find bird,
scan for bait,
go fishing,
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find bird,
scan for bait,
go fishing,
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i just cant find any crappie ....
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Well you sure found something.....nice pics
Most of those are bigger fish. But you should be able to catch fish after fish out of that for sure. Heres one we were able to catch 2 at a time off of and man it was fun.
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i see some bigger fish, but I assumed most were crappie,
how can you tell?
Brett...got any minners ...??
Maybe they want meat ...
Rickie
Those DI images are sweet
The DI images I understand. it's those SI that I have problems with. Nice pics Brett. Did you catch fish over it?
Caught perch and crappo under bait, got some on other pics but not as many as you might think
How clear was the water? It is possible you spooked them off if vertical fishing.
Sometimes you gotta sit off a ways and float a minnow over them..
Possible,
im not sure I ever got directly over them although I was trying to.
fact is seeing a great image is one thing, getting precisely over them is another
"Float over them"
so you suggest dropping a buoy on them on the first pass?
Is your unit HDS gen 1 or newer
Great snapshots, Brett.....I see you are using your Lowrance. Did you sell the Garmin?
You can always PM me if you need 1 on 1 ...Quote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
Rickie
Gen 2Quote:
Originally Posted by grantstricklin1984
No, still got the Garmin, guess I need to put it on ebay, If anyone wants it, I'll sell it for 400 less that I paid. Its more detailed than the Lowrance, I just use a touch and I'm sticking with it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don G
Well....Since you don't have the 360...:biggrin.....and neither do I.Quote:
Originally Posted by brettw
If I suspect the boat is spooking them, I would very slowly approach the waypoint moving into the wind......pass over the waypoint, throw a marker off to one side, immediately kill the trolling motor and drift back off, then position the boat well away from the waypoint on the opposite side from the marker and cast a slip float with minnow upwind of the waypoint and let it drift across.
If you spook them on the initial run across the waypoint, they should return in a few minutes after you move back off.
If they are pretty aggressive, you could try casting a jig from a distance also and counting down just above the depth you saw them on the scan......or even use a jig on the slip float with some gulp or similar. I have had good success casting and using a jig under a slip bobber.
That's more than just bait! Definitely larger fish there.
My lake has perch, crappie, bass , cats, carp, no schooling white bass to speak of, sun fish, no stripes,
Do bass school up like this?
WITH FISH THAT DEEP U ARE NOT SCARING THEM BY RUNNING OVER THEM,I DO IT ALL THE TIME AND DROP MARKER THEN PUT DOWN TM CAST AND COUNT DOWN AND CAST THEN SIT RIGHT OVER THEM AND JIG,THIS TIME OF YEAR DO NOT MOVE JIG MUCH,GET ONE TO BITE THEN MANY WILL SOMETIMES BITE.ONE OF THE BEST WAYS THIS TIME OF YEAR IS DROP JIG TO BOTTOM AND SLOOOOWLY REEL UP,MAYBE 10 SECOND OR MORE PER ONE COMPLETE REEL TURN
The most active fish in Pic #2 are only about 12' deep.....in pic #3, the most active fish are only about 8' deep.
Not matter what time of year, if the water is clear, you will spook them at that depth.
I don't have much choice the first time. I'm looking for fish and always use the big motor.
but going back I can use the TM and then go bouy, casting ect...
Ps,
whats the consensus on if these are mostly crappie or not
Find bait, find fish. https://flic.kr/p/dCMQXB