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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 261690" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>Well that being the case. BOAT CONTROL will make or break your day on the water. Once you are one the water, throw a bouy out and try to keep your boat next to it without getting into it using whatever motors you have. Waves, wind, and current will show you real fast what to do or not to do. Then throw out two bouys a couple hundred yards apart and try to troll and or drift a straight line between them. Again, waves, wind, and current will show you your errors real fast. Then I would pick a day that puts some pretty good waves on the water and go practice tacking, quartering waves, running, surfing waves, and loading and unloading in waves. After that, a good lake map/chip will show you your shallow hazards for the most part at which point I would try to determine and then run a specified route of your choosing. All of this will take time so don't get frustrated. However, sacrificing a couple days of fishing to become proficient in boat control will pay huge dividends in comfort, quality, and satisfaction with your time on the water. Then go find some fish. Good Luck and Have Fun!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KDM, post: 261690, member: 314"] Well that being the case. BOAT CONTROL will make or break your day on the water. Once you are one the water, throw a bouy out and try to keep your boat next to it without getting into it using whatever motors you have. Waves, wind, and current will show you real fast what to do or not to do. Then throw out two bouys a couple hundred yards apart and try to troll and or drift a straight line between them. Again, waves, wind, and current will show you your errors real fast. Then I would pick a day that puts some pretty good waves on the water and go practice tacking, quartering waves, running, surfing waves, and loading and unloading in waves. After that, a good lake map/chip will show you your shallow hazards for the most part at which point I would try to determine and then run a specified route of your choosing. All of this will take time so don't get frustrated. However, sacrificing a couple days of fishing to become proficient in boat control will pay huge dividends in comfort, quality, and satisfaction with your time on the water. Then go find some fish. Good Luck and Have Fun!!! [/QUOTE]
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