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i put a 400 watt mh by my dock on the pond. i have it on a post 12 foot in the air. those lights would work fine. ive heard leds dont attract bugs but i know from first hand that isnt true. . i work in a electrical store and a rep told us that. bought some landscape lights and corner floods and every one of them are covered in bugs at night. had many customers buy those for bowfishing and was told the same. you could also look into some CPF lights. how many do you plan on putting up?

which model would you go with? Humminbird 898c SI or Humminbird 958C? i know which one i want but which one is better all around.

basser what is the name of the last 2 baits in this pic?

why is that? whats the 2 big differences in those models?

idk if this one has 20 degree or not. i dont see it anywhere on the info. http://store.humminbird.com/products/478475/858c_DI_Combo

i have at lake murray but not in this lake. santees avg depth is about 10ft besides the river channel is around 25 to 30 ft. not sure what my sensitivity is set on but i change it all the time. yes i use the fish id on my humminbird.

Where can i buy carpet decals for my boat? like bass resource. anyone!

so is the side imaging better on a di or si unit? also what does the more power do in a fish finder?

im thinking about going with the humminbird 858c DI combo. anyone know about this one? i can find fish on my current model finder but i want a better picture to show me what exactly is on the bottom. i can find trees, stumps and etc but having trouble finding that bite. gotta go to deeper water this time of year.

very nice catch. cant wait till i get my 1st one that size.

Hello everyone. I'm having a little trouble picking out a new fishfinder/gps for my bass boat. The model I currently have is a Humminbird 581I DI. Anyone have this model? I need something a little more advanced and in detail on underwater structure and something that tells me there are fish there a little better than other models. The brand I would to purchase are Humminbird or Lowrance. Thanks for the help.

also i know the 2 main bait fish in the lake are gizzard shad and herring. have tried crankbaits that are colored just like them. no luck

i have a gps/fish finder now. its a hummingbird 581i DI. here is a link to it to the gps i have. http://store.humminbird.com/products/313974/581i_Combo was wondering if the gps/fish finder i have is good enough for what im looking for. the reason i ask is, santee is a lake with thousands of stumps and brush piles everywhere. I didnt know if i needed a more advanced one to pick up fish around the structure/cover. its so much cover everywhere i would think it would be hard to find the bass. honestly it would take my entire life to fish all the stumps and structure thats out there. ive lived here all my life. to me this is a catfish lake, but i have no problem catching catfish. i find bass fishing more exciting and would love to learn what to look for in different lakes to catch bass. thats why im here. thanks for all the post and help everyone. also if you would purchase a better gps/fishfinder. what would you buy?

santee cooper is a great bass lake. i know they have a pro circuit that comes to this lake every so often so i know there are bass out here. i have never found a drop off in this area or around the lake period. it slowly drops. from 5 to maybe 10 ft. the only place i can find a great drop off is where the river channels run. its around 25-30ft there. there are hundreds of stumps and cyress trees everywhere. i guess i just need to get out there in my boat and spend a day riding around looking for nice drop offs and brush piles. i just dont know what to look for. cant figure the lake out. havent had a boat to long and have never had success in open water before, just around shallows and banks. i have alot to learn i see. bass dont hang out in random open water with no cover do they? what all do i need to look for?

hey man just send me a private message when you wanna go. ill take you out to lake murray or santee cooper. also just noticed you were born on july 18th. my bday is july 19th. haha

welcome to the forums and very nice fish you have caught.

welcome

welcome. orangeburg sc here bud.

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Hello Guys And Gals. Im having trouble catching some fish in this area. Here are 3 pics of what it looks like. This place goes on and on and on and looks just like it does in the pics. The water is 2 to 5 ft deep. Would like to know what you would use if you were fishing here? So far ive fished senkos, jigs, frogs and crankbaits. Havent caught a single bass. Not even a bite fishing this area the past 4 trips. Ive spend 3 to 4 hours in this area everytime i come to my local lake. I believe there is bass here just having trouble finding them. I figured im fishing my lures wrong or not using the right lures. Any help would be Great,. Please post what you would use. The water is also dirty/dark.

not good with weeds but im sure someone here could help you. you could always throw jigs into the underwater trees.

1. From my experience fishing with senkos. You are waiting to long to set the hook on the fish if it shallows the hook. Watch your line closely like everyone else said. 2. Wacky rig your senko. It will save your senkos in the long run and you will be able to catch more fish per bait. 3. There are a bunch of different brands of senkos. They all aren't call senkos. Yums version is a dinger. Strike King is a Shim E Stick. You have a lot of cheaper brands of stickbaits to choose from. If I'm not mistaken, the senko name comes from the yamamoto version of stickbaits. I use the yum and strike king version all the time and catch fish with them. I only buy the yamamoto senko for its 7inch version. I've caught my biggest bass on the 7inch. I would give them a shot in the future. IMO the cheaper version last alot longer for me then the yamamoto senko. Hope this helps.

I wish I could. I have a boat but don't have 10k laying around. Lol wish I did.

Great show. Got the series recording on my dvr.