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| Hey all,
I figured I would post this where a lot of people are used to boats of the type I have--around me everyone is in either big center console inshore-type boats or bassboats. I fish a very large lake that typically has several miles of fetch unless you are right up against shore in a sheltered spot...but that's not where the fish are. I have a Lund aluminum boat, been trying to fish a lot of offshore structure this summer for smallies mostly, with a bit of time in the cooler rivers searching for toothy critters, but I have been constantly having trouble in the wind. It's a high-sided aluminum boat, so I know it's going to be blown around a lot more than a comparable glass boat...but does anyone have any tips or tricks for dealing with the wind, especially fishing finesse-type baits like dropshots and the like for smallies or walleye? I'm even having trouble throwing moving baits like bucktails and spinnerbaits along a weed edge/dropoff. I am not new to running a trolling motor or a boat like this, but I'm still having trouble. I think one of those i-pilot spotlock jobbies may be in my not-too-distant future...do they work for what I have in mind? Any other tips or tricks? Or do I need to just save my pennies for a big heavy glass boat? | |
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