I try to be as stealthy as possible when I'm fishing. One of my buddies always steps down from the deck to the bottom of the boat very hard. When his feet hit the floor it sounds like somebody dropped a brick. He always slams the lids on the compartments too. I am always reminding him to be a little more quiet because that sound will travel a long way and scares fish. Subsequently he hasn't caught many big fish.

Sometimes if I am very familiar with a spot and don't need my electronics I will turn them off. I'm not sure if it makes a difference but it can't hurt. Last year I experimented with an anchor, I'm sure alot of you guys have done this before but it was a first for me. It was actually kind of a relief not having to hit the trolling motor all of the time to reposition the boat.

I think you would need to have a log like Nico and Rob's log and have kept track of all these different variables over an extended time period to see if any of this stuff works. I guess if it means a couple more fish and year it's worth it.

Jake J

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