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Hey guys, I知 still fairly new to fishing for crappie from a boat. I recently added a lowrance fish finder to it and I have a question about waypoints and distance. If I知 single pole jigging for crappie, how should I set up on a waypoint? Should I get right on top of it or should I stay a couple of feet away? Thanks
Good question. It depends. Where is your graph? Where is your transducer? Are you fishing brush piles or other types of structure? Do you have spot lock?
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I find it beneficial to approach a waypoint from downwind and stop (in the following scenarios) ... :
*A good cast away downwind - if I知 casting
*A good underhand flip away downwind - if I知 flipping
*A good pole length away - if I知 vertical fishing or spider riggin
Downwind allows much more efficient boat control ...
Rickie
Think of positioning yourself to drop your jig inside the opening of a 5 gallon bucket. That's my more open water structure waypoint approach. Always approaching from a downwind position as stated above. If not possible, I set up my trolling motor so it doesn't blow thrust into the structure and use longer jig poles, easing by the waypoint. If I catch a fish I drift it again. Now when I'm fishing structure tight to the bank the presentation precision increases to the mouth of a mayonnaise jar. Usually if any "Flow" is present I find the fish will orient themselves in front or behind the structure depending of velocity of flow. My waypoints for this type of fishing are saved when I'm right over the top looking at the structure on 2D sonar with a trolling motor transducer, and no movement at all for a couple of minutes before hitting the mark button. Needless to say, have your spot fished out first.
You are overthinking the waypoint functionality. A standard GPS unit is only going to have repeatability to about 25' to 50' or so (sometimes even less). That means, it will get you to the general area but not exactly over the same spot each time. Atmospheric conditions are the biggest contributor to GPS positioning error. You are still going to need to use the fishfinder to fine-tune your position.