Thread: Floating on Lake Monroe 10/18 + 10/19

I don't really turn much unless I'm turning around completely but it's a slow turn. I have 7 lines pulling in the back and it's being done by a 15 year old 35 ft/lb minn kota that's on a transom mount. I need to get my trolling motor to the front as movement on the boat sets me off course all the time. What I really need to do is get a bigger boat and a ipilot lol.

By the way if anyone knows anyone looking to sell a 3 or 4 rod holder I'm interested. I'm looking to get one without waiting for shipping though so used local would be ideal. I do plan on taking a ride to Bass pro tomorrow to see if they carry one there.

Originally Posted by wojtek9321

I don't really turn much unless I'm turning around completely but it's a slow turn. I have 7 lines pulling in the back and it's being done by a 15 year old 35 ft/lb minn kota that's on a transom mount. I need to get my trolling motor to the front as movement on the boat sets me off course all the time. What I really need to do is get a bigger boat and a ipilot lol.

By the way if anyone knows anyone looking to sell a 3 or 4 rod holder I'm interested. I'm looking to get one without waiting for shipping though so used local would be ideal. I do plan on taking a ride to Bass pro tomorrow to see if they carry one there.

Bass Pro stocks Driftmaster. I got mine there and have found nothing at all wrong with them.

Originally Posted by Speckanator

Great report....I might be going Wed or Thur... got to check and I'll send you a PM

Awesome let me know what you'll be trolling in and I'll try and spot you. I'm planning on being out Wednesday alone to install some new toys on the rig and try them out. On Thursday and Friday I'll be bringing each one of my parents... separately lol. They can't seem to fish without arguing so I need to bring them both out individually. I just wish either one of them got used to controlling a boat well enough so they could dock and go on their own. I might ask the marina to swap spots when one becomes available where they can make a straight shot into the spot.

Originally Posted by specktacklure

Sounds like a great weekend........both days on the water....I can only pull that off every now & then

No one else in my family is willing to pull the boat out themselves so I'm the captain and it gives me a lot of "I have to take" excuses. The past two months I've been going out 6-10 times a month. I'm self employed so I end up being at work from 6-7am during the non-fishing days to get ahead and sneak out early morning when I do go fishing. Typically when I fish on workdays I'm back at the office by noon-1pm. I also stay late and work from home so a slacker I'm not . The wife is definitely understanding of my addiction to fishing but I got lucky with her.

Originally Posted by 89ranger

Great report

Thanks I'll be posting up another one to recap the end of the week or updating this one. I hope I don't create too much buzz with my reports lol. Going to make them seem too good and crowd up the fishing spots.

Originally Posted by huntinslabs

Bass Pro stocks Driftmaster. I got mine there and have found nothing at all wrong with them.

I ended up supporting my local baitshop. The price was better than Bass Pro's pricing even so it was a double win. I try putting money in the local economy when I can, and it's great when you get to meet really friendly people at the same time. I'm a small business owner myself so I'm kind of biased though... Anyway... Stopped by Bitter's Bait on 17-92 and had the chance to speak to John. Not sure if he's a member on here or not but I did mention that I learned a lot from reading this forum and he agreed that it's a really great forum. I ended up picking up the Driftmaster system and learned a lot about setting up my jig for pushing instead of pulling. He went as far as showing me exactly how to tie it all together. I was also pleasantly surprised to find out that the crappie season is just pretty much starting. I wasn't sure what the season is like all year as this is my first month crappie fishing in FL. I used to catch crappie in NY as a little kid under a bobber on a minnow but that was totally different. My parents always chose live bait over artificials so I grew up on live bait. I experimented with artificials here and there but nothing extensive.



I also ended up picking up a Minn Kota V2 Powerdrive 45lb trust from a guy in St Cloud last night. Slowly upgrading the rig! I got it for $220 and it's in excellent shape. I don't need anything fancier or stronger. It will allow me to keep any eye out for a iPilot Link or iPilot standard that might pop up used for sale.

Happy fishing everyone!