HELP! The new shock boat is working like a champ. We have been getting good numbers of all species and some really nice bass with several over 6 lbs in pond evalued in the last few weeks. HOWEVER I drove all the way to south of Asheville, NC (8 hr round trip) and got no fish.
The client found me here. I was pumped about job b/c I have only on a couple of occasions shocked any smallmouth. I thought I was up front if water is too clear it is difficult. Well it was 13 ft visibility accoring to Cary Martin who joined me for the job. Also alkalinity was less than 4 ppm. SO ultra low conductivity. I knew I was up againsit it when I started and would not have driven up there with boat had I known it was that clear. It cost me alot of money and client was not happy. We did observe fish and lack of forage so I will write report according to those results. I feel confident in what is going on but client was upset and said basically will not use me. I have never had that happen.
QUestions anything I could have done different? Cary spoke with NC DNR and they suggested throwing out salt to quickly boost conductivity for short period. Also stated it is just extremely difficult. I spoke with some other DNR folks and they simply said with that conducitivty it is not possible. So do I not shock clients with clear low alk ponds?
Any advice on techniques to get better wattage into the water in "distilled water" would be appreciated. In the past our old boat was small and we were able to get some fish in some ultra clear lakes. This boat is nice but frustrating it works less effectively in the clear water. Help?
