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MERCURY Year Round Manufacturers' Authorized Services & Mechanics
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or schedule one of our 3 Mobile Marine Trucks
VOLVO DIESEL Engine Diagnostics Trans. & Stern Drives
FORMULA Engine Surveys Generator Serv. & Install.
ILMORE Engine Rebuild Inboard Propulsion Systems
WESTERBEKE Electrical/Electronics Install. Drive Train & Drive Line
KOHLER Prop & Shaft Service Outdrive Service
Impellers Insurance Work
Winterization/Shrinkwrap 35/75 Ton Travel Lift Hoists
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Continued from Pg. 48.... Bass Pro Strate- to fish the northern St. Clair River to get 2 big
gies ..... and $100,000 winner Todd Faircloth ones each day (which he did with the two larg-
(which put him over the $2 million mark for his est fish of the tournament at 6.3# and 5.11# )
career) brought in 84.7# over 4 days fishing a 1 then would fill out his limit back on Lake St.
mile area in southern Lake St. Clair. Faircloth Clair where he said he could catch 20 in an hour
caught all his fish on a drop shot. On Day 1, or two. Palaniuk’s favored lure was a Berkley
when the wind was blowing, he used a 5-inch Power Bait Twitch Tail Minnow (green pump-
kin), soaked in Berkley Gulp Alive Marinade
Bassmaster (shad scent), on a drop shot. Palaniuk used Nothing to do with boating in
John Crews at 8-pound test Berkley FireLine braid with a 10- today’s world .... but saw a
day #1 of the foot, 8-pound test Trilene fluorocarbon leader. working pay phone and just had
5th place, Greg Vinson, with 76.4# fished to take a photo. Remember we
weight in.... the Mile Roads catching the most of his fish had to use a ship to shore radio
drop-shotting a 4-inch Jackall Cross Tail Shad to find each other on the lake?
and a Rapala DT 10 crankbait.
Other Favorite Lures of the Pro
Elites on Lake St. Clair: Although
we’ve personally had a little trouble finding the
perch for ourselves to eat!, the Elites know that
our Smallmouth enjoy them as well. Jerkbaits
Arkansas Shiner-colored Strike King Z Too that look like perch (3 trebles vs. 2), colors
with a 3/8ths-ounce drop shot weight. When included Strobe Shad, Clear Ayu, and Crystal
the wind was low the last three days, Fair- Shad. Tubes and drop shots in Green Pump-
cloth’s preference was a Strike King Dream kin color and tubes also in Chaos and Dark
Shot in KVD Magic with a ¼-ounce weight. Melon Copper were used. Other popular lures
Both baits were fished on 8-pound test Sunline were swimbaits, crankbaits in Real Shad, drop
fluorocarbon leader, attached to 10-pound test shots in Smoke Pepper, spinnerbaits, Berkley
Sunline braid. Minnows in the Gulp Alive juice, 3-inch Gulp
Berkley Fry in Green Pumpkin, and shad col-
2nd place Brandon Palaniuk’s strategy was ors for Twitch Tail Minnows.
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