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He's being modest. I had the best seat in the boat watching crataegus reel in fish after fish. Fishing sloppy seconds has never been so good. He fished two rods... I fished two rods. The highlight was watching both his arms go up in unison as he hooked into a double.

Interestingly, we fished brushpiles and caught.... brush. We fished schools of fish and caught... fish. Go figure.

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Originally Posted by crataegus

Several times I watched my rig on the depth finder as I lifted it up to a suspended fish, and several times I saw myself set the hook on the fish.

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He's not kidding. He fished directly underneath the transducer. I was also watching the depth finder as he raised and lowered his rig to match the signature depth and more times than not, "Thump!", he hooked up and reeled one in. The man knows his electronics.

Thanks for a nice afternoon on the water, Jeremy. It was an education and more importantly, a good time.

Skiffless

way to go guys! it sure was a nice day to be on the water. glad you guys caught some fish!

Way to go guys. Glade to know someone got to enjoy a beautiful yet windy day on the water.

PG24

Several times I watched my rig on the depth finder as I lifted it up to a suspended fish, and several times I saw myself set the hook on the fish. Thanks for coming along, Skiffless!

Jeremy[/QUOTE]

what kind of electronics are you using. i need to buy a new one and want to get a quality set.

Did yall fish around the bridge? We were about 100 yards north of the bridge. No electronics just using 1 minnow and a 1 ounce weight. Caught 20 about 6 that were keepers.

Good job Jeremy. I remember when I was young and tough and could only fish on weekends. I would go regardless of the weather. Now, I just wait for better conditions and go when I don't have to fight the wind or rain.
The first time I caught fish by IDing them on the locator and moving my jig up or down to them was ice fishiing on Clinton lake. An older gentleman looking for something to do came out on the lake and was watching me and my Humminbird. I caught 3 or 4 fish by moving the jig to the fish and he left to go to town and buy a portable locator. It works!

Fishhead: I own a Lowrance GPS combo. I don't remember the model off hand, but it is a small screen model. I've heard a few people say their Lowrance has not been as dependable as mine, but I guess that's the luck of the draw. In my case, the unit does what I paid Lowrance for it to do, and supposedly, it will do lots more that I haven't learned to ask it to do yet. My only issue so far stems from the realtiy that very few large companies can afford quality customer service reps in this age and Lowrance is no different. Whatever brand you get, get a GPS combo!

Jimbob: Nope, didn't fish around the bridge this time:)

Chief: Ice fishing a nuclear cooling reservoir south of Bloomington!? That must have been a nuclear winter.

Skiffless: No, I'm not being modest. You caught the two largest fish and I was just cleaning out the niners for ya. The only substantiative problem I see with your fishing technique that you reel on the wrong side!!! In fact, I think most people reel on the wrong side. Now I've got to switch my handles back the right way!

crat...I believe yours is a 520C....to the best of my recollection, which is sometimes flawed.

I do believe you have recollected well! Thanks!

Jeremy, they had the nuke shut down for maintenance issues-- you know Illinois Power.