jdmidwest

I like the stick steer of the Panfish 16. A 9.9 should work on it. You just have to plan on taking a little longer to get there. It probably won't come up on plane much, but it will run it. The Pro 17 I just bought came from the factory with a 9.9 and was changed out to a 35. It weights more than the 16 and is wider in the back. There was a guy come by on the lake with a Pro 17 and a 9.9 on it. It was a 2012 model. I see you are in IL. They have that funny rule that if the lake says 10 horse limit, you can not run any gas motor above 10 hp or get a ticket. In MO, you can run larger motors at no wake speeds.

New meaning to the sport of cow tippin. Thats just funny.

Found and fixed the problem. Checked the polarity on the jack at the front of the boat. Somewhere between the battery and the jack, the polarity is reversed. Switched the wires around on the motor and things should work fine now.

I have found that a Lippa Grip or some kind of fish gripping device is quite valuable in a yak. I keep one handy in mine and have avoided the spare trebles that always seem to be swinging around when I land a fish. My buddy laughed at me when I asked him to pick one up for me that was on sale at Bass Pro. The next trip out, the temps were in the 40's and my hands were dry and warm when landing fish. He bought one too.

I always like that section later on in the fall. I usually break it up, Mounts to Terre Du Lac one day and down to Leadwood the next. That stretch thru the cattle farm is pretty gruesome most of the time.

I will check the motor and see if there is any water. Did not see any grooves in the shaft and the bearing seems tight. There was a plastic washer on the shaft that kept the line from working into the bearing. By noise I meant the mount clanking around every time I engage the trolling motor. Any way to tighten it up to make it quieter? I hope that turning the thrust in the right direction will give it more power.

My lines are experiencing some problems this year. Seems like the drought last year created some settling and they sunk in one spot. When it rehydrated, there is a little seeping. I have had to haul in some fill dirt to plug the leak. The lines are about 15 years old now and worked well so far even with the clay loess we have here. The article did not seem to point at any source. LOZ has been because of overdevelopment and poor septic. Local issues around here have been livestock or geese. Last year was bad due to low volumes of flow not really flushing out normal systems.

After spending years of fishing in a boat where you do not stand unless you really need to, like when you need to adjust the guys, I have finally bought a boat that you can stand in and walk around in. You don't have to paddle it unless a major failure occurs. And it is nice to get up and air things out on a nice steamy day. But reading Al's posts, If I ever get in a canoe again with another person, I hope it is him. He seems to know how to paddle a boat.

That would probably explain my issues. Clipping and rewiring tomorrow. Dang IL guys, they get everything backwards.

Jeeze Al, did not read the complete book you posted, but gathered enough from the title to compose a response. I normally wear the swimming trunk shorts while fishing out of a boat that allows me to wade fish. They have that mesh netting that leaves little imprints in my butt and starts pulling hairs. I have to stand and re adjust from time to time to be comfy. It really has nothing to do with paddling, I would never do that while standing.

You know, I bought a new to me boat. Been working out great. Bringing limits of crappie and bluegill the last few trips out. But, the trolling motor has been obnoxious. Noisy, jerky, slower than hell. First trip out it spun the prop off into the bottom of Perry Co lake and ended a trip that day. I blamed it on the mass of 17lb test stren that was wadded up under the prop by previous owner. Today, when I pulled it up out of the water to run shallow and retrieve a lure, I noticed something. It seems to be wired backwards. At least, backward from the way I normally wire trolling motors. Instead of the prop pushing forward toward the torpedo end ot the trolling motor, it is actually pulling the other way. Which way should it normally go? I have always wired where the torpedo end is in front, then the shaft and fin, and the prop is in back pushing.

I have see scientific reports that say glaciers came down to about the Missouri River and covered most of Illinois. I am sure the armadillos were farther south back then.

That was kinda limp. He could not even squeeze out a Fox News jab or anything!

It must be the heeler in her. That brings out some agression. We have had a heeler in the past that was kid tolerant, but not kid loving. Never had a problem with collies.

That is a shame. What is her deal with kids? That dog should get along with anything. She would go great on the farm, but we have a Great Pyrenees now and don't need another.

Good lord, don't you guys on that side of the state have plumbing? E coli levels are almost what they are on the LOZ. But that is a lake and we are talking about a river. How does that happen on a river? http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/e-coli-levels-high-in-sw-mo-waterways/article_e3c0bde9-22ea-566e-b743-af59d8e5df8f.html

Finally tilled mine up today after a day on the local lake in the boat. We caught a few crappie, the 4 year old had a blast, it was his first time out in the boat with his big boy rod. Planted all my seeds today. Short season sweet corn, okra, beans, more cucs, squash, sunflowers, and pumpkins. The maters are chuggin along, been down in the 40's the last few nights. I have some cucs and peppers coming along too. Taters in the raised bed are knee high. Picking lettuce. Strawberries are coming off at about a quart a day and looking good. New strawberry beds are looking good. I like the mineral bucket idea, I have a source for them. I may need to use them to fill up some empty spaces in the yard. At second glance, those buckets aren't mineral buckets. Where did you pick up the tubs?

Its all of those faboulus reports you give. It is drawing a crowd. Of course, Memorial Day Weekend may have had to do something with it.

Too many trees is causing problems too. The planting of trees where historically there have been few in the west has lowered snowfalls and lowered the water tables and runoff. They have killed off native prairie plants and hurt the animals that require them. http://www.livescience.com/34563-tree-pollution.html

At least it was an honest gigger and released it......

Redear should be starting to bed pretty good. Fish the Enough arm in the trees, there should be a few crappie in there. I have not made it there yet this season. If I was in a yak, I would probably launch from the Enough ramp and avoid the ram fee unless you are camping there.

I have had them raise in the yard in the past, the young ones are pretty cute and fuzzy with leg and the look of small ostriches. They have a pretty good natural camo and they squat and freeze when disturbed. The mother will dart in and out, run around the ground and do the ole broken wing trick to lure you away. If you follow her, she will rise and land and start over drawing you away. Pretty good defense. They will nest in the dangest places out in the open. They like open fields and gravel bars. Of course, it could be a whip poor will nest, I think they nest on the ground. The eggs look a little large for a kill deer.

I did not really get the impression that he wanted them banned, just did not want to get in trouble if violating the rules of the forum. I think that was cleared up a few pages back then it was a free for all. Still a civil discussion, I don't think anyone has a problem with that on here.

Are you sure it was not stabbed by a heron?

Did you see a bird running around squawking at you and faking a broken wing?