Episode #52, 2025: Jigging Giants on Lake Michigan -FULL EPISODE

Episode 52
Jigging Giants on Lake Michigan
Show Date: December 27, 2025
Location: Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

When winter gives you a rare stretch of calm, stable weather, something truly special can happen on Lake Michigan — the opportunity to launch a boat and target lake trout in open water. These windows don’t come often, but when they do, the fishing can be nothing short of incredible.

This is not a trolling program. This is casting and jigging, feeling every thump, and hanging on when a lake trout absolutely crushes your bait. In fact, our first fish hit before the cameras were even fully set up, and the action never slowed down from there. Using Kalin’s Jerk Minnows and heavy spoons like the Kastmaster and MoonShine Shiver Spoon, we stayed on aggressive fish all day long.

Joining us on this unique winter outing were Brett Jolly, Henry Abbott, and John Rytina, making it a memorable day filled with hard strikes, big fish, and the kind of open-water winter fishing most anglers only dream about.
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Products Used in this Episode:
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