Newbie to the site

[Firefighter Jeff]

Hello Everyone, 

      My name's Jeff from Mishawaka Indiana.  I love to bass fish, but don't fish tournaments.  Smallies are my favorite.  My wife and I have a camper trailer on Hamlin Lake in Ludington.  I fish Hamlin and try to get up to the Traverse City area when I can, from there.  I've found there are a lot of good fishing websites but this one makes more sense since I mostly fish Michigan.  I'm looking forward to making new friends and maybe learning a thing or two about fishing in Michigan. 
       We're heading to Ludington in the morning and to TC for an overnight the middle of the week.  Does anyone have a suggestion or report for TC smallies???  Thanks in advance for your help.
                                Jeff   

[Cheetam]

Welcome to the site Jeff.  Good people here and a lot of knowledge.  I can't help with Ludington or TC since I haven't been there in a few years, but I'm sure someone will chime in.

[djkimmel]

Problem is... all the members from up there are out fishing and might not check in in time. From what I've gathered so far, the bass are a little behind up there, but catching up fast because of the increased light most likely. Things should be really coming on these next few weekends (I hope )!

Welcome to the site. You live in Indiana with year round bass and fish in Michigan with awesome bass fishing... Man! Do you have it made!!!

[Firefighter Jeff]

Thanks for the welcome Jeff..... it's appreciated.  Where are you from and where do you usually fish??

[Firefighter Jeff]

   Thanks for the welcome Dj.  I know,  I waited too long to get registered and look for fishing info.  I do have a connection from TC area, a guide up there, but haven't heard from him yet.  However, I'll have the family in Ludington in July for two weeks.    Maybe I'll be able to get some up to date info for that trip.
    Indiana doesn't have a closed season, but I usually get enough of a fishing fix from the trips I make to Michigan.  Try to get up to the lake at least every 3 weeks or so.  I've fished St. Clair for almost 3 days, been to Hamlin a couple times and Fremont once so far.  I do fish here in Indiana from Sept to Nov for summer run steelhead in the St. Joe river.  I'm looking forward to becoming more familiar with the site.         Jeff 

[djkimmel]

Better late than never...

[spinninbug]

Jeff I left you a message yesterday at the resort.  So far you haven't called me back so if you check this and you haven't gotten my message I tried to get hooked up with you to fish Hamlin.  Not to late yet I'll be fishing there thursday for our first tourney of the season. 

Hopefully we can get together if not this time when your here in July for sure!

[Skulley]

Welcome to the site Jeff.  Glad to have you.  You ought to try St. Clair and Erie one day.  Awesome fishing there, too. 

BD           

[MadWags]

Welcome Jeff. If you are ever in the Lake St. Clair area, look me up.

[spinninbug]

Well last night was our first thursday niter,  3 hours of fun.  Jeff did call me yesterday afternoon,  we talked for a bit (of course I called him a brat cuz he was sitting on Hamlin and I was working).  I told him about our tourney that was going on and if he wanted to come he was more than welcome to.  So I get to the launch and most of the guys are there and all unloaded,  so I start getting the boat ready and start taking the cover off the boat (it rained most of the day that is why the cover was still on).  Hubby's not there yet and all those guys sat there and watched me take that cover off all by myself,  hhmmm  I would have jumped up and helped someone do that,  I know in our south central club,  I wouldn't have even had to think about asking for help someone would have jumped right in and helped me.  Well so that was kind of bothering me.  But I did it and got it ready to launch,  had to ask someone to put me in the water,  (now mind you this guy that I asked was the best man in our wedding and he wouldn't even help me with the cover)  so he gives me some grief but does unload me.  So I get tied up or so I thought and get out of the boat and go over to pay and am just standing around shooting the breeze this is the first time I have seen some of these guys since the last tourny last year. Hubby gets there and someone says Wendy your boats floating away,  dang,  so as soon as hubby got there he had to fetch the boat!    So we were doing some catching up and we hear a boat coming up the lake and low and behold it's a stratus,  the right color and everything,  Jeff and his daughter did come and fish with us!  It was really great meeting him and his family.  We also made plans to get together next month when he comes up for some fishing and a cookout.  So that made up for me being upset at what happened when I got there.  The rest of the night went well hubby and I had a great time together on the water,  and we placed 2nd (lost by 4 oz,  and lost big bass by 3oz). 

So I have been meeting some of the guys from here on this board and everyone of them has been awsome.  I'm really enjoying getting to know you guys,  so much so that when fasttrack asked me to fish Hardy with him,  I jumped at the opportunity.  I'm so excited I can hardly wait for tomorrow to get here.  It was funny though,  my hubby was fine with me fishing with someone that I had never met before,  my boss on the other hand freaked right out!!!  I was laughing so hard at him.  People that don't fish just don't get it. 

I'm just having so much fun this year!! 

[hunlee]

Hi their Hunlee hear!!!!Welcome to great lake bass forum!!!!Hunlee must warn youin about this bass fishing!!!!!Many USA dollar will go away from youin just like it do from Hunlee!!!!!Hunlee is friend to all,,,Is very good looking,,,has fathered many children,,,and has a fat belly

hunlee

[TCook]

welcome Jeff, its good to see you on GLB I was wondering when you were going to sign up. This is a good group of guys and I think you will feel at home here.

TCook

[Firefighter Jeff]

Not sure if everyone I respond to will see this.... but anyway....  Hey UAW  You must have missed that I had been on St. Clair three days this year, middle of May.  Did pretty well for first time fishing in May.  I haven't been on Erie for some years though.       Madwag,  thanks for the offer of looking you up.  Might take you up on it sometime.  Tim.... thanks for the welcome.  Looking forward to meeting you sometime soon.  And Wendy,  It sure was a pleasure meeting you and your husband... Terry, correct??  The girls and I are looking forward to hooking up with you in July.  Thanks for the kind words in your post.  Oh, and Paige and I WERE cutting it a little close on the start time of the tournament  lolol    Jeff

[spinninbug]

I was so glad that you came and we got to meet you and your family. And it was a great night on the water too.  At least you did make it in plenty of time!  I was starting to worry more about weather Terry was going to make it on time.

We too are looking foward to getting together with you in July,  our son will be here too and he's 13 so it should be a great time.