Up North Journal - Talking Walleye with Yamaha Pro Fisherman Robert Blosser
Release Date: 06/01/2020
Up North Journal - Wrapping Up the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Escanaba Michigan
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Join us in the Cabin tonight as Danny gives his take on the weekend at the Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Escanaba Michigan. We talk about the vendors, the patrons, the venue and overall excitement of the show. We also talk a little about Mike's trip to the U.P. along with the upcoming firearm deer season.
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Up North Journal - The Largest Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
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Join us tonight in the Cabin as we get the final low down on the largest Ice Fishing and Hunting Expo in Michigan's Upper Peninsula! Find out what vendors are going to be there and what the show has to offer outdoorsmen and women. Talking with the five people from the Daily Press that is putting on the show Vendors attending Returning vendors What they have to offer patrons Food vendors Things for kids Places to stay in the area
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Up North Journal - Deer Season Expectations with Mark Coleman from Indiana
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Talking with UNJ Member Mark Coleman tonight about the work put in this year for the upcoming deer season in Indiana. He gives us the good, the bad and the ugly on what he expects for the upcoming season at the farm. Summer prep this year at the farm Food plots Licking branches, ropes, scrapes The rut and small fawns Predators New blind locations Trailcam Tuesday Hunting season expectations Hunting with his brothers
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Up North Journal - Up North Journal gets interviewed by Rachel Barnstrom of the Daily Press in Escanaba
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Join us tonight as we get the tables turned on us here at Up North Journal. Daily Press' Rachel Barnstrom interviews the Up North Journal crew to see what makes them tick. We also get to know why a Jersey girl came to Michigan's upper peninsula via London England.
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Up North Journal - What is NW Michigan Fish Camp All About, A Look At The New Gill Net Consent Decree In Michigan
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Join us in the Cabin tonight as we talk with NW Michigan Fishing Club's Tim Hossack about what their club is all about and what they do. He also gives us insight into the gill net consent decree in Michigan and it's potential impacts on our fisheries. What is the NW Michigan Fish Camp? Membership Fishing tournaments Projects Kids Veteran fishing trips Cookouts Gill netting consent decree Insight into the treaty and decree What is the new consent decree What are the potential issues with it How will this affect Michigan fisheries What should fisherman expect to deal with
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Up North Journal - Michigan Fisheries Biologist Talks To Us About What Makes The U.P. Fishery Tick
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Join us tonight as we talk with John Bauman a MI DNR Fisheries Biologist about how he helps the Michigan fisheries to thrive in a delicate habitat. He also gives us his background that took him into the position he is in now with the Michigan DNR. John's background and early life How he became a fisheries biologist What does he do as a biologist How does the data he gathers play into the future of the Upper Peninsula's fisheries What are the little things he notices that have an affect on how fish thrive How delicate is the fisheries in Michigan
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Up North Journal - GT Rod and Reel's Tungsten Jig Heads and Muskie Lures
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Join the guys tonight as they talk with Gregg Gerke of GT Rod and Reel about his tungsten jig heads and muskie lures. Gregg gives them the lowdown on using his tackle and how to use it. Gregg's background in fishing How the company started How the beginning of the internet played into a successful business model How he began making lures and jig heads What does he offer now to anglers Using ice fishing gear in the summer Looking into the future
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Up North Journal - Game and Land Management in a South African Hunting Camp
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Tonight we are discussing some of the unique things game managers do in South Africa to maintain and promote healthy game and non game species for the future. What hunters expect going to Africa What they find when they get there How does hunting success begin before the hunter arrives in South Africa How game managers see the animals they manage Where does it all start Key points to management Maintaining the herds Starting a new herd Bringing a new animal into the area Conditioning a stomach How did Covid affect the management process Looking at the habitat side of mangement Taking care of...
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Up North Journal - Apps For Big Water Kayaking and Fishing, Walleye Fishing on Saginaw Bay
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Tonight we take you out on the Big Water! We get to find out how you know when weather conditions are good to hit the open water in a kayak along with a trip on Saginaw Bay to do some walleye fishing. Week of kayaking on big water in northwest Michigan Apps for safety on the water Windfinder App Go Paddling App Paddling Lake Michigan at Sleeping Bear Dunes Paddling Duck Lake Paddling Lake Dubonett Paddling Glen Lake, Little and Big Fischer Lakes Paddling Crystal River Paddling at sunset on Lake Michigan at Empire Bluffs Visiting Sleeping Bear Dunes on the top side of the dunes Danny takes a...
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Up North Journal - Talking Soft Water Fishing Lures with Hudd's Lures' Pat Huddleston
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Join us in the Cabin tonight because it's time to get your fish on! We talk soft water lures with Patrick Huddleston from Hudd's Fishing Lures about what to use on the water along with how he got involved in making fishing lures that you can purchase. How Pat got his start in making fishing lures His childhood fishing experience with his dad How his career in the military gave him the opportunity to fish in different places and how it also gave him time to learn to build his own lures Perfecting his lure building What he learned along the way How Hudd's Lures came into being His first lures...
info_outlineThe guys talk with Yamaha Pro Fisherman Robert Blosser about catching those big walleyes!
How Robert Got his start in the tournament circuit
- Started as a youngster in an outdoor family
- Grew the passion for walleye in teen years
- Gave advice to pro fisherman
- Started in the local tournaments
- 2007 fishing nationals
- 2008 2nd in national championship
- Rose up the ladder after 2008
How he prepares to fish tournaments
- Prepared by practicing what he needed to after a bad tournament
- Go to way to fish walleye
- Attention to detail setting up trolling set up
- Paying attention to current
- Adapting to changing weather
What gets you on the water
- Skeeter WX2200 Boat is his boat of choice https://www.skeeterboats.com/
- Powered with a Yamaha 300 Offshore
- Not about speed but more about control on the big water
- 9.9 Yamaha kicker motor for fishing and trolling
- Easy maintenance on motor
- Digital throttle
- Setting up the extras
- www.yamaha-motor.com
- Selecting the right prop
- Picking the correct motor for your boat
- Problems with under powering your boat
- Yamaha Power Pay Program
How do you approach a new body of water
- Start with the internet
- Call local fishery biologist
- Pay attention to the time of year for what they are doing
- What type of body of water is it
Catching fish on Gummy Worms!
Best river fishing strategy
Walleye almost always feed up, due to the position of their eyes
How to fish the fish fly hatch
The hunting side of Robert
- Doesn't like ice fishing so he hunts when it gets cold
- Loves deer hunting and hunting out west
- Loves to do long range shooting
- 1000 yards plus!
- Comparing long range shooting to casting at a fish
- Judging wind
Favorite camp meal
Go to snack on the water or in the field
What's on the radio while traveling
Favorite outdoor memory to tell others
How do we get kids more involved in the outdoors