Leadcore trolling, for me, has become a huge part of my fishing arsenal. At one time I was strictly a live bait rigger, and unless I had a hunk of meat on a hook where I didn’t feel comfortable. Fishing various bodies of water and the utilization of leadcore in particular; I would like to share with you some of the details that I have learned through trial and error about how to leadcore troll in order to help shorten your learning curve. You can virtually troll any kind of bait on leadcore:
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Sonar sensitivity settings or "auto sensitivity" on Lowrance sonar is very important. This feature has changed over the years from manual to having the model do it automatically.
The sensitivity is like the volume on the radio. The radio receives the signal from a tower and the volume control raises or lowers the level we hear. The sonar receives the signal from the transducer and the sensitivity control raises or lowers the level we see on the display.
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General tips for operating your HDS unit, including advice on software updates, screenshots and more.
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Would you like to find walleyes faster? Read Bruce Samson's magazine article about how to use sonar at faster speeds.
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The DownScan has a wider cone than 2D sonar so it can bounce off objects near the transom like a kicker, the main motor, a transducer or anything lower than the LSS transducer. When on auto range the DownScan may interpret the digital depth (DBT depth below the transducer) is the object at 1.2 or 1.4 feet from the transducer. Auto range changes to 5 foot range and you must wait until the digital depth corrects or take it off auto and manually adjust the range to match the depth of water you are presently in. You can select auto after the digital depth locks on the bottom.
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Creating waypoints on the water with your GPS is easy with 2 pushes of the waypoint button. But sometimes we have waypoints from maps, friends or secret sources that we want to enter in your GPS and they may be in degrees minutes
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Remember that old song from childhood? Knick-knack paddywhack, give a dog a bone? Well, I’ve changed the words a bit for a valuable lesson to use when fishing riprap.
RIPRAP FISH’LL WHACK
CHANGE YOUR LINE FOR STRETCH
DON’T SPOOK THE FISH, USE PLANER BOARDS
AND LOTS OF ‘EYES YOU’LL CATCH
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Just where should I start fishing? What would be the best presentation to use? I often asked myself these fundamental questions before venturing onto a new body of water. And you, too, may ask yourself this when you are wondering how to fish unfamiliar bodies of water. There are many factors that formulate the procedure of going about learning how to fish unfamiliar bodies of water.
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Anchor fishing can be relaxing and productive but you must know how to anchor a boat on a fishing spot. On a windy day, there is nothing more relaxing than anchor fishing. In order to be a successful anchor angler you must be able to visualize the structure so you know where you want to position the boat. The easiest method is to use a buoy to mark a spot for reference and try to position your boat in relation to the buoy.
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Sometimes the fish are located on small structure and you must present your bait in a small spot on a windy day. Anchoring is the best way to do this because you don’t have to control the boat, you can just fish. The problem is how to anchor your boat for fishing in the right location in wind. You must use a long rope to anchor the boat, the wind can switch a little which moves the boat away and it is difficult to get the boat in the right spot. I found out at my last tournament that the new Minn Kota i-Pilot performs in adverse conditions.
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