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Strategies For Fishing A New Lake hardcopy maps of lakes that depict
the contours as well as maps via other
Dan Dannenmueller with a crappie caught electronic devices. Researching more
on a Bobby Garland jig. Using maps and maps means more knowledge.
electronics are important to lead him to the Dannenmueller said boat electronics
are another tool he uses before he
fish. gets to a lake. He said he checks the
lake and contours and pre-defines
places to fish before he arrives. Thus
when on the water and the clock’s
ticking, he can make the most of his
time eliminating places that are not
productive and assimilating data on
those that produce to develop a game
plan for the tournament.
Another highly successful
tournament professional is Mike Parrot
from North Carolina, a former Crappie
Masters National Champion who won
the team event fishing solo. Parrot,
like Dannenmueller, has developed
specific methods to refine the pre-
trip information into a workable and
repeatable plan.
“The electronic graphs are keys to
success and I begin my on-site work
by using the sidescan and downscan
mode of the units,” he said. “I use
Hummingbird, but regardless of the
name, I recommend anyone get a
high quality graph with sidescan. I will
be researching a specific target such
as a ledge, hump or channel but with
sidescan I’ll also be studying what’s
on the bottom on both sides of the
boat.
“Not only can I see specific crappie-
holding targets on the graph, such as
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