Hey everyone, here is my dilemma...
I currently have a 14ft jon w/9.8hp outboard. The closest lake to me is Lake Lanier which if you are not from Ga is a huge lake. I have been going there because it takes 10 mins to get there and there are no gas motor restrictions and such. Problem is it's a massive lake so getting around at 14mph top steed is really tough.
I have been fishing within a relatively close proximity of the boat ramp so that I can maximize the time I have lines in the water. I do have a fish finder but have not used it much to actually locate fish because searching for fish on the finder on this lake could take forever in this boat . That being said, I don't rely on it much and have been going to nearby areas I think will hold fish like points, boat docks, fallen trees etc in the area.
This approach has been yielding a 2-3 fish avg in about 3-4hours of fishing which in my opinion sucks. Obviously not the most effective way to do things but again my thought process has been get to a spot ASAP and start fishing which is essentially fishing blind. Do any of you have any advice on what I could/should be doing differently? I would like to double my catch avg in the same time frame. Also, forgot to mention though I do have a fish finder it's not a good one and I'm not sure how accurate it is other than depth. Doesn't give a good picture of the bottom.
Any thoughts?
I currently have a 14ft jon w/9.8hp outboard. The closest lake to me is Lake Lanier which if you are not from Ga is a huge lake. I have been going there because it takes 10 mins to get there and there are no gas motor restrictions and such. Problem is it's a massive lake so getting around at 14mph top steed is really tough.
I have been fishing within a relatively close proximity of the boat ramp so that I can maximize the time I have lines in the water. I do have a fish finder but have not used it much to actually locate fish because searching for fish on the finder on this lake could take forever in this boat . That being said, I don't rely on it much and have been going to nearby areas I think will hold fish like points, boat docks, fallen trees etc in the area.
This approach has been yielding a 2-3 fish avg in about 3-4hours of fishing which in my opinion sucks. Obviously not the most effective way to do things but again my thought process has been get to a spot ASAP and start fishing which is essentially fishing blind. Do any of you have any advice on what I could/should be doing differently? I would like to double my catch avg in the same time frame. Also, forgot to mention though I do have a fish finder it's not a good one and I'm not sure how accurate it is other than depth. Doesn't give a good picture of the bottom.
Any thoughts?