THE BUSINESS NEWS OF FISHING. |
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Fish The Moment Lake Breakdowns |
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Are you looking to cut your potential practice costs and learning curve down tremendously the next time you are visiting an unfamiliar body of water? The guys at Fish The Moment just might have the solution for you. Their Lake Breakdowns focus on seasonal dissections of various lakes around the country, offering specific waypoints, key areas and structure, detailed area and fishing instructions, as well as a simple guide to allow you to easily transfer the provided waypoints. Check out the full program here.
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The War On Carp Continues |
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"Commercial fishermen have pulled out over 14 million pounds of Asian Carp from Barkley and Kentucky Lakes over the past three years. The Asian Carp Subsidy is working to keep our fishermen in Kentucky and Tennessee. We appreciate all the support and help to continue this effort and save our waters!" Wade White, Founder War on Carp. To help combat the carp invasion, AFTCO has teamed up with Mark Menendez and the War On Carp organization to create awareness and funds to help eradicate these fish. Aside from a $10,000 donation to the War on Carp organization, $5 from all funds made from the War On Carp T-shirt will be donated as well to the fight. Support the fight to stop the carp from taking over our lakes. Help support the cause by getting your AFTCO War On Carp T-Shirt here.
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Donate For Hope XI Giveaway |
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Randy Howell is giving away his 2021 Tournament Rig, Hope XI, to raise money for King’s Home, a ministry providing help & hope to abused youth, women, and moms with kids in Central Alabama. When you make a donation of $100 to King’s Home, Randy will give you the opportunity to win Hope XI on November 13, 2021 at the first annual Randy Howell Hope Festival! Donate to help a great cause and have a chance to win Randy's rig here.
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5. Baits Not Being Talked About |
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Designed by Major League Fishing pro and chatterbait specialist Bryan Thrift, the Z-Man Big Blade Chatterbait provides maximum thump and vibration with an oversized hex-shaped ChatterBlade that is loaded with big bass attraction. A perfect option if the fish are keyed on large bait or when fishing extremely dirty or stained water, the Big ChatterBlade deflects well off of cover and displaces tons of water to draw fish from great distances.
Dual conical keeper barbs are molded into the shank of the hook to hold soft plastic trailers securely in place, and hand-tied silicone skirts are fastened with stainless steel wire to increase longevity. Equipped with a custom heavy-duty 6/0 Mustad UltraPoint hook, the Z-Man Big Blade Chatterbait is made for wrangling green gluttons out of your lake’s underwater jungles. Check out the full lineup here.
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6. What We're Watching & Listening To |
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Top Baits For October Based On DATA! |
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These are Alex Rudd Fishing's top baits for the month of October based on three years of data. Alex sat down and looked back through 3 years of pictures, videos, and his own personal fishing log to compile a list of the top 4 baits that caught the most and biggest bass in the month of October. He was honestly surprised with the number one bait! Check out the full video here.
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Photo Courtesy Bassmaster
Bassmaster Elite Series pro Jay Yelas was recently inducted into the Bass Fishing Hall Of Fame. Yelas's sponsorship lineup includes Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, AFTCO, Garmin, Lew's Reels, Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits, Power-Pole, and Steel Shad just to name a few.
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Do you have spools of line scattered about your boat, truck, or garage? If so, meet your new best friend, the Spoolin Buddy 12 Unit. The Spoolin Buddy 12 Unit takes all of your unorganized spools of line and keeps them in one neat, easy-to-use, portable spooling station. Featuring a sturdy, durable construction, the Spoolin Buddy - 12 Unit easily stores up to 12 1000 to 3000yd bulk spools. Perfect for organizing your home or garage and helping you save time spooling up, the Spoolin Buddy also comes in a wide range of additional sizes that are sure to fit all of your storage needs. Check it out here.
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5 Must Know Features For Lowrance Active Target |
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Today we are going to quickly go over five features/tips that you can use for your Lowrance Active Target.
Cone Indicator on your Lowrance MFD
- To utilize that Beam Indicator Icon, you must have either a Point-1 or Precision-9 Heading Compass installed and connected to your unit via NMEA2000.
- To calibrate the Beam Indicator Icon, you will want to align your transducer with the keel, looking straight ahead. Then, observe which direction and how far the Beam Indicator Icon is offset on the Active Target panel on your unit. You’ll go into Settings > Sonar > Active Target Installation > select Heading Offset. You’ll want to adjust the offset in one-degree increments, either + (clockwise) or - (counterclockwise)
It may take a few times of adjusting the Heading Offset before you get it accurate.
Best depth range for the best returns
After countless hours of screen time using the Lowrance Active Target we have found that the sweet spot for the Depth Range setting is 2x’s the actual depth you are in. Example: If you are in 20’ of water then you will want your depth range set to 40’. You can also go a little deeper to like 60’ but this is where your lake conditions factor in. So, start with the 2x’s your depth and go from there. For forward range, 80’-100’ seems to work best.
Screen Recordings
This feature is highly useful when you are trying to capture screen recordings of what you are seeing while out on the lake to be used for reference later or sharing to your YouTube or social media channels
To use this feature, simply:
- While on the Active Target screen, press the Menu button
- Scroll down to where it says Screen Record and select that
- You must have a micro-SD card in your MFD of 32GB or smaller because it will only save the recordings to your card, not your MFD
- One tip is to keep the screen recordings fairly short because these files are fairly large and you don’t want any issues when you go to export them on your computer
System Update
One of the most important things about using this new technology is making sure your Active Target and your MFD is on the latest software
This is ultra-important because it ensures you have the latest and greatest fixes and enhancements that are available
These updates can be found on the Lowrance website
Overlays (adding and editing)
You can turn overlay data on or off for any active page by selecting the Data overlay icon on the System Controls dialog. When Data overlay is on, an orange bar appears above the icon
- Use the Edit overlay option on the System Controls dialog to access edit menu options to:
- Add a new data overlay to the active panel
- Delete a selected data overlay
- Change a selected date overlay to display different data
- Configure a selected data overlay appearance (digital or analog, size, etc.)
- Re-locate an item by selecting and moving it
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