What's Your Name?

[HemlockNailer]

Idea:

How about starting a thread for members to list their boat names and the port that they fish out of so when we are on the water and hear a boat name we will know that they are a Michigan Sportsman member.


HemlockNailer: Boat Ketchacan, Port Oscoda

[ESOX]

Esox, Boat - Esox (Put a lot of thought into that one :))
Homeport: my driveway :)
Usually on Lake St. Clair, launching from Harley Ensign

[WALLEYE MIKE]

Port---my driveway, usually launch from Selfridge or Metro Beach.
Marine city and North channel for river fishing

Name--- I/O HER (big time)

Had to do alot of compromising to talk my wife into the boat. I have a huge "Honey Do" list.

[outdooralex]

Lifesavers. POC: Lake Erie Metropark Marina

[Getaway]

Getaway - easy to remember eh! It would be easier to list the ports I don't go out of:

None...lol

My favorite ports are the following (in no particular order):

Spring - Harbor Beach, Port Austin, Grindstone City, Au Gres, Tawas
Summer - Oscoda, Ludington, Manistee, Rogers City
Fall - Au Gres, Au Gres, Au Gres, Ludington

[MGV]

Port my good old pole barn

I am a small lake man. You might see me skipping around in the Yankee springs area and many other areas.

Boat name; Just gotta Luv it!

[STEINFISHSKI]

Does not see much action anymore:(

[Magnet]

A few years ago, my friends that I would fish against in our little private tournaments, would say that the fish would somehow home in on my boat like a "magnet". They said that it gives me an unfair advantage (everyone needs an excuse). From that point forward, they started calling me "Cap'n Magnet". Well that is all they will call me on the radio now, so I don't really have a choice.

Name painted on the boat - Loon Song
Name given to me on the radio - Cap'n Magnet

I keep it in my driveway during the fishing season.
Mostly launch at Grindstone, Augres and Oscoda.

Magnet :)

[TimT]

Port; Pole Barn. Fish mainly Oscoda.

Boat name; Bungee II.

[jpollman]

Haven't OFFICIALLY named them yet but we've been referring to my two as.

#1 1980 12' Sears Gamefisher as "The Green Hornet"

#2 19?? 16' Rich-Line as "Muskie Madness"
Haven't landed a muskie with her yet but that time is a comin'

[knockoff64]

I'm with Getaway, Oh the joys of a trailerable boat!

Named her SARA SMILE after my beautiful daughter.

Spring, Lexington, St. Joe, Erie(Sterling)
Summer,St Joe, Erie(Sterling), Oscoda, Manistee, Pentwater
Fall, Erie(Sterling), St Joe

Gotta try Harbor Beach this summer!

Also gotta get Walleye Mike to give up some of those Walleye spots now that Sterling is closing for the summer.

[STEELHEAD]

Big Lake BOAT NAME: Wave Dancer
RIVER BOAT NAME: Green Machine

Spring: ST.JOE
Summer: ST.JOE
Fall: ST.JOE
Winter: ST.JOE River

[Hotwired]

Boat Name: HOTWIRED
Radio name: HOTWIRED (Channel #68)
Port: Garage in Roseville
Launch: St.Jean, Metro and now New Jefferson Launch

Boat: 1996 16ft. White Grumman with "HOTWIRED" on sides.
30HP Evinrude with 6HP Evinrude Kicker.
Boat is customized for handlining, jigging & trolling. Also has a 28lb thrust bow mount to keep "Dafishkid" happy for bass.
Best thing I ever did was switching to a 4 blade at the advice from "Carl's". Boat gets on plane quick and hits 25mph in a 1ft chop with 2 guys.

Please don't hesitate to give me a call on the radio, I'm usually on the fish (walleye) and I'm out ther every Saturday & Sunday morning and 1 or 2 evenings during the week.

Later,
HOTWIRED
Ckfishn@yahoo.com

[Jackster1]

Since the wife and I are named Jack and Dianne, we named our small boat 'Lil Ditty' from the Mellencamp tune.

[Hotwired]

Jackster,
THe cleverest name I've heard yet.
Good Job

[Shoeman]

Triton

Harbor Beach

[jpollman]

I REALLY like that one Jackster.
Way to go !

[Bill Hamilton]

I keep it in the drive way ,right across from the marina at mitchells bay on lake st.clair,It's a 19 1/2 ft triton red black and white just like the 175 merc on the back of it ,smallies rule !!!

[captain jay]

I agree with hotwired, Jackster has a "classic" with his boat name.


Mine is called "If-N-When" It's a 21'10" Lund, and It will spen most of it's time on Western Lake Erie, no specific port.

Jay

[1sh0t]

we used our old boats name last year, and now we want a new one so we are thinking of new names as we speak.





;)
Dan

[stelmon]

Are boats name is the 3 hour tour. I know, gay name. We take it all over michigan!

[Spanky]

Well, the old girls is a 1964 Starcraft Chiefton, converted into a river barge. 22 ft and sweet as mud on yer finger!:o

Her name is "GENUINE RAFT" and we usually use ch. 11 ,71 in st joe or on the st Joe river/Kalamazoo river, and ch 10 in s. Haven.

