Missdemeanor

Wow! Busy day is an understatement...

Decent bite despite big wind. Lots of chocolate milk colored water tight to Shore Here's what worked for us today:

Dropped you a PM

Thanks Bill.... Much appreciated

Here comes a confession..... I went on a bird watching forum on Facebook... Used my name, but I would watch the reports of the birdwatchers about all the sea ducks they would see miles offshore with their spotting scopes.... Once the species that I wanted to hunt started showing up in their surveys, I'd head out offshore, drift a line of Scoter blocks and have a great day ... The people finally figured out what was happening and they stopped posting waterfowl sightings... Was it illegal? ... Nope... Not at all..... Was I a d!Ck for using their information? Maybe.... But sometimes it pays off to be resourceful. Now these guys using the Internet to poach... That's no bueno... And that fine they got is laughable...

Thanks for the info

For a dozen block set ups.... I'd set six on one end of the boat and six on the other .. pocket in middle could work .. I anchor my decoys with window weights... Couple of big ones on one end if it's rolly.. I also use a couple car rotors on one end if I run my supermag battleship decoys.. as far as anchoring the boat,. Depends how big the boat is... I used a Danforth anchor used on a 30 ft boat .. ..

Thanks Bill..... I have done both.... Drifted out in 200 feet of water and anchored. If you want true decoying birds, then I would anchor .... If your running a dog, you should anchor both ends of your long line and run 2-2.5 ft droppers from your blocks. No dog, anchor one end .. positioning the boat can be tricky .. if it's dead flat, the birds might be a little squirrel, but as a general rule they are pretty dumb when It comes to the boat. I usually anchor parallel to the long lines... I usually anchor from the stern ( if it's calm) and do the shooting from the bow.... The trick to coming off anchor.... Let out enough anchor rode until your where you want... Tie a loop in your anchor line and put it around the cleat... On or near the end of the anchor line, attach a fender...once you shoot a bird, take the loop off the cleat, toss it overboard with the fender attached .. once you get the bird, come back, hook the fender, and then put the loop back on the cleat... Should be in the same position if your anchor is holding .. Shooting sea ducks is fun .. just wish I found a way to cook em... Best of luck to you...