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Dan, thanks so much for the kind words. I really appreciate it and still love making these videos and getting to talk fishing with you guys on here! So, I have a trolling motor with spot lock which - if I had to choose between my outboard and the trolling motor I think I'd be trolling. It makes the days on the water so so much more enjoyable because it takes care of maintaining the boat position. I can help my kids fish and not have to keep a foot on my trolling motor all day. Now, one setting that I use with spot lock that a lot of folks don't play around with is the setting called "boat scale". It's a setting that lets your trolling motor kick in harder/softer depending on your boat size. BUT - on windy days I'll adjust that so the trolling motor kicks in harder to keep me in place better. And on days with very little wind I'll adjust it so it kicks in slower/softer so I'm not bouncing left/right too much. *Before I had spot lock I had an anchor rigged up on a pulley on the front of my boat and I would drop anchor about 20 times every day to stay positioned. Was a pain, but I caught a lot of fish!

So, on Lake Darbonne you can only keep 7 fish that are 12 inches or larger. I get excited when I catch the 8-11 inch fish because we can keep more of those for the fryer! haha, and yes, I have a big family that loves to eat fish so we're always fish hungry here!

So, I know you can't tell watching these videos if you've never used FFS before, but there is actually about a half second to 1 second delay between what is happening and what you see on the screen. So you have to set the hook when you feel the thump or see your line jump instead of going off the screen or you will miss the fish. When I synch the videos up for youtube I get them synched up properly to make it easier on everyone viewing. Good luck out there on the next fishing trips everyone!

Well, I just got back in 20 mins ago from fishing today but only caught 4 crappie. Haha, so I don't always find them!! Wind was brutal today so I had to tuck into some coves that were loaded down with yellow bass. Any time I tried to get crappie they'd hit it before I could even get close.

Thanks so much! I didn't get to hit the river at all this year because of water levels but next summer I'm going to try to find some more big ones like this!

@@HighQualityFishingVideos What is the size of the screen you are using?

@@obwith2.332 I have the GPSMap1022 that has a 10 inch screen

I'm so glad you found the videos helpful! Let me know if you need any tips/advice or get stuck setting up the pontoon boat!

@ do you have great problems with wind? I’m installing a Garmin Force trolling motor with 36 volts. Out toon is 20 ft so hopefully it holds on spot.

@@redneckradtech1202 I have a 24 volt minn kota terrova and it will hold the boat all day long in up to 15mph wind. Now I don't really like to fish in anything over 10mph, but it does great. I imagine with the 36v you will be fine in any wind you'd dare to fish in!

@ thanks that’s reassuring.

Hey, they sure are! Here's my website where you can take a look: highqualityfishing.com/ If you have any questions around fitting it to your setup you can reach out to me at info@highqualityfishing.com Have not found a transducer pole that we can't mount this to - and after you use it you'll never want to fish without it!

Thank you! I am using the LVS34 transducer paired up with the GPSMap1022. The transducer pole is from Summit and attached to that is The Foot Fisher which lets me turn it with my foot to stay locked onto the fish.

Thank you!

At the very top right of your screen you'll see a little circle with a B in it. Click that, then click "view your channel". Then click "customize channel". Then scroll all the way to the bottom of that screen and you can add your email to your youtube profile. I'll be able to see that and reach out to ship you one of these if you'd like one. *For anyone wondering, Bob was my very first youtube commenter years ago so I'm gifting him one of my new Foot Fisher devices to say thank you. I know he'll put it to good use!

Thank you! I use the garmin app for the screen recording part

Hey Bob! I'm actually staying up tonight to try to launch the website after I finish the last how-to video. It works like a dream for transducer-pole fishing. I've got 50 ready to go out and one with your name on it free of charge. Will send you a private message to get your details. Appreciate you being my first commenter years back!

Bob could you add an email address to your youtube profile? I'll reach out for shipping details and send you "The Foot Fisher" to check out. *Transducer pole diameter can be 1 to 1.25 inches and the pole mount diameter can be 1 to 2.6 inches.

I think I got it ( with the help of my daughter-in-law). Let me know please!

@@bobscott6991 Just sent over an email! You can go ahead and remove your email from your youtube now if you don't want to have it out there. Thanks again for the first comment Bob!

Hey, that is a 17ft 1984 Bass Tracker

Whew, now that is a beast! I'd have to use my pier net to get one that big in my boat!!

@ I had to get in the river to land her, because I forgot my net and I was on the bank. It was January. Worth the bitter cold, because 30 seconds after I sat down after releasing it, I hooked into a 46lb blue.

