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I assume there should be a spring that returns it to stop?

Fishnwrench- you are right the timer base isn't going all the way back. I'm not sure why because the throttle cable seems to be fine but at least I know what is going on. Thanks for the help!

Took the kids out to drag some flicker shads and ran into a mechanical issue. I have a 25 hp Yamaha 2 stroke tiller. When I started the motor it immediately revd way up. I used the kill switch to cut it immediately. It took it a second to really shut down- very strange. Mess around some and started again. Again it reved but I got it into gear. It would run fine and respond to my throttle inputs both up and down- except it wouldn't idle slowly in gear. With no throttle input it was still running like I was giving it maybe 1/4 throttle. Had to shut it down to get it out of gear. Any thoughts on what it could be? It looks like the throttle linkage is working properly. Related question: Do you have a good Yamaha mechanic reccomendation? Thanks-

Marked a few small schools of Shad- but my electronics are not great (Lowrance Mark4) and I don't love it. But certainly no large bait balls or big areas of bait.

Went to the back of PC early this AM before work. Was hoping for some top water stripers. Water temp was 54ish and a decent brown stain to the water. Marked a few fish in the back of PC but not many and they were very scattered. No topwater activity to speak of. At 6:00 I ran to the island - looked/casted around for a while and marked almost nothing. Decided to run back to the back of PC at 6:45 and started trolling some flickershad. My buddy- who had never caught a striper got absolutely SMASHED by this fish. I actually thought he was hung up. The fish hit the flickershad about as hard as any Striper I have ever caught while trolling- it just hit the wall. Not bad for the first striper of his life!! We trolled around for about 20 more minutes with no bites before packing up and heading to the office. Gotta love a morning on the water and living in a place where you can catch fish like this and still be in the office by 8.30! It was cool to help someone catch the biggest fish of their life.

When I was a kid growing up in Colorado my dad always had a few wiggle warts in his box. Not something you need much in CO- A couple of times a year he made the trip back here to fish the Rock. -And for the first time since I moved here 7 years ago I know why he loved cranking the Rock! We finally got on a decent big fish crank bite. My brother and I pulled out of Bentonville at about 5.15. We got to Big M at 6:00- first trailer in the parking lot- greeted by cold air and freezing fog. We only had the morning to fish and were worried about the reports that said fishing

Nice Quill! My brother and I are heading over to Big M Friday. I hope the cold front on Thursday doesn't mess them up too bad!

Kaitechs- worth it. Put a little glue on the head and I run them pretty much until the tail falls totally off. They are soft and do get beat up- but that only seems to make them better. I did pick up some new z-man paddle tails that I am excited to try.

Low 50's at sidewalk hole- and brown stain- petty dirty.

Put in at sidewalk hole at 6:00. Marked a lot of fish in the channel right by the ramp. I don't have the best electronics and am no expert in reading the sonar but my guess is the whites are loaded up in there. Water temp was 50-52 and it was pretty dirty. Ran way up the river- as far as we could take the boat. Water cleared up the further we ran. We flung clousers at all our usual spots- nothing. No whites up the river right now. We did catch a few nice slabs up there but they were all in one spot- never a solid pattern. Also caught a few small green fish. Talked to an old timer at the ramp on the way out who said he caught 25 crappie but only 4 keepers. It was a cold morning! I think there will still be a white bass run- it is still early- but we will see. It certainly didn't seem to be on just yet.

Some additional advice: go to twin on the weekdays. It gets crazy on the weekends. Skip some classes and hit the river. Someday you will be a working stiff like most of us- reading some Internet forum while you are locked in your office during the white bass run. I can promise you this- when that day comes you won't regret that you missed a couple of history lectures!

Awesome report guys. Sounds like an awesome day. I'm hoping the white bass run holds off until Spring Break- I'm taking a few days off then. But at this rate it looks like that might be a stretch!

I got out to Monte Ne for a little this afternoon. Chocolate Milk! Water temp was 49-51ish. Lots of birds and marked quite a few fish- many were active and seemed to be up high in the water column (less than 10 ft) or down lower (30 ft) suspended in deeper water (40+feet). I was dragging flicker shads and couldn't get a bite. Had my little girls with me and the wind was pretty strong so my options were limited. Not bad for Feb but I have never figured out Beaver on muddy water. Talked to some guys bass fishing- said they had a rough day and had run to the dam this morning looking for cleaner water. Told them they need to go the other way.

