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08-20-2012, 10:18 PM
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Spotting commercial nets
Planning my first non-charter/guided trip to Erie. Taking my personal rig. Commercial nets are of no concern to me on my "home waters" off Chicago on lake Michigan fishing. How are the commercial nets marked? How long are they? (100 yds? 200yds? 1/4 mile?) Are they a hazard to boats motoring on plane too or just deeper trolling gear? Are the nets just below the surface?
Please no commentary about netting. Im just looking to stay safe. 
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#2
08-21-2012, 05:07 AM
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#3
08-21-2012, 06:34 AM
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Good info Juls, I would think this would be basically the same set up for most Great lakes nets. It's nice to know what's down there. I see them on Lake Michigan sometimes . I printed the info to keep in the boat. Thanks !
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#4
08-21-2012, 09:42 AM
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Watch your fish finder. Slow down when you approach a wall o' walleyes. :-)
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#5
08-22-2012, 05:50 AM
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Identify where in Erie you are launching and some of us will be able to help with more detail. For example, I know there are a couple sets of nets north of Lorain. I'm guessing closer to 1/4 mile length. Personally, I watch the water carefully when cruising so I spot the red marker on a post and the string of white floats. I would imagine that the nets are generally below prop level, but some heavy chop and netting wrapped around a prop could spell disaster.
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#6
08-22-2012, 06:34 AM
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Normally the nets are far enough below the water that you can pass safely over the top of the nets. But that is not always the case! About 3 years ago I failed to see nets located about 1/2 mile NW of West Harbor entrance and fouled my prop. I am always on the lookout for nets and always try to avoid the nets by going around them.
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#7
08-22-2012, 05:33 PM
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keeping my fingers crossed as Im now recovering from a minor abdominal surgery (all went as planned). We plan to launch from Lorain (visiting friends in Avon).
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#8
08-23-2012, 06:14 AM
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Best place for bait and advice is Craig at Erie Outfitters on route 6 in Sheffield which is between Avon Lake and Lorain. He will know where the nets are, as well as the popular bathing spots for walleye; the sand bar area and at Canadian line near the NOAA weather buoy. Check reports as I recommended in my pm to you, good luck. Sheffield and Avon Lake have nice launches if you don't mind $5 or $6. Hope you have GPS and VHF radio. It's a big lake and it can go from flat to monster with loss of shore visibility in 15 minutes.
http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/raw...cle.glf.le.txt http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/laun...=KLPR&state=OH http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.p...time_label=EDT (a total wave height is twice the height on the graph!!!). Last edited by ohiojmj; 08-23-2012 at 06:21 AM.
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