i will be fishing out of wild wings apr.18-20th. it will be the first time out in my own boat on the big water.it is a bass boat so i will buy a marine radio to make sure of the weather.my question is,is a marine radio the same as a ship to shore radio and if not is a ship to shore radio required to be on the great lakes?i have a boater reg. guide on the way but don't know how long it will take to get here so any info on this will help to get prepared.i don't want things to go south and have to have one of you guys rescue meif you can think of any other things that would be helpful i would appreciate it.tight lines to all