Forgot the battery today, but fishing as good as yesterday even with no sonar or tm

Can't believe I left the charge battery at home! That meant a lot of rowing and guessing depth from memory. But one thing about not having sonar is casting to areas shallow and deep I probably wouldn't have, as well as staying longer is areas rather than back troll too fast away from them. Granted, it was a pain to use the anchor more to prevent drifting away from areas I found fish in, but that's the price I had to pay when rewarded with 8 of so fish in the same spots - shallow and deep.

The only thing I couldn't find was the mid lake hump which held fish last week, but other areas proved decent with a lot more to check out in the days that follow.

Advantages:
I needed the exercise; the boat was much lighter without the battery and tm and easy to get up to a tm speed of 2 or 3 with the wind. I usually row most of the day anyway to preserve battery power and then use the tm on the way back or at full speed if I hear thunder. The tm also helps back trolling into the wind to maintain position, but not crucial.

I may leave the tm home and take the sonar with a small motorcycle battery like I do at a local lake too weedy to use a tm.

Sometimes a bit of good comes from a bad start. At least the fishing was decent after 10 am.

I woulda went back home. Too much work to ro ro row a boat.

Good for you! The first sonar I had was a Lowrance "Green Box" flasher. And I thought I had died and went to heaven! What a marvelous tool. Sonars have come a long way since then, but nothing can equal experience on the water. We did just fine without all the gadgets and widgets in the early days, and what you've just done is proven that we still can do it! :)

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Originally Posted by Crestliner08

Good for you! The first sonar I had was a Lowrance "Green Box" flasher. And I thought I had died and went to heaven! What a marvelous tool. Sonars have come a long way since then, but nothing can equal experience on the water. We did just fine without all the gadgets and widgets in the early days, and what you've just done is proven that we still can do it! :)

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Yep...I started with a green box Lowrance used two 6 volt lantern batterys

Mine was a Humminbird flasher and I got pretty good at deciphering hard from soft bottoms, bait fish and fish to be caught. Still prefer the LCD readout. Might leave the tm home and row around with a lighter boat and not have to concern myself with lifting the motor out before going through stringy weed beds. I do it anyway for small waters.

Attachment 245624 lol, lol

I've fished without sonar on my boat and stuck it out but if my trolling motor quit I would be heading home,good job sticking it out and making the best of it!

When we got light we only use paddles on my lil boat .....but to be sure we have discussed a trolling motor a few times .....lol

Ya want pictures? you got em!
Here are shots of my adopted mutts

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Bristol and Palen

Names ring a bell? (only difference is that they're both fixed.) :ThumbsUp

Good job stickin it out Spoon. I like the critter shots even better. I have one that has the same hair as they do. We find it everywhere. Best Buddies.

Someone told me border collies are some of the most intelligent dogs and have a vocabulary of over 500 teachable words. One thing I do know is that they can spell ! Spell the word car and they're chomp'n at the bit - they love to go for rides and whatever comes next: a treat for each and then one growling and chasing the other out of the car. Too bad I couldn't get either in the boat.

They also go like a bat outta H to chase heron that try eating fish out of my pond. Must have heard me say &*%^ heron a few times and bark up a storm until I let them out after seeing one through the back door glass. Ducks they leave alone. Go figure. (Probably heard me say, "nice ducks." )

Of course the tan one loves to be next to me when I fish off the dock. She goes nuts when I catch a fish and tries to grab it, while the mixed coat growls and attacks her playfully when she does (guess she's not into fishing). One time I let her hold a caught fish in her mouth after which she dropped it. It's almost as if she figures she caught the fish and now it's time to catch another. Weird!!