New Fish Finder
02-24-2012, 06:23 AM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Location: Texas
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New Fish Finder
My fish finder went kaput last weekend and so I have been looking for a replacement. Yesterday I came across a Humminbird 727 with GPS on clearance for 180 and picked it up. I'm really excited to finally have a finder with GPS and dual beam sonar and can't wait to try it out. Does anybody have any experience with the 700 series?
02-24-2012, 06:43 AM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Central Florida
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not me..{ -; ...I'm a semi-pro angler with a jon boat.{ -;
By the way, I learned a tough lesson yesterday..don't flip or pitch with a spinning rod..WITH A JIG especially on a windy day..went 0-5 } -:
Reasons..too much slack..line wrapping around reel..and with the wind..I was never really set up..NEVER AGAIN..rubber worm ..maybe but not a jig.Rubber worm fishing gives you more time..Jig fishing is quick.
Giving it a rest this evening..instead..will be shooting some arrows..Matt and I will hit it hard tomorrow..even though the wind is supposed to be contrary.9-15 MPH
Actually if one can deal with it..the wind is excellent for fishing cat tails..the fish will be there although the angler will have a hard time setting up.
By the way, I learned a tough lesson yesterday..don't flip or pitch with a spinning rod..WITH A JIG especially on a windy day..went 0-5 } -:
Reasons..too much slack..line wrapping around reel..and with the wind..I was never really set up..NEVER AGAIN..rubber worm ..maybe but not a jig.Rubber worm fishing gives you more time..Jig fishing is quick.
Giving it a rest this evening..instead..will be shooting some arrows..Matt and I will hit it hard tomorrow..even though the wind is supposed to be contrary.9-15 MPH
Actually if one can deal with it..the wind is excellent for fishing cat tails..the fish will be there although the angler will have a hard time setting up.
Last edited by Chuck7; 02-24-2012 at 06:47 AM.
02-24-2012, 07:03 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
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Wind produces nice fish here. They stack up around cover or structure and ig you can find where they are stacked, it can be a good afternoon.
I RARELYflip or pitch with a spinning reel, just feels too sloppy for me but that may be because I prefer bait casters. The only time I flip with one, which like i said isnt often, is when I am flipping light lures to cover over deep water and I need a straight down drop in deep water. Even pulling line out with my bait caster doesnt seem to give me a straight enough drop to the bottom so spinning setup is the only way for me in that situation.
I RARELYflip or pitch with a spinning reel, just feels too sloppy for me but that may be because I prefer bait casters. The only time I flip with one, which like i said isnt often, is when I am flipping light lures to cover over deep water and I need a straight down drop in deep water. Even pulling line out with my bait caster doesnt seem to give me a straight enough drop to the bottom so spinning setup is the only way for me in that situation.
02-24-2012, 07:58 AM
#4
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: in the woods or on the water...
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not me..{ -; ...I'm a semi-pro angler with a jon boat.{ -;
By the way, I learned a tough lesson yesterday..don't flip or pitch with a spinning rod..WITH A JIG especially on a windy day..went 0-5 } -:
Reasons..too much slack..line wrapping around reel..and with the wind..I was never really set up..NEVER AGAIN..rubber worm ..maybe but not a jig.Rubber worm fishing gives you more time..Jig fishing is quick.
Giving it a rest this evening..instead..will be shooting some arrows..Matt and I will hit it hard tomorrow..even though the wind is supposed to be contrary.9-15 MPH
Actually if one can deal with it..the wind is excellent for fishing cat tails..the fish will be there although the angler will have a hard time setting up.
By the way, I learned a tough lesson yesterday..don't flip or pitch with a spinning rod..WITH A JIG especially on a windy day..went 0-5 } -:
Reasons..too much slack..line wrapping around reel..and with the wind..I was never really set up..NEVER AGAIN..rubber worm ..maybe but not a jig.Rubber worm fishing gives you more time..Jig fishing is quick.
Giving it a rest this evening..instead..will be shooting some arrows..Matt and I will hit it hard tomorrow..even though the wind is supposed to be contrary.9-15 MPH
Actually if one can deal with it..the wind is excellent for fishing cat tails..the fish will be there although the angler will have a hard time setting up.
02-24-2012, 08:40 AM
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Dominant Buck
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Central Florida
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You are correct Buck..read my mind..I will have a spinnerbait along..and they will spawn on sandbars..Also..sometimes big Bertha is not on the beds..she is hungry just off the structured shoreline..
This is where I go when the cat tails are not working..but right now..they are in there so that's where I'll be focused..BUT there will be a spinning rod on board as well{ -; locked and loaded.
This is where I go when the cat tails are not working..but right now..they are in there so that's where I'll be focused..BUT there will be a spinning rod on board as well{ -; locked and loaded.
02-24-2012, 09:28 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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Agreed BH14, wind is great conditions for a spinnerbait and crankbait. Another option that you really dont see many people do, but it works pretty well, is fishing a floating tail worm like a Big Bite Baits Squirel Tail on 12-14 lb mono in water less than 6 feet with a light wire octupus hook. With heavy wind and a floating line, you can cast your worm out and let the waves/wind do all the action with the worm rarely touching bottom. The worm will will float float/bounce around all on its own with help from the weather. Its slow, but it will catch fish if they are there.
