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| sunset on Lake County ice |
The photo above was take with my i-phone using the Photosynth app. It takes multiple photos as you manually pan the phone in a certain direction and stitches them all together. I really like the results even though there is a few areas I can pinpoint distortions. Check out the app, its free.
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| night bite crappies Lake county style |
I had a terrible time catching anything other then 3 inch perch and rock bass. This was the first time fishing in heavy weeds and will say that the Hummingbird Ice 35 I bought a few years back has a hard time clearing the noise in weedy situations. Over open water and sparse cover it works perfect but over moderate weeds its just not as sensitive as some higher end models. I honestly spend 2 hours looking for a wire kink and loose connections thinking the unit was broken. Well I tested the unit again today over clear water
with no cover and back to working perfect. Hmmm... I guess I'm starting to understand the limitations of my equipment.
I'm thankful for good ice fishing friends who keep the conversation going and add the the keeper pile.
I'm thankful for good ice fishing friends who keep the conversation going and add the the keeper pile.
Stay tuned for daddy daughter day on the ice!
Great pic Blake. I'd been using Cannon's photo-stitch and Photoshop on my computer but both programs fail to blend the differences in exposure from one shot to the next. Had similar problems with my Lowrance so I started using the flasher mode {vexlar}.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the panoramic shot, it just needs to come out clean. Not bad for an app on my cell phone.
DeleteNice catch Blake, and the photo turned out great! Sorry to hear your equipment is not working like you thought it would though. that's always rough.
ReplyDeleteThanks a bunch, my equipment seems to be doing better now.
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ReplyDeleteThose are some nice crappie, next to trout and bluegill, they are next in line for me when it comes to landing fish. I love to eat them too. They are the Cadillac of good fish eats. Thanks for sharing
Yeah I love em too. This winter has been pretty good so far for finding at least a few crappies each time out.
DeleteLove seeing those crappie on the ice, way to go.
ReplyDeleteWinter is pretty cool!
DeleteMy vex seems to do well in the weeds, but you have to notice the flicker inside the weed band. hope you had a great trip with your daughter.
ReplyDeleteAwesome trip, thanks.
DeleteMy buddies vex seemed to perform a lot better in the situation
Good looking slabs! I have been having troubles with my showdown depth finder going in and out of range when there is cover below. It's almost like its confused what is bottom and what is not. I guess it is just the struggles of fishing.lol.
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