Let me re-introduce myself…For those who don’t know mikemicropterus is Michael Lynch-Staunton…
You might ask well who the hell is that and what does that have to do with me or fishing..
Well let me answer that question….
I own and operate ML-S SMALL ENGINE REPAIR and ML-S GUIDE SERVICE…
Well I still say what has that got to do with me….EVERYTHING
DO YOU LIKE TO FISH?????????? YES…
DO YOU OWN A BOAT????????? YES…..
DO WANT TO CATCH MORE FISH??????? YES….
DO YOU WANT TROUBLE FREE BOAT OWNERSHIP??????? YES……..
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR ENGINE???????? YES…….
We have a few things in common…..
I own 2 boats and want to catch more fish and want a trouble free boat, I also want to know more about my engine so that in the event, heaven forbide or should I say ML-S forbide, I do have a problem I maybe able to do something….
That is one of our goals, to equip the consumer with the tools necessary to know when it’s a good deal, when to take my boat in for repairs or maintenance, what I can or should be doing as an owner to make my boat run better, when to fish top water, when to fish deep weedlines…
Well who the hell is ML-S…….
I’m just the same as you, nothing special here
Just dedication to my trade and the desire to pass on some of my knowledge so others may benefit…
Am I interested in making money …YES ……. BUT not at the cost of my own integrity…..
I have worked for three dealerships in this region over the years and have seen a disturbing trend with respect to how MOST dealers view their service department. I think if the consumer really knew that the level of competency is much lower than it should be and that the tech working on your boat has at times fewer than a years worth of experience they might question the dealers intentions….more on this later
ML-S SMALL ENGINE was developed to meet the needs of TO-DAYS consumer…
I have done away with the old way of doing business in the marine service industry and the small engine repair service industry for that matter…. Call for details
What does that mean?????????
I have seen the problems for more than 20 years and have developed procedures to avoid a lot of the headaches boat owners have been subject to in the past…
A little about me, Michael Lynch-Staunton…..Born of humble means in the quiet hamlet of MORDOR.. no no no no no no nooooooo That’s another story….
A little about me ML-S…..Graduated high school 76
RACE 250 GP 7th place Castrol/Canada series 82
Motorcycle License MOT ONT 84
Master Tech Johnson/Evinrude 87
Bassmaster Ont Federation Qualifier 96
BAOO 6th place classic 96
Renegade Bass top ten finish Charleston Lake 97
Renegade Bass classic qualifier
Bassmaster Ont Federation Qualifier 97
Master Tech Johnson/Evinrude 98
Renegade Bass classic qualifier 98
Rengade bass 9th place classic 98
Renegade bass 8th place Newboro Lake 05
This just a brief glimpse of some of my major events…..there’s more but I forget…
I have always been a motor head…. I didn’t just fall into this in the past few years….
My first motorcycle I took apart at 16, to make it BETTER…FASTER….
That is another of our goals to make your engine run better, faster, longer than it has ever done before …we have the technology…
What can I offer the average Fish-Hawk reader….KNOWLEDGE from EXPERIENCE not ANECDOTES or MARKETING mumbo jumbo dogma….
Also, a way to save money on purchases and service work….
ML-S deals with the following brands 3M, Meguiars, Bouy-o-Bouy, Teleflex, Hummingbird, Strikemaster, Boyesen Reeds, Mayfair, Rule, Starbrite, Pettit, Johnson pumps, Aitrhead, Keel Guard, Guest, Perko, Michigan props, Attwood, TH marine, Bearing Buddy, Faria, Tempo, SOLAS, Capt. Phab, MTD, Tecumseh, Briggs& Stratton, Kohler, Sierra marine parts, Interstate batteries, Tru-Tungsten Weights, Picasso Jigs, Poulan, Murray and more I don’t know of, each day I get access to more and more products, its like Christmas all the time….
I am passing on the opportunity for Fish-Hawk readers to save on marine purchases…PM me for details…..
