MrGiggles

I have a big time baby face. Could probably pass for a 16 year old if I shaved.

I went last Saturday during the cold front. Water was flat out rough from the north wind and all of the wake boats running around. All I managed was a couple decent channel cats. While riding by the dam I saw a big catfish floating dead. Definitely not a flathead. Seems to be a pretty heated debate whether or not there are blues in Stockton so I'd say it was a big channel. Probably 15-20lbs. I was tempted to roll it around and get a couple pics but it was pretty ripe.

I'm not even 30 and still get the occasional letter or phone call about some Medicare BS. Evidently there must be some senior citizen out there that I share names with. And don't ever put your phone number in any kind of insurance quote unless you want to get harassed daily. It's downright predatory.

I see giving states free reign as only further dividing the country even more with how the current voting system is setup. I'm no history buff but I see some parallels between the situation now and the civil war. Replace slavery with women's rights and the second amendment. It has to come to a head at some point. Although it's likely out of the scope of your comment.

View any lake in the country. https://webapp.navionics.com/#boating@6&key=o~q~Fb~vuO I'm just 10 minutes south of you. I haven't fished the rivers much so I'm not a huge help there. I do know the Sac is great for crappie, put in at 82 just west of Osceola and you can either run upstream or downstream, where it runs into the Osage. I spend most of my time at Stockton, usually put in at Crabtree, but fish from Master's quite a bit too. Occasionally I will run over to Pomme (put in at Wheatland). The crappie fishing at both has been great this year. Once in a great while I'll run up to Truman and put in at Fairfield, but it's a rarity and I don't know the lake that well.

Decided to try the Louisiana mix for air fryers. Expensive, but not bad. If deep frying was a 10, I'd say it would be a 7-8. Pretty crunchy, definitely not as juicy but not dry.

Presidents are a great reel and I have several of them. I wish I would've bought a dozen when Bass Pro had them for 29.99 on black friday a few years ago. For spinning rods, I am really partial to Berkley Lightning rods. The 6'6" medium 1 piece is my go-to for how I usually fish. It's a great do-all. Good for throwing jigs 1/16-1/4 oz, small cranks, and spoons. They used to be $40 from BPS and some Walmarts, but I see they've gone up to $50. For trolling rigs I like the Shimano FX medium casting rods, and Shakespeare ATS line counters. Pretty inexpensive setup that does the job. My favorite light action rod is a 7'2" Outlaw. Local rod company and the owner is a great guy. Everharts and I Am Outdoors in Buffalo used to carry his stuff, but the last time I saw him he mentioned inventory problems, so I'm not sure what he's able to get anymore.

They're pretty close to everyone else for the things that I buy. I'm not sure how they are on electronics. You'd think the manufacturers keep the retailers pretty close to MSRP on that stuff. I love that place, swing through whenever I get a chance.

I fished the 18th and yesterday. Sunday was two drum and one short walleye, yesterday I managed three keeper crappie. Been pretty tough.

You really can't compare the two. Striker is their entry level series, the Echomap is mid tier. Echomap will have the quick release cradle, livescope compatibility and better connectors. I always had problems with the Striker connectors coming loose and powering off the unit. The Echomap also comes with a better transducer. I didn't know they had added quickdraw to the Striker series. There isn't much difference there then, aside from the Echomap having Navionics maps included. If you like to zoom way out on a map to scope out a spot before leaving, that isn't an option on the Striker, unless you've been in that area before. I'm like you in that I don't usually like a touch screen, but I really don't mind it. The touch buttons are really big and easy to hit, and you really don't use them much anyway. I have a non touch 93SV on the console and find myself missing the touch screen quite a bit. Everhart's likely has them all on display if you wanted to go play with them before buying.

I think Garmins are the best all around. Strikers are good units but they do not have any mapping capability, just basic GPS that will save and create waypoints. That 73SV is hard to beat for the money. Humminbird has better side imaging and their Lakemaster maps kick butt.

Yep they changed it. Has to be done by the highway patrol or the sheriff's office of your county. If it's a clearly factory made trailer they probably won't pass it as homemade.

For states that don't title, the paperwork for the registration in the previous state, in the previous owner's name, and the bill of sale form (I think it's form 1957), filled out by the previous owner that matches the registration documents. The registration documents are key, just a bill of sale isn't enough.

That's a surge brake coupler I'm guessing. There may be bushings or slides that can be replaced, you'll have to find the brand and model of the coupler to know. I doubt the issue is hydraulic, likely just wear and tear in the slide mechanism. I personally hate the stupid things, way over complicated, super expensive, and they never seem to work right for long. Electric brakes are way better but that's a lot of work and expense to switch over.

You want one? I don't usually mess with push mowers but I grabbed this one from an auction. I always thought it was neat how they routed the exhaust under the deck to hide the noise and smoke. And they are light as a feather.

I think it carried over from other outdoor power equipment. Poor idle, high fuel consumption, they stink/smoke/vibrate, have to mix gas, and have a tendency to toast top ends. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

If it is this style with the "tail", pry it up a little bit and just pull with pliers. Same technique works on pex plumbing clamps, and some CV boot clamps. If there is no tail, like Wrench says a sharp pair of dikes will cut it. I thought most small and mid-size outboards had quick connects on both ends, but I may be mistaken.

Don't most outboards have quick connectors on both ends of the line?

We'll you would remove the line assembly from the boat before you start throwing sparks. 😄

The only place I really don't like to use worm drives is cooling systems. They don't work well with constant heat/cool cycles. There's a few tricks to getting the old clamps off. Easy way is a cutting disc on a grinder, quick slice and you got it. Otherwise, best way I've found is to pry up the "tail", grab it with pliers and twist it off of the hooks that hold it.

Actual fuel injection line clamps are available at any parts store. They clamp a lot tighter and won't bite into the hose like a worm drive can. But they work just fine on the suction side of a fuel system, even a snugged up zip tie serves that purpose just fine, many outboards left the factory that way. Fun fact, there are zip ties specifically made for clamping hoses.

I've had bouts with that stuff before too. It's garbage. I just use regular old 5/16 black fuel hose. Oreilly's has it but it's expensive. Farm supply store is way cheaper. Cut the crimped clamps off with dikes and put the new line on with regular hose clamps. It's not very UV resistant, and isn't approved for enclosed bilge areas. You will have to replace it every few years because the sun will make it crack. But it's cheap and easy to get.

SSS....

Any alarms? Carb or EFI?

Dragging cranks around is a sure way to put fish in the boat during the warmer months. Right now it'll be hard to shake the crappie off. A lot of guys run bottom bouncers for walleye, that's not really my forte so I can't help much. Don't go looking for any weeds, you won't find any.