Portable fish finders?

[nonamesleft47]

Awesome, I was hoping you'd chime in Geo, we need to get together and go sometime. I'd like to get a June trip put together for next year, I've never been in the spring. My son is 10 so he's about ready.

I head out 9/11 for 8 days. That's a week later than we usually go so hopefully we'll have the place to ourselves although the weather will be a bit touchier. We are heading out of Saganaga on the Gunflint like we always do. I'm hoping we get the 3rd bay campsite again this year. We had some regulars drop out so we will be taking at least 2 new guys, should be fun.

I was wondering about the batteries, I usually take plenty since we do some night walleye fishing and I don't want to be without a light if something should happen.
Does the piranah transducer work well on the canoe? I was thinking about taking supplies to mount it if I had trouble getting it to stick, I'll try it out here before we leave though.

[GeoFisher]

Awesome, I was hoping you'd chime in Geo, we need to get together and go sometime. I'd like to get a June trip put together for next year, I've never been in the spring. My son is 10 so he's about ready.

I head out 9/11 for 8 days. That's a week later than we usually go so hopefully we'll have the place to ourselves although the weather will be a bit touchier. We are heading out of Saganaga on the Gunflint like we always do. I'm hoping we get the 3rd bay campsite again this year. We had some regulars drop out so we will be taking at least 2 new guys, should be fun.

I was wondering about the batteries, I usually take plenty since we do some night walleye fishing and I don't want to be without a light if something should happen.
Does the piranah transducer work well on the canoe? I was thinking about taking supplies to mount it if I had trouble getting it to stick, I'll try it out here before we leave though.

DUDE............We REALLY do need to hookup..........THAT is my stomping ground, and have done MANY trips to SAG and 3rd bay area. I tell you though, the Zephyr Campsite, is just a little further, and MUCH better.

We're coming out the 6th of Sept this year.......shoot me a private message here, and I will give you my phone number, so you can call and get a fishing report.

With regards to the transducer.........the portable has a transducer that uses a suction cup to hook to the canoe...........that works GREAT.

with regards to walleye fishing up there......I'm going to give you a couple of my all time FAVORITE spots:

1). All the way back on Zephyr, there is a weedbed. Troll worm rigs there with lindy rig type bouncers, and floating spinner rigs........KILLER.....simply KILLER.

2). If you're staying on the 3rd bay campsite, you SURELY know about the ridge that runs from the Swamp Lake portage to the front of the campsite. AGAIN troll worm rigs, or shad raps........MONEY.

3). THE ole MOTZI Bowl........this is a place named for my friend MOTTS......he found it, and it is FANTASTIC. There is a "bowl" on the Zephyr side of the bank, before the Zephyr portage. This bowl, look closely, has a boulder the size of a VW Bus, submerged, about 5-10 ft under water, about 5 ft off the shoreline.....you have to look CLOSELY, or use the finder. THIS spot is DOUBLE MONEY for walleye..........I caught 11 there in 40 minutes a couple years ago.

4). George Straits.......This place is between second and third bay. US Side. Where it narrows down, and water rushes into 3rd bay. THIS is a FANTASTIC deep water spot. use 3/8 oz jigheads, with smoke jigs, and fish DEEP......I've caught LOTS of big walleye here.


Later,

Geo

[know1]

Man - I really need to get back up there. Hopefully next year. Probably in the fall.