My first trip to the boundary Waters was epic. I brought a Garmin 73 with a portable magnetic transducer mount from fishfindermounts.com. worked wonderful. Only needed one noqua lithium battery for the week, but had an extra in case. We caught a bunch of smallmouth, everywhere we went. They were active and shallow. I caught them on everything. Topwater was my most common technique. Tubes, jerkbaits, crankbaits, spoons. Caught walleye, but never got a boatload. I believe that the walleye were 10-15ft deep. I'd also like to give a HUGE shout-out to my shoes...soft science wet waders. Their shoes passed the bwca test with an A+. Stick to every wet rock, feet completely comfortable with Simms wet waders socks. Ely canoe outfitters rule too.
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