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I used to use owner ultra's but my states lead ban put a stop to that

LOL,.... thats awesome Catt, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to ya

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you as well

the transducer in a ulterra is a 2d transducer, but the transducer has nothing to do with Ipilot, and Ipilot link, they work off Humminbird gps/chartplotting units that have ethernet capabilties to connect the two. Humminbird.com has a listing of what units are ipilot, and ipilot link capable. But if you are just concerned with the 2d transducer and that unit working together? Im not sure, I got the compatable helix 9,... try emailing humminbird

And a very Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!

Much like your thoughts on the senko,..many feel they have a better action, and offer the right fall rate. Plus,..add in there that they come in just about all the desirable colors for a jigs trailer. Many years ago when Gary's senko hit the shelves, there were a few double tailed grub manufacturers around. But,.. when he started offering the double tailed hula grub? The soft plastics market seemed to just blow up. Custom pours, mainstay's and "new" companies all jumped in on "newfound" custom plastics market. Interest peaked, Not to say custom pours werent there before, just that they seemed more mainstream afterwards. And just as Im stubborn about mono line?, many feel, why change what works. At least thats how I see it, saw it, and reacted. Others may have a different view, and thats fine with me. Way back when? I was one of the weirdo bass anglers in New Englands trout based market. Around here? If I was in a tackle shop back then, and asked about custom poured bass lures,.A laugh was a generous reply. And I was typically directed to the striper section,.. Such was only possible by mail order, or the "new thing" called online. It's been a long road, and nowadays? I dont get laughed at asking about bass baits anymore, and the once custom plastics have flooded the market and dominate most tackle shops and aisles. But in short to answer your question? they work

I dont "know" but I do use some in the really clear waters up here, I feel the uniform colored combo gives me just a little more confidence. And hope, possibly will entice a finicky fish to hit, that may otherwise turn its nose up like a kid at dinnertime refusing veggies.

I have a plano over under 1258, which holds seven 3500's in the "under",.. this box is what I call my "usuals" box and I keep it on the deck of my boat. The 3500's hold my snaps/swivels, weights, hooks, inline spinners, small spoons and jigheads, next to the 3500's is all spinnerbaits. The top section I put my "usual" hardbaits, The ones I usually have tied on, a few topwaters, several jerkbaits, a couple crankbaits, a few select plastics, a couple jigs in different colors, etc. I leave a few compartments open as on any given day I may want a specific plastic, so if I do? they have a home on the deck as well. This is what I came up with to avoid constant searching though all the clear 3700's that are in my compartments, and actually works well. Most days I only touch that one box, no more searching, everything I usually use is right there,

some nice lookin ties,.do you add a trailer to the middle one?, not,...that,... theres plenty of green pumpkin options out there,...lol, and I like the krystal flash "outside" of the tie in the last pic, good idea

3" white grub, weight of jighead depends on depth

I used to work at Killington's bear mountain, as what we called a "lift rat", meaning the guys that ran and assisted skiers on and off the lifts. Wanna talk about cold? Consider the moment you leave home, your out there in sub freezing temps while still dark out scraping your windshield as your car warms, then into the warm car to work you go. You get there and back out into the cold to go "punch in" in the office. Then off to your designated chair for the day. Now you have already been cold, warm, cold, warm, now cold again, and will be for most of the day. You may go inside for a coffee break, and later on lunch of course, then another break around 2, Each time in and out of the cold. If you arent wearing a thin wicking sock, then wool blend, under a good pair of sorel boots, your done before reporting in to "punch in" in the am, your feet are frozen, and the outer layer sock may be frozen to your boots lining. And, you've got at least 10 hours of a day spent out in whatever New Englands lovely winter decides to throw your way. The importance of a wicking layer under wool cant be stressed enough,.. And If you didnt own a pair of sorels? they wouldn't hire you. The sorels in question offer a 1/4 inch thick, pair of removable wool boot lining, and you'd think thats enough? nope,..... The two layered sock system is still mandatory, even with a 1/4 inch of wool and the waterproof outer boot. Most of us lift rats bought a spare pair of boot linings as they would get wet from sweat from just one or two days, if so? the next day? Your screwed!! The slightest bit of sweat, they'd freeze up quick. So, with a extra pair of liners, while your at work, one pair of liners are home drying out for the next days use. This is what worked, and was the only known feasable option. Now convert this to waders in a cold river, the waders will act like the waterproof outer boot, and thats it. I understand that the extremes of wading everyday is not compairable to a work schedule. but yet still, you will most likely be in the water and out several times, and the temps inside those waders is going to change with each movement. Wool over a good wicking layer against the skin? Only way to go, otherwise??? you might as well work lifts at a ski resort in nike's

