Hey Guys,
Well I just got my brand new 2012 Bass Tracker and i'm really exited to start doing some more serious boat fishing. Ive upgraded from an old valco aluminum boat. I really want to start to expand my skills, i mostly am only successful only fishing shallower water and visible structure. I've never been able to get the hang of fishing deeper water and i struggle with boat control. Im not sure where to start as far as learning to fish for deep fish and reading my electronics as apposed to where to actually cast.
I have a foot controlled minn-kota up front, and i'm starting to get better at controlling the boat. I have a really hard time fishing plastics on the boat because i always seem to drift into my line or pull it tight before I have a chance to work the bait on the bottom due to the boat moving around in wind or waves etc... A weightless worm is almost impossible for me to feel when dealing with this. Does anyone have any tips on how I can learn to fish plastics properly when dealing with boat drift?
I tend to throw spinnerbaits a-lot as well and have a similar problem, I find that I start to drift and cannot keep the spinner-bait near the bottom. I'm trying to learn to use my electronics as well. I don't have anyone around that i know to learn from so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Guys!