Dustin Connell

[snagged in outlet 3]

On 2/23/2024 at 10:31 AM, Flysmallie said:

They need to pull those power poles off the back and figure out a way to use them to raise their screens to an acceptable level while fishing. You know something like that is coming. 

Crappie guys have it already 

[fishinwrench]

3 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Crappie guys have it already 

Installed my first set of crappie brakes last Thursday.     480.00 just for labor 👍 

 

I haven't spent 480.00 on crappie gear in my entire life.  😉 But at least I can still afford to smoke Marlboros.

[jdmidwest]

22 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Installed my first set of crappie brakes last Thursday.     480.00 just for labor 👍 

 

I haven't spent 480.00 on crappie gear in my entire life.  😉 But at least I can still afford to smoke Marlboros.

What is a crappie Brake?  Powerpole in reverse to bust ice in winter?

[fishinwrench]

1 hour ago, jdmidwest said:

What is a crappie Brake?  Powerpole in reverse to bust ice in winter?

Trolling motor heads on both power poles.  Like motorized grasshopper legs.  

Allows you to get 20-25' closer to the fish.  Also allows you to "troll/stroll" to those fish while observing them on FFS

 

 

Somebody is gonna realize pretty soon that for fishing that way.....the best rig is a PONTOON.    

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[dan hufferd]

On 2/22/2024 at 4:42 PM, fishinwrench said:

Here's what I notice:    Guys install FFS and then spend every bit of 3-5 months fussing over settings and transducer angles.  Then when they finally get it all "dialed in" and begin to really figure things out.... something new and improved comes out and the process repeats itself. 

Overnight success with FFS does not happen unless you are a genuine gamer. And the payoff after you've spent the time to get it all figured out is being HEAD DOWN & ALL HUNCHED OVER,  piddling around out in the middle of flats chasing fish that, for the most part, are less than 3 pounds.

 

 

I'm fascinated by it, and I've learned some cool stuff just by watching some fish, but I'm in no mood to spend the time necessary to truly get good at it.   And then there's the cost....

If you come across some of their old junk they want to flip on the cheap I might be interested.