jettech

Its a fish finder/gps unit with a wide beam. It give you an image supposedly that looks almost like a picture of the bottom from above instead of the side view like normal fish finders. I cant quite find it online but in the book it looked...shall we say.....too good to be true. And you know what they say about things like that. Thats why I was asking here.

Has anyone got one of these? I just saw one in the BPS catalog. do they show you whats there under you like the pics claim, or are they full of it and just a marketing ploy. the pics in the magazine make them look like a must have. I've never been good a interpreting the standard fish finder so would one of these be more helpful.

Thanks for the welcome and replies. Avid, I will try to do just that. I want to just get him catching anything. So I'm gonna do as you suggest, thank you. Road warrior, thats good to here I spent last summer camping in that TVA campground just below the d**n. The only problem is I dont have a clue as to what any of those baits you mentioned are. Not that I do a lot of cold weather fishing. After working outside on the flight line for 20 years in all kinds of torturous mother nature, the thought of going fishing now makes my bones hurt. but if it were to get above 50 on a day off with low winds ,that may change . One more of many questions too come. What are the guys doing right by the outlet vents from the generators? I know their are fishing but for what and with what. it makes me cringe just to watch....isn't dangerous?

OMG. Just the guy I was hoping to hear from. I've been reading your posts which isn't too hard as your all over the place here. And were almost neighbors (kinda)from the info on your profile. Thanks for answering. I'll look that thread up. You fish the Tenn River up around pickwick a lot don't ya? one question...is there any thing other than Gar below the dam?

Hi everyone, My name is Jeff. I've been lurking on this board for about a month now. All I can say is WOW. You guys really have the scoop when it comes to this sport. I hope to glean lots of info from ya'll and eventually contribute a little myself. Guys I'm totally lost and confused. I will be needing your help. First some background. I grew up fishing with my Dad at the Lower lake at Sardis. bassing in the morning in the willows below the spillway or around the island and down in the lower River. Hellbenders, spinner baits and floating Rapala minnows is all I ever knew. As I got older, I got more into skiing and chasing girls and have probably put hooks in the water a dozen time in the next 30 years. Last year, after 2 divorces, and marrying my third wife, I went fishing at my uncles ten acre lake. Had a great day, Bass and Crappie galore. Of course I got bit by the bug. Being divorced twice, and paying child support ,my funds are somewhat limited of course. I did manage to scrape up five grand to buy a '97 Astro w/a Force 120 on it. I was hoping to pick up a good hobby and maybe get my 10 year old son, (who was very young when I left) interested as well. We have had bonding issues over the years and I hoped this would help bring us together. (By the way, gas prices are all my fault. As soon as I bought the boat, gas went thru the roof. My apologies ) Now the problem, I DONT KNOW A d**n THING ABOUT FISHING. As much as I hate to say it, my Dad only new shallow water fishing, aka throw it around shrubs and logs, maybe a worm by the rocks around the spillway and thats all I know. I'm determined to get this figured out, so if y'all don't mind I'll be asking a lot of stupid questions. trying to figure this out. Mind you I'm great at the pond, nothing like a captive audience, but put me on Pickwick or a large body of water and I have no clue as what to do. Having only ever having thrown a spincast I bought a bait caster, and am teaching my self to throw it. its coming pretty good, about 80% good casts as long as i have the Mag brake set above 5. My first two questions, are: (1) How should I try to get my son interested when he gets bored quickly (like any 10 yr old) and I dont catch many fish once the bass move out of the shallows as the water warms up. (2) As the budget is pretty tight, what are some good basic baits I need to puchase. I have about 10 spinners, 6-8 Rapala minnows , a couple of dozen crank baits and a couple of bags of worms, and lizard's. I go get a bout 20 dollars worth of tackle every paycheck. And am saving up for another rod and reel. I bought a rick clumm combo, from BPS and am wondering where to go from there. I would appreciate any imput and information from you guys, this is a great site. have a great day Jeff