a small cutout in the ledge is
sitting.” I looked at the shoreline and the rocks nearby, but
nothing to my eyes could explain a cutout in the ledge.
Capt. Matt didn’t know exactly what created the missing
section of the ledge, but he
knew where it was and he
knew there would be fish
there. As we worked the
drop-off and the deeper flat
above jigging Matrix shad on
3/8 and ½ oz jigheads and
boating a few fish here and
there, we approached the
“spot.” Capt. Matt turned
and said, “Watch this,” and
with his next cast, he boated a
nice trout between 3 & 4 lbs.
He was right, he knew where
they would be stacked up,
and as we drifted over and
around the area, it was clear
as daylight on the sonar. It
was one of those things you
just wouldn’t come across if
you aren't familiar with your
electronics.
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Electronics is one of Capt.
Matt’s greatest assets; he's a
big believer that in deep
water and waters with any
type of contour or cover underneath, your electronics can
help result in either filling the
box or just covering the bottom of it. Capt. Matt uses a
Lowrance touch screen model
because their system is userfriendly and their commands
stay the same from one unit to
the next, but taking his knowledge of sonar use from his
bass fishing days over into the
saltwater arena has really allowed him to learn things that
a lot of other anglers just
overlook. Capt. Matt can actually run his trolling motor
until he finds the fish on his
Lowrance, turn the boat
around, choose a lure weight
that falls to his specifics, and
count it down until it’s sitting
face-to-face with a speckled
trout; and while some people
who are not knowledgeable
on sonar units may not believe this, I actually witnessed
it. It can be done, and Capt.
Matt can do it.
Capt. Matt is a big believer in fluorocarbon line and
if you need con