TheCastaMasta

Practice and let us know how it goes!

Def bill dance and Big Nadine himself Paul E

Yeah you should have 0 problem with casting these weights. Let's ask this question....what is your definition of a far cast?

Those setups sound nice. Thanks for the input. No issue with balance? I feel like my rig is going to be tough to stand in with two people

Gotcha. Thanks for the info. Excited to try out this tool this weekend

do i need lake master or zero line though?

a while back when I first got into baitcasters, someone at a convention told me to set the tension knob correctly you must: have your bait tied on and about 1 ft from the end of your rod tip tighten your tension knob all the way loosen the tension knob slowly when the bait begins to slowly descend, you have it set correctly that is what i was told and that is what I have done! im sure other people have different methods / thoughts. note: if you are looking for a longer cast, a little bit looser than the point found in step 4 might be needed. for the braking....i always just turn mine off unless I am casting into the wind. someone else will have to give you a good answer on this.

BME from GT here.....how sweet would it be to incorporate 3D printing into the fishing industry..... KVD: "dang i wish i had this lure with two dots on it and a fireeye pattern with a chart bottom" 3D printer: "here you go" boom

how do you feel about using a spinning reel? this will get your lightweight bait out to the distance you want. if not, try a longer rod to increase your distance. make sure during your cast that you are maximizing the usage of rod bend and "whip". also, having your tension knob and break set to the proper settings for the type of bait you are using are esssential. im sure someone here more knowledgeable than I can help you in that department!

Thank you for the input! any chance you could draw out the circuit you are describing? that would help me visualize it better.

I just picked one of these bad boys up for my little jon. so this does come with auto chart live right out of the box? i got the G2 GPS SI version. thanks!

thanks for the quick response. lake / reservoir I have a trailer that I will be transporting this around on yep!

J, can you send a picture of what you are talking about? This seems like an easy solution!

First time posting in a while! [edit: I guess this is my first post under this name! all of my other posts came from the alias Castamasta] I might be the most excited I have been for fishing in a long time. Primarily because i will have my first boat! But, as the title of this forum explains, it is a small jon boat...........still a boat though! First, I wanted to see what you guys have done with your smaller jon boats. Especially with regards to how you rigged your electronics and organized your batteries. I know there is the thread with "show your ride", but I wanted this to be solely smaller craft / jon. Second, id like some input on what I am currently thinking of doing for my configuration from all your small boaters / jon boaters out there. Any advice (even if it is..."come on man, get a bigger boat!") is welcome! Here is what I am working with: tracker 1232 riveted jon (http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/specs.cfm?boat=3829) two 12V batteries 2x battery box 55 lb minn kota trolling motor humminbird helix 5 si gps 3 amp fuse 2 x rotating foam seats w bench clamps 1 x bait monkey Concerns / inexperience: Weight balance - I am thinking of putting one battery in the mid section of the boat and one in the back to balance the weight a bit. Do you guys see this as necessary due to how small the boat is? I want to be clean with cable management, but there aren't too many locations to hide the wires (just stuff it in the box is what I am thinking). Wondering if this baby will sink if I put two people in it.....from the specs it kind of seems that that will be the case. Battery charging - I am thinking of buying one of the portable chargers for like $60 at bass pro. Anything that I could put on board that someone would recommend? Ideally, I would want to just keep the batteries in place and be able to run an extension cord to my boat to charge the batteries, but that seems expensive ($150).....but kinda worth it. Transducer mounting - If I am going to be using the trolling motor as my main thrust, I was thinking that a TM mount would not be ideal due to how much error steering will cause. Is this the correct thinking? Instead, I was going to get some silicone sealant and just drill the transducer right into the transom and seal it up. Other option would be to suction cup it....which might be good as well. Again, I want to see what you guys have out there first, so I can potentially steal some ideas. if you can steer me in the right direction with some of the stuff i have outlined above, that would be great too! Thanks, Casta