Clouser for sure. The only fly you need but you need a lot of them. When the run is really good and you are catching them you will go through a bunch. My brother and I try to have 100 tied up between the two of us. All different colors but white/grey, white/blue vapor, white/chartreuse, white/red are some of my go-to's. That being said- when the run is on any baitfish imitating streamer will work. A 5wt will work but I like a 6 or 8- never know when a big Walleye or Striper will be in the mix. I prefer to use a slow slinking line or neutral buoyancy line but floating line with a sink tip will work- especially on Richland creek. Again- kinda depends on water levels. As for Twin- depending on the rain/water levels yes it is wadable but not crossable in most places. Go to the other side of the bridge from the boat ramp and walk down the trail to get to Richland. It gets crazy crowded there on the weekends. If you can get in a weekday/evenings you will have a lot more freedom. Also- don't forget about the beaver tailwater. (If we get any wadable water there this spring.). There is a decent run up there and offen it is after or at least lasts long than the run on Beaver. You can catch whites into June there sometimes. Finally- stop by McLelland's. They can make sure you have the set up and point you in the right direction. Solid guys and very helpful.

Scope is a Leupold VeriX-II 3x9 50mm. No, I don't have any ammo with to inlude... I mean, whatever ammo I have I will gladly include but that is probably only 1 box.

I am looking to get rid of a gun so I can buy a new bow. Selling a .300 WSM with a Leupold scope. Rifle and scope are in great condition and has been fired less than 50 times. I am asking $600. Would also consider a trade for a bow... Send me a message for more details.

Awesome idea...I will try to join.

Thanks for the report- that's all I needed to hear to get out there early tomorrow AM for a couple hours!

Bill- I think I saw you guys. We were in the green Lowe Roughneck... J-Doc- if you don't like her walleye why don't you go catch your own? j/k I know what you mean. To be fair- that picture sucks. It was just me and my 7 yr old trolling- trying to manage both our lines, drive the boat, watch the graph, work the net, and help her reel... It was a rodeo- pictures were low on the priority list. It wasn't as skinny as it looks- but it was certainly not as fat as the eyes I have caught out there in the past. There is plenty of Shad that's for sure...

Got one of the girls up early this morning for a little Daddy Daughter time. Went to the back of PC and messed around for a little casting some top water at about 7:00. No bites so we ran out to the islands and trolled some flicker shads. No luck there either. About 9:00 AM headed back to the back of PC- this time trolling flicker shads. Proceeded to have a great 2 hours and made a great memory. We kept running the same stretch of bank over and over and caught something on every pass. I was excited whene we hit the "Beaver Slam" (Striper, White, Smallie, Spot, LM). But then she caught a 19 inch walleye and I caught the first drum I have ever caught on the Beav. We were only missing a catfish! The wind started picking up just a little right at 9 and that is when the fish started biting. No real size on any of them except the walleye (who was released to get a little bigger). Smallie was nice and fat but only about 14 inches. Striper was 12 inches. Interesting- the shad colored Flicker Shad which is usually my top lure got no love. Blue Tiger and Uncle Rico caught all the fish... Guess they wanted a little more color. Marked a lot of fish back there today...

Thanks everyone for the input. I don't have rails to mount on- at least not the round kind. I just have a channel down the gunwale- like in the picture above. I think those extreme fishing mounts look perfect. I could easily take them off when fly fishing. I might even be able to mount them where they will be out of the way from stripping anyway. Great idea on the laundry basket for netting. I have seen the netting before but didn't even think of using a laundry basket.

Need some expert help- you guys will have to do;) I have a Lowe Roughneck that I want to add some rod holders to for trolling. The key is they need to be easily removable. I use my boat for fly fishing quite a bit and I don't want anything that could catch lines- a huge pain when flyfishing. So the mounts have to essentially be clamps I can remove. Any ideas for where what I need? Is there something that goes on the rail? Or is there a clamp style for the side? Any pointers would be helpful... I am new to the trolling gear. Also- any advice on economic but quality rod holders? This isn't my primary way of fishing so I want it to be reasonable but want something that works.... So I guess my question is- best removable trolling set up for an aluminum boat? Thanks and Happy 4th of July!

Well we were only on the water from 5:30 to 8:15. Saw two other boats... (Keep in mind this was Thursday)- most people were at work. This time of year get out early (or late), get a little bit away from the major marina (especially PC) and you can have an enjoyable time.

Ended up going to Monte Ne as I had to be home earlier than planned. Nothing much to report- caught some fish close to docks- including a nice keeper on a Ned rig. Did find a few crappie suspended at about 15 feet in 30 fow....they seemed eager to bite...

Yeah, plan is to be on the water by 5:30 and off by 10. Should avoid the worst of it.