fishinwrench

Good point.

Have to agree there. I keep looking because I just have to see what ELSE there is to talk about.....and it just goes around in circles. I (and others I'm sure) apparently lack the self control to just ignore it. 1. Use ONLY the elaztec stuff and PBJ is a good base color. 2. Use ONLY mushroom heads WITHOUT the collar. 3. Fish it on a semi-slack line. WTF else is there to keep rattling on about ? Good Lord !

I don't think anyone is dumping on it, it is just hard for some to fathom its awesomeness due to the fact that they've tried similar stuff in the past with blah results. After seeing the video of the thing in a swimming pool I totally "get it". The elaztec (or whatever it's called) material is something way different than what has been used in the past, like beetle spin grubs, pieces of regular plastisol, ect. I poo-pooed the whole thing myself until I witnessed how it looked in the water. I haven't used it myself yet, but have no doubt now as to it effectiveness simply by what I saw in the underwater video. Truthfully though, if it had been ME that discovered this I would have kept quiet about it instead of insisting that EVERYONE realize its effectiveness. If a bunch of guys don't ever give it the time of day....then that's GOOD! Nothing is cooler than having a good fishing technique mastered that few others have learned to do. You can go right behind someone and totally clean-up. So I'd just shut up about it and allow the doubters to go on about their biz, instead of going out of my way to further convince. Unless of course I was looking to profit in some other way.

Right on. You still have to go thru the same procedure.

The Green mile is another fav I haven't seen mentioned yet.

Tombstone Point Break Young guns Grumpy old men Blazing Saddles And of course....A River Runs through it

Oh yeah!

Well in theory a "fast canoe" is going to cut through the water better, making it more efficient in current, taking less paddle strokes for drift corrections ect. They are also more "tippy" at slow speeds though, and I don't like that tippy feeling when I have $2k worth of fishing gear in it. I'd rather feel secure and do more paddling and drift correcting.

First remove the tach and clean the contacts and the ring terminals. There is a dial on the back of the tach and it should be pointing to the "6P" position, move the dial around to clear the static and put it back on 6P, then reinstall the tach. Second: Make sure battery connections are clean and tight, and inspect the gray,red, and yellow wire bullet connectors at the voltage regulator. Make sure they are clean, show no signs of excess heat, and are snapped together tightly. Third: Take it out for a few short runs, and if the tach starts jumping around or not registering then take notice of what the voltmeter is doing when the tach is acting up ? If it is spiking above 14.4v or staying down around 12v then the outboard needs charging system troubleshooting. If voltage is steady in the 13.5 range then replace the tach.

Yeah, my 147 is perfect for me and my hound, but it sucks with another grown man in it.

IMO anything shorter than 16' is a solo.

GPX

Seriously ? It's like...Solo-----Plus.

Wonder if bowfishers ever mistake them for gar, like the giggers mistake bass/trout for suckers.

Voltage will either fail to recover from the discharge, or will recover UNREGULATED (which will eventually boil your battery dry and start heating up the stator and charging circuit until something melts in two). So if you see 14.5....shut her down.

OK, Operate you tilt/trim several times to pull battery voltage down to an even 12.0v. Connect the voltmeter to the battery and fire the engine up. Voltage should climb steadily up to 13v +/- at idle. Increase RPM to about 2000, voltage should climb a bit more but should stabilize at 13.8-14v and never go above 14.4v. Bring it back down to an idle and operate the tilt/trim with engine running....Voltage should dip down momentarily then quickly recover to 13v. Again, never exceeding 14.4

Sure. Do you have a digital voltmeter?

She's all straightened out tonite. Perfect little shitbird, so I guess since she can now provide us with a lifetime supply of Mountain Dew and $5 bills.....I'll keep her around awhile.

Check the oil level to see if it is low, or (more likely) higher than normal. If that checks good then you'll need to have the charging system checked/troubleshooted, and the same done with the cooling system while you're at it since a 2008 is past due for water pump service anyway....if it hasn't been done already. The beeps you are describing are indicative of an oil pressure issue BUT it will also sound intermittent tones when the voltage regulator is failing. The tone for overheat is a solid consistent horn.....not beeps.

A lot of guys use those address labels on their spider rig rods, just to comply.

I have been "that ol'guy" quite a few times. When it happens I can always attribute it to the speed of retrieve. Most folks retrieve too slowly when fishing for whites and the fish will chase it, flash at it, or follow it....but won't eat it. Speed things up as if you are trying to keep one from getting your bait and they'll nail it.

"Simple as that", he says.

I had Sloppy Joe's, tater tots, and canned green beans. But my daughter Salmon'd

You guys always get the precip. We need a 3-4" gulley washer really bad up here. And soon!

Oh no, you softies ain't laying this on ME ! You're just temporarily blinded.