Thanks! You would love it, I worked hard to make it as easy to move as possible so that your foot isn't sore at the end of the day. The old cable-steer trolling motors would wear my foot/ankle out by the end of the day but you can use this all day and not even feel it.

Hey thanks for watching! This was a day out on Caney Creek Reservoir in North Louisiana.

Hey, thanks for watching! I think on that day I was using a chartreuse/pink jig but I change up color almost every time I go out to figure out what they want that day. Good luck out there!

Oh man, every time I go out it's like the first time all over again. Still can't believe we're here to see this technology for the first time. I keep thinking "if only my grandfather could see this!". Good luck out there and thanks for watching!

Hey thanks for watching, here's a quick (< 2 minute) video that shows my settings: ruclips.net/video/hBlBt7HcApQ/видео.html

Thank you! It's a great family boat and a fish-catching machine too!

Thank you! I really need to put down my jig pole and get back out to the river to chase some big stuff again

There are so many great spots all along the dam on that lake! I am thinking about loading my boat up with a bunch of brush and sinking it out there and posting the coordinates on here for everybody. I'm about to have to cut two trees down on my property so will have loads of good structure to put down - will probably do that soon to make some good deep winter spots out there for all of us. *You are right that for a lot of the year it's smaller fish on that mid-depth brush. Fall is when I have caught the big ones off there - I think as they migrate off the banks and weeds moving towards the deeper water where we find them all winter.

Thanks so much! So I've fished a LOT this past year and some of that has been with a friend that has the 32. His is set up portable like mine and he brings it on the boat so we get to see side-by-side. I'd say the LVS34 is maybe ~30% more clear if you're fishing within 40ft. Past that I'd say the difference starts jumping and the 34 will let you accurately target crappie much further. That's a lot just to say basically - if you fish < 40ft from the boat I'd stick with the 32 because you can still load the boat and see good enough. If you fish further than that the 34 is much much better and may be worth the investment. *I'm about to release my cable-steer foot rotator for transducer poles within the year that is, in my opinion, the best thing ever if you use a transducer pole. I'm still working with manufacturers so don't have final pricing but if you're looking for an upgrade I really really love the thing and can't say enough good about it.

Thank you! Yes you are correct on the install being done poorly for the replacement bimini. I have changed to a different dealership now to do any work on the boat and could not be happier with the new place. They fixed the issues with the bimini and even fixed some other things the original shop messed up on that I had not noticed. They even took pictures of the railing where the original shop caved it in with an impact wrench in case it fails so that it can be fixed under warranty. I felt like I may have complained more than I should have in this video but wanted to make sure all the minor bad stuff got covered. The boat overall is outstanding and I still smile every time I take it out - which is often! **The new bimini is beginning to show signs that the wire may have a similar issue to the original one (when you press the lower/raise button it delays and eventually stops working completely as the wire stretches/breaks). Keeping an eye on it but just a heads up to any potential buyers or current owners to keep an eye on that.

Oh dang, that was you?!?! My bad!! hahaha, nah I spent way too long fishing out of a small boat to get close to anybody while spinning the kids around.

Thank you! Hope to have more time now that the weather is too cold for my kids to keep a tube tied to the back of my boat!

Thank you!

Thank you! So I rarely set my distance closer than 40 feet because I wind up pitching/casting to 30-40ft and it gives me some leeway to correct the lure's position. So if I go too far left/right I can drag it back over and still have time to put it exactly where I want it when I'm approaching the fish. Now if the fish are spooky and I have to set up further then I just have to be good with the casts that day (or re-cast a lot in my case hahaha)

Thank you!

Bob!!! That is exactly what I used this weekend that caught us some big ones. Those sparkle nibbles seem to disintegrate faster than the normal ones but they sure did work. My foot-rotator is coming along and I'm getting final testing done so we can get the plastic molds made now. The main box will now be made of stainless steel as it is somehow cheaper than plastic (who knew?). Anyway, all that to say I still have one coming for you, just taking longer than I expected to get manufacturing going.

What is a foot rotator?

Great videos by the way. I love to watch the fish’s reaction to the bait. You have it setup perfectly. Thanks

@@destinsboggybayouinshorech1154 Thanks so much for watching! I actually spent the last 1+ year engineering and patenting a mechanical device that lets you rotate the transducer pole using your foot (no batteries/motors). Not just blowing smoke, it is outstanding and I never fish without it any more. It attaches to almost any existing transducer pole and can be added/removed in about 10 seconds. In the final stages of prototype testing with the new metal foot box design and hope to have the first batch manufactured and in boxes soon.

