Digital Flasher GPS Lithium Power MarCum Posts Sonar Can I use a MarCum on my Boat? 05/02/2022 / 04/27/2022 by marcum-tech It’s this time of year when our ice sonar is swapped for long rods and soft water, but that doesn’t mean your MarCum should be put in the back corner of the garage. All sonar systems, digital or mechanical styles, offer keys and cues that help anglers be more successful on the water That’s especially true in small crafts like kayaks, canoes, or small skiffs where a larger, permanently mounted traditional LCD display isn’t in play. Here’s just a few ways to trick your craft, whatever it may be, and get the very most from your MarCum. Read more » Fishing Opener Joel Nelson Minnesota Open Water Sonar Universal Open Water Transducer Wisconsin
Posts Getting Your Boat Ready for Open Water 04/24/2023 / 04/21/2023 by marcum-tech After a long winter, there is nothing like the unbridled anticipation of hitting the open water once again. Spring and summer is a special time of the year and soaking up the sun on the water is the best way to recharge the body and soul. The last thing you want to have is maintenance issues going to or on the water. Be sure to follow these quick tips to ensure a greater chance at a fun-filled day on the water. Read more » Open Water Sonar Steve Mattson
Posts How do I choose the right fishing rod? 05/23/2022 / 05/31/2022 by marcum-tech Picture yourself in your favorite sporting goods store taking a stroll through the fishing department. The options for tackle, rods, reels are expansive to say the least. A seemingly never-ending list of brands, types, and configurations call this area home. When it comes to rods, the options are plentiful. Most major retailers will have a variety of lengths, powers, and actions to cover a range of techniques and target species. Choosing the right for the right situation is a task in itself; but it doesn’t need to be as hard as one thinks. Read more » Blake Tollefson Fishing Opener Open Water
Camera MarCum Posts How should I prepare for the Minnesota Fishing Opener? 05/09/2022 / 04/26/2022 by marcum-tech It’s amazing how many anglers have an underwater ice fishing camera for winter use, and forget to pack it in the boat for fishing opener. In fact, open-water applications abound when it comes to everything from species identification, to finding green weeds, or simply identifying water clarity traits from one end of the lake to another. The fact that now your underwater camera for fishing can be so much more mobile is a major benefit to its use, and the fish-finding information you unlock with it is rather limitless. Here’s just a few ways and reasons to get more use from your winter camera, come spring, summer and fall. Read more » Camera Fishing Opener Joel Nelson Minnesota Open Water Underwater Camera
Camera MarCum Posts How to use an Underwater Camera for Open Water Fishing 03/21/2022 / 03/15/2022 by marcum-tech Underwater fishing cameras are recognized as a valuable tool for ice; however, they can be just as beneficial during the open water season – and for many of the same reasons. Open water electronics continue to evolve to new lengths every season but they still leave things open to interpretation. Underwater cameras, however, are capable of answering questions that other electronics cannot, as well as teaching anglers more about what they’re seeing on their electronics. They are an angler’s eyes below the surface. Read more » Blake Tollefson Boating Camera Open Water Steve Mattson Underwater Camera
MarCum Posts Open Water Preparation: A Fisherman’s Checklist 04/04/2022 / 03/25/2022 by marcum-tech The fishing season is approaching fast, whether you’re ready for it or not. Depending on where you live, the ice may already have vanished, or you may still have some time left. Regardless, it’s important to take the time to ensure you are prepared for the upcoming season. Read more » Blake Tollefson Boating Checklist Open Water Universal Open Water Transducer
MarCum Posts Sonar Pre and Post Spawn Panfish Patterns 05/30/2022 / 05/27/2022 by marcum-tech If you’re a crappie angler, one of the best bites of the year has come and gone with the early spring crappie bite. For bluegill fans, the best is yet to come, as we move from a shallow water period for one species into another. There’s no doubt that the spawning season for crappies and bluegills offer some great opportunities for skinny water panfishing, and even sight fishing, which makes fishing feel like it did when you were a kid. Bobbers and small jigs are plopped into any good looking developing weeds or brushy areas, only to drop with an aggression not seen since the previous year’s fishing It’s hard not to be excited about it. Read more » Bluegills Crappies Joel Nelson Open Water Panfish Sonar
Posts Summer Crappie Craze: Strategies for Finding and Catching Slabs 05/13/2024 / 05/08/2024 by marcum-tech Summer Crappie Craze: Strategies for Finding and Catching Slabs While bass are the nation’s most popular fish species, panfish, and crappies in particular, also find themselves high on the priority level for many anglers – and for good reason. Not only do they make great table fare, they also provide fast paced action. Crappies are […] Read more » Blake Tollefson Crappies Open Water
Camera MarCum Posts The Best Underwater Fishing Camera for Open Water – 2022 04/18/2022 / 03/28/2022 by marcum-tech Underwater cameras are undoubtedly one of the greatest technological advancements in the sport of fishing these past few decades. Anglers in recent generations have come to depend on cameras to do far more than help them watch fish eat, but to observe their surroundings, study fish behavior and movements, even learn how fish certain baits better. Not only then has it been a technology that’s useful in its own right, but the simple fact is that underwater viewing has helped push forward the sport of fishing in general. From evolutions in tackle design, reels, and line, to changes in the way we fundamentally fish, looking at the underwater world through a camera is here to stay. Read more » Boating Camera Joel Nelson Open Water
MarCum Posts Sonar Walleye Warm Water Temperature Transitions 06/06/2022 / 05/27/2022 by marcum-tech Water temperatures that build into the high 60 and 70 degree marks will definitely get fish moving, and that usually coincides with a few hatches. Bugs crawling out of the deep mud get rafted against the main-lake structure, and signify some of the initial pushes to offshore humps, bars, and reefs. It’s often when casual walleye anglers, or those who see early mixed bags of walleyes with crappies and gills, stop catching them. Anglers don’t always follow, sometimes because they’re not required to. This is a dynamic time of year as the summer food chain ramps up production. That means anglers don’t always have to look deep to find fish, and several patterns can be going at the same time. Read more » Joel Nelson Open Water Sonar Walleye
