fishinwrench

Kinda funny what Stoner said, since the ONLY place he ever spends any time is the Glaize and upper Osage. Those things run up ALL the creeks every year.

They make what I assume is a spawning run up the creeks in the Spring and it's hard to tell them from Whites when you see them. I've snagged them accidentally (a few about that size) but have never gotten one to bite.

Maybe, but 8000 boaters that were way drunker than THAT GUY made it safely back home without incident. I'm thinking that if nobody ever drank another drop that there would still be boats running into other boats, boats running aground, and people still getting hurt and killed occasionally. So having an accident while your buzzed doesn't really mean your accident was BECAUSE you were buzzed. Everyone was buzzed last weekend and all but a few did just fine. Glass half full.

I rig them flat side down with a 1/0 gammi and 12# mono leader. Just a slow steady drag with the reel, and sweep to the side when a fish loads up on it. I have an old 3.8:1 reel that turned out to be absolutely perfect for C-rigging. If you've never C-rigged with a slow retrieve reel you should try it. Just put your rod tip down and drag it with the reel. Way less hangups than dragging with the rod and alot more bites.

Yeah, I thought I was gonna just be replacing elements..... But this basturd is so packed with "minerals" it is beyond cleaning. If by odd chance it doesn't sell soon though.......

Wish I could snatch it up. I need another 7wt. like I need a hole in my head, but I'd still like to own that 2pc. XP. Just learned I'll be replacing a water heater in the morning though, so I'm out.

We're all friends here, NP. Don't forget to check the hoses and nipples associated with the accelerator pump, they become gummed up and clogged when the engine sits awhile. If it is pumping fuel like it's supposed to, and not leaking through constantly, then you'll notice the difference when you depress the plunger. Those motors were designed as "fuel efficient" by idling and running below 2800 rpm on the top 2 cylinders then kicking in the bottom 2 upon higher demands. They are pretty finicky so if everything isn't just so.....they run like crap. I had one exactly like yours once that I had a hell of a time getting to run right, and it ended up being a leaky primer solenoid that was oozing fuel all the time, but yours passed the hard bulb squeeze test so it probably isn't that. I bet yours isn't gonna run 100% right until those float levels are reset. If that shop didn't replace the needles then I bet a dollar they paid NO attention to the float level setting.

The accelerator pump only gives a shot of fuel to the lower 2 cylinders during a hole shot. Squirting it during idle like I had you do SHOULD make the RPM's jump up a bit....and you said there was "no change". If it is accelerating fine in the water then it may be adequate, but if it was me I would service it anyway, it may be partially blocked oror possibly leaking through. If you can't smooth out the idle with the mixture screws then SOMETHING ain't right. It should maintain a smooth idle with the mixture screws 1.5 to 2 turns out, so I'm banking on a problem with the accelerator pump (easy to check and fix) and/or improper float settings. Assuming of course that the fuel is fresh and of decent quality. Jdoc, Mercs trigger has tons of tolerance (unlike Johnson/Evinrude) so it's doubtful that it is hanging up.

Either your float level settings are off or the fuel quality is bad, and the accelerator pump diaphram is bad or its hoses/fittings are blocked.

Yeah their energy level and amount of "silk" annoys me. Like any other undesirable they are tireless and consistent.

That's not too bad actually, but I'm blown away that they went to all the trouble of disassembling the carbs but didn't replace the needle valves....only the gaskets. The part number they list is only a gasket set and NOT a complete carb kit. There is a very good chance that the carbs will have to be torn apart again to refresh the needle valves and set float levels correctly since they obviously didn't do that. The "bulb squeeze test" will tell us if that needs to be addressed, and I'm pretty sure it will. The CDI being hooked up wrong is a mystery, you'd have to be drunk and totally color blind to make that mistake. But who knows? And rectifying that shouldn't result in additional charges, I mean lets be real it only took him 5 seconds to re-match the colors. The ignition system is actually designed around Champion spark plugs but I've never seen any problems caused by using the proper NGK plugs in Mercs. The NGK crossover will always be a little hotter plug which is kinda good for Mercs with their lower low-range torque (may help the hole shot some). So I'd stay with the NGK. You don't want to put fresh plugs in BEFORE taking it to a tech because being able to "read the plugs" helps a tech diagnose running problems. When you throw fresh plugs in it makes it harder to determine which cylinders are running differently.

Nah, that doesn't sting at all. Now if you were to call me.... A Backlash. A wind knot. Or a biologist. Then I might tense up a bit.

BCM, if you get that spoon bite to work on LO then I wanna go with ya to learn it. The fish here seem to prefer a worm or a jig worked in the same fashion. Spoons? not so much. I'd love to be showed otherwise though.

Yes I remember. He couldn't get a drivers license because he was basically blind, but for some reason we thought nothing of him operating a bass boat at night. Not one of my proudest moments as a tournament director. Live and learn.

"Roll up the river"! Here's a tip before ya do: know the lake level and where the channel is if you're going above Buffalo cr. or you might end up dry docked with no phone service.

Brand new boat, and inexperienced operator. I feel bad for the girls that trusted his ability, I hope they recover enough to rape his insurance co. and then kick him square in the nuts. If you aren't sure where you are, or where the shoreline is.....STOP MOVING FORWARD!

Polite arguments are so funny. What's the worst thing you can call someone without cussing ?

I can't seem to access the second page of any topic. If it goes 3-4+ pages I'm OK but the second page always stalls out and won't load.

Oh, and post up a pic of the invoice please. Cover the name of the place if you want, I just want to cross ref. the parts they sold you.

Alright, screw the 2 idle mixture screws in until they seat and then tell me how far out they were set. (number of 1/2 turns). Turn them back out 1 1/2 turns and fire the motor up on muffs. Once warmed up depress the accelerator pump plunger a few times with a screwdriver (it is mounted on the port side of the powerhead) and tell me how the motor reacts to that (no change, or RPM's pick up momentarily....or does it stumble and act like it wants to die?). Then while it is idling squeeze the primer bulb fairly hard and hold it depressed for a few seconds. Any change in idle speed ? If no change then push in the key (primer) for about 3 seconds and tell me if RPM's increase or decrease. If I know all of the above I can probably tell you what needs to be done to rectify the issue.

That's awesome! Are they just suspended out in the middle of nowhere or are they hanging around bouy cables and such ?

Well the spiders have thinned out quite a bit here since I first posted this. There for awhile it was getting rediculis and I killed a bunch of them. I'm sure they'll be back but for now the population density of the bigger ones is tolerable. I'm sure the big black/yellow ones with thier giant webs are thick in the dove hunting fields now, as always.

Good grief that's a TOAD for a river fish. Nice!

Hmmmm, well if nobody beats me to your place before I can swindle someone out of 3 Benjamins.....without my book keeping bride knowing.....

Don't you have an outboard that needs about 350.00 worth of work done to it ? I love the barter system, just sayin'.