Advice needed

**wicklundrh** · 12-18-2017, 11:23 AM

Nothing is fun without pictures!

Harbor Flag

100 Boats waiting to blast off. I am boat number 1 and this was day two so the field is inverted. I am dead last!
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Sponsor Plug
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Having quality Gear
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Rain Storm is coming
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Headed to weigh in
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Day one snow storm. Can't see 100 feet
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Day one weigh in. Sitting in 5th at the time
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**Just Steve** · 12-18-2017, 11:26 AM

Good advice Rich

Great pictures too.

**SKs Crappie Catching Adventures** · 12-18-2017, 02:09 PM

I'm loving this post.... thanks for the info guys....

**wicklundrh** · 12-18-2017, 02:41 PM

And, because I know someone is either going to ask or is thinking about it, here is a link to some answers I gave to somebody looking for sponsorship!

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...4006-sponsors/

**SKs Crappie Catching Adventures** · 12-18-2017, 03:54 PM

And another excellent read... not that that's the direction in headed just yet....

**sinkermaker** · 12-18-2017, 05:19 PM

That is one excellent read and tells it like it is thanks

**2boatjoe** · 12-18-2017, 06:07 PM

Great read. Thanks so much. I have a Targa 18 with a 115. Just bought a 20' nitro with a 250. Getting all my gear together has been crazy so far. My Targa had almost no storage and only a 16 gallon live Well. I have almost always planed a fishing trip and went no matter the weather. Fished in all kinds of weather over the years.

Moving is the big thing for me to work on. This year I plan to fish like it is tournament day every time.

Idle around looking for structure and schools of fish instead of just pulling into a cove I have caught fish in before and fishing most of it.

I know I need new rain gear and some other things like that.

Lots to get together.

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**wicklundrh** · 12-18-2017, 06:37 PM

Any questions, feel free to ask. I have no problems posting as much information as I can give.

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**2boatjoe** · 12-18-2017, 06:56 PM

Thanks so much im sure i will be hitting you up

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**blueball** · 12-18-2017, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Hanr3

Start local.
Find a local club and compete in their tournaments.
While you may be a good fisherman, tournaments change things.
You have to watch the clock,
You must know how long it will take to get back to the ramp from where ever you are on the lake,
You must count and sort your fish prior to weigh-in and they MUST be alive. Do you have a live-well?

Then there is the practical side of fishing. Will you fish the same technique all day, or can you switch it up on the water? What fishing techniques are you going to use, every day is different.
Live bait, artificial? Can you keep live bait alive and in good health?
When will you buy the bait, the night before, week before, day of, can you keep them alive throughout the tournament.

We haven't even got to the boat configuration yet.
I highly recommend entering a local club and seeing how that goes first.

If your set on the 360. In my opinion you want to mount it on the transom.
If you mount it to the bow trolling motor, the motor must be deployed to use the 360. You also need a mount and have to worry about the cable.

Me personally I wouldn't want a 360 on the transom.I want it on the bow where I will be fishing.When I'm at the console I use sidescan and don't really see the need for 360 there.

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