I will also post monthly specials as they are passed along to me…
My goal is to better educate to-days consumer, so he will know that when the sales guys says, “Yes sir that 18 ft boat with a 40 hp on the back will do the job of pulling your son on skis while your wife, mother-in-law, father-in-law and two other kids watch, is full of it†or when the service manager of questionable experience says you need $2000 worth of work when the problem could be fixed for $25 if he had read all the service bulletins..
These problems are not fictitious, they are real and I keep hearing them more and more and that is disturbing….it was $8000 not $2000 but I didn’t want seem like I was exaggerating…..
I work out of my house, lower overhead, I have one shop I built and another I just bought and will be up in April or May to better display parts and accessories….
Each year a service customer gets a chance to win a day fishin with me…. Good or bad it’s better than working….
For those who don’t get service but still want the chance a separate contest is run for them… As you can see, any chance to go fishing…..
Also I have membership packages that are structured to save you money…
So it could be a live changing experience having your boat serviced by ML-S..
I also set-up boats that MOST dealers don’t have the time for….I can say this, from experience, the addition of a set-back plate to a boat has and will improve the performance of any boat…. I have extensive experience setting up bass boats to get the most out of them…..I can get you the right prop for your needs and make the boat go fast as well… The vast majority of boats are not set-up properly. .How does a dry land marine dealer set-up a boat in April or May.. I worked at two DRY dealers and it was a guessing game when it came to boat set-up…How does a DRY dealer do boat set-up????????? THEY GEUSS and the customer is the guinea pig……NICE
I documented each boat and it’s prop and had tables to know what prop to put on which set-up, before that it was whatever prop came in the box… CRO-MAGNUM, I always thought outside of the box(sic)
I also am the president of BAOO, for those of you who don’t know that is Bass Angler’s of Ottawa….see website
A bass tournament series geared for the novice or just want to have some goodtimes….while learning to fish better….
I have fished Ottawa Bass, South Ottawa Valley Bassmasters, Bass 2000, Quebec Bass and Renegade Bass… but I like to fish for walleye, crappie, trout, pike, muskie and when I can gar-pike…..
I want to thank Bobber and Fish-Hawk for this opportunity to help by passing on the knowledge I have gained from my more than 25 years of working in the marine, motorcycle and small engine industry. By me becoming an information partner we both can benefit and that’s what this forum is for I think…… If I don’t know much on a subject I will get better info before post an answer…. I will give you the readers the best answer I know how to give to their questions…. Got a question post it on the boat, motor forum and I will respond or PM me……..
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<NEWS>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ML-S GUIDE SERVICE IS NOW IN THE BUSINESS OF ROD AND REEL REPAIR ….Yes you heard it here, I am now set up to repair Quantum rods and reels, I have been repairing my own Shimano and Abu Garcia reels for years and now have started using Pfleuger reels.
I clean and repair my own reels each year…
I am also repairing rods and making custom rods, my first is a G Loomis jerk bait rod, I will let you all know how it goes….I am also making my first fly rod….Sage
I am retailer for FISH HARDER products that include Tru-Tungsten Fishing Weights and Picasso Jigs. Check out their website. For those who pitch and flip, Picasso makes the best jig in my humble opinion, drop by and see……
So one can see that an ML-S experience can and will be very eclectic and that is a good thing……..
Give me a call 613-284-2761, drop by the shop 1558 Richmond Rd 3kms north of Franktown or PM me or email see profile………
At ML-S we say,
WORK IS FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO FISH
So here’s the scenario, it’s November and it’s time to put the boat away FINALLY, but you have already done part of your winterizing because since October you have been stabilizing you fuel just for this event and that saves you money. So you drop off your boat and broken rods and when you pick them up in the spring all is good with the world and you’re ready to go for another year, you find a few jigs and some other goodies and you depart a wiser fuller angler, fish and repeat…………..NIRVANA
Another goal achieved…………ZENNNNNNN
FISHIN IT’S NOT A MATTER OF LIVE OR DEATH
IT’S MORE SERIOUS THAN THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank-you for your time Michael Lynch-Staunton aka mikemicropterus, Fish-Hawk information partner………
