I dont know if there is a big enough boat for Lake St. Clair. That lake can get real rough. You could out in your 14 footer if it was calm winds and forcasted to stay calm. The problem is you need to get out in 14 to 18 feet of water and that is a long way from shore. Michelle and I fished all over the Belle area and off the Ruscom river mouth. W e used to launch at the belle river launch right there by the main road. Then we started going to the ruscom and staying at Rochester place. To really do well trolling there you should have at leats a high sided 17 foot boat and 75 horses so you can run back in hurry if it gets nasty. A good G.P.S. and depth finder. Planer boards and lots of great lures. W e wont be coming to canada this year maybe next. Kingfisher
That cottage and boat has been passed down in my family since the 50s. Ive been fishing st. clair in that boat since the early 80s. Your absolutly correct about that lake getting rough. IMHO its worse than erie or michigan and ive fished them both. On a clear day, the 14 footer does great. I have taken it from belle river to just about every point in the lake including down the river to erie, harsons, anchor bay, mitchels, stoney point etc. Its seen alot of differant outboards in its day, but i got the boat when i was 16, restored it and put a new johnson 15 2 stroke on it. It runs between 20 and 25 mph with one person and gear on the gps…no great shakes, but not too bad. Only problem is that fishing only when the weather is perfect severly limits your days on the water! I have had some real close encounters out there in that boat when storms roll in. Best you can do is keep the bow into the waves, bail, and pray! Works every time! [smilie=attention.gif]
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