Page 14 - 2020 MCC Grenada Spring Issue
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Magnolia Crappie Club Adventures Magazine
“Drop Down On Em” – The New LiveScope Search Technique
By Bernard Williams, Outdoor Writer
The Garmin LiveScope has the single-pole only in my tourna-
changed crappie fishing to the ex- ments. It’s been over six months
tent that if you’re fishing without since I’ve used my trolling poles.
one, you aren’t catching you just A year ago, you could not have
fishing. The spider-riggers use made me believe I would not be
then, but more and more are con- trolling.”
verting to single-pole anglers. “Boat control is the key to catch-
I grew up jig fishing; that’s noth- ing fish in the open water; I use
ing new in the south, but back Minn Kota Terrova’s mounted on
then, we did the back of my
it differ- boat and an
ently. We Ultrex on the
jigged grass, from to help me
brush piles, control my 22’
stumps, Ranger. I stretch
ledges, and my range out to
standing 50’ or 60’ when
timber. With I spot a fish in
a Garmin the open water,
LiveScope, I head that way,
all of that’s when I get with-
changed. The new technique in 30 feet, I use the back trolling
called “Drop Down On Em.” It’s motors to put the brakes on. I
what the top tournament winners then ease up to within pole reach
have employed. and drop my jig directly on the
The “Drop Down On Em” tech- fish. The key to boat control is
nique is employed by more and to fish into the wind as much as
more tournament anglers daily. As possible.” Says Stewart, “I try to
anglers learn to use the Garmin put my jig directly on the nose of
LiveScope, they’re beginning to the fish, and I hold it as still as
perfect this technique. Profession- possible. I think a lot of my strikes
al Tournament Angler Terry Stew- come from the fish being annoyed
art says, “I’ve developed the con- more so than the fish feeding.”
fidence with the LiveScope to use Continued....................
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