How to use Sonar to catch White bass, lake Belton January 2018
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- Опубліковано 6 січ 2018
- Hello fishermen, today on skunked again, John and I hired fishing guide Bob Maindelle on Belton Lake to learn how to use Sonar to locate and catch white bass and hybrids. In this video, Bob shows us where to look for white bass, and how to use sonar to identify fish and teaches presentation techniques to catch them. Part 2 will be the fish catching video. I realized that I never really knew how to use electronics until today. Bob is the professional's professional, willing to teach so that I could go out to do it in my own boat. On a slow bluebird day, we boated 60 fish.
You'll definitely learn something new in this video. If so, let me know in the comments and I'll put you in a drawing for a free Skunked again fishing shirt. If you didn't learn jack squat, also let me know, and you'll also be added to the drawing. Even Bob learned something new from John today; you'll see that at the end of the video. Enjoy and thanks for watching.
Bob's Equipment:
-Lowrance HDS 16 for GPS maps, chirp sonar and down imagery
-Humminbird Solix 15 for down imagery and GPS positioning
-21 foot custom built boat to his specifications
-Fenwick rods, and Pflueger reels with braid line and fluorocarbon leader
-White Redneck 180 slab jiggin spoons with his custom made stinger hooks
-Custom made fish attracting thumper (battery operated thumping noise maker)
Bob Maindelle, Central Texas Fishing Guide
Owner, Holding the Line Guide Service
254.368.7411 (call or text)
Website: www.HoldingTheLineGuideService.com
E-mail: Bob@HoldingTheLineGuideService.com
Facebook: bobmaindelle
Twitter: www/ bobmaindelle - Спорт
Awesome video! Thank you
glad you found it useful. Thanks for your comment
Mr. Maindelle is one of the best guied on Belton and Stillhouse , he catches over 13, 000 fish a year. He even gives sonar classes on huminbirds or larance units .HE'S THE BEST ! And you can read his volume in the Killeen Dailey news paper in the sports section , it's like getting a Christmas present once a week .
It's great to learn from expert. Save me tons of time and money by watching this.
Glad you learned something from the master Bob Maindelle. Keep watching these videos and hope you can learn something on each video. Tim
@ 8:50 thats a true fisherman humble enough even as a guide to try soemthing new a new technique
That is an open minded professional to change his mind when the evidence presents itself. Thanks for your comment
Love the videos!
@@marklaas4475 very kind of you. Not everyone appreciates the work that goes into "fishing". thanks again
Good info, it jives with what I've experienced as a noob. High in the column and they are gone before I can stop and anchor.
Yep, just add it to your knowledge base for more improved success! Thanks for the comment
Awesome Video! Bob is the man! Looks like he upgraded from his 12 inch lowerance to a 16 inch from a few months ago when I went with him last. He is an excellent guy and has to be one of the best fishing guides in Texas. Very professional and eager to teach and help you be successful! If you have never been with him, it is worth your time and effort to go with him!
Yep, he's working with a couple of $5000 sonars. It tells you how seriously he takes his profession. Thanks for your comments, you're in the drawing!
very informative
I learned about the three different jigging techniques used. I was also surprised how small those schools of fish looked on sonar!
Matthew, glad you learned something new. You're in the drawing! Thanks for your comment.
love the video shows a lot now I just need to use it.
Scott: Thanks for your kind words. Yep, using it is the key to learning all of its features; since it's really a full computer system.
Would have been cool to see the sonar recorded of the fish on the FF. Used to fish that lake all the time when I was stationed at Ft. Hood. Thanks for the vid!
Good suggestion Kayak Fisher. I'll do that next time and stick it in the end of the video.
I just found your video. I actually live in California but was stationed at Hood years ago. My wife and I are planning on moving back to that area Hopefully before Christmas and She doesn't know yet but she is getting me a Jon Boat for Christmas. I really liked your video and I have not fished in so long it is good to be able to learn things before I get there. Hopefully I will live in the Belton / Salado area. I have never really had a chance to learn to fish before and now that I am retired and the Wife is retiring we will have plenty of time to learn and fish on Belton Lake and Stillhouse lake both.
Hey there Sarge: I was just at Stillhouse again yesterday fishing for largemouth. You'll find fishing is good in central Texas. Send me a note when you're back here and I'll help you!
Tim
Great I was Stationed there back in the late 70's first part of the 80's. I use to fish there all the time at the Marina on Still house as I lived about 3 miles from it. I took wife there a couple time and she fell in love with the area to. We came here in around 85 because hr family and her mother was really sick and she got a job with the county here in Los Angeles as a nurse and stayed till now for her retirement.,
We hopefully will be back on Stillhouse and Belton for Christmas..
