Another "newbie"

[podcast]

Hey y'all. Obviously just joined. Been fishin most of my life, not regularly but consistent enough. My ole man is an addict both for ice and boat fishin. I've taken many Canada trips and more with him. Lots of fun but I typically am having huntin instead. My son however likes to fish and since he's not interested in huntin I'd figure is an least get home goin on this.

I'm mainly here to learn about the newer electronics. I just purchased a Helix 5 SI and went out yesterday. I want to be able to tweak this finder to better use particularly the SI feature and be able to identify fish accurately. Knowing myself as I do I'll likely be gettin another one for the bow of the boat or one similar so the more I know the better off I am.

I'm a dog trainer/bird(ducks and pheasant) hunter as well as an archery deer hunter. I compete at state levels mainly in 3D tournaments but have recently been involved in a few 5 spot tourneys as well. We have a world champion archer at my club so I take advantage of this and have enjoyed it.

I have, for up north, a unique fishin rig. A 17' 6" Mike Kleibert custom hull with a stage 2 23hp GTR. On the bow I use a 65# PDV2. I use this mainly for duck huntin and I hunt the marsh for deer as well but it's nice exploring different lakes and going full out not having to worry bout the motor hitting a stump or log.

I do have fairly good knowledge particularly for panfish but I'd like to learn more bout bass.

[Pacific NW Ron]

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[Smallie_Stalker]

Hey podcast. Welcome to the Ultimate Bass family! Pleasure to have you with us. Pull up a chair, make yourself right at home and jump in wherever you feel comfortable. 

You may want to check out the Bass Boat Electronics section of the forum if you haven't already. We have some very knowledgeable people and some Pro-Staff members from some of the manufactures who post there and can probably help you out with any questions you may have.

If you would like to win some free gear from some of the great companies that sponsor our site be sure and put your name in for the New Member's Contest and the Weekly Contests .

In the meantime if I can be of any help with anything please don't hesitate to contact me. Looking forward to seeing you around the boards and to learning from what you share with us.

Once again, Welcome!

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[LgMouthGambler]

Welcome!

[Princeton_Man]

Welcome aboard!

[Donald Garner]

Podcast

Welcome to the UltimateBass Family we're glad you're here 

[Lipripper]

podcast and to Ultimate Bass and I use to go to Canada fishing also and it was a blast and you came to the right place to learn about Bass fishing so just look around and holler if you need any help finding what your looking for.

[bigjim5589]

Welcome to UB podcast!