Skiatook 30 August

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Just before noon today the sky was overcast and predicted to stay that way. The wind was light. I decided to go to the lake. You know what happened on my drive up there, right?

With the sun, the big boats came out.

I fished one chunk rock point and two small rock points with trees. I stayed in 35 to forty foot water and threw to the 25 to 35 foot fish I scoped. I used a pbj Neko rigged Zinker Z, and I used a Keitech on one of Bo's 1/4 ounce jig heads.

I had one Neko bite. I turned its head but did not hook up. I had one Keitech bite that came after I jerked the swimmer off branches about 25 feet down. That one I got in. Maybe two pounds.

By then I was tired of the constant up and down and got off the water about 3:30.

Side note and tip:

The Garmin tm head was coming out of the water on the big swells. I had 5 or so inches I could lower it without crimping the wires spiraled around the shaft. You cannot reach the adjustment ring very easily while the motor is down. I pulled the motor most of the way up. I unscrewed the adjustment ring and went too far. When the ring came off the threads, there was a clunk. I adjusted the depth of the head and began to screw the ring back on the threads. It would not go. Upon examination, I discovered the shaft was not aligned well within the threaded collar. To screw the ring back on, I needed to have everything perfectly aligned. This was difficult with only two hands while standing in two foot swells from the big boats.

I motored back to the marina and ducked into a protected stall and tied up. I pulled the head up as far as I could and was able to align the socket, shaft and collar. I could then slide the shaft down to the depth I wanted and tighten the collar.

Moral of the story - do NOT unscrew the the stop collar so far as to take it off the threads and do the change depth control in a protected stall.

[Ruger5555]

Deep v boat? 54 or 60" shaft?

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1 hour ago, Ruger5555 said:

Deep v boat? 54 or 60" shaft?

Lund 16.5 Rebel XS (no longer made) with a Garmin Force 57" shaft. Those who installed were more accustomed to bass sleds that need less shaft.