06-20-2008, 04:55 PM
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North Marina.
Stay on west side of ramp with the concrete into the water and when going out stay on North side of channel. It is 7-8' and then rises to about 4 just beyond as you pass by the barrel on the Southside. Wait until you get about 50 yards past the barrel before you try to plane or you run the risk of hitting the bottom on the hump there when the boat squats down. You should see 8' to 9' of water all the way out to the North West area where it gets 11' plus very consistantly. Do not turn South or North too quickly as that flat stays 4' or less for quite a ways out. What I have been experiencing is that if the carp are in the edges on that flat and very active the catfish are just out from them cruising. Nothing big so far but way fun to catch.
I just keep my eye on the depth and stay in my known paths if I travel above 3.5 mph (gps). I will fast troll in other areas but have missed many hits because I stay glued to the depth until I become familiar with them. There are some pretty interesting long ridge humps and depressions out there that have loads of fish on either side of them or in them. One of my wishlist items is a plotter. I am making my gps do for now.
Good luck and let me know. I bought an old aluminum 14' three years ago and bought a 19' bayliner discovery last year and am really having fun learning all of this new stuff.
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North Marina.
Stay on west side of ramp with the concrete into the water and when going out stay on North side of channel. It is 7-8' and then rises to about 4 just beyond as you pass by the barrel on the Southside. Wait until you get about 50 yards past the barrel before you try to plane or you run the risk of hitting the bottom on the hump there when the boat squats down. You should see 8' to 9' of water all the way out to the North West area where it gets 11' plus very consistantly. Do not turn South or North too quickly as that flat stays 4' or less for quite a ways out. What I have been experiencing is that if the carp are in the edges on that flat and very active the catfish are just out from them cruising. Nothing big so far but way fun to catch.
I just keep my eye on the depth and stay in my known paths if I travel above 3.5 mph (gps). I will fast troll in other areas but have missed many hits because I stay glued to the depth until I become familiar with them. There are some pretty interesting long ridge humps and depressions out there that have loads of fish on either side of them or in them. One of my wishlist items is a plotter. I am making my gps do for now.
Good luck and let me know. I bought an old aluminum 14' three years ago and bought a 19' bayliner discovery last year and am really having fun learning all of this new stuff.
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