Motion sickness and getting lost in the fog are two health and safety concerns. I have never seen chumming increase the catch of trout or salmon so take Dramamine or Bomine if you are prone to motion sickness. Always carrying a compass even if you have a G.P.S. unit. The fog can roll in at anytime and it is a long way to Ludington. Pete usually starts out flat lining for fish in the spring using stick baits like Rebel Fastracs, Rapala Husky Jerks, or Rapala jointed minnows.
Good colors are silver and blue, silver and black, chartreuse, and chrome.
He will use trolling boards to spread his lines. He likes an orange dodger and a purple pencil fly early in the season. Later in the season he will use a larger silver dodger and a cracked ice or pearl fly. When using Dipsey Divers you should use a length of rubber tubing as a snubber to take up the shock of a hit. Pete starts using downriggers.