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Marking fish out deep #11729997 07/19/16 12:45 PM
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When graphing fish do you guys typically mark them with your GPS or use a marker buoy? What method do you find easier to stay on them?


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Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730016 07/19/16 12:54 PM
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Marker Buoy and gps, personally like using the buoy for a reference and mark the spot on my gps if I need to come back later I can get on the spot where the fish were located earlier. They might have moved some, but will still get you close.

Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730031 07/19/16 01:07 PM
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Marker Bouy! That way all the other boats can also "Help" you fish them!
A floating marker bouy is a Magnet for other boats like Birds over schooling fish! roflmao

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Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730044 07/19/16 01:14 PM
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GPS initially. I like marker buoys if there are no trees around; trying to get buoy line and weight out of deep timber is no fun.


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Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730094 07/19/16 01:41 PM
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Paint your marker black or dark green, that bright orange is a dead ringer for what you are doing.

Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730135 07/19/16 02:03 PM
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I mark the school on the gps, fish for them and when I get a bite deploy the marker bouy so that I can keep the same casting angle or at least boat position.

Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730136 07/19/16 02:04 PM
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GPS first so you can come back later. Then I like to mark them with a painted buoy, I paint mine black. Some times I will loose track of it my self and takes me a minute to find it, but well worth it because they are boat magnets. I normally place mine upwind of the fish then drift back and start fishing. If they are spread out I will orient the buoy in a manner that helps me see what I am fishing. The tip of the point, the crown of the point, the edge of the channel, just some thing that helps me visualize what is down there.

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Outstanding info gents.


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Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730242 07/19/16 02:57 PM
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Most of the time I just mark them on the graph although a marker buoy in the water helps with a visual so you can see where to cast if it is windy and the boat drifts off the area.

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Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730583 07/19/16 05:39 PM
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GPS & spot-lock. . .

Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730605 07/19/16 05:48 PM
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Drop the anchor, I don't understand why people won't do this anymore.

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Originally Posted By: ChumBag
Drop the anchor, I don't understand why people won't do this anymore.
I do it all the time.


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Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Motomax] #11730672 07/19/16 06:25 PM
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I throw out the buoy and if I catch something then I GPS. I like to throw the buoy away from where I see the fish. Preferably downwind so I am holding the boat into the wind. Didn't think of painting them black, but I think a boat sitting in 15-20 foot of water with someone on the bow fishing is pretty much enough of a giveaway without them seeing a buoy. I have been known to throw out a second decoy buoy away from where I marked the school nd watch people slide in on it to fish.


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GPS first , if I expand the area then buoy , will start painting them black also .

Re: Marking fish out deep [Re: Bigron119] #11738896 07/24/16 03:47 AM
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Originally Posted By: Bigron119
Marker Bouy! That way all the other boats can also "Help" you fish them!
A floating marker bouy is a Magnet for other boats like Birds over schooling fish! roflmao


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