Mister G

Uncle Cliff, do you have room for one more . . . . .

A camo would have blended in better and maybe not stolen as easily by the natives. . . . LOL I love a Red Truck, best looking IMHO.

One word of advice . . . PARAGRAPHS . . . it makes your message much easier and more enjoyable to read.

Magic Marker and be done with it . . . . FREE

On many of the newer Lowrance HDS units a video feed option is available. Just a push of a button you can go from downview, 2D or video feed from your camera. Or split the screen to whatever sonar view you want with the video feed to compare on the same screen. It's a nice feature for what you like to do.

No, we had to use those tennis balls for our walkers now.

Like this bad boy . . .

I was sitting a ton of perch, that was not one or two fish on the graph but a large school that stretched for about a 1/4 mile. And yes the lake was a little rough that day. I thought this was about sharing info for those who want to learn more about interpreting sonar readings, not a pissing match. Zooming in is a big benefit to identify a species that you are targeting because of their bladders. When the unit is tuned in correctly using the proper adjustments of sensitivity, ping speed, surface clutter, noise rejection, color line, temp line and scroll speed it's then possible to get the most out of the unit you own. When first learning how to use a graph, it might be better to use the auto mode but eventually it's much better to learn the tuning adjustments on manual to get the most out of your unit. Auto mode will never get you there. Now each and every unit is a bit different and some manufactures label the setting a bit different but the bottom line is to learn YOUR unit and what it can do for you. Of course the higher end units can do more so it's up to the angler on how much you want from the unit and how much you are willing to spend. As I have told many others who want me teach them how to use their units I installed for them, take the owners manual with you on the water and PLAY with the unit as much as possible. Whenever the fish quit biting you should be making adjustment to your unit to optimize it for that day's fishing. By continuing to do this you will eventually become comfortable with it and it's reading on the screen. No one can actually say, "only use zoom or never use zoom or don't use the surface clutter adjustment, etc because of all the different units on the market, how much power yours has compared to someone else's AND the water you are fishing in that day may be different. Heck, my unit has adjustments for general use, slow trolling, fast trolling, shallow water, deep water, fresh water, clear water, ice fishing and a few other modes so I can't specifically tell you how to set up your unit if it's not exactly the same as the one I am using this year. READ the owners manual 2-3 times before hitting the water and PLAY PLAY PLAY with it until you think you know what you are doing. It's fun learning how much is in these little boxes. My next unit will have that "Fish Bite" button on it that I keep writing Lowrance to add. . . . . LOL Then there is the GPS mapping for units that have that feature that can not only return you to the exact same spot where you caught them last year but also bring back home safely in a thick fog. Great feature for those who fish large lakes in open water.

And some of my perch . . .

LOL . . . maybe you can show me more and bigger perch but I have my doubts . . .

Experience by playing with YOUR unit is the only way to get better at it. I know know when I see red on the bottom it's perch but when I see all yellow it's them dam gobies and time to keep looking. This pic shows a lot of perch on or very near the bottom. This is what I hunt for, before I fish for them.

Good man, shows a little maintenance goes a long ways.

HUH, I have one for the last 9.9 years . . . I do take it out for the winter and clean it up though for the next season.

There are locking hitch pins to prevent theft.

Putting your fishing gear in 5 gallon buckets with a cover (can duct tape the cover on)will protect it all in the plane and in the boat. It will also keep all your stuff dry in the boat so you don't have to bring it all inside when it rains. Put a half roll of duct tape in the bucket for on the way home or for emergency repairs on things that break. Frozen food can replace ice so keep that in mind. Black bucktail jigs and or black twister tails will catch you all the fish you can reel in without any bait. Tea colored water is the very best for walleye numbers. I would take more then 2 rods overall. Two jigging rods and two trolling rods is what I would try to do.

How's the bride gonna walk around if you remove her shin . . .

YES, you can always insure you're going to be taxed . . . .

GOOD IDEA > > >

Dan, the natives are going to LOVE that truck you are buying them . . . . .

Crappie rule in my boat is over the gunnel and into the frying pan . . .

Going to Nags Head, NC USA this spring and we are chartering a shrimp/crab boat that we get to keep our catch. This is being chosen because even the grand kids can get evolved with the catch. Anyone do this and what did you use to clean the shrimp. Also how about the crab we get off this charter . . . keep it and clean it somehow I'm guessing ? ? ? I'm licking my chops as I type . . . .

Yep, more money for the police to stop those who slow roll a stop sign or other minor infractions then to go after the real criminals.

Embarrassing

Huh . . . Go Figure . . .

Two wrongs never make a right . . . .