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MID-DEPTH WOOD
Perfect is not a good word to use when
discussing fishing, but mid-depth stumps, Good electronics are critical. This shows
brush and beds are as close to perfect as a Dan Dannenmueller’s fishing paths on one
fisherman can get. side of the graph and the sonar on the other.
Why? Because middle depths are
easy to fish, the fish aren’t spooky and any determine if fish are on the cover and how they
technique can be used to catch them. For are situated. The key to today’s electronics
tournament fishermen, it’s a depth where fish is high-percentage fishing. This means a
can be caught and kept alive. fisherman is putting baits on cover with fish on
Searching it. It’s doesn’t guarantee a bite, but it means
baits are being fished in spots where fish are
Electronics is a critical element when known to be located.
fishing open water structure. A stump at 12 Mid-depth is a general term. It might
feet can’t be seen without electronics. Once mean six to 15 feet in stained water, a little
found, electronics lets a fisherman zoom in to less in muddy waters, and deeper in clearer
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