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May 2005
Volume XXXI, Issue 5
www.detroitsteelheaders.org
Inside this Issue
1
May Meeting
Club Shirts
Port Austin Doubles
2
Grand Haven Start Times
Raffle Report
St Joe Blowout
3
Tournament Dates
Trailer Lights
Rainbows for Lexington
4
Web Site
Photo Contest












Detroit Area Steelheaders, Inc.
P.O. Box 1255
Sterling Heights, Mi. 48311-1255


May Meeting
The May regular member
meeting will focus on salmon
boats. Come to hear and
share good information. In
addition, the May meeting will
feature a number of boats on
display in the parking lot. See
how seasoned Captains rig
their boats.



As always, the general
meeting takes place at 7:30
P.M. in the hall at 6177
Chicago Rd. (east of Mound
Rd., North of 13 Mile Rd.)-
Warren,

CLUB T-Shirts

At the April meeting we will be
selling this years annual
special 30th Anniversary
Edition T-shirt at a special
price; M, L or XL for $10.00
and 2XL or 3XL for $12.00.

Port Austin
Tournament
June 4th, 2005
Team Doubles
Its that time again for the
Detroit Area Steelheaders to
visit the most successful port
on the Great Lakes. Lake trout
should be the main catch of
the day with a few kings mixed
in. Last year we even had a
catch of Brown trout weighed
in.

Lakers should be taken on a
variety of lures, with White
Dodgers and spin-n-glo's,
presented a foot or two off
bottom. The best spoons like
Wal-mart, glow
screwballs,
M,J'S and Dolphins, fished
deep or for suspended fish. I
would expect we will have
some heavy coolers at weigh-
in. Good areas to fish: the
"CAN" located N.W. of the
lighthouse. And the area 3
miles N.E. of the light on the
reef in 60-100 ft of water.

A word to the wise DO NOT
GO BETWEEN THE LIGHT
HOUSE AND SHORE! Many
boats have been damaged by
this shallow reef. Remember
stay west and North with your
travels.

Skippers meting will be at
5:00 a.m. Located by the
Restrooms. Tournament starts
at 6:00 a.m. Fish calls at 9:00
a.m. and at noon. Pull lines by
2:00 p.m. You must be at the
weigh-in by 3:00 p.m. at the
park west of the restrooms.

Team Doubles will be picked
after weigh-in for Sunday. (1st
boat paired with last, 2
nd
with
next to last, etc.) Be sure to
let me

know if you will be
staying. This is a great way to
learn from others.


For more information Call
Port Capt. Blaise Pewinski
(Sea Hag)

Home= (810)-395-4774 Cell=
1(248)-890-4517


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Grand Haven Times
Official times for the Grand
Haven Tournament will be
announced at the Skippers
meeting, but tentative times
have been revised for Sunday.
Saturday lines in by 6:00 AM,
first fish call at 9:00 AM,
second at Noon, pull lines at
2:00 PM, be in line for the
weigh-in by 3:00 PM. Day two
will start at 6:00 AM Sunday
with no captains meeting, fish
calls at 9:00 and pull lines at
noon, be in line by 1:00.


Raffle report for
April 2005
We had a good turn out for our
April membership meeting.
Spring meetings bring out the
fisherman looking for good
fishing information, new
equipment and someone to swap
stories with. Ticket sales were
brisk for both the 50/50 and
tackle raffle.

April is one of our larger
meetings so we planned
accordingly and gave away a
good amount of prizes. An Eagle
Claw downrigger rod, telescoping
salmon fishing net, filet knife,
and 4 tackle packs for spring and
summer trolling. The tackle packs
consisted of 1 mag, 1 regular, 1
mini Silver Streak, 1 flasher, 1
Action Fly and 1 Richey Squid
rounded out the give away.

The 50/50 drawing was a success,
especially for our very own
Director Jason Adam who took a
cool $87.00 for his new rod
holders. My offer still stands
Jason!

A special thank you goes out to
young Billy Batty, first mate on
the Slapshot fishing team He had
the tiresome task of pulling all
those winning tickets.