I actually have a few that work yearound for me,..but I will narrow it down to the 3" curly tailed grub,.. From ice out, til freeze up it undoubtably rules, and I never fish without a rod setup ready for its use.

We have alot of pickerel laden waters over here, and I've found that if your getting more hits from them, move out just a bit deeper, and the bass will outnumber pickerel.,..Only exception being frog fishing lillies in the summer.

During past winters that I was able to fish ponds that have yet to ice over, I was living "north" of Boston and would have to travel through town to get to Cape Cods open lakes. The best time to do so was from anytime after midnight up til about 5:30 am. After that? the morning rush is hell to deal with, especially while towing a boat. So I would navigate my way through Boston before 5:30, and stop at a coffee shop near the only 2 bridges to get on Cape Cod about when the sun was rising over the horizon. Putting me at the ramps just after sunrise. Some days? it was well worth doing so as the bite was on and bass agreeable to a fun morning. Other days I regretted the commute as they were slightly agreeable and would usually wake up around noon. Seeing as you dont live to far south of me, Im sure that if you can find lakes without ice, you may experience the same. Figures that now I live "south" of Boston, I dont have the option of just going fishing when I want anymore. If I did? Id be fishing right now,...lol

A light backpack with the essentials spread out in the side and and smaller front pockets, spare hat, sunglasses, pliers, line clippers, sunscreen, bugspray, afterbite, etc,.. In the big pocket I have 2 planos, a 3700 with hardbaits, and a 3600 for terminal tackle and jigs, in the smaller pocket I have bags of plastics., and a tackle wrap with several different spinnerbaits. I will carry two rods,. one being a 6' med heavy baitcaster for jigs, plastics,and spinnerbaits,... and the other a 6' med action spinning for treble hooked lures. I have developed this system over the past 30 or 40 years or so, and have found this to be the easiest, and most effective way to bankfish for bass. I have another backpack for trout fishing the shorelines as well.

great video Glenn,..I especially liked the plastic bag tip for your hooks and weights, awesome idea

Instantanious fish cleaning! you gunna fry or grill them fillets?

8 Hours? Id negate that trip as well I get the Erie thing though, if I had Erie closeby?,..I wouldnt be traveling to fish much either.

Definately, the color is what I believe was the ticket, he was bouncing his jig off the boulder, and below, just as I did. My jigs added white accented bottom with that green base sure looks like a lifelike version of the crayfish I saw at the Catskill ramp just around the upstream bend from where we were fishing. Charlie knew what he was doing, he was not "new" to the river as he lived in western Mass., and went right to that spot. He took his time working that boulder, and as he did so the thought running through my mind was "he's caught fish here before ",.. "Hope he leaves me a few" As he turned the boat abit for a cast at the tip of the water chestnuts edge, leaving the boulder for what I think, was to return at a lower point in the tide. This was my chance at it and it payed off bigtime. Hindsight being 20/20???, right lure, right place, right time,.... couldnt have been more evident. The murmers and shout outs at the weigh-in when I pulled the pig out of the bag, to be weighed? Said it all,.."he's got it", "there she is", "wow,..look at that pig". Johnny Nee asked me what I got her on and I told him, "A custom green jig I tied",..His reply was ,.."nice job Keith, you may have lunker" I have no doubt that jigs color was key, day two and anytime after that day I've been back fishing on the Hudson. That patterned jig kicks butt, and Im sure if I went back there next year, it would work again,.. Largemouth, smallmouth, and even stripers don't just hit it,..they crush it with reckless abandon. Just like that day one.,.. And as you can see in the pic, that jigs been a bit beat up by the lack of color on its head. Evidence of targeted boulders from the Hudsons markers, Cementons point, and concrete walls. Speed is a good point, but if you fish that river you will come to the conclusion as any bass angler does. The main rivers current demands at least a 1/2 oz jig to provide any drop to the lure at all. Anything less? just gets swept down stream. Anything to heavy, like a bit over 3/4 oz? just appears fake by the quick rate of fall in the current. You have to be tossing a jig weighted within the two for a real look to it, otherwise its a tainted effort. Could he have been using a different weight? Possibly, but it still had to be within those parameters, so it couldnt have been too far off. Otherwise,.. he wouldnt have been there using one to begin with.

