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bobby b.

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bobby b. last won the day on May 19 2023

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  1. This is my favorite time of year as the deep bite is normally really good in the dam area. I've only been out twice as the duck hunting season has just ended. So far I am not finding the concentrations in the places that I am use to. The main channel is full or bait deep and the loons are hard at it. Catching a few but not as nearly good at Dock.
  2. It is important to keep an eye on that cable because if it breaks while the motor is deployed it is tough and maybe impossible to get it back up while on the water - mine broken at the handle so I could still pull the cable to get it up. If it breaks at the other end or in the middle, the two sets of releases are not exposed. Garmin told me that you could get a screwdriver behind the releases - not true. I think that if you can get the side plate off then at least one side of the releases might be exposed. I inspect the cable often and carry a torx driver to match the fasteners on the side plates. The harder the pull, the more strain on the cable. Are you still in warranty? - thus the free parts.
  3. I loved the commercial for the Ulterra when it first came out whereby the guy launches his boat with nobody in it, deploys the troller, hits spot lock, parks the trailer, and directs the boat to the courtesy dock and gets in. I wonder if people actually did that trusting that it would always work. Maybe if there was another boater around just in case things did not work.
  4. You mean Ultrex?, Ulterra goes in and out automatically. How do you hurt your rib?
  5. Useful to those that troll.
  6. Trolling motor needs to match the graphs if you want to get all the functionality out of the system. I had issues with the Garmin when updating the software even though I did it with the Garmin tech on the phone with me. After the third replacement I learned to not update the software and like Bill I have had no issues. The easy of use of the Garmin stuff is fantastic. I see new installs and boats with Ultrex (because some think they are bullet proof) and then using Garmin or Lowrance graphs. Loss of capability doing that. Yesterday I saw a brand new $130,000 Vexis set up like that. Bobby
  7. I use the cheapest can dog food I can buy, poking lots of holes in it with an ice pick. I put the trap in my slip which is 18 fow. I can fill a large trap in 2 hours with huge dads. For reasons I cannot explain the smaller traps sold at Walmart.do not work. I bought a large trap years ago locally.
  8. Bill told the story of the day well. I was telling Bill that my oldest daughter writes books and is a New York Times Best seller. After reading Bill’s account of the day, I think he may have a second career opportunity in retirement – nonfiction. I did enjoy the day with Bill and sharing our family stories and learned allot from the Master. Bobby
  9. I think it is like Quill said - they are all up the White - where Bill fishes. I do think that the Spots have not spawned yet or at least not completely - time will tell.
  10. I got out for an hour and half last night after supper. Caught 6 - all LM and SM -still no Spots.
  11. I believe it but then they come back down in the summer because all you can catch down here in the summer are Spots.
  12. I have fished the lower end at least 5 days per week since April 24 (when I put my boat in my slip) after having fished the upper White and the James catching all 3 species. I have not caught a Ky in the lower end this Spring - I'm guessing a ratio of 90% LM to 10% SM with the SM starting to come on a bit now. Also I have not seen a lower end post indicating Spots being caught. SM yes but no Spots. Have the Spots not started the deal yet? Also a couple of pics from today (LM was close to 4lb)- water temperature has risen to 65 degrees and I saw lots of bait balls in the short coves off of the feeder creeks today. I think I counted 12 ducklings.
  13. It was busy at the dam area but not as bad as I thought it would be. I got there early to hit the spot and produced so well yesterday, nada. Did catch a few with this nice SM.
  14. Fished about 2 hours midday - started off very slow like recent reports for the area, wondering if the spawn was over. I hit a 100-yard stretch and caught 9 LM, all keepers but one. Water temperature still at 59 degrees. All caught on watermelon hula skirt in 15 - 20 fow on a 3/16 oz. head. I think if I could have stayed it would have continued on for awhile but a contractor was on his way to my house. I had two guys wanting to be in the location after watching and approach from each direction at 30 yards so I hit the spot lock and just stayed there. Lots of boats out there today - it will be a zoo tomorrow. Bobby
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