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  4. Upgrading my electronics on my kayak

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    4 hours ago, Mason said:

    I prefer my humminbird for mapping. Autochart live in particular. Fish lakes and rivers with no topographical maps available and I’m able to make my own. A lot of times I turn my sonar off and I’m able to stealthily approach in my kayak. Just depends on what you’re trying to do. Downside to autochart live is you only have 8 hours of storage built into the unit and you need to add a zero lines card. 

    99%  of the places I fish don’t have any maps, or depth reading, or fishery info

  5. Upgrading my electronics on my kayak

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    I got an older discontinued Garmin 54 DV. Got it from a buddy. Tried it out on my new yak yesterday. Transducer doesn’t work. It’s been a while since I’ve used it.

    I want to upgrade my unit. I want a 2D, Side Scan, Down Scan.  I’ve heard the Humminbird Helix is a great unit. How’s Lowrance? Garmin? Humminbird? Or the other brands? 

  12. Weird baits

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    On 2/21/2024 at 2:47 PM, bpm2000 said:

    Back in the day there used to be a few more snakes. Here is a Joe's woodtail, probably the weirdest thing left in my collection. Got turned onto him from Dan S way back in the day.

    snake1.jpeg

    snake2.jpeg

    I’d love to get more wood tails. I have one that’s is very beat up. It’s a x2. Dont fish it much 

  13. Rat bites

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    5 hours ago, urbanhick said:

    I throw the Cl8 crankin baby possum all the time, they actually bite it when nothing else works and based on the way they demolish it it flat out pisses them off triggering a strike. Ice Water 7lber smoked it slow rolling it up tight in early April.  You really need to try a crank down rat, they get bit when the wake versions don't.

    7.00 baby possum.jpg

    I got a cranking possum! I’m going to throw it a lot now. Haven’t used it much. 

  14. Rat bites

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    35 minutes ago, Jim137a said:

    I forgot to add that as @Mossyback Angler pointed out I do follow the moon phases but I fish when I have time. 

    When i’m on the lake and the moon phase is “ good “ I will focus my efforts on what I believe are “ prime areas “.

    I have never said “ I’m not going cause the moon isn’t right “.

    fish when you can and find the best possible structure your lake / pond has to offer. 

    Yea I never fished around the moon phases. I fish based on weather way more! To windy for that spot. Etc 

  18. Rat bites

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    Thanks guys! Makes sense. I  haven’t done this retrieve often but had some good bites. I’ve used giant 8 inch jitter bugs for this! Cast out to an overhang, dead stick it with a few light twitches. Then start a faster retrieve. To me what is happening is, the fish think it’s an injured squirrel bird rat anything of that nature. It’s interested in it looking at it. Looks like it’s stunned when you start the fast retrieve it looks like it’s trying to escape so the fish has to make a choice to eat it or not 

  19. Rat bites

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    Posted · Edited by bassturds

    I just watched the Toxic rat video. It got me thinking. I need to start tossin rats more. What do you guys look for when throwing rats?  Not just hey it’s night time and I have a loud wake bait. Are you looking for certain weather? Certain times of year? Moon phases? Water clarity? Certain areas you throw it in? Do you only fish rat baits in certain lakes? 

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