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Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 10:37 AM
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OkieBob
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After completing the installation yesterday I made a real quick maiden voyage to ensure all was well with all systems and Houston, we have a go! I think there is going to be a long learning period figuring out how this thing really works but, for starters, I'm liking what I see. This brushpile is just outside the dock I'm using currently, maybe 100' or so from Tx Wizzards place. When I saw the fish, I just had to drop a jig and sure enough 'kaboom' but, it was a pretty good size sandie and not a big crappie. Anyway, just thought I'd show everyone what this new Lowrance feature looks like from a novices point of view.
I'M SOONER BORN, SOONER BRED AND WHEN I DIE I'LL BE SOONER DEAD! Chickasaw proud. CallMatthew@972-754-1698 http://jigumjigs.comMEMBER WALLY MARSHALL'S MR CRAPPIE PROSTAFF MEMBER JIGUM JIGS PROSTAFF
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 11:09 AM
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 11:48 AM
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Living for God, family and the great outdoors.
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 11:50 AM
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1tex
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That's pretty cool Bob! It would definitely take me some getting use to reading what its showing me.
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 11:54 AM
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tboxfish
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Might as well have auto cast & retrieve JK, very cool
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 12:01 PM
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Damn You!!! Now I want one.
Be interested to know how effective it will be to help you find crappie.
Is it hooked up to a HDS-? Touch on your TM?
LiftSaver Trolling Motor Mounting Bracket - Patent Pending and LiftSaver Transducer Pole Mount www.liftsavertmmount.comWorks with MG Xi5, Xi3 and MK Terrova, Ulterra, PD V2 and Riptides as well.
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 12:09 PM
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Ketchn
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dang that some fancy equipment sir my my my ..... KABOOM
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 12:43 PM
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OkieBob
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Damn You!!! Now I want one.
Be interested to know how effective it will be to help you find crappie.
Is it hooked up to a HDS-? Touch on your TM? Yes, it is made for trolling motor mounting only. And it has to be a cable steer trolling motor (no electric steer) to work. As you turn your tm, the 'v' turns with it showing where you have your tm pointed. And yes, it is connected to my 9 Touch.
I'M SOONER BORN, SOONER BRED AND WHEN I DIE I'LL BE SOONER DEAD! Chickasaw proud. CallMatthew@972-754-1698 http://jigumjigs.comMEMBER WALLY MARSHALL'S MR CRAPPIE PROSTAFF MEMBER JIGUM JIGS PROSTAFF
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 12:46 PM
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Might as well have auto cast & retrieve JK, very cool Yeah, Todd, next thing I'll add is total auto where I sit in on my deck and remote control everything from there. Don't even have to get in the boat or even clean fish, just let my wife do the cooking and enjoy! Now if I could just find someone to clean the boat and gas it up, I'd be good to go.
I'M SOONER BORN, SOONER BRED AND WHEN I DIE I'LL BE SOONER DEAD! Chickasaw proud. CallMatthew@972-754-1698 http://jigumjigs.comMEMBER WALLY MARSHALL'S MR CRAPPIE PROSTAFF MEMBER JIGUM JIGS PROSTAFF
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 02:25 PM
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Might as well have auto cast & retrieve JK, very cool Yeah, Todd, next thing I'll add is total auto where I sit in on my deck and remote control everything from there. Don't even have to get in the boat or even clean fish, just let my wife do the cooking and enjoy! Now if I could just find someone to clean the boat and gas it up, I'd be good to go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nKS0VBw2SOc
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/16/14 03:17 PM
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tboxfish
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Might as well have auto cast & retrieve JK, very cool Yeah, Todd, next thing I'll add is total auto where I sit in on my deck and remote control everything from there. Don't even have to get in the boat or even clean fish, just let my wife do the cooking and enjoy! Now if I could just find someone to clean the boat and gas it up, I'd be good to go. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nKS0VBw2SOc Well, there you go I'd like to have that to play with off the dock!
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/17/14 02:51 PM
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Pretty cool, thought you were going to get a Humminbird!!!! You would have known those were sand bass, Just Sayin!
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/18/14 10:46 AM
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OkieBob
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If'n I'd had a Bird, I wouldn't even have known they were fish! Take that you old 'teasip'!
Now go tie some jigs or something! Me and Cooter are goin fishin! Eat your heart out!
I'M SOONER BORN, SOONER BRED AND WHEN I DIE I'LL BE SOONER DEAD! Chickasaw proud. CallMatthew@972-754-1698 http://jigumjigs.comMEMBER WALLY MARSHALL'S MR CRAPPIE PROSTAFF MEMBER JIGUM JIGS PROSTAFF
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/18/14 10:36 PM
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can you take some shots under boat docks with fish on them, ? if you want to see some fish tell jigum to take you to the big red dock.
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Re: Spotlight up and running
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04/21/14 02:54 PM
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Another shot of the spotlight taken yesterday. This shows a nice concentration of crappie. How do I know it's crappie? Cause my son and I boated a bunch of them! I'm still not real happy about spotlight. The fact it will not scan without rotating the tm is a real bummer and almost prevents it from being of any value. For example: Navigating to a saved waypoint. The ideal would be to stop the main engine away from the waypoint. Move to the bow and navigate to the waypoint, stop when you are close but, not on the brushpile/structure/whatever you have marked. Fish it without ever moving over it. You can't navigate to the structure with spotlight since you have to continually rotate the tm to get the picture. So you end up wandering from side to side and so far, I can't judge where I'm going to end up. The other issue is that it is difficult to determine distance. I can relate the distance in the water column by looking at the DI alongside the spotlight. But, items outside the water column I have no clue. Anyway, here it is:
I'M SOONER BORN, SOONER BRED AND WHEN I DIE I'LL BE SOONER DEAD! Chickasaw proud. CallMatthew@972-754-1698 http://jigumjigs.comMEMBER WALLY MARSHALL'S MR CRAPPIE PROSTAFF MEMBER JIGUM JIGS PROSTAFF
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