Kermit Turner

My wifes grandma passed away last Thursday , so our plans of going to Bull Shoals got canceled . I did find time sunday to go to a local lake to get some fishing in. My nephew went with me and it was mid day , so my sights wasn't set very high for big fish .However I figured we would have a good time none the less. I threw a fluke and was catching keeper fish pretty consistently. Then I got bit by toad ! Weighed right at 5lbs . It was a pretty good surprise .

I drag them on across the floor or over the rocks. In my opinion you want to drag across every rock on the floor . I don't know if its the sound or vibration of the shakey head hitting every rock or what , but I have good success with this technique . I use worms and even creature baits on them.

Shakey head , id be lost without it ! Fluke , when there is a lot of vegetation Rage bug and of course jig I believe geo g to be correct , throw what you have confidence in most importantly." my opinion"

Thank you very much Minnow , I will check it out . Going forward this is one of the tools I want to learn .

Thank you guys very much ! im going to look into maybe buying the lakemaster. Do I have to specify hummingbird helix mega when ordering or are they pretty much universal?

I have searched previous threads trying to figure out what lake map card is best for the hummingbird helix mega , but im finding no definite answer . Or at least not enough to steer me any direction. I like the navionics because it does have Missouri and alabama on the maps where as others don't have both states . But im unable to be sure it is compatable with the Helix Mega. Any help or advice is much appreciated!

Thank you everyone! Im looking forward to learning.

Hello everyone , my name is Kermit . I live about sixty miles south of St.Louis . Ive been fishing serious for about three years now . Looking forward to learn from more experienced anglers We are planning a trip to Guntersville lake in the last week of June . Im looking forward to this trip but have a lot to learn before I go . Im looking forward to becoming a member .