Antique Outboard Motor Show

  Lockeman's Hardware and Boat hosted it's annual outboard motor show last Saturday, 3/26/11. There were 15 outboards on display for judging by members of the Great Lakes Chapter of The Antique Outboard Motor Club, Inc. It's amazing how these members can get a 75 year old outboard motor to look. A lot of elbow grease and some fabricating are needed. Fabricating because parts are no longer available, that is unless Lockeman's doesn't have it in stock.
Along with the show is a swap meet in the alley. Quite a few vendors had the odd motor parts and things like motor covers which can be lost quickly in the Detroit River. It was a great turnout as I found out because by the time I got there the free doughnuts and hot dogs were gone. All in all everyone had a good time and enjoyed the show. Make sure to check my "To Do Downriver" next year to find out when it will be.



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It’s Walleye Time Again

  Mark Martin was at the Downriver Walleye Federation meeting last night and if Mark’s in town the walleyes can’t be far behind. Mark was giving tips on fishing the Detroit River and the 500+ in attendance were all ears. You can judge the interest in a speaker by the lack of side conversations in the room and when Mark stopped talking, which wasn’t very often, you cold hear a pin drop. Considering this was 2-3 times the normal attendance Mark’s reputation is well known. An interesting moment of the evening was the Pledge of Allegiance by the crowd of mostly 40 and over men. A pure slice of Americana.
  Mark pointed out quite a few hot spots on the river to try. He also pointed out that if the spot is crowded with boats and the fish aren’t biting, to try moving just up or down river to find active fish that are spooked by the armada. One thing he did stress more than once is that if the water is dirty jigging takes a backseat to crankbaits. The fish can hear the crankbait better than they can see it and are more prone to hit. This knowledge helped him develop special techniques to present the lures where the fish are. All the info is found in his book of which he only covered maybe 30%. If interested in the book or just finding out more about Mark go to http://www.markmartins.net/.



On a sad note it was announced that Dorothy from Lockeman’s Hardware and Boats is very ill and in need of some support. There is a fund raiser for her this Saturday, March 26th at Westland VFW Hall, 055 South Wayne Road. Check out the web site:



http://www.giveforward.com/fight4dorothy



or stop by the shop to leave a donation.

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