Fish marker buoy

[Jigsaw 2/8]

I have a spot on a lake around 40-70ft deep that is essential for drop shoting. I don't have a trolling motor with spotlock however. Does anyone use marker buoys at that depth? And will it stay accurate?

[scaleface]

I use them all the time but not at that depth  .  30 to 35 foot is as deep as I go and yes they stay in place unless my boat drifts on top of it or a lure tangles in it .

[MGF]

I've never spent much time fishing that deep so I don't even know if I have that much line on my markers but I use markers.

 

The GPs on my Lowrance doesn't really seem that accurate and I don't have "spot lock" either. So I not only use markers but a set of good old fashioned anchors. LOL

[Catt]

Most buoys come with 75' of line but it's really simple to change out. 

 

What you need to consider when using buoys in deepwater is wind. What will happen is the buoy may not be directly over the weight.

[gim]

I used to use these years ago when I found a school of walleyes.  We'd pitch that marker out and anchor near it and then drop slip bobbers on them.  The problem was that everyone else could see that marker and then assumed there was fish there (which there was) so in a short period of time we basically advertised our spot to others.

 

I've also had someone pull right up to it and pick it up.

[MGF]

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

I used to use these years ago when I found a school of walleyes.  We'd pitch that marker out and anchor near it and then drop slip bobbers on them.  The problem was that everyone else could see that marker and then assumed there was fish there (which there was) so in a short period of time we basically advertised our spot to others.

 

I've also had someone pull right up to it and pick it up.

Now days we know there are fish there when we see a bass boat floating over them. LOL At my age a bass boat is far easier to spot than a small marker float.

 

IMO the down side of floats is the extra work. The upside is that they really do work...unlike my lowrance GPS.

[scaleface]

Any time I'm searching  open , deep water I have a buoy handy . As soon as I hook up I toss it out . I want to stay right there , sometimes there is a concentration of bass and it doesnt take long to drift off the spot . 

[Catt]

18 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Any time I'm searching  open , deep water I have a buoy handy . As soon as I hook up I toss it out . I want to stay right there , sometimes there is a concentration of bass and it doesnt take long to drift off the spot . 

 

I do that on grass flats ?

 

Except I throw the buoy to where the bass came from & fish it in a widening circle.

[J Francho]

I use them to throw others off the scent. ?

[lo n slo]

great advice so far. this is my “spot lock system” in the little johnny.

[detroit1]

I quit keeping at least 1 on the deck until a couple years ago when my buddy knocked one of his rods into the lake. It was overcast and windy, which blew us yards away from the crime scene. We were only in 6' water, but dang if we couldn't find that sucker.  Now i have 2 reasons to keep markers handy. (well, 3..thanks J. Franco)

[Way north bass guy]

When I used to fish tournaments, we’d often use clear plastic pop bottles with the wrappers removed for markers. If you knew the general area of where you threw them, it was easy to find again, but the average Joe flying down the lake in a boat would almost never see them. 

[Catt]

2 hours ago, Way north bass guy said:

When I used to fish tournaments, we’d often use clear plastic pop bottles with the wrappers removed for markers. If you knew the general area of where you threw them, it was easy to find again, but the average Joe flying down the lake in a boat would almost never see them. 

 

Sneaky ?

 

We used Preston Antifreeze jugs, the bright yellow ones. 

 

Why? Because the cat fishermen marked their trotlines with em!

[Jigsaw 2/8]

16 hours ago, gimruis said:

I used to use these years ago when I found a school of walleyes.  We'd pitch that marker out and anchor near it and then drop slip bobbers on them.  The problem was that everyone else could see that marker and then assumed there was fish there (which there was) so in a short period of time we basically advertised our spot to others.

 

I've also had someone pull right up to it and pick it up.

Kick that guys ass lol

 

Thanks for the info guys!