I am wondering what people have tried for portable systems. I'm wanting something to use in the canoe. I fish the Minneapolis lakes in the summer, as well as some BWCA trips. I've used my vex in Minneapolis, but don't like to portage it up north. It usually means an extra trip, plus I need to carry extra batteries.
Who has tried the SmartCast, Piranha, etc.
How have they worked for you?
I want to keep the $$ down, so I'm really curious as to how the SmrtCast functions. I'm concerned about a 90 degree cone in deep water. Seems like it would be tough to pinpint anything.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
The water looked and smelled disgusting with hundreds of thousands of birds sh*tting in there. About as gross as the Salton Sea. When I duck hunted there I didn't even want to touch the water.
It's kinda gross with the algae in the summer but I got in it anyway. Wanted to see the increased bouyancy at work. You can kinda tuck yourself into a ball and you'll just float with your head above water. When dry off you look diamond encrusted with the salt.
We went to the flats too. I dipped a tire on the rental car onto it just to say I’ve been there,but it was still pretty soft from winter melt. After seeing some moron in a BMW suv get dragged out of the muck I had no intention of repeating his stupidity.
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I am wondering what people have tried for portable systems. I'm wanting something to use in the canoe. I fish the Minneapolis lakes in the summer, as well as some BWCA trips. I've used my vex in Minneapolis, but don't like to portage it up north. It usually means an extra trip, plus I need to carry extra batteries.
Who has tried the SmartCast, Piranha, etc.
How have they worked for you?
I want to keep the $$ down, so I'm really curious as to how the SmrtCast functions. I'm concerned about a 90 degree cone in deep water. Seems like it would be tough to pinpint anything.
All opinions appreciated.
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