WAY BACK WHEN

[SuperDave336]

That pic was after spraying first side and letting dry. The whole marker was sprayed and looks really good in water. I kind of think that greenish color blends in better than solid black would. Either way though better than bright “look at me look at me” orange.

[MikeF]

One of the benefits of Spot lock and Live scope is it eliminates the need for a float.

Not needing a float is really handy in a heavily congested urban areas or popular lakes. Draws flies like dog poop.

When a spot pirate or moocher starts towards you, simple drift off the spotlock, going forward or with the wind so the pirate sees nothing and does not mark your little piece of heaven.

Only use a float with the little kids so they have something to cast towards.


Wow emojis can be fun!

[DockShootinJack]

No reason a fella couldn't put a small rc boat in the bottom of those large orange bouys. You could certainly keep that spot pirate busy fishing that marker

[SuperDave336]

With today’s electronics though there are no secret brush piles. All they have to do is get close.

[MikeF]

With today’s electronics though there are no secret brush piles. All they have to do is get close

Yep some can and do it.

No guarantees.

But you may be surprised how many have the resources to buy the latest and greatest and are absolutely clueless on how to utilize it.

[DockShootinJack]

Very true. It is not enough to have the gadgets on the boat. You have to know how to use them to your advantage

[GoTennTitans]

I can remember wayer back farther than that when you had to mark your spot by a stump or log and if there was none, you had to kinda mark it by something up on the bank like a gray tree or something hanging in a tree like an old blue raincoat or something like that.

Names of some of my favorite places on the lakes near me are all named for some marker…….Randy Log, Bean Shooter Tree, Tall Tree, Sucker Rod, Preacher Stump, Johnson Hole, Log Jam, Coffin Rock, Oil Can, Mossy Oak, Short Stump, Sickamo, Boy Scout, 3 Stumps, Green Stump, Bouy, Far Buoy, Lost Bouy, Daisy Cove, Iron Rod, Naked Lady, Playground, Horseshoe, Behind the Island, Pointed Stump, Mike & Mike, Huckabee Hole, Blue Raincoat, Titty Rock, Power Line Hole, Jeff Hole, Steve Flat, 10.5, Site 53, RV, And Laird Hole just to name a few of our regulars. Some are marked on GPS, but it’s not necessary for me to find them. Been there, done that soma y times before.

Just some thoughts on this new Livescope style of fishing……I don’t own one and probably not gonna get one. Yes, it would help me find fish, but I still like fishing and hunting em and trying several spots just as much as catching em the easy way. My dad likes to go try these spots out anyway, so we gotta try the old Bean Shooter & Tall Tree whether we have 1 or 59 already in the live well.

[SuperDave336]

Names of some of my favorite places on the lakes near me are all named for some marker…….Randy Log, Bean Shooter Tree, Tall Tree, Sucker Rod, Preacher Stump, Johnson Hole, Log Jam, Coffin Rock, Oil Can, Mossy Oak, Short Stump, Sickamo, Boy Scout, 3 Stumps, Green Stump, Bouy, Far Buoy, Lost Bouy, Daisy Cove, Iron Rod, Naked Lady, Playground, Horseshoe, Behind the Island, Pointed Stump, Mike & Mike, Huckabee Hole, Blue Raincoat, Titty Rock, Power Line Hole, Jeff Hole, Steve Flat, 10.5, Site 53, RV, And Laird Hole just to name a few of our regulars. Some are marked on GPS, but it’s not necessary for me to find them. Been there, done that soma y times before.

We still do that even if marked on gps as well but none of ours are as exciting as yours... particularly “naked lady”....

[MikeF]

Good old "dead reckoning".

Still catch myself doing it out of habit.

Hated when an old tall dead fell and lost the 2nd reference point of a sweet line up.

Only way to do it back when I was young and broke.

I don't eat fish so I normally don't any keep fish.

So for me, the catching part is a heck of a lot more fun than the fishing part.

[BobC]

Some good stories here. Enjoyed reading about the inventiveness of many of the members.
Bob