02/27/2026
š£š£š£š£IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTš£š£š£š£
I hope everyone's 2026 is off to a great start! After the 2025 season, I intended to announce my retirement from the charter fishing business. After many (16 to be exact) seasons of incredible success, I am beyond happy with everything I accomplished. In short, I went from fulfilling a dream of taking people fishing and showing them what Lake Michigan has to offer, to quickly turning Slam Dunk Charters LLC into something bigger than I ever anticipated.
My competitive nature drove me to wanting to be the best at this. This meant providing the best customer service, the best experience on board the boat, and consistently dominating the catch year-after-year. It didnāt take long until I accomplished my ultimate goal: differentiate myself so well that my only competition is myself. Nobody lived this with me better than my longtime friend and deckhand, Chris Klar. We always strived to compete with ourselves by making every day, every season, every experience, better than the last, for the sake of our charter guests. Chris had been a staple on the boat until he unexpectedly passed away in the fall of 2024. And although there had been many times throughout the years that I ran solo without him, continuing on last season knowing heād never be back on board the boat was difficult to say the least.
Ultimately, I owe everything to all of those who have supported me and helped along the way. Iām thankful for the many friends Iāve met and had a chance to fish with throughout the years. Thereās always been some fantastic people surrounding me, especially my fellow captains, Brian Boland and Mark Kirsten, all of my deckhands and anyone else who helped keep us running strong!
With all of this being said, Iāve been encouraged to continue on. Iām pulling somewhat of a āBrett Favreā move and coming back. However, this season will look a lot different. I will be offering charters, but on an extremely limited basis. My summer will be filled with a lot of other adventures, but I want to continue to enjoy some time with guests out on the big lake. With the limited schedule, my availability will be on a first-come, first-served basis. I would expect that all of my availability will fill within the next day or two, so do not delay contacting me if you are interested in trying to get out fishing!
As for the remaining bulk of my business, I have been scheduling many of our long-time guests to fish with Captain Mark Kirsten on board his vessel Dark Horse. Although weekends are starting to get tight, we do have plenty of remaining availability on Markās boat to accommodate anyone interested in fishing.
Thank you again to everyone for your ongoing, tremendous support!
See you on the water,
Captain Steve Grose
š±: 920-724-1541
š»: [email protected]
To make a reservation with Captain Mark:
š±: 920-655-8971
š»: [email protected]
