Fishing made easy

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Times ticking down to the trip this weekend and wanted to cover at least one or two more things on the electronics question.  There is a saying that has been going around for years, ” I won’t go fishing without my Vexilar “.  Its true, I have known guys who been an hour into their fishing trip while still driving, only to realize that they have forgotten their flasher at home,  they will lose the two hours it takes to go back home and get their Vex.

To me, its just as important to bring the underwater camera with me, specially when fishing a new lake for the first time.  Flashers keep you on fish, GPS’s get you close to the spots you have fished before, but the cameras are a tool not to be forgotten.  The best thing about a camera is that you go to a spot, and drill a hole.  Drop the camera down and pan around 360′ and you know what is down there.  You see the structure, the drop-offs, gravel beds, weeds and even what the fish species you have picked up on your flasher is.

I can still go and drill a couple of 100 holes in a day looking for fish,  but the use of a camera is a time saver, and a back saver for that matter too.  Cameras, used while another person is drilling holes, allows the user to jump around every 20 yards or so and check out the lay of the lake bottom.  Working together in that fashion allows fisherman to make the most of the time they have on the water.

Ok, its a time saver, got that covered.  Why else are cameras an important tool?  In deeper water where you can’t just lean over and see through the hole inside a shanty, the cameras help determine what mood the fish are in.  If the fish are aggressive that is one thing, they will just streak in on the flasher and nail the bait.  But, if you are seeing fish on the flasher screen, and not getting any action is when the camera finds another use.  Drop the camera down about 10 yds from your hole and locate your lure, get it all set up and return to your fishing.  A lot of times the camera will allow you to see what type of mood the fish are in.  There are times where an aggressive jiggle of your bait will drive fish off never to return.  Times like these call for very subtle action, or none at all to entice the fish to bite.

Another tool for the arsenal for any angler.  Is it necessary, that’s up to the individual.  Is it helpful, always.

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