Jig Man

My transducer has been in the hull of my Nitro for 8 years.  However, I have a temp probe that runs out and into the water at the stern.  You will know the temp of the inside of the hull.

There is a local site called Ozark Anglers.  It is from Branson and has several trout guys on it.

If you get agms you can put them anywhere you like because they don’t leak.

I would do the hot water then lay them out on a towel to cool and dry.  I cannot in-vision any thing good with an iron and plastisol. 

Good luck with that project.  Custom cnc molds will run you hundreds for each style and you would have to do your own pouring.  Google spin casting and see what is involved in making them.

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Suspended bass are what we are catching right now.  We had 40 last trip and 30 the trip before that.  They have been from 20’ and deeper over 50-70’ of water.   The most productive way for us has been using Keitech swim baits on 1/4 and 3/8 oz heads.  
 
There is no rhyme or reason to just what will work.  Sometimes they want a 3.3 and sometimes a 3.8.  Typically a count down then slow retrieve, stop, count down, repeat until something works.  Early the other day a 1/4 and 3.3 down 10 seconds then retrieve worked with a white one.  Later it took  a 3.8 baby bass magic on  3/8 head and a 20 second countdown to get a bite.  You just need several setups and be willing to change your retrieve.

As soon as AGMs became available I switched and will never go back to lead acid.  AGMs don’t have to be placed like lead acid as they don’t leak.  You can get creative in the arrangement.

I just bought some Graphene tire shine.  I’ll see how it works.

Have an upholstery shop make you one that will be a custom fit.

They can have two different types of transducers.  If it has the U2 universal sonar it will be 2d and should work with most brands of sonar units.  The other type is a Humminbird with 2d and down scan.

I have some Power Pro that’s been on for years.

Heat shrink tubing, put it on and forget it.

It looks painted to me but if you think it isn’t then you could coat it with Devcon epoxy or you might just use clear Hard as Nails fingernail polish.  They even have it with glitter.  I sometimes coat spinner bait heads with it.

You will find many variations in the same body of water, sometimes even in the same area.

I have always been told that when you have a bad relay, replace both at the same time.

I looked into having one of my ponds stocked.  I was told by a fisheries biologist to harvest 20 bass per acre per year and never throw a gill back.

So go get the Sears PM-1 and be done.

I throw the rig on a dedicated setup; a 6.5' H rod, a Curado 6.3:1 reel and 50# Power Pro braid.  I fish it in all clear to dingy water.  I fish it at various depths.  I like to crank, pause, let it drop and crank again.  Last time out I caught fish right on the bottom in 17 fow. 
 
With the 50# braid I can wrap the line around a boat cleat and pull it loose if it is really hung up.
 
Since we also can only have 3 baits with hooks. I run small blades on the other wires.  I make my own so I usually carry 10 different ones.  I use several different colors and shapes of blades depending on what gets a bite.
 
Right now I'm iced in but hoping to get out and toss it in a very few days.  It is a lot of fun and sometimes the bite will nearly jerk the rod out of your hand.