No port, smells to bad to tie to a slip! I tow it down the road with seagulls trying hard to keep up!;)

[WALLDADY]

Im a new Mi. Sportsman member . Hope this works .

Boat : 191/2 ft. Smokercraft . personally rigged for small lakes to The Great Lakes .

Boat Name : Always Somethin

Problem : Just dont have enough time to spend on her .

Loves : Muskie , Bass , and Winter Steelies

Home Port : My driveway , Chicago suburb

Good Luck and Safe Trips to all ..... WALLDADY

[knockoff64]

There are a lot of really cool and helpful people on this site, I know you'll like it!

There are a lot of members in the S.W. Mich area, do you fish there often?

I fish out of St Joe every chance I get in the spring and summer.

[SalmonSlayer]

19' Sea Nymph - grandfathers boat I bought when he passed on

Name: PhotoFinish2 - grandpa named it photofinish since he was a photographer, so in keeping with tradition...my name.

Home port: my garage...put in at st joe but would like to hit south haven sometime this year in the fall. I'm also on ch. 11 and on the lake 100% of my fishing time.

ben

[Captain]

Boat Name - Good News

Homeport - Grindstone City

[WALLDADY]

Knockoff , Thanks for the welcome . I have been reading this site for a while now and just figured out how to post . I know , must be a Rocket Scientist , right ? I love to fish for Winter Steel on The Joe . I have been doing that for many yrs. I have friends that live and fish in Mi. that I try to hook up with as much as I can . There aren't many / any places near The Windy City that can compare to The Joe for action and size of fish . I love that river . I also know that Cooks is BAD TO THE BONE in the spring .
I look forward to many more great reports and topics like I have been seeing here in the future .
Thanks again

Good Luck and Safe Trips ...... Walldady

[silverbullet]

1978 Silverline 21 ft Nantucket, Deep V I/O named Enterprise

"The river, the final frontier. Our never ending mission.....to explore the U.P. To seek out new rock piles and cabbage beds. To boldly go where no Muskie fisherman has gone before...WHHHHOOOOSSSSSHHHHH"

Home port is Gladstone (Little Bay de Noc) but you'll likely see her somewhere on the St. Mary's river near Raber or Barbeau.

[Huntnut]

Home port...garage....

You will see us in Manistee, Ludington, Rogers City Mostly.

22" sport craft, white.

Bullet holes down the side, with an exploding salmon in the rear,

Named:

SALMON SMOKER

[davemillertime]

23 wellcraft MILLERTIMETOO PORT OSCODA

[Worm Dunker]

Boat name Worm Dunker the only thing I like to do more than fish dunk my worm. Home port Pentwater city marina. The boat is a 1988 Crucier Inc. 2980 Esprit.

[tangleknot]

The S.S Hemroid

It's a beater canoe on our friends pond. The classic was when my husband and his buddy had the great idea of putting comfortable camaro bucket seats in. First cast they nearly rolled the boat
!

Back to the painful bench seats!

[Headhunter]

Home Port: Garage

Call: Nails

Ports: St. Joe, South Haven

[Spinner]

Boat Name: Never Enough
Home Port: Miller Marina on Lake St. Clair
Boat: 2001 Sea Ray 34 foot Sundancer

[Yellowfin]

call: yellowfin

Ports: Oscoda, Tawas, Charlevoix, Lk. St. Clair

[fishctchr]

Boat name... Salmon Slayer
Ports....... April to July St. Joe, July to October Ludington

[teamyamaharaceing]

I got a old 14 foot boat its called "SWAMP RAT" you can always fing it in the duck marsh.

[DANN09]

Boat--- 196 Starcraft Fishmaster
125 Merc.
Rigging-Pullin boards in the spring for browns.
Pullin wire on the St. Clair or Det.
rivers(handlinning).
Draggin canon balls out in front of Pt.
Betsie out of Frankfort.
Name--- MY MUNNEE (that's where a lot of it goes)
Radio-- Ch. 68 in Frankfort.
Owner-- George Munn

[tubejig]

I just thought I may jump in too.


Boat: 18ft seanymph (hope it grows by adding water, hasn't
worked yet)

Port: cement pad in driveway

Name: MADDOG

Frequents many areas in the spring, Lexington, Port Sanilac,
Harbor Beach. But it likes to spend its summers on lake Erie
at sterling st park. Once in a while a little interest is sparked
on St Clair river in port huron.

tubejig

[westbay]

Hey guys,
My turn.

Boat: 19.5 ft. Grumman

Name: "Second Chance" because I bought it after I had the "Big One" 4 years ago and survived. Vowed then to live everyday to its fullest and not wait until retirement to enjoy myself.

Regular port: my driveway in Bay City, but fish the Bay, Port Austin, Grindstone all the way down to Sanilac. Ludington and Manistee on the sunset side. Cottage in Lake City puts me on several smaller lakes in the summer.:D

[Downrod]

Bounty Hunter
Port: Harrison Twp.

