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Do you guarantee fish? Breaded
or smoked! Of course not, there is no Boat or Captain that can
“guarantee” that the fish will bite. Beware those
misleading guarantees! Because no one likes to work for free,
most all those guarantees come with enough fine print to keep
your attorney busy for few hundred dollars worth of his time.
We do guarantee
to do the best job possible but that is all we can guarantee!
How long have you been doing this? Captain
Mike has been in the Charter Fishing business on a full time
basis since 1983. He started fishing lake Michigan in 1974.
Can we smoke on the boat? We’d
prefer not but if you must, only at the back of the boat. Hot
ashes do not get along well with gasoline vapor and fiberglass
will burn from errant, wind-blown ashes.
Would you mind if we use just a little bit of (any illegal drug)
on board? YES!
We mind a lot! The Coast Guard has a zero tolerance rule. Any
amount of illegal substances can result in confiscation of the
boat and it’s contents. Need we say more?
Referring
to one or more of the many gauges and instruments on the dashboard,
“What does that do?” Radar
shows us other objects on or above the water, including approaching
storms. Sonar shows us what is in the water below us, from the
bottom up to the surface. The GPS chart plotter shows us where
we are and where we have been. The autopilot is a device that
steers the boat. The radios are VHF marine band, not CB’s.
The cell phone, stereo and the remainder of the gauges are fairly
self-explanatory.
What
kind of fish will we catch? We fish
for and catch salmon and trout. In our area of the lake we catch
Chinook salmon, Coho salmon, Rainbow Trout (Steelhead), Brown
Trout and Lake Trout.
Can we catch and release the
fish? Unlike
other fish, salmon and trout are very fragile. Even though
they may swim away, the mortality rate is very high on released
salmon and trout. In addition, our fishery is a “put
and take” fishery. Excluding some naturally reproducing
salmon from the northern part of Michigan, the fish we catch
were planted for the purpose of being caught.
Can
we help set the lines? Maybe.
We are much more efficient at it than you but if you want
to learn we will show you.
Can
we bring along our own rods, reels and tackle? We’d
prefer you don’t bring your own rods and reels; ours
are quality Daiwa equipment made for the job. Bringing along
your own lures is OK; come to think of it, if we use your
lures then we can’t be blamed if we don’t catch
much!
Where
do you get your equipment? Mostly
sports and tackle shops, the same places that you would. We
are Pro-Staff for a couple quality manufacturers like Luhr
Jensen and Diawa so those specific items come straight from
the factory.
What happens if we dropped
one of the rods in the water? It
becomes YOUR rod! :)
Do
you live on the boat? Yes,
but we don’t sleep on it. We’re here from 4:00AM
to 9:00PM seven days a week.
If
I’m tired can I go down below and take a nap? NO,
I haven’t asked to sleep on your couch or bed, please
don’t ask to sleep on mine!
What
about your boat? It's
a 37 foot Sea Ray with two 340 HP Motors. It has a 250 gallon
fuel capacity and averages .5 to .85 MPG.
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