I will be in the market for an affordable Jon Boat when we get there... Maybe I will run across you out on the lake sometime. I have not actually fished for hardly anything other then some stocked trout here and i miss cat fishing and bass and crappie... Can Hardly wait to get back home as I grew up in Texas on Lake Texhoma...
welcome back home to Texas
The winner of the shirt drawing is Culling Bass. I ran a random number generator 10 times, and the one with the highest selection was Culling Bass at 3. Kayak Fishing Texas and Richard Compton had 2 each. Close contest. Thanks for your comments and participation
Going to try this Saturday!
good luck Peter, will you send your results?
@@skunkedagain didn't have any luck on Lake Belton since the flooding closed all the parks. so I went to Lake Buchanan caught one 3 and one 4 pound large mouth off the docks while trying to staying out of the Wind. And I put 150+ miles on my truck and boat trying to fish.
Peter Garcia i Heard- Buch was open again. Driving around town lake today, it was flowing like a river. Hope it settles soon.
Good video, that lake looks awesome. There are some big ones in there, would love to fish there someday. I just subscribed. I hope my channel has as good content as you have on here. Keep the videos coming
Whoa, sorry, I just saw this post. Thanks for your comments. I'll check out your channel too.
Tim
Cut down on the background music trac so we can hear the subject expert . Nice education.
Thanks for the comment and feedback
Uh oh, he's gonna have to change his name to Never Skunked Again! I know I learned a thing or two. Thanks!
that would be good name for a guide service. Thanks for your comment, you're in the drawing!
I forgot to add: The drawing for the Skunked Again fishing shirt will be held on 1/27/18.
Steve, great comment. He is a professional that all guides should model. Once a week Christmas, yeah!
What artificial bait did y’all bring with you? He took a liking to it and was curious what it was?
I used Laners (Constant Pursuit Outfitters.com) “Thump Boss” in white....it’s a bad boy for catching whites and still enticing hybrids. 4 inch bait.
RespectTheFish we brought fin-s-shad from lurker city. 1/4” jig head. He brought some along on his next trip. Tim
i catch em on belton on the hottest days at mid day. For what ever reason they school up during the hottest part of the day in the 10-20 foot range. I can nail at least 60 a day on huge rapala bluegill or spoons. and like he said droppoffs with humps.
Nate: interesting that they'd be that shallow. They must be chasing shad onto these humps. Do you find them there during other times of the day too?
skunked again not agressive like that unless it's about to rain. Ive seen the same thing at Granger lake. I think the bait fish come up for air and the bass follow. It's almost like an oven turns on their bite. Normally lasts about an hr then fades off suddenly. Learned that from an old buddy whose family fished here since the lakes were damned.
I seen you work the Lowrance a bit more than the Humminbird. Unfortunately I own Humminbird products. It was very cool watching u teach but the glare kinda masked the view. I Sub and will continue to follow u because u r very informative. Thanks
Hi Reggie, the Lowrance was mainly used for downscan and mapping features, but Humminbird was used as downscan, and communications with the trolling motor to troll to the exact spot on the downscan. I think they're both equally capable, it's just that Humminbird talks to MinnKota, and Lowrance talks to Motorguide. I wish they'd both follow some standard and be able to talk to all devices, not just ones they're partnered with....
skunked again , LOL I definitely understand. A year ago I began the process of buying things. I quickly learned this same thing. I was stuck on buying motorguide bc of ALL the fishing guides loving them and I wanted Humminbird for their cost reduction and mega imagining. Well I had to go with Minn Kota because they communicate with one another. The Minn Kota was twice the price though and I hated that and looked for all kinda ways to make the Humminbird and Motorguide talk but it wasn't gonna happen. So I went what made sense. Thanks again for your great video!!!!!!!!! I did learn a lot from you and I've always wanted to see the TWO unit's working at the same time so I can see if their is any difference between them. Thanks again!!
I can barely see the screen. I wish it was better
Thang Bui me too
16 inch Lowrance would be nice, but not many fisherman can afford 2600.00 to 5000.00 for these high end sonar units.
yep, that's right. It's nice, but not must have to get the 16". However, Bob is a professional, so this is the tool of the trade for him. What size do you have? Tim
Garmin Striker 7sv
Bob where can I buy your sonar training dvd?
Terry:
Bob Maindelle does sonar training on his boat, or yours. Super reasonably priced. I learned everything about whites, hybrids, and stripers from him. His service is "holding the line fishing guide". Tim
skunked again If I were closer I’d jump on that opportunity! I’m in western North Carolina! Would gladly pay for a dvd though, just sayin!
What kind of jigging spoons are being used?
skunked again Thank you! I fish at Cherokee Lake in eastern TN. Does have white bass but I mainly fish for stripers and hybrids. Have been having good luck lately jigging with BPS Freestyle Jigs. Hoping Bob will do a video strictly on using his electronics, favorite settings, etc...someday. That would be a BIG help to anglers like me that are weak in that department.
That's a good idea to have Bob do one on using electronics and settings. Next time I get on his boat, I'll do that.
Thanks,
Tim
skunked again Great, thanks Tim!
Great video 👍 terrible sound 😣
Thanks for the feedback. Good sound would have made it better
Can't hardly hear the commentary can't hardly see the screen