fishinwrench

I know of two cases similar to that, and strangely they happened at the same time so we assumed it was contagious. My inlaws lab gave it to mine (or vice-versa). They spent 400.00 +/- at the vet, and I just let my dog get over it on his own and we kept the two separated. Both dogs healed up about the same time, no noticeable permanent damage to either one. The inlaws vet didn't specifically call it a "retina infection" though, just an eye infection. How do you narrow something like that down to a specific part of the eye without some intensive testing? Sounds like your vet is just trying to stay in your pocket as long as he/she can. I say....Stew the ol'pup up some buttered carrots (just cuz you love him and buttered cooked carrots are delicious) and let his immune system do its thing.

Consider yourself sponsored. Just let me know when you're trying for the Musky and I'll fed-ex you a beer.

Well....THIS is what I'm hung up on.....

Hey no apology necessary! I'm not pimping myself. Matter of fact there's no heat on in my shop so I would rather not have to go out there I don't know Wayne at Hydro-tec personally but from what I've heard he is an ace 4-stroke tech....if there could be such a thing. I am NOT, and I have no problem at all broadcasting that. In this situation however, a gearcase is a gearcase

Whaa? :?

I've had some excellent days around the mouths of smaller tribs immediately after a winter high spell. An example would be where the Osage fork meets the Gasconade, But really any deep hole with lots of shallow water in both directions is going to have smallies ganged up in it. High water or not.

Yeah, and lots of lead !

I keep meaning to try a BUBfly on the NFOW bows everytime I get down there (just because it's even easier and faster to tie than a Pat's) but I always forget to try it. Have you ever?

Thanks, it's no problem I enjoy doing it. Discussing the various issues folks have with their outboards helps keep me sharp. TVT, I can fix it during the next warm spell if you can't find someone closer. One tip I can give you is: Don't mention to the DEALERSHIP that you take it to that you are considering buying a new motor....that kinda makes repairing your '04 motor alot more difficult for them IYKWIM.

People get sold on the PVC sculptures because they get excited about being able to drag a jig through it without getting hung up. If you ask non-fishing people what it is about fishing that they don't care for, ten percent will say "it's boring" and the other 90 will say it's because they get hung up all the time.

I think where you put it matters more than what kind of object it is. A single old car tire in the right place can yield a boatload of keeper bass over the course of a year. I'm pretty sure it borders on "littering" but one of the best bass holding things you can 'lose' off a dock is an old lawn chair (or three)....they LOVE those things!

Nice mess! 60+ foot of water? Surprised they didn't explode on the way back up.

If HE did it....Yeah. But didn't he mention that he had someone else tear into it? Whatever IDGAF ! I hate 4-strokes anyway . I was just throwing in my typical line of BS so take it for what it's worth. Change the lube and let us know how it goes. LOL

Actually yeah it will....Here's the scenario: Guy removes lower unit, replaces water pump or whatever... and reinstalls the lower unit, Shifting is off so he compensates by adjusting the shift cable barrels, gets it to shift (static) and calls it "a job well done". I see it all the time. There are other LIKELY possibilitys such as the bearing carrier either has been removed and not re-seated properly (allowing the propshaft to have too much end play), or the carrier retainer is broken and the carrier (and p. shaft) has slid back. OR there could be a broken cam in the control box assembly. OR it could be that the owner has crappy shifting practices and after several years of it he has damaged both fwd. AND rev. gear cogs simultaneously. Or something has broken inside the gearcase and a chunk of it is floating around in there. Thick cold lube can exaggerate a problem, but it's not gonna create one that doesn't already exist. Make sense?

Sounds like someone pulled the gearcase off (maybe to install a fresh impeller????) and didn't get the shift rod splines aligned right. Pretty common DIY error on Mercs and Yamaha's, and fairly easy to rectify if you know what you're doing. 90w gear lube gets pretty thick when it's cold, so when it's warm the gear lugs are probably catching just enough cog to spin the gear. Get it fixed ASAP or you'll round off the clutch dog and gearset cogs.

Doggonit....That's a nasty skid mark it's got on it. Love to look at those old rods..... Zero desire to fish with one though. We've come a long way haven't we?

Yeah NS! I think we're programmed to blame that on the foxes, turkeys, and land practices though.

I don't have any experience with glass jons but I do have considerable experience with aluminum jons in windy/rough water. Unless your shoals absolutely demand a jet to navigate them I'd go prop, and get really good with your tilt/trim and water reading skills. Having that lower unit acting as a keel on your drifts back downstream will help alot in a stiff wind. You'll eat up a prop or two in the beginning but you can learn to run a hell of a lot shallower with a prop outboard than you might think without tearing anything up. Plus, your clients will be alot more at ease watching you finesse the rig through a skinny spot than they will while white-knuckling a shallow rock garden or sliding around a narrow bend Tokyo Drift style.. Everyone seems to think that if they can see the bottom then they need a jet pump, and that's just not true at all. Give me 14" of water over a shoal and I'm good My hangups with a jet pump are..... 1. Lousy control at slow speeds. 2. They can't hold the water in waves. 3. Jet rigged boats are flakey about load distribution. 4. Lousy control at slow speeds! (Yeah I said that twice) If navigating your stretch of river calls for crossing numerous ankle deep shoals and you have a major problem hopping out in water shallower than your knees and doing a little hike-a-boat then ya gotta have a jet, but I run."jet boat water" in prop rigged jons quite a bit and I haven't busted a gearcase or completely destroyed a prop in years.

Shiiii.... As well hung as HE is I'm assuming that they are inseparable. To tell ya the truth, I'd prefer that he wasn't around too We prolly shouldn't go into how THIS happened....

I think OA has been around longer than FB, and not much has changed here since the beginning, so..... "Outdoormans" rule!

What about a breeding pair of ceramic frogs?

Wow! I've heard stories about folks well off enough to have a second home on a lake yet they were inherently miserable and had no sense of humor.....But I just thought that was a myth. That's just sad. How does it happen? What'll ya give me for this POS?

OMG......See?!!!

Be careful what you say, because the tale of one snake can change the future of all mankind. It's like deja vu all over again. Let's hope this one keeps his mouth shut.

Ya gotta take in ALL the information man. A dude looking to buy a spincast reel for smallies wouldn't even know what a Mottled Sculpin is, much less call himself that. LMAO Though he might use one for bait....and call it a madtom.