mexico bay area

[freespirit1]

any fish show up yet ??? thanks

[Ridge Runnee]

They r around!!! Been getting a few most times out.

[BrokeOff]

we blanked yesterday.  really warm water water moved in.  74 down 85 and probably went deeper but my probe was acting up.

 

not many marks and not much bait.  went looking for kings set up in 100 went out to 220.  Then the north wind got strong and we came back to the inside with no hits and called it.

[MikeyP]

we blanked yesterday.  really warm water water moved in.  74 down 85 and probably went deeper but my probe was acting up.

 

not many marks and not much bait.  went looking for kings set up in 100 went out to 220.  Then the north wind got strong and we came back to the inside with no hits and called it.

 

It wasn't your probe. We were having a tough time finding any temp below 71 degrees on Monday. Not much bait or marks either. We didn't go beyond 220 ft of water though.

[JSSMILE]

Was out on Monday 3 for 5 in 215 ft of water. But they where deep 135 down had 48 deg. at that depth. Wind back at it last night so things will change again.  

[BHufnagle]

My probe was acting funny too before the cable holding it to the ball broke and I put it up for the day. It kept jumping every few seconds from 75 to 46 or so and at 1 point read 31. I had to go down 90 over 130 to get it to change at all from 74.

My question is: can the temps change that quick to affect the probe or was it malfunctioning? How quick does the probe react to the change?

Is there really water in the 30's over 130?

This is my first year with a probe and its not as easy as I thought is was going to be.

 

Thanks for any feedback

[shakenbake114]

You might have a nick in the cable. We had that problem

[BHufnagle]

_{no connected cable. has a transducer. I was thinking I would change the batteries before this weekend?}

[Pitriz222]

Ours was doing exact same thing Sunday. Thermocline all over the place maybe???

[dubblec]

batteries.  same issue when batteries get low

[PD Buoy]

I gone to a 16 lb weight to minimize blow-back with the Fish Hawk X4. And yes new alkaline batteries a must.

[MikeyP]

My probe was acting funny too before the cable holding it to the ball broke and I put it up for the day. It kept jumping every few seconds from 75 to 46 or so and at 1 point read 31. I had to go down 90 over 130 to get it to change at all from 74.

My question is: can the temps change that quick to affect the probe or was it malfunctioning? How quick does the probe react to the change?

Is there really water in the 30's over 130?

This is my first year with a probe and its not as easy as I thought is was going to be.

 

Thanks for any feedback

 

 

Batteries. Review your manual. Erratic readings are usually an indication that batteries need to be changed.

Edited July 25, 2013 by MikeyP

[BHufnagle]

Changing them out tonite. Thanks and good luck everyone this weekend!

[Tall Tails]

I gone to a 16 lb weight to minimize blow-back with the Fish Hawk X4. And yes new alkaline batteries a must.

 

I have gone to Lithium Batteries in my hawk and my depth raider.  It is the way to go.  I can fish 18 to 20 days on a set.

[Fish Hunter]

We keep spare batterys on board.

[fathobbit0074]

I always have spare batteries

[Ridge Runnee]

Went out for a little bit tonight got into a couple big boys and found good temps down 100' over 200!!

[Bo dan den]

We will be going out on tuesday and hopefully the rest of the week as long as the boat holds up.Will be fishing by the power plant i think.

[salmon_freak]

That's good ridge!! Have them all ready for jay for the weekend!!

[Bo dan den]

Has anybody been near the power plant.

[hassellmania]

yeah that is where ridge runner got his fish in 200 feet.  What he didn't tell you was that he was fishing in my boat while I was out of town for work.  Hey ridge, did you at least put a couple gallons of gas in my rig? Special thanks to Mike at Mike's marina for fixing my boat in time for the weekend!!! I only gas up at his place now picked up a lot of water in my gas elsewhere and it screwed up my optimax royally> Good luck this weekend guys.\\Dave

[ryanrobb52]

Spent 6 hours tonight in the rain chasing the kings. We hit the stack most of the afternoon but never moved a rod. At 7:30 we went to 140 fow just off from the launce and landed 2 on 300 copper. Green frog with green fly. 7 lber and 22 lber. Boy it got rough coming in in my 18 footer but it was another great day out!

[fathobbit0074]

24 lb king 100fow 80' down. By plant

[fathobbit0074]

Sat am fish by plant

[fathobbit0074]