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Maintaining the element of surprise

Bob Stearns tells it like is is: if you're fishing shallow waters, your dealing with skittish quarry. And if you can't sneak up on the buggers real quiet-like, you might as well just stay at home. But how to turn your boat into a stealth vehicle? Stearns presents two options: poling the old fashioned way, which is only feasible if the water's the right depth, and electric trolling motors, which come with their own set of drawbacks. But which would you rather: an electric motor, batteries, and fish in your net or...a noisy morning of tooling around the lake with nothing to show? Give this article a look-see, and get with the program.

Mon, 07 Feb 2000 05:19:42 -0800