[Strike Zone]

islander hardtop name:StrikeZone port:marshall,my driveway

[Hunt4Ever]

A friend of mine had a girlfriend and desire for a new sailboat. The grilfriend said "if you spend that money on a new boat and not an engagement ring for me, I'm leaving!"

He now has a new sailboat.

The name........."Julie's Ring"


A classic isn't it!

By the way, she didn't think it was funny, imagine that.

I've also seen a boat with the name "The Dividend"

[northern_outdoorsman]

Well, I mostly go on Lake St. Clair and Stoney Creek. Last year due to a lack of a good name I went by "Perch Master"...I need a new name, help me out!

I have a Blue 18.5 Foot Astro QuickFire BassBoat...any ideas for a name?

OH YA! On the Blue Water, Port Harbor Beach, You'll Find me on the "Four Roses" most of the times it is out!

[Getaway]

Donnie, Here's a suggestion: "Always an Adventure" since everytime you hit the water there is an experience to remember;) . Another name would be "fare catch" if you are a football fan and like to eat your fish (which I know you do).

[Hunt4Ever]

Hey Northern Outdoorsman,

A name for your boat, how about "Northern Outdoorsman"?

:D :D :D

[tubejig]

Just a couple of suggestions.

Blue Lagoon
Blue Thunder
Blue by ya


There weak but I tried,

tubejig

[northern_outdoorsman]

You gave me an Idea, TubeJig..."Blue Off Work"...LOL!

[Shoeman]

Don, how about Knot Yet or Knot Really? LOL

[northern_outdoorsman]

Knot Funny Ralfy....My knot will NEVER give out again...LOL:D

[Shoeman]

Hey Don, check in Cold Water under pulling plugs.....

Mickey had a question about pulling them in Dry Fly Boat.
I remembered, you had some problems with the location of your rod holders. Perhaps you can help him out.

[Magnet]

"Knottin' Honey":D

Magnet

PS... I always thought that "Moby Dick" would be a good name.

[The Islander]

Boat name: The Islander
Crestliner Sportfish 1850 with 175 Ficht

Home Port Lake Erie Metro Park

[Mr. Ed]

Recently inherited a Princecraft Pro 142sc. Was the father-in-laws. And he was an Antique Fisherman, hence the name. Right now it is in storage but will be in the driveway soon. Hope to fish the Saginaw and Tittqabawassee rivers, the Saginaw Bay and several smaller lakes. And a yearly trip to South Manistique lake in the UP.

[huntingfool43]

Well folks the name of the boat is JOINT VENTURE.
She is a 23 foot Starcraft Islander.Bought her last summer and go out of Grand Haven and Ludington or where ever the urge strikes.Tight lines to all

[Cangl]

Garage kept, cover stored ready to roll. 10 year old cover looks brand new? Usaully have a state park, state boat ramp sticker, and an Oakland County park sticker everywhere and "ANY" where. Haunting Anchor Bay, St Clair river and all it's flats, bays and channels. Put a American flag on the transom, it says "God Bless America"

[maddog]

:o Always wanted to name it "Fore-Play"
But its only an old sea nymph with a 50 horse evinrude on it.
garage kept half the time.
Other half in Jordan Lake in Lake Odessa

[Fuji]

Boat name:

Maru IV

Maru is Japanese for boat, I am half Japanese. IV is Roman for 4, (I am not half Roman, :D).

POC:

Niles Michigan
Rice Lake Ontario (for 1 week of the year)
Baron Lake Michigan

I don't have a regular marine radio but I almost always have my little Family Radio Motorola on channel 1.

[sausageman]

Used to have the "WET DREAMS". Then I learned there were a lot of wet dreams out there so I sold her. I was to old for the wet dreams anyway! Now have a 24' 1971 SeaRay named "PUFF & STUFF" You'll see me anywhere from dragging Harbor Beach to Jerkin' the St. Clair. Go by the Sausageman on the radio.

[yoda]

Boat Name: "Halcyon"
She's a Lund 1950 Tyee Magnum.
Home port is the Garage, can be seen and heard in St. Ignace, or the Soo.
Might even see some "Troll" water this spring.. Not sure where yet...:D

[Gone Fishing]

Boat Name: In Cahoots
24 ft. Wellcraft Costal Walkaround with 225 Hp Evinrude outboard
Home Port: Metropolitan Beach area on LSC

[GOTCHA]

Boat Name: "GOTCHA"
34' Sea Ray Express (Lean Mean Fishing Machine)
Home Port: Huron Point , LSC

[Al, L]

trolls troller. From a former troll.
Namha Michigan.
Big Bay DeNoc, Little Bay DeNoc, & mille Lac Minnesota.

[toots]

Boat name is Stinger. Port of call is trailer in Freeland. I fish Saginaw Bay out of Hoyles and Great Lakes marinas. I try to get out to Port Austin for some salmon also. Would like to trade a Lake St. Clair musky try for a Sag. Bay trip.I have a 23 foot boat that is ship shape. I also live near the Tittabawasse River and will share info. toots