Michael Tolman Jr. name was
drawn for the membership raffle,
unfortunate for Mike he did not
make the meeting, thus did not
qualify for the $50.00 prize. The
booty goes to $60.00 for next
month.

Look forward to some good
prizes being given away next
month as well. Tackle packs full
of fish catching lures, a net, and
another downrigger rod and
well you will have to come to the
meeting to find out!

Keep in mind that your support of
the raffles supports the club
which in turn gives the DAS the
money to support various fish
related projects through out our
state. Thank you for your support.

I would like to say thank you to
Nick Amicone for collecting the
funds for the tackle raffle and to
Dwayne Welder for collecting the
funds for the 50/50 raffle.

Remember, you cant win if you
dont play, and you cant play if
you are not present for the
meetings.

Keep watching the news letter for
future enhancements to the
raffles. Any input for
improvements from members is
always welcome. Please see me
at the meetings or drop me a note
on our message board.
Bob Jones - News letter raffle
report for April 2005

St Joe a Blow Out!
Thursday and Fridays fishing
had been slow and
inconsistent. Strong seas and
changing wind directions
throughout the week seemed
to have the fish scattered and
tight lipped. Air was cold and
wet, and seas were sloppy but
fishable. By 3:00pm Friday
though, Mother Nature
decided to make good on the
forecasts, and the waves
started building. By 8:00PM
Friday, waves were breaking
over the pier heads.

A captains meeting was held
at 5:30AM Saturday Morning
at West Basin Marina. Due to
fourteen foot seas and gale
force winds, with no signs of
letting up, it was a unanimous
decision was made to cancel
the 2005 DAS St. Joes
tournament for the weekend.
Captains Jason Adam(Outta
line) and Paul Gjeldum(Blue
Horizon) and crews were the
only boats in attendance.

DAS Web Site
www.detroitsteelheaders.org

With the boat trolling season
starting up, I would like to
encourage members and non-
members alike who have not
visited the Detroit Area
Steelheaders website to surf
on over and look around a bit.
Club news, copies of current
and past newsletters, club
tournament, outing, and
meeting info, links to weather
and fishing sites, and an
extensive club photo gallery
are all available online. The
Tournaments page has links
to information on the ports the
club will be fishing, and will be
updated with tournament
results as the boat trolling
season progresses. The
Message Board is a great
place to exchange information
and get current fishing reports,
and I encourage users to add
their own reports as you get
out on the water.
Jason Adam -Webmaster


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Trailer Lights
Probably the number one
complaint among DAS towers is
the amount of time and effort it
takes to keep trailers in shape.
We demand a lot of a trailer. We
often tow 250 miles each way
and at least part of the trip is in
the dark. That means for safety
sake and to avoid tickets, we need
working lights. And lights are
the number one problem with
trailers. Weve all spent way too
many hours lying on our backs
trying to find the loose wire or
replacing the burned out bulb just
before a long haul. Replacing the
bulb is a lot cheaper than the
damage to your boat when
someone doesnt see that you are
standing on the brakes.

Now there is finally help on the
way. LED lights are showing up
on commercial trucks and trailers
for a very good reason
durability. These lights work.
They last longer, they are totally
waterproof and they use less
electricity. For regular light
bulbs you can expect about 3000
hours max., of service. (If youre
lucky) LEDs are rated for
100,000 hours.

Fortunately, replacement kits are
now available for retro-fitting
boat trailers. Yes, they are more
expensive that cheap, regular
lights. A set will probably run
$50 to $80. But, that is the price
for peace of mind and rock solid
durability. Places like Boat US,
West Marine, Mikes Marine, etc.,
all carry replacement LED based
lights. The swap is generally
straight forward and shouldnt
take more than an hour or two.
You dont have to, but, consider
replacing the entire wire harness
for even better results. Cut a
deal with your buddy to help do
each of your trailers. Make this a
must have upgrade to your trailer
this spring and youll never regret
it.

Rainbows for
Sanilac & Lexington
From Director Jason Adam-

I read on
www.michigan-
sportsman.com
a thread from
a young guy named Jason(not
me)who sent a letter to Ja