Man, now you know what I was talking about, that was good of you to keep your cool. Fishing deep water I definitely use buoys, and that seems to attract the fishermen even more. They see a buoy, and even though I'm 30 yards from it they have the cruise between it an me while casting at it. The buoy is a reference point for me, not necessarily fish, the fish were right under the boat they were in.
When fishing deep water I usually place myself where I'm casting into the wind or current and use the baits resistance to hold me. I crank down to depth and then do a low swing with my rod and then take up slack instead of constant cranking.
The anchor is a very good thing when stroking or Carolina rigging. I haven't decided how I want to set up my anchor on the ATAK yet. I thought about one off the front handle, and the anchor trolley.
As for packing light, I haven't figured that one out yet. I carry (3) 1 gallon bags of soft plastics, and (4) 3700 series Bait Mafia cases. Along with 10 rods now, I added 2 rod holders last weekend, so I went from 8 to 10.
I thought about getting a thong, or just striping down naked next-time a boater gets to close to me.
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