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Hey Macbass, where you at? I live in Oakland County just around the corner from Proud Lake State Park. Thinking about the WaveCaster and giving it a try once the ice is out. I figure we should have ice out sometime around July 4th at the rate we are going. Dang, spring sure is slow to come around here this year.

hawghunter I live west of lansing about 15 miles but I do make a few trips every year to the detroit river in the spring then teh rest of the time I am usually up north around martiny flooding or chippewa lake mecosta lake hardy pond wixom and sanford

I moved back here to MI after I retired from the Feds and after just a couple years in the state, I am still getting accustomed to the geopraphy of this penninsula. I have not yet fished the Det River or St. Clair, and I have not gotten out of Oakland and Livingston counties. We have hundreds of very good, albeit small lakes around here, that I have not explored. I just have not taken the time to get up north yet. All things in due time I guess.

Now that the economy of this state seems to be permanently in the tank, I think I will start looking further north for a cabin or a lake lot. I hear there are some bargains out there to be had from people bailing out.

I agree with that but still water front property in this state is at a premium.. But if you want to get north fishing either post it or pm me I usually go every weekend during the summer. maybe we can hook up and get a little fishing in.

Thanks for the offer - sounds good. I'll give you a shout when the weather and the ice clears up. :thumbup01:

I'm in MI also near Lansing. I'm guessing we fish some tourneys against each other macbass since you named most of the lakes I fish. I've been offline for awhile (3 month old at home), but I'll be around here more often now. Just got back from the UP, Milakokia Lake. I only caught 1 non 6 inch perch the whole 5 days. It was a 4 1/2 lb smallie. I tried jigs, grubs, pop r's, stick baits, crankbaits, and spin baits of varying colors and depths with no luck. 2nd to last night I was messing around with my trout rod (ultra light linghtning rod with 4 lb test) with a mepps #2 rainbow trout spinner and causght it on the 2nd cast in 8 ft of water on top of a weedbed while standing waistdeep in the water next to our dock. I fought it for about 10 minutes before i finally got it to shore. I'm sure I'll see you around in the next few months up north (Mecosta, Martini, and Cadillac-Mitchell).

Lips

i have a tourny on mecosta saturday and on martiny sunday this weekend and again on mecosta next weekend just sunday and then I will be up there all week and fish 4 or 5 tournys during the week

I'm guessing you won't be much help to me on Chippewa inlate August then, lol. I'll see you next Sunday on Mecosta Hopefully we won't be competing for the same fish.

hey, MacBass, just came over from NAFC. I'm 20 minutes from Lake St Clair. :thumbup01:

Welcom to th Bassholes!
Rich

Hello pillman and everyone! I'm new here and find this place great, take care.

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Rich

Howdy Pillman and BASSIN MOnkey! :clap:

Welcome to The Bassholes! If yuo need anything just say the word! :thumbup01:

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Howdy Pillman and BASSIN MOnkey! :clap:

Welcome to The Bassholes! If yuo need anything just say the word! :thumbup01:

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Thanks all! I as well am from NAFC and both pillman and I met up in the UP in Gwinn, MI along with many others. I'm known as PiscesMonkey there! I enjoy meeting new fishing folks young and old.

bassin monkey does this put you in the kalamazoo area or farther north. I live about 30 miles east of grand rapids

Yes I'am in Kalamazoo CO itself kitty corner to the Parchment paper factory which closed some years ago. There is a river just behind my home as some shops too.

Hawghunter, have you tried Lakeville Lake yet. It's a few miles north of Rochester. But ya really need a boat to fish it. You're invited to our get-together at Metro Beach Park for the bass C&R opener April 26. I'll get ya more info if ya need it

fished around Metro Beach Park today and got 7 fish total. 1 rock bass, 2 smallies and 4 largemouths. was shorefishing and got one of the smallies on a rebel pop-r. cought 3 of the largemouths on Hawgpours sticks.

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fished around Metro Beach Park today and got 7 fish total. 1 rock bass, 2 smallies and 4 largemouths. was shorefishing and got one of the smallies on a rebel pop-r. cought 3 of the largemouths on Hawgpours sticks.

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all right pillman glad you caught some fish and good to see you again. how you been doing. You live further up North from Kalamazoo right. If you lived a little closer to Kalamazoo eye could come up and see you when eye'm up that way fishing with my son.