Quote Originally Posted by Duayne View Post
I've waypointed a bunch of open water stripers. When I go back and look closely, its amazing how many come on underwater creek channels and points that are off the main river channels. Waypoint your locations, where you hook up, then look for patterns in the area. You can also retrack a path a second time if you are trolling.
This is an awesome tip. I've had a GPS on my boat for about ten years and never thought about using the GPS to help establish a pattern.

The one tip I'd tell you as a new GPS operator is: Remember, it's GPS and not radar! What I mean is it will get you back to ramp or a waypoint in the fog or dark; however, it will not tell you whether or not there's something in the water in front on you.