2007 is shaping up to be a big year for Educated Angler, and you'll notice the changes happening here first on the homepage, click Newsor selectLatest Newsfrom that menufor the traditional homepage with the latest stories, weather, and...
Our aim is to assemble a group of outstanding anglers who will participate in field-testing, share techniques and experiences, and write original articles for EA. We are looking for great lakes salmon and walleye anglers.
The EA Field Staff wi... Read more...
2007 Pro Staff
Our aim is to build value for Educated Angler's membership by gaining access to high quality and innovative competitive anglers and to support professional fishing on the Great Lakes. We are looking for select professional salmon fishing teams ...
No matter what the size or age of your boat, downriggers and rod holders are essential tools for the trolling angler. Downriggers and rod holders really get a lot of use (and sometimes abuse)…so make sure yours are up to the job. &n... Read more...
Michigan Sea Grant Meeting
The Michigan Sea Grant meeting was held in Ludington, Michigan on Saturday January 6, 2007 where a lot of information was presented some of which will be covered in this article. Chuck Pistas, the Interim State Coordinator for Michigan Sea Grant Ex...
We are proud to annouce our first selections to the Educated Angler Field Staff. This is only the beginning so keep those resumes coming, if you have already thrown your name in the hat but don't see your name here that doesn...
Educated Angler is proud to announce that Team Thunderduck has joined the Pro Staff. Some of you already know Captain Willis Kerridge, Thunderduck, from his involvement in the Lake Michigan fishery, seminars, tournaments, or maybe you’ve taken a charter trip with him out of Grand Haven.
Thunderduck is a great addition to Educated Angler. The team represents both a strong passion for fishing and great community involvement. Captain Willis has been charter fishing for 35... Read more...
Team Verdict
Educated Angler is proud to announce our first Pro Staff team, Team Verdict (www.teamverdict.com). Team Verdict has shown the consistency and ability to perform in many of the Lake Michigan Tournament Trail ports, and possesses the competitive spirit and integrity that best represents Educated Angler.
Team Verdict operates a 27' Albemarle 275 out of their home port of Ludington, MI. Team Verdict's crew consists of:
Determining what colors are visible at various depths of water is quite literally a science, an analysis of the physics of how light interacts with water particles and other light absorbing particles that may be present in water. Now everyone break out their slide rule, put your propeller beanie on, and calculate what colors are visible at my 100 foot deep downrigger weight using complex multivariate formulas. Hurry up, c’mon.
Over the course of a little over a year, I have experienced some of the highest highs and lowest lows that one can face as a boat owner. As a person that loves to chase salmon and trout on the Great Lakes and also gets a thrill that comes from participating in tournaments, I had been searching for the perfect boat. In September of 2005, I was speaking with a friend of mine that docks his boat in the same marina in Ludington, Michigan about my search for a boat that would meet my ne...
Most anglers who troll the Great Lakes are using small to mid-sized boats where having and using two downriggers is the norm. I have heard many smaller boat anglers mention that with only two riggers they are limited in their spreads. I will discuss how I run two riggers on my boat for maximum effectiveness.
For starters, two downriggers doesn’t limit you to two baits in the water. On my boat, two downriggers mean 4 rods and at least 4 baits, and up to 8 baits when I can r...
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