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horsehunter

Posted 8/12/2012 7:55 AM (#577563 - in reply to #576997)
Subject: Re: Hole Shot

Location: Eastern Ontario

Most lakes in Ontario under 3000 acres were mapped to determine water volumes and not for navigation or fishing. After fishing my home lake for 30 years I felt I knew it well enough that when trolling between spots I was not zombie trolling. However I am still discovering unknown features and it allows me to log sonar soundings and develop my own structure and hardness map using Dr Depth. I was once able to run around the lake casting my milk run 15 hours a day but now my 69 year old shoulders require frequent rests.Without checking 30 years of logs i would guess trolling has yielded larger fish per hour of effort. I also fish up a small river on weekends away from the crowds in a 12 foot boat with a 3 HP motor people I have taken don't want to leave. Bottom line is I don't feel the need to put up numbers that I once did and enjoy fishing more at a slower pace and guess what the numbers haven't suffered that much.