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Thanks for the tips. Seastar had the guides sized about perfect to get past the shaft end. I did put a little polish to the edges and ends of the rod covers for travel. With the cylinder tighter now, maybe they won’t matter.

Seemed to go together ok. No seepage and boy did it tighten up the motor. Bleeding was a PITA with the temperature in my shop. Clear tubing was a little stiff... 60 seems warm unless you’re vinyl tubing.

Filters and after treatment are what you do if you can’t make power at emissions levels. Better stay on top of maintenance. PIA on diesels.

70th percentile team set! That might be optimistic on a small spot filled fishery... hard to pick a team where 12lbs per day is a stringer, these guys are too good and collectively catch limits on top of limits. Tight fields are tough

I’m interested. U have a pic of your version? I lack the ability to do it and will pay or barter as preferred

Can u shoot the old “natural green” wart? Pre-rapala version ?

First 5 fish limit, all on his own behind the ol man. 7 years old on Stockton.

Never done it and the flexibility of the paint would be key. Maybe the butt end only?

I’m not a TR year round fisher so what I see is winter thru April. My first TR trips were CPA, heartland, and a couple BASS invitationals 1997- 2003. Took some time off until 5-6 years ago. I catch way more and bigger smallies, fewer and smaller spots and largemouth seem about the same. Total numbers better now than then. I’ve made a few trips to the upper white that didn’t remind me of years past and left me looking at other areas. KC seems at least as good or better than the past. Same for the dam. James, seems similar which is hit and miss for me. Snot on the rocks seems the same. Clarity seems to change with the weather like it should. Bunch of rain, dirtier. Cold and dry clears it. Mid summer I’d guess it stays turning with the ever growing boats. I will say there seems to be less 4-5lb LM. Anecdotal from weigh ins. That same phenomenon seems to happen everywhere except LofO which is some kind of freak lake for consistency. It’s filthy, high traffic and pounded on. I don’t think I’m any better at catching them now than then and seem to catch more. FWIW I just can’t make myself fish slow and revert to finesse only as a last resort. 10lb is as light as I’m willing to go, I can’t read a graph to save my life, am clueless fishing vertically and have never fished a ned. I do rig my son a ned up and he whacks them, so I fish something else for his sake. just a different view. I look forward to the rock in the spring.

Sounds like the start of a great story...and maybe a rare meal in Missouri... crappie and morels are my favorite but....a combo of duck nuggets and crappie with onions has potential to one up it. Now I’m hungry

If the wind is calm, use a ground blind 🙂

https://www.amazon.com/SeaStar-Front-Hydraulic-Steering-Cylinder/dp/B06ZZCM72J i see guide pins in this kit which helps. If they suck, at least I’ll have the initial design done for me and alter based on their work. I may regret it but I just have to try. That said, I do believe I’ll remove it from the boat, take it to work, clean in ultrasonics and assemble there.

Are the scrapers Teflon or? Something that warming would aid in the forgiveness during installation? I’ve warmed Teflon in hot water on other PIA seal arrangements to help. Your description of the directionality makes sense. Hadn’t thought about that. They really don’t have much choice thinking about how it goes together and probably have a cope at the factory to help.

Has anyone put a seal kit (or had one put in) a SeaStar cylinder and/or helm unit? Non tilt helm, 200 on a tr20. Really needs tight steering i have some softness. Do the lock to lock bleed idling out. I’d hate to call the oily film a leak but at the end of the day I am slowly gaining air and losing oil. Like to hear experiences, especially DIY. Wrench, I searched and saw your dislike of servicing and can appreciate your position. I’d like to hear your $.02 on biting the bullet and replacing the cylinder versus a seal kit. If I’m 80% likely to be unhappy with freshening the seals, I’d rather spend a little more and be done once.

I read him as advising the info was there and how to know. I think he nailed the first sentence

I’m duck and goose accessory poor or I’d buy. IMO your price is too low. Looks like a smoking deal for someone on here and I’ll share with a couple guys I know succumbing to the waterfowl addiction.

You can’t bring reality into a theoretically possible fear based concern.... as a married man you should know better..🙂

I think you misread me. The PEOPLES concern is evident (real). The threat “cryptic cyber analysis “, who knows. Like you I have no clue how nor do I care.

Pics posted, geo tags intact, how to access geo tag info, pics removed then....the train came off the tracks. I don’t have a horse in the race and I’ve enjoyed watching this drama. I may take pic with location services on for every fish I catch this year on public water just to see if I bump into anyone. The concern is real, who knows if the actual threat is.

I’m in. The new info rule adds a wrinkle for this season

Verifying the description is what you are after or being persistent to have them sell what they described for the $ is key. I am a tightwad and finally coming around to the benefit of quality graphs. I “saved” on a couple of units (helix 5) that only convinced me to buy a bigger graph later. Savings gone... That said I’ve bought a couple off eBay that saved me a ton. I do wish mine networked and I don’t think I’ve ever bought a graph too big. 7” is, IMO the minimum for side imaging, 9” is better. Look carefully at the transducer and allowable mounting. To have depth at speed, eg navigating creeks, you have to shoot thru or glass in which is only usable for sonar not imaging. To run my helm unit I have 2 transducers and a y cable. The additional pieces add up quickly

I haven’t found an update that said he was located. Maybe im a skeptic but I tend to wear a 100mph vest for tournaments and foul weather. I do have an auto inflatable I get out in the summer and have worn it all day solo fishing in the winter. I’m a bank spanker by nature which tends to have my trolling motor and outboard catch limbs and tree tops at just the wrong time. I’ve not fallen in....yet and I know I’m due. I want to believe automatically inflating works but can’t KNOW it does. It’s the engineer in me that casts doubt

MO has a boater license test deal now. It’s a step in the right direction. I learned boating from older guys in a bass club that valued their boat and safety. I routinely see guys older than the license cut off that clearly didn’t have the same opportunity. Full throttle and too much trim most of the time. See it in tourneys and just out on the lake. Night tournaments really show disregard for safety now that we all have nav at the helm. Never mind other boats and debris. It’s a mindset problem. I hope there’s a positive that comes from this tragedy.

Good to hear and first I heard of it. Not sure what to think of that being in Willard with kids in school...

Is this satire or serious concern about someone finding a location via a picture and ruining the “spot”?