Flippin & Pitchin

$699 on BPS site.

Thanks! Defiantly worth the look, might do a 5 for the console and 7 for the deck.

Any idea what price point this will be at? I'm holding off with upgrades until this winter, since I only have 2 tourneys left.

That I could handle. I guess my biggest concern would be getting interferance with mounting the transducer incorrectly.

Do you guys take your electronics to a shop to get installed, or is it a DIY project? I'm wanting to pull the trigger on a couple Helix 5 SI's for my '03 Ranger 175 for next season, and unless something comes out better this winter it'll be 2 Helix for next season. The current electronics on it are basically just depth finders. I'm new the whole side image/high tech fish finder game, so I'm leaning towards finding a shop to do it for me, so it's done right. I know the shop where I bought my Minn Kota did install for free after the purchase.

I honestly don't get out as much around home as I would like. I used to fish Newton and Coffeen a bunch when I had a smaller boat. Jacksonville is probably my best lake close to home, and can still produce some good days despite heavy tournament pressure. Egypt down south is another one that has treated me pretty well. I almost got to spend this weekend on Bull Shoals as I was going to buy a truck I found down there, but it sold yesterday! Would of been too convenient to haul the boat down too. I would say we will probably end up on Kentucky or Oz next year. We don't have much experience fishing deep cranks and jigs off shore, so Kentucky may be challenging for us if that's where the bite is.

Each year, me and my fishing partner take our boat on a fishing trip. We've done Lake Fork twice, and Falcon Lake once. Fun trips, caught a few nice fish, but in our eyes, wasn't worth the money and drive to go to them. After fishing a small club the past 2 years, and having 4 tournaments on Lake of the Ozarks we decided to head there for 4 days and stay a little closer to home. We are from Illinois. We always ended up with 13# to18# during our tournaments here, so we figured what the heck. We knew the lake a little, and had a decent deal on a place to stay so we went after it. Well we just got back, and we caught a bunch of bass, just not many big bites. We would have struggled to fill out 15# the entire 3 1/2 days we were there with keepers. Not discouraged with the lake by any means, just an odd week with the weather. Anyways onto my original point.... We are not against returning to the Lake of Oz next spring, but have also kicked around going to a few other ones in the area. Kentucky, Bull Shoals, and Table Rock are all fairly similar in distance to the Oz for us. We fish a BUNCH of senkos around docks at Oz, as well as the bluff ledges and have never had an issue getting quality bites, until this year. This week I fell in love with a jerkbait bite and it was hard for me to put it down the rest of the trip. The familiarity with this lake makes it a little harder for us to abandon this trip, as well as how it plays to our strengths, but is the fishing at the other 3 lakes THAT much better that we need to give them a try? After all, our first hour ever spent on the Oz in a tournament we filled a limit of 16 pounds with a 5# kicker!! Sorry if that was too long winded!

It is a Humminbird 570 DI.

It is a Minn Kota trolling motor. The model escapes me right now, as I'm stuck at my office.

While at Falcon last year, the transducer cable on the trolling motor for my Humminbird fish finder got cut. It worked for a bit, but it finally quit all together, giving false readings and such. This was installed for free from the shop where we bought the new trolling motor, but to save some $$$ on paying for a new transducer to be installed, I was wondering what all it took to do this on my own? The boat is an '03 Ranger 175VS, if that helps aid in any advice. Thanks!

I'll be fishing Falcon for the first February 17-22. What type of lures or tactics should I prepare for? We have a guide hired that Tuesday to try to enhance our odds. From what I've read and seen, to catch the big ones you need to be cranking and bouncing a jig out a little deeper when you find some large boulders. Anyone have luck flipping the stumps shallow? Anything certain I should prepare for?

I'm going to buy a nrw spinning rod with the sale at TW going on. I'm wanting to stay in the $150-$160 range, and have the rod be a 7' Med. I've had my eye on the Duckett Micro rod, and the Dobyns Micro Savvy. Any suggestions on these 2, or others?

I own both, and have to say I like the PQ a little more. Both are great reels though. Either one would be an excellent choice.

Thanks for the input. I've heard nothing but great things about both rods. I already own 1 Veritas, but I haven't hit the water with it yet. I do like the feel of it though. I'm about 50/50 on it right now.

Has anyone used both? I was wanting to add another 7' MH rod, and was wondering if the Duckett was really worth the extra cash.