Day Brothers Boats in Plattsburgh is an authorized Evinrude/Etech dealer.
July 22
E-TEAM UPDATE: DAVID WALKER HANDLES THE WAVES OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN
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Hey everybody, and welcome back to the E-TEAM website, your official website for all that is E-TEAM. Last week I was in Las Vegas attending the ICAST show. ICAST is "THE" show for the fishing industry when it comes to all of the lures, rods, reels, and anything fishing related. For more information, check out http://www.icastfishing.org/. Make sure you mark your calendar next year for this show, it’s a fisherman’s dream! This year the “Best-in-Show” was won by the G-Loomis rod company for their new NRX series of rods. If you want more information, go to http://www.gloomis.com/.
The booth I was working was the Koppers Live Target lures booth and I’m proud to say that they also received an award for “Best Soft Plastic” for the new hollow body frog they introduced there. Make sure to check out all of the new videos detailing all of the new lures at www.Tacklewarehouse.com.
This week I traveled very far north to Lake Champlain for the first annual Bassmaster Northern Open. Lake Champlain is known for the sea monster called Champ (also called Ogo Pogo) but better known for lots of fish and wind that can make for very big waves. Running a Bass boat in big water can be very intimidating, but if you make sure to take your time and follow some simple tips it can be fun.
When running in rough water, always be sure to strap your rods down and also your trolling motor. Bouncing around from hitting the waves can be very destructive to your equipment and yourself. It takes longer to get where you are going but just take your time and pay attention to each wave. The larger the wave the more you have to watch out to keep your bow up. Not following these directions can result in filling the boat with water, and believe me, it is not fun and also a lot colder than you think.
The best method for running in waves is to always trim the bow so it cuts the wave instead of slamming into it. Once the wind really picks up, the best plan is to not go directly to the spot you are heading to but always run parallel to the waves. Running in the troughs of the waves will take you in a back and forth direction, but it will get you there without fighting to stay dry and from breaking anything.
One last thing that will help in very rough water – use a four blade prop. The four blade will stay hooked up and not blow out like a three blade. This will give you better bow control for jumping from one wave to another instead of having to hold the bow of the boat very high to keep a big wave from coming in the boat with you.
So, next time the wind blows, just take your time and be safe. Make sure to always wear your life jacket and you can get to where you want to go.
Thanks again and good fishing.
David Walker
For information on Evinrude motors on lake Champlain please visit http://www.daybrothersboats.com/
