11-06-2019, 03:12 PM
"How much distance do you need to cover? Motor or paddle?"
[#0000FF]When (or if) the perch really show up, there is usually pretty good fishing just outside the north marina. Not much traveling needed. And with the water levels up there will likely be perch moving into the back corners of the marina too...along with some crappies. It can be good "dock dunking" for early winter slabs. Just move your toon along next to the docks and make drop down vertical presentations...with a small jig, waxworm and a small sensitive bobber. Tubes and toons are ideal for that stuff...without much exertion.
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[#0000FF]There have been times, however, that I have had to cover a lot of water and really search to find only a few perch...like yesterday. Thankfully, I have a new EnduraMax motor that allows me to troll very slowly for a long time without using up the battery like the C2 Endura does. They have a "maximizer" that lets the motor use only the amps necessary for the speed you are running. The C2 burns the same amps at all speeds...with excess power being turned into heat. So yesterday I was slow dragging almost all the time...once the sonar indicated I might be in a target-rich environment...which was seldom.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]When (or if) the perch really show up, there is usually pretty good fishing just outside the north marina. Not much traveling needed. And with the water levels up there will likely be perch moving into the back corners of the marina too...along with some crappies. It can be good "dock dunking" for early winter slabs. Just move your toon along next to the docks and make drop down vertical presentations...with a small jig, waxworm and a small sensitive bobber. Tubes and toons are ideal for that stuff...without much exertion.
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[#0000FF]There have been times, however, that I have had to cover a lot of water and really search to find only a few perch...like yesterday. Thankfully, I have a new EnduraMax motor that allows me to troll very slowly for a long time without using up the battery like the C2 Endura does. They have a "maximizer" that lets the motor use only the amps necessary for the speed you are running. The C2 burns the same amps at all speeds...with excess power being turned into heat. So yesterday I was slow dragging almost all the time...once the sonar indicated I might be in a target-rich environment...which was seldom.[/#0000FF]
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