posted by Davin on Oct 26
If you have never experienced this the first chance you get try it out. You need to make sure you have at least two days of calm weather and preferably a full moon it makes it easier to see. We went out on the 17 of October and had an awesome adventure. I went out with a couple of my good friends about 40 miles out. We uses squid and live bait fish we caught on the way out. As soon as we anchored on the spot my friend dropped down a piece of squid and immediately was hit and brought up a nice size Grunt. I wanted a something bigger so I dropped down one of our live baits. Immediatly I was hit I pulled up a 24 inch Gag grouper. I pulled up 3 keepers back to back. This action made my friend change his fishing strategy, and he began to fish with live bait as well and caught 2 keepers Grouper back to back one gag one red. As morning began to approach we continued catching nice grunt and the cooler was starting to look very nice. We decided to start trolling at day break my friend got a nice king fish, and I got a nice Bonita. The action was great I had something that decided it needed my plug more than I did so I had to let it go maybe I”ll catch him next time. Before we left we stopped at one more spot and it was on from the moment we got there. The action made my friends wife want to get in on it. She caught 1 keeper red grouper and me and him put 6 more in the boat for a total of 12 Grouper, 1 King, 1 Trigger fish,1 Bonita, and 50 to 60 Grunts. We headed in about 10am while everybody else were just coming out. If you ever get the chance to do this type of fish jump on it you will not be disappointed.
posted by Davin on Oct 26
Global positional system aka GPS is a very important tool for all fishermen to have and more importantly know how to use. There are so many out their to choose from which is good because this makes them a lot more affordable than they use to be. When you are looking to buy one you have to decide on how much you want to spend and for that price range what you need it to be able to do. They are making them in combos fish finder/GPS where you can have the best of both worlds in one device and save on space in your boat. There are many uses for your GPS. Way points are places you have marked in your GPS. They could be fishing spots, the last marker to get you home, or just a area you past over and want to check out later. Another cool thing is a track this shows where you are currently going or where you have been. You can use this feature to take the exact path you took before. Some model are equipped with a pointer so while your are running you may pass over something to fast but with this feature you can take the cursor freeze the frame and point directly at the area you want and save it without even stopping. You can set alarms to tell you if you are in shallow or deep water. Their are settings to tell if you are moving if you think that you you are still. The GPS can tell you your current speed, approximate time of arrival to your spot, and so much more. This is a must have if you want to become a successful fisherman.
posted by Davin on Oct 26
The marker buoy is a small but very important item to have in your fishing arsenal. You use them to mark your spot, or as a land mark of a point you want to fish up to. Without having one it is almost impossible to get positioned where you need to be especially is the current is ripping or if it is very windy. You can make your own by simply tying some line to a empty bottle with a weight attached to the end. I recommend purchasing one if you can because they are made to adjust to the different depths that you may be fishing. If you choose to make your own when you drop on the spot you want the current will unravel the remaining line and you may not be as close to your honey hole as you think you are. The marker buoy comes in a variety of shapes and colors. You have to pick out the one that best fits your fishing style. I believe the best ones to choose from have a fin on the bottom. This will cause it to turn into the current thus making it easier for you to know how to position your boat and get closer to your fishing spot. Remember the closer you are to your the spot the more fish you will catch.
posted by Davin on Oct 15
This is not as simple as it sounds. Lots of people just go to any gas station, or with how gas prices are today the cheapest gas station they can find. If you take precaution now it will save you time and money in the future. Almost everywhere you go gas stations have ethanol or methanol in their gas now. Did you now this is not the preferred gas for boat motors? In fact if you don’t take the right measures this gas will in the long run ruin your motor and leave you with costly repairs of cleaning or rebuilding your carbs. Gas containing alcohol may cause these problems to your outboard and fuel system. Vapor lock or fuel starvation. Deterioration of elastomers and plastic parts. Corrosion of metal parts. Wear and damage of internal engine parts. Starting and operating difficulties. You definitely don’t want to break down out on the water. What can you do to avoid this? Preferably find gas without ethanol or methanol but since this probably won’t happen take the time to use an fuel additive this will help with the cleanliness of the gas. If you don’t already have one add a water separator to your gas line this will also help tremendously. Always inspect your filters and change them as scheduled. If you take the time to do these few simple steps it will save you in the long run, and you won’t be without your boat.