[Blue_Runner]

That's some good info RAP. Also, if you DO have the bait tank and can keep some shad or herring alive, assuming you can find some, the find em and anchor thing works good with live bait too. Use more leader - maybe 4 or 5ft on a Carolina rig with the 1 1/2 barrel sinker. Lower til the sinker hits bottom, then 5 turns of the reel to put the bait just off the bottom.

Using more leader lets those shad swim around in circles, thereby enticing a bite.

Also, question for you Mr. RAP - I haven't had my GPS long enough to know this, but do you still use markers even though you have GPS? It seems the man overboard feature or simply marking a waypoint would work just as well as a marker.

Thanks -
Blue