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Trolling spoons (lures) Design and Painting

Since deciding on a name for the lure line that I am making, my kids and I have been coming up with designs and painting prototypes. As many of you know, the name is Finn Action Lures. We’re still working on names for individual designs, so I don’t want to elaborate on that at this […]

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The Winter Life of a Charter Boat Captain

As I had mentioned earlier, perhaps on many occasions, my basement has been bustling with activity. With the lure testing tank full of water and my best lures showing their action, I have observed, hammered and tweaked almost every one of my lures, good and bad, until I was happy with the wiggle and dive. […]

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Ultimate Fishing Show, Detroit – Report

Anyone who’s interested in fishing can benefit from ,and have fun at, fishing expositions because no matter how much you know about fishing it’s only a small fraction of what there is to know. In other words, fishing is a lifelong learning experience because you can never learn it all. As one elderly fisherman told […]

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Why I Love Trolling for lake trout, coho salmon and steelhead

…the biggest draw that got me hooked on fishing. Now, the lure of the mysterious…

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Forced to change plans by Boys!

As of Sunday night, I had a plan to be at work (Designotype) for part of the day, then run some errands in Houghton, but somewhere around bed-time, Roger and his buddies brought up the fishing subject. They suggested that I let them use the “Helm-n-Buoys” to fish at Big Traverse, but I thought it’d […]

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Trolling suspended fish at Big Traverse

Once again, neglecting to get some winterizing done at home, Calvin and I took advantage of the nice weather to do a little fishing. As they say, you have to “make hay while the sunshines,” but it’s up to the individual to determine what “hay” is for him or her. Our plan was to fish […]

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Fun fishing lake trout on light tackle in shallow water.

Today, as I was winterizing the “Fishin Mission”, it so nice out that I just HAD to get out on the water. I had not fished for 4 days and the fever was running high, especially since I caught more than a limit last time out. (much to a certain bro-in-law’s chagrin, I tossed 2 […]

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Last trip of the year to Isle Royale and Traverse Bay Fishing

Time sure flies when you’re having fish…going fishin’, er having fun, sorry for the typos,my fingers just go that way. Can’t believe, or accept the fact that it’s past-time to put the boats away. Most sane people have done that long ago, I guess that make me IN-sane. Truth be known, I would have my […]

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Fishing today

Calvin and I had some fun fishing out of Traverse this afternoon. Please call me soon if you want some fresh lake trout, but you cook it yourself.

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Long overdue post – The past couple weeks up-date

Gosh, it’s been almost a whole month since I posted a blog here! They say time flies when you’re having fun,but is the speed of time directly proportional to the amount of fun you’re having? If so, I must be having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have. (to steal one […]

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