Jig Man

I like to fish worms in the submerged brush using a little weight as possible.

Have you tried booking it out at NADA?

It is a Merc Optimax 225.

If you want to eat the fish then tell the guide up front what you want. If he doesn't want to do that then find someone else. Also, Jerry Snider has a bait shop in Kimberling City and is a guide.

Siebert Outdoors, Cadman and Smalljaw all make and sell jigs. They are regulars on this site.

Do you have the water turned on full blast?

Good luck. I like the "save up more money" statement. That is unusual for this day and age. I have taken on second jobs for some of my toys so I wouldn't put any binds on my family. BTW I'd rather have a good used unit than a new cheaper model that wasn't as good.

Yes they are the same. You might pick up a very good unit with the way guys trade up every time a new one comes on the market. Check for sale here .

What kind of rpms are you turning at wot? I rarely do wot as my engine burns a gallon of fuel every 2 minutes that way.

I agree with papajoe. Once you have used structure scan and learned how to find and mark cover you will find that it is indispensable. It will open up a new world for you. I don't know about the Garmin but I'm pretty sure the Elite only does down scan. It is nice but not as valuable as side scan.

Did you delete what was on the card so it will be empty and not trying to send anything to the unit? If not do so.

So do you have a pic or more explanation?

I like to do it spring and fall.

That one is nice. I'll bet it doesn't grumble as much as my wife when I hand here a spool of line and a pencil.

As far as I know they migrate up streams like the whites and stripers. I don't know about stripers but whites don't bed. They drop the eggs along shoals in current and on windy banks. The males fertilize the eggs and then they are on their own.

When you look at batteries look at reserve capacity. The larger the number the longer the run time. Try to get 180 rc or more.

Sometimes the angle of the screen, the tilt of your head and whether or not you are wearing sunglasses can really have an effect on how well you can see the screens on color units.

I've been using them off and on for years. I've used them at night 2 times this year. The first night we caught 25 bass and 11 walleye. The second night we caught 17 bass and 6 walleye. We were swimming them. The best color was a combination purple and orange, but other colors worked as well.

Yep, especially if it blows from the same direction for 3 days in a row. This moves a lot of algae and plankton to the bank area giving shad plenty upon which to feed and game fish a veritable buffet.

I used it for several years. I found it to be a little stiff for my liking. It worked well on bait casters but not so good on spinning reels.

I have been running structure scan for 4 years now. In that time I have located and marked 100s of brush piles and under water lay downs using side scan. When I vertical fish I use down scan and can sometimes see fish in brush piles and drop a bait right down to them. It is just another tool but to answer your question, yes it has helped me catch more fish. I use it for crappie in the fall and winter. The first year it helped me put over 1000 in the boat.

I fish a few. In the highland reservoirs we have the water may be as deep as 100' under them. My bait choices are buzzbait if the water is calm and spinnerbait if there is wind.

I'm not saying anything. I'm quoting Dual Pro. Check the link.

I run hds units and with sunglasses I sometimes can't see anything. It is the angle. Try looking at it from a different angle.

That is what Dual Pro told me and on their web site www.dualpro.com it lists the 15 amp 3 bank like I have as 3 banks (15) amp per bank total (45) amps.