@@destinsboggybayouinshorech1154 Thank you! It takes a lot of editing hours but I have fun getting to rewatch my fishing trips. I feel like I get twice as much experience out of every day on the water now that I can watch over what worked or didn't work.

Thank you, so glad you like the videos! Now if I could just get the fish to cooperate like this every time I go out I could make these kind of videos more often hahaha!

Thanks so much! Almost didn't want to put this video out there but wanted to have an honest channel and show that even those of us that are on the water every week have bad days/nights. You can message me right here is the fastest way as I'll get a notification on my phone. For business inquiries my email is highqualityfishingvideos@gmail.com

Who sets your Garmin up , you have got the clearest screen if seen

@@patrickmatthews4475 Hey, I actually set it all up myself after doing a lot of research. Here are my settings and setup videos showing what I did. *The biggest thing that I don't hear a lot of others talk about is soldering all the connection/splice points and heavily insulating those places with real rubber splicing tape and heat shrink. My Portable LiveScope Setup: ruclips.net/video/C7KAlzofPBc/видео.html My LiveScope Settings: ruclips.net/video/hBlBt7HcApQ/видео.html

Thanks for the videos of settings , and the info , I’m going to try them 👍

Scratch that request. I hadn’t made it far enough back on your video list. Thanks again!

@@bartsmith5221 Thank you! Was just about to send you a link to it but you found it faster than I saw your message! I night fish pretty often in the summer to stay out of the heat and to avoid the boat traffic on busier lakes. This was probably the worst/noisiest water I've seen all year as far as bait fish everywhere and the target fish moving every 5 seconds. One trick you can do on nights like that to help you find your lure VERY fast on the screen after casting is thread 10 or so bobber stoppers a foot or two above your jig. They pop up pretty well and are easier to find on the screen during noisy-water nights like this one was.

@@HighQualityFishingVideos That’s a great tip! I appreciate it.

Hey Bob!! Thank you for the comment! My little gadget is coming along and getting close to manufacturer-ready now. First one I torture-test and know it is ready will be sent your way! Thanks again for being my very first commenter when I started this channel!

Hey, my pleasure. So glad I found your channel!

Thanks you! Haha, great minds think alike because I have done that for my pole tip in years past and even have some of those glowstick bobbers that worked well. I have a small flood light on the front rail now that lets me see my transducer pole and rod. The toughest part on this night was getting a lure to them before they moved (they were on the move big time). Once I gave up targeting individual fish and went back to just fishing the edges of the light without even looking at the scope I caught a few more. The moon wasn't quite full but was very bright for the first few hours until the cloud cover came in.

Thanks for the video. Love to see the Darbonne videos. Are the mosquitoes bad down that way? I was thinking about taking a camping trip down that way next spring

@@jeffgammon1392 Thank you! The mosquitoes are not much worse around Darbonne than anywhere else in the south really. We camp around here and up into Arkansas quite often and it's pretty much the same. South louisiana is a whole different story though! The bugs I was fighting out on the open water in this video are some other type of bug I think because I have never been bitten by them. But they swarm at dusk and right before dawn and will get everywhere unless you have mosquito coverings. Those little nets that go over your hat are worth their weight in gold!

Oh man, that is awesome. I know you guys are loving all the space in the new boat! I think you've probably got a lot more experience fixing up boats than me and that's saying a lot cause I worked on my old bass boat all the time! Thanks for the kind words about the vid and good luck out on the water the next time you go fishing!

Congratulations on the upcoming retirement! I was so worried that I would regret the boat and that the size would be an issue, but now I really don't think I'll go back to a smaller boat again. My aunt is retired also and she just got this exact same boat after going out in mine a few times. She says the same thing I do, that you just can't beat it for comfort/stability. Haha, you will need a longer net to land the fish though! Good luck out there!

This was up near the Monroe/West Monroe area. Somewhere north of the bridge but don't recall the exact spot. I was just trolling along side scanning for structure and saw that big tree out in the middle so I stopped to take a look. It's funny, I have fished the Tensas River and the Ouachita River and you're fishing right where the two of those meet! I bet that is a great spot to pick up some big fish!

Hey thanks for watching my fishing video! I don't have an exact angle and it changes a bit every time I go out due to my portable mount setup, but I try to get it where the upper beam is parallel with the water. That seems to give the best picture for me, but it probably varies +- 10 degrees on every trip out for me. One thing I did while initially getting my picture clear and adjusting settings is pulled up to a few stumps/trees and adjusted everything. I moved a few times to get the trees at various distances to make sure the picture was solid and after I was happy locked it in and took a picture of my settings so I wouldn't forget. Good luck out there!