TriStateBassin106

Hey all, So i've owned a garmin echomap 73sv UHD (not the newer UHD2) with a GT54 transducer for the past 3 years now. My quick disconnect cradle recently cracked and a few pins broke off from the 12 pin transducer connector hole. I've been looking everywhere for a replacement cradle and can't find any in stock since garmin doesn't make them anymore. Anyone know where I could find them? Or at this point is it just worth selling the unit on ebay and upgrading to a newer 73 or 93sv? Besides the cradle everything else is in great condition. Thanks.

Last year, War Eagle Spinnerbaits. specifically the screaming eagle series.

None of the bigger bass are biting anymore just little ones. Compared to previous years including last year, and if the new smaller bass population will stunt.

There wasn't a winter fish kill. You must be referring to the fish kill I mentioned that happened 7 years ago. And there's plenty of big adult size bass in there. I caught a bunch of solid and healthy 2 to 3lber last year and just caught a 5lbers the other day. Thousands of bluegill below 5inches. Also schools of golden shiners. In the spring the state also stock a few hundred rainbow trout average depth is around 10 to 12ft with a few 20ft holes in the middle.

But the quantity of them though is that something to be concerned about?

Hey all, recently a 10 acre pond I have been fishing for years has had an explosion of smaller sized bass in the 8 to 13inch range all relatively healthy with normal body conditions and some even having fat bellies. The pond itself suffered a fish kill 7 years ago and was restocked with bluegill, golden shiners largemouth bass and channel catfish/brown bullhead, the adult size bass are relatively healthy with small heads and fat bodies, some growing as big as 5lbs including one I caught the other day on a jig, but going back to my original question. Is this new generation a concern for possible stunting or overcrowding? Here are a few pics of the new bass that have been caught. So far none of these (newbies) as I call them are showing obvious signs of stunting (big eyes skinny bodies) etc

For compact jigs or flipping jigs in general I use the Beast Coast Fishing Lil Magnum, great little jig and is tungsten! https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Beast_Coast_Tungsten_Lil_Magnum_Jig/descpage-LMJ.html

Jig or something finesse like a hover rig worm or ned rig. Usually does the trick

Using scent in bass fishing really is a mental game for anglers. Some swear by it and others don't, nobody really knows for sure if it can make a great difference or any difference at all. I tried using bang garlic a few years ago and it leaked in my fishing bag and it probably took me 3 months to get the smell out. Never again!

I went out today to a few ponds and caught nothing, but we had a warm spell in NJ that was quickly killed by the gusting winds, In the time I had to fish the open water I threw around a slow rolled megabass sv-3 spinnerbait, a 3inch keitech easy shiner and a finesse trd. no bites again but that's usually what I start out with, fished deep until the wind was too much.

Imo it's a bit of both, I've caught giants on ned rigs and dinks on glidebaits. I do feel that big baits will usually get you bigger fish.

I live in Northern New Jersey so this could be anywhere from when the ice is out at 40 degrees to the verge of prespawn around 50 degrees water temps. Last year I didn't catch my first bass until April 3rd and the year before it was in the beginning of march, it honestly just depends when the weather is right and the fish come alive again sorta Please share and details about your pattern, I always struggle with water temps in the 40s

can't go wrong with a weedless senko or a pegged texas rigged creature bait, what kind of grass are we talking about?

Spring and it's not even close. Mid april to mid may is probably my favorite time, up here the bass are all up shallow, big and extremely predictable. Fall binge would be my second.

Been bass fishing for 6 years and been fishing in general since 05, guess i'm an amateur lol

Yeah I junk fish a lot, especially when i'm on the bank like at ponds. I usually start off with a reaction bait, walk around the pond, then after no bites i'll switch to a slower presentation. On the boat however. This seems to be thrown out the window, I find myself picking up the slower presentations first in an area I know has fish. This past weekend was a prime example, I rolled up into a cove with a feeder creek in the middle. I casted my jerkbait a couple times into the current with no bites. switched over to throwing a big TRD on a ned rig and caught 3.

I kinda worded that wrong. I meant to say that I was fishing the shoreline with a spinnerbait looking for a reaction bite, but turned around and re-fished it again with a slower presentation because I believed there was fish there.

When ever i'm fishing a big body of water on my boat I seem to find myself throwing slower baits for maxium catchability. Let's say for example you're on the boat fishing a set of docks or laydowns with a reaction bait. will you continue down the shoreline with the reaction bait covering water or will you stop and pick apart the area you just fished with something more finesse if you think the fish are there? Genuinely curious if anyone else gives up easily on covering water and picks apart the shoreline off the boat. I had this exact scenario this weekend on the water and found myself slowly working all the docks and laydowns I fished a spinnerbait with before to no avail.

Some pictures of the same lake I posted about last but the water is much clearer with that same greenish tint. Any advice on lure colors with it being like this now?

My bed fishing strategy is simple. If they're willing to eat it i'll try to catch them. If they put their nose to it or spook off that's a sign they've already been caught before and it's not worth to stress the fish out even further. If all the bedding fish are like that, i'll fish for out of sight cruisers or other bass that may still be in the pre spawn. The nice thing about the spawn as a whole is the bass aren't doing one thing at the same time. You could have post spawn and pre spawn fish on the same lake at the same time. My thoughts exactly man, couldn't have said it any better.

Inline spinners can be great for almost any fish but do you guys find yourselves throwing them a lot for bass? Trout season opens in my state and I've purchased a few to use for that but by accident I purchased a few larger ones, 1/6oz white and chartreuse rooster tails to be specific. Will probably use them for maybe smallies or finicky bass.

It has to get worst before it can get better..

We have cormorants here in New Jersey and they're extremely annoying when trying to fish bass lakes that get stocked with rainbow trout in the spring. Any lake with stocking gets closed on March 18th and I've already seen a few birds at my spots looking for fish. I've never seen them eat a bass in person but plenty of trout, perch, shad and bullhead catfish. A friend of mine who works for the state hatcheries says the birds will follow the stocking trucks to their locations. They will fly in a formation about 200 feet in the air while the trucks are on the road. It's better off if they get the dodo treatment.

Figured that, anyone know of any good 12v lithium chargers around the 100 dollar price range?

This is my charger, bought in 2021 mk 110 portable