MrGiggles
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I went out for a couple hours tonight too, shoulda sat in the deer stand instead. All I can say is that 2018 has been a lousy year overall, the spawn lasted about a week, the summer was long and tough, and fall has just been cold front after cold front. I think the water temp has dropped almost 30 degrees in about a month. I did manage one good fish on a brush pile, at least I didn't get skunked.
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I was catching them like crazy on Pomme a week ago, it was cloudy and they were hammering a bobby garland baby shad in blue ice. That is go-to color in all conditions unless the water is muddy. I have read that dark colors are better for cloudy days. If the sun is not shining reflective or flashy colors are of little benefit, a darker tone provides a better silhouette that makes it more visible.
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The lake was 56.5 degrees this afternoon. Get out your heavy jigs, boys.
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It's not a controlled round feed model, so that puts it somewhere between 1964 and now.. Haha, I'm going to say that it's a fairly recent model though. That's not to say it's not a good gun. There is no "bad" model 70, just some that are more desirable than others. All are fine shooting rifles. If I didn't already have a .270 I would buy it.
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Does such a thing exist? Most of the XPS chargers from BPS have pretty lousy reviews. Same for the Dualpro chargers from Academy. I run two batteries, but only one needs regular charging. I fish often enough that the starting battery seems to stay charged from the outboard. I have been using a Dewalt 4 amp charger/maintainer, but it seems to be dead after 6 months. Since then I've just been using a Schumaker trickle charger, but it takes forever to charge a group 29 battery at only 750ma.
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I went out Tuesday, for the first time in a long time I got skunked. Right at dusk I finally marked a lot of shad in fairly shallow water, with a lot of fish amongst them. I didn't catch any though, once the sun set they disappeared. All I can say is that the fish are scattered and following shad. The lake will also be turning over soon (if it hasn't started already), so that complicates things further.
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Got this NIB with my boat, used it a few times but it was too small for the bow. 2D sonar and basic maps. It has down imaging capability with the appropriate transducer. 75 bucks OBO.
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Well, if I see a fella on the bank or in a kayak this weekend that's glowing green, I'll just wave and be on my merry way. Couldn't think of a better way to isolate yourself.
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I suspect the full moon has something to do with the daytime lull. Got skunked for the first time in a long time on Pomme yesterday.
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Tonto say, "Only good snake, dead snake. Make'um good belt." I'm sorry, they give me the willies. Big time. That water snake sure don't like getting his picture taken.
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Fish Finder Training – Screenshots & Interpretations
MrGiggles replied to J-Doc's topic in General Angling Discussion
Been playing with the DI on my 7SV. Shows a lot more detail.
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I did not have much luck yesterday either. The spots that were good 1-2 weeks ago, are pretty slim pickins' now. The good mid-70*s trolling weather that I'd been looking forward to all summer is done and gone, just like the crappie spawn in the spring. I saw a lot of tiny shad flipping around the cove at Masters over shallow water, and bait balls in deep water too.
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That is the best thing you can do, a lot of people worry about overfishing a pond, when usually the opposite is true. Keep pressure on the crappie and bass especially, or you'll have a pond full of 12" skinny bass and tiny crappie. Those 12" bass are good eating. Stocking some forage is not a bad idea either. Grass carp will help keep the vegetation down. Some is good, but it can really take over a small pond, to the point that you can hardly fish it.
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On the water. Still got some small things to finish up, and a windshield is needed.
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They changed it a few years ago.
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Tree hugger or red neck?
MrGiggles replied to dan hufferd's topic in Tips & Tricks, Boat Help and Product Review
Just having a bumper sticker at all will prove your identity as an old man. -
Tree hugger or red neck?
MrGiggles replied to dan hufferd's topic in Tips & Tricks, Boat Help and Product Review
Ya might get mistaken for a millennial with that rig. -
It's been a tough summer. I've been reading some of my old posts from a year ago, water temps last year in mid-August were hovering just below 80. Even though it's October, the lake still seems like it's in a late summer pattern. I don't bass fish, but the crappie have been cooperating. I even caught a short walleye last weekend, first in a long time.
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Looks like a good day. I caught probably 20 crappie on Tuesday night before the storm. Only six keepers though. Went again tonight, caught 5 keeper crappie, a bass, and a short walleye. The trolling bite is starting to heat up again. Talked to a nice guy in a bay boat at the ramp, said he had done pretty good with the walleyes.
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Haven't been in a couple weeks, it's just been too hot. I picked up a couple here and there on bridge columns. Trolling cranks has been unproductive since mid-July for me.
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My 84 Tracker Tournament V17 project. It's coming along slowly, hoping to have it on Stockton soon. Some before and after shots, will have some more once I get it on the water again.
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16' Deep V Tiller Recommendations
MrGiggles replied to MrGiggles's topic in Tips & Tricks, Boat Help and Product Review
I ended up getting an 84 Tracker Tournament V17 with a 60hp Merc a month ago on Facebook. It's been a project, but the price was right. It's a little longer and wider than I wanted, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. -
Water is still clear, up about 8 inches from where it had been most if the summer.
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We didn't get much rain, lake is only up a half inch. I don't expect there to be much of a change in color. I'm going there tonight though, I'll find out for sure.
