fishinwrench Posted April 28, 2022 Posted April 28, 2022 3 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said: It’s crazy how difficult they can be see at times. You would think it would be no problem but it’s not. It's one thing to not notice a kayak until you get kinda close. It's another thing to actually run one over. Big logs, and 100# dead spoonbill manage to not get hit. Usually. But missing one by only a few feet is pretty common.
Devan S. Posted April 28, 2022 Posted April 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: It's one thing to not notice a kayak until you get kinda close. It's another thing to actually run one over. Big logs, and 100# dead spoonbill manage to not get hit. Usually. But missing one by only a few feet is pretty common. Glad someone finally said it. Heck in 2 months there will be 5x the traffic, bigger waves, and people falling off tubes, skis, and wake boards all over.
snagged in outlet 3 Posted April 28, 2022 Posted April 28, 2022 10 minutes ago, fishinwrench said: It's one thing to not notice a kayak until you get kinda close. It's another thing to actually run one over. Big logs, and 100# dead spoonbill manage to not get hit. Usually. But missing one by only a few feet is pretty common. I've never been close to one but since I'm always on the lookout but they are surprisingly hard to see at times. And I am around them all the time on the river. Again..... You would think they would stick out like a sore thumb.
snagged in outlet 3 Posted May 8, 2022 Posted May 8, 2022 On 4/28/2022 at 10:27 AM, fishinwrench said: It's one thing to not notice a kayak until you get kinda close. It's another thing to actually run one over. Big logs, and 100# dead spoonbill manage to not get hit. Usually. But missing one by only a few feet is pretty common. I wanted to revisit this. Last week I was on the river fishing. Upstream about 500-600 yards I saw a boat coming around the bend. Easily seen. A little bit behind that a kayak came around the same bend. I couldn’t really make out what it was until it got about halfway to me. And didn’t even notice it until it was substantially closer than when I saw the boat. The difference I noticed is the boat cast a shadow and the kayak really didn’t. I think it’s the dark shadow that boats cast on the water that make them “more” visible. We see that shadow more easily. I should’ve gotten a picture. Daryk Campbell Sr 1
jdmidwest Posted May 9, 2022 Posted May 9, 2022 We were on a lake fishing yesterday and a little 10' sit on top went by with a 260lb guy, and an Ulterra trolling motor on bow. Pretty top heavy and 20 mph wind gusts. He would hit spot lock to stop and fish, it would whip the boat around to recover. He really looked like he was enjoying his setup based on the terets fit going on... Way more trolling motor and weight for that little boat "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Bassin4fun Posted May 9, 2022 Posted May 9, 2022 I broke down and bought a Minn Kota Endura 45# thrust transom mount trolling motor for my Perceptiin Outlaw 11.5. I am also going to run steering cables through the hull to foot steering pedals. I will be running. 100ah lithium battery dedicated to the motor and a 10ah for my Garmin UHD 93SV and Navi lights. I just could not be competitive in the big lake events with any sort of wind. It was killing me. So I am doing the upgrade. Hope tobhave it completed by the end of this weekend. Bass Yakker, snagged in outlet 3, Daryk Campbell Sr and 1 other 4
snagged in outlet 3 Posted May 9, 2022 Posted May 9, 2022 8 minutes ago, Bassin4fun said: I broke down and bought a Minn Kota Endura 45# thrust transom mount trolling motor for my Perceptiin Outlaw 11.5. I am also going to run steering cables through the hull to foot steering pedals. I will be running. 100ah lithium battery dedicated to the motor