planer board, and have only used them on a couple occasions with a buddy fishing for walleye, so I really know nothing about them. But I think they would work well on Wixom and Houghton, and I am always up for something new. You know what they say about great minds. Hahahaha

I really think the mini boards (OR34) would work great. I've seen people in the past trolling with boats (rowing) and with Kayaks just for the exercise of it. The OR 34 takes way less speed to keep upright. Put a jig and soft plastic behind it and you would be golden. I don't however suggest pulling the board with a micro lite or ultra light rod. But a standard spinning rod should do you pretty well. One of those boards would be all you need (they can change from left to right). This time of year, I would think you could paddle within 40 feet of shore and run a board out to the target area close to shore. Would also be something fun to do while you are going from spot to spot.

I have a small planar board, the OR34 and have used it on stoney creek with my yak catching bluegills. I have just the one, but it was nice having three lines out in a yak and no tangles.

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Nice going Frank, you deserve it

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Nice going Frank, you deserve it

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Thanks Jim. And thanks for the good word elsewhere. We had a pretty successful day and I think I was able to help him out a bit. He was pretty much a live bait fisherman, so the 20 or so that he caught on the jig combos was nice to see.