There have been anecdotal tales about his determination to win during everything from leisurely games of chess to his patented vertical mile hikes in Colorado Springs with his campmates
When the stripers schools took breaks (which didn't last long) to let the dispersed shad regroup back into schools before charging them again, that's when smallmouth would come out from the nearby reefs, points and walls and blast anything that moved, including a blue chrome Sebile Crankster SR (Shallow Runner) fat crankbait waddled along the surface with a stop-and-go retrieve
But the reason why it ranks in the top spot is that these lures can effectively cover so many different depth levels
Pros One sonar for shore, kayak, and ice No cable, bracket, or screen to rig Free app with Ice Flasher mode and GPS Good all-round value Cons Battery drops sharply in the cold You fish off your phone screen Not purpose-built for ice A wireless sonar ball with no screen or cable that you lower through the hole and read on your phone, with a dedicated Ice Flasher mode in the free app
The spool traveled with me to college, where my friends and I used bits of it to tie things to the roofs of our cars, suspend stuff from the garage ceiling, and generally kludge things together in college-student fashion