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Marc Wisniewski

U.S.

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Expertise

I can answer questions relating to all types of freshwater fishing, tackle, and tactics. I also can answer questions regarding rod building, lure making, and lure modification.

Experience in the area

My expertise is in Bass, Pike, Musky and the Great Lakes species. I have a lot of experience in Wisconsin and Lake Michigan in particular. With regard to Rod building, I have built custom rods since 1978. I have been building and designing lures for 35 years. I currently sell several of my lures both locally and nation wide. I have done work for several lure companies such as Mepps, Storm, Cisco Kid, and Suick

Organizations

Wisconsin DNR Lake Michigan Forum (elected position). Friends of Lakeshore State Park, Milwaukee, WI

Publications

Two monthly columns in Midwest Outdoors Magazine, Writer of the weekly Lake Michigan Fishing Report in the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, The In-Fisherman Magazine(since 1986), Musky Hunter Magazine, The Badger Sportsman, Woods and Waters Magazine, The Mepps Fishing Guide, Do-It Molds website, and I have been a guest on WGN Radio (Chicago) on their Saturday Outdoor program.

Education/Credentials

I have an engineering background.

Average Ratings

Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
James	11/02/09	10	10	10	10
Alan	10/16/09	7	8	9	10	His willingness to help exceeds expectations. Would .....
jeff johnson	10/06/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you Marc
RICHARD	10/03/09	10	10	10	10
Ben Mincheff	09/25/09	10	10	10	10

Recent Answers from Marc Wisniewski

2009-11-14 Betts Mfg Co:

Hi Mark, I am not the old-rods expert on this site. Run this past Joe Douglas and you will get a wealth of knowledge from him. I do know that Betts is still in business selling flys and poppers

2009-11-04 Portable (wireless) Fishfinder:

Hi Toni, I had heard of that one in a trade mag but I have never seen one in person. None of the tackle outlets in the area ever carried that one. I'll be interested in hearing what you think of it

2009-10-28 rods:

Hi James, Sorry I don't know much either. Joe Douglas on this site is the rd expert. If you can post this to him he can help. I do know that they were a fiberglass rod if I remember correctly. Probably

2009-10-26 The American fork & hoe co. rods:

Hi Les, American Fork and Hoe was bought out by True Temper in the 1930's some time. It's a great piece of history but probably worth $50-$100. I am not the expert on these rods. I would pose this

2009-10-21 Wireless fish finders:

Hi Toni, When I saw this coming out on the market years ago I had to have one. I do a lot of pier fishing on lake Michigan and I thought that it would be perfect. First, the detail is a lot less

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