Under the Radar

Crankhead, help me out here please. are you talking about a front end unit for you or your buddy. I'm running a 898c HD at console and 798ci HD SI at bow. IF I had it to do over again. I think I'd go with 798ci HD SI at both stations. The 898 is nice and my first unit. BUT in bright sunlight (we have a lot of it here in Central FLA) the 798 is a much better display, and as Wayne said the digital readouts at the bottom of the screen is a big plus.

LM my first larger bass from some very small pondscame on Bluegills, then I discovered Florida Golden Shiners. That was a game changer for me. I stll fish mostly artificials, but when my back & wrist start to ache too much, it's shiner time for me. Or if I'm hunting the bigger bass.

This is my second ea Eagle. I got one of the first ones, Great boat fr some of thesmall ponds I fish here in central FLA. Don't like the position of the oar locks, Too close to your knees. I understand they fixed this so shouldn't be a problem. It's a great little boat just remember that it desn't like the wind any more than any other inflatable pontoon. It's a good boat , I have no regrets. BTW I push mine with a 30# Minkota trolling motor whenever possible. Believe me when I tell you that a 6 lb LM will give you a ride.

Not much to say. The fish are in their fall patterns.

Tho I too am not a frequent poster, Bass Resource is the only forum I recommend to beginning anglers and their parents.

CB2k9 Forecasts are forecasts, nothing more. Most are based on solar lunar patters. Some try to factor in local weather. I subscribed to "Wather Wild life" for a year awhile back. Did it help my final results? No. Did I fish the peak times? Yes. Do these Forecasts work? Well, if you swing at the ball enough times, you will eventually get a hit.

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Groupie... It would help us help you if maybe you gave us a budget to work with. and i you're going to put that kind of money into an SI unit for example, IMO you're asking for trouble going with a 36" beam instead of a 48". Be smart and do it right the first time. Been there done that. I know where of I speak Best of luck in your quest.

Shane, it looks like your video link is malformed (not working). looking forward to it.

IS it possible that over time you may have picked up some fish line or vegetation inside the hub of your prop? I have to pull my prop about every other trip to clear debris from under it. Sometimes it's line and others it's vegetation.

Yeah !!!! Chris You da man..

Back2 has it right. put it under a slip bobber wacky rigged. You'll need some wind tho. the wind moving the bobber up and down will impart the motion to the wacky rigged senko. Can be a killer rig at times.

Got a 898c back in Feb. Works great. The first SD card I put in it was a slower one, maybe a class 2. It worked BUT the menus responded very slowly. Upgraded to an extreme class 10 and all is well. I just tried to get by on the cheap and use a card I already had. Enjoy

1/8 oz SK Bitsy Pond Minnow Ohhhhhh Mama

There are OLD Captains and there are BOLD Captains. But you're not gonna find too many OLD BOLD Captains. Capt. H. N. "Nick" Ochs Ret.

Basslover.. The spawn is not triggered by AIR temps. The spawn is more a function of length of day (hours of daylight) and water temp. Think about it. The shortest day of the year is in December, and the coldest water is usually in Dec or Jan. So as the days lengthen and the water starts to warm (warm is a relative term) the instinct to spawn will start the process. I've read several theories about what happens when adverse conditionts persist. 1.) That the female will spawn her eggs no matter how cold the water is. and 2.) That she will carry the eggs without laying them and absorb them back into her body. I'm not sure which theory is correct or if both or neither is correct. Yes, I think your bass should start to feed up or go into Pre-Spawn mode. BUT they may not be moving up shallow to feed. Down here in FLA, last month we found bass in a pre spawn condition and for over a week we absolutely beat on them in 20 feet of water. Deep diving cranks were the lure du juor or live bait free lined to them. These fish went from 3-8 lbs. This has happened several times in the last month usually with the passing of a cold front. then as the water and weather warmed the fish moved up on the nearest flats to continue feeding and some to start the spawn. Hope this helps. There are some excellent articles and posts here on the subject, you may want to do a search. Tight Lines Nick O

65 Been retired a looooong time.

Given the time & place they are killer. I keep them close by always. I call 'em my do nothing bait, just cast & crank. However they will helicopter on the cast & sometimes I have to put a small swivel inline. Nick O

X2 on the Powell 704C I find the 733 more suited for lipless & shallow cranks. The 734 is my worm rod, Nick

Try a little Silicon Spray on the vertical binding edges. Be careful to not get any on the deck surface. Keep us posted

I think you're going to have a lot of company down there. If memory serves me correctly, Thursday is the first day of the Elite Series Southern Open. 2011 Bassmaster Southern Open Division. Jan. 20-22 Lake Tohopekaliga Kissimmee, Fla. Nick

Oopps!! Mia Culpa. I stand corrected. (note to self... Don't post late at nite) Merry Christmas All

Whoa!!! Hold up there Rooster. You might want to specify which reels you have that came that way. I've got several Shimano Symetere's a Sahara & more than a few Okuma bait runners and tho they all came with extra spools none came with extra drag washers. They were all NIB. Just didn't want anybody to get misled.

I was happy to pay $175 for my 51E. I'd say yes.

One of my buddies & I fished The Conway chain today. Water 57* - Clear Sky Overcast Wind NNW 5-15 Air Temp never got over 50* Fished from 9 am - 4pm got about 10 fish between the 2 of us, big fis 3 1/2 lbs. could not get a pattern going. We caught fish on Spinner baits, Traps, flukes and X-raps. The fish were schooling but not bustin' on top to speak of. We fished the first & second lakes. put in at the Hoffner ramp. PM to follow.