SMALLMOUTH SECRET WEAPONS

Gear to make bronzeback fishing more productive

Quality spinning rods, reels, lines and finesse baits are a good place to start for a Door County smallmouth adventure. But a few key items can make your trip even better. HUMMINBIRD MEGA LIVE IMAGING TARGETLOCK New MEGA Live Imaging TargetLock ($1,500 for adapter kit/$3,000 with transducer; humminbird.johnsonoutdoors.com) lets you lock live-imaging sonar on a particular structure in the water. You can freely drift or use your trolling motor to move or anchor in place via Spot-Lock, and TargetLock automatically keeps your transducer pointed at the target. On windy days while targeting offshore boulders, Capt. Adam Rasmussen uses this feature so he can focus on smallmouth fishing without worrying about boat control or manually adjusting Live Imaging. We also used it in shallower water in June to stay on a school of…

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Game & Fish East (Digital) - 1 Issue, June/July 2023

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