Thread: Ga crackers!

Originally Posted by bwilso

Does you Garmin actually show the beds? I can't seem to figure mine out on perspective view. Everything looks the same.

Yes, but these fish weren't on beds; they were milling around in shallow water (5-6 feet) where a creek runs into a lake. I was actually casting to them, aka sniping. I can see bream beds very clearly, though, the beds I've found don't have any fish on them yet. The females were full of eggs, so it should happen soon.

I cruise flats and shoreline in perspective mode and can see beds pretty clearly, as long as the depth is under 15 feet or so. I use it more than side view now. I did upgrade to the LVS 34 transducer, which is quite noticeably better than the 32.

Originally Posted by gabowman

Nice. Congrats. Tell me how do you find them....just casting to the bank? Just a jig or cork and jig? Etc.?

They weren't on the bank; I tried that first because that's how I usually find them when not on bed, but no dice. I noticed fish on screen out in the shallow middle of the creek, tossed out a worm, and very quickly caught the first one when he almost yanked the rod out of the boat. Seems they stage in shallow water as the full moon approaches, something my friend Scott aka @ultraslab noticed last year. Just a jig and a wiggler - I almost never use a cork.