figures, I post cold temps yesterday after watching the weatherlady,,.... todays forecast? next weeks worth ? days all above 40,...

Thanks J Francho,.., I tied it for Quabbin Res. and some other clear waters over here. And I kinda cant wait to use it., I have a brown version as well that works in NH's lakes region... Speaking of chomped,...The green skirted jig in the pic under it, is a "used" duplicate "Hudson River Special" I tied for a state fishoffs. Teamed with a green #11 pork rind, and a white grubs "body" on the hooks shank,.. won me not only the lunker pool, but a berth on the 12 angler team as well. So, if you ever fish the river? It got several instant hits, when a black blue jig failed, pitched to the same boulder just seconds prior.

I have a basshunter, and not once in the 30+ years I've been using it. I have had large wakes flood me before, but never flipped or sank.

For worm weights I prefer screwlock as they usually slide the bait up the line, in tact, and also, removing a bit of leverage for the fish to "throw" the bait. I have mostly 1/8 oz as alot of my worm fishing is with a smaller 4" to 6" "specialized" or custom worms. I do also keep other sizes in stock as well. from 1/16 to 1 oz as I do have techniques that call for varied weights. Also, I fish alot of different depths, and many different water clarities, which demand the varied weights for feel, and rate of fall. My state has a lead ban, which demands a alternative material. I chose tungsten when available as its heavier, and denser than any other. Many jigheads, and specialized weighting needs, are not even available in any alternatives,.. leaving one high and dry when you "need" them. I dont ned rig as of yet, and just started dropshotting. Although there is dropshot weights out there in tungsten, and yes I bought some when I bought my dropshot rod this past spring, as I "need" them to dropshot here. I wouldn't have, if I didnt need to.

river fishing for smallies? hmmm a bone colored small pop-r white/chart manns classic spinnerbait 3/8 oz 1/8 oz aru patterned pins minnow 1/4 oz football jighead with a 4" smoke/silver flake grub 1/8 oz screwlock wormweight 1/0 gammie offset round bend hook with a black/chartruese tailed berkley power ringworm sometimes I will switch the grub out for a green pumpkin yamamoto double tailed hula grub (is there anywhere that doesnt work?)

The Ice should be here before to long., the ponds I've been driving by in my area are iced over, and the night temps seem to be consistently below freezing for the next week or so, with some days just getting into low 40's,... the rest colder. So its looks to be coming. But,...you know the weather around here, so PLEASE be careful out there, unknown springs and thin ice can occur anywhere. Have a ice pick lanyarded to your wrist at all times, try to fish areas you know, and it doesnt hurt to check ice thickness before going over deep water, or water deeper than you can stand in. With that being said,.. Have fun, I hope you catch a monster, I miss the old cookouts on the ice, Marinated steak tips, pork kabobs, striper, and chicken wings off the gas grill in the cold is awesome, a coleman stove and some homemade seafood chowdah, lobstah bisque, beef stew, or just hot soup in a bread boule works well too...I used to have a blast out there,.. But alas,..I wont venture out there unless I'm guaranteed 8 or more inches of ice,..yeah I ended up ice swimming once, so I'm a big baby now., I may venture out this year sometime if the ice is safe enough, to say hey whats up, nice to finally meet ya's. But to plan a day of fishing? I'm not sure. Just hearing the ice cracking as it gets thicker scares the bajesus outa me. Last time I was on ice was several years ago, at Massabesic in Manchester NH, with over a foot of ice, and it was the cracking that ran me off. I'll keep a eye on the posts and if I can, maybe surprise you out there with a hot dunkie's regular and a frosted doughnut.