sjk - 11/8/2022 2:44 PM

Well, I guess it's time I jump back into this conversation. First off, I would like to thank Steve for offering to meet with me and fine tune my setup. Since I live in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, I might have to consider doing this. I do believe I installed the components correctly and it is more probable I am way off on the settings.

Regarding BNelson's comment one should learn to fish first, I couldn't agree more and I believe I have done that. And to address Angling Oracle's thought that more information about me is needed, I will try to comply however this is somewhat problematic as I have traditionally preferred to keep a low profile but here goes.

I am 67 years old and caught my first muskie in northern Wisconsin when I was eight years old. I first fished LOTW in 1969 when I was fourteen. I hadn't missed a trip to NW Ontario for muskies until the Covid year of 2020. I am just two or three muskies short of having caught fifty legitimate fifty inch class fish, all without the help of a guide. When you include the fifty inch fish caught by friends of mine fishing with me in my boat, the number is even higher. These fish have come from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Ontario across a fairly big variety of lake types.

The last twenty-five years or so, I have backed off some from chasing muskies as hard as I used to. Instead, I have done much more international fishing for many of the great game fish this world offers. Fish I have caught include Peacock Bass in the Amazon, Golden Dorado in LaZona, Trout in Patagonia, Tarpon in Florida, Trinidad, and Costa Rica, Tigerfish in Africa, Niugini Bass in Papua New Guinea, Yellowcheek Carp in China, giant catfish in Thailand, and Arctic Char and Lake Trout in the Arctic Circle.

I feel very comfortable in fishing shield lakes for muskies and I believe I understood the limitations of the Mega 360 system prior to buying it. I have many rock only structures on the Canadian lake I fish which consistently produce nice fish and I was really hoping the system would allow me to take fewer casts on those spots and to actually place targeted casts on some spotted fish. I do appreciate how some fishermen would consider this "cheating" and, quite frankly, I haven't come to terms with it myself. The stories we hear about targeting fish on Vermilion and Mille Lacs are very concerning to me. That being said, this new technology is not yet illegal and I really do not want to be left behind as things advance. Yet, I will also state the last piece of electronic equipment I would give up would be my Vexilar flasher although giving up the GPS with all the waypoints would be very painful too.

Going forward, I will give the Mega 360 a chance to fit into my fishing style in a productive way. Should that not pan out like I hoped, perhaps one of you will be buying if off me for a nice discounted price in a few years. Finally, thanks for the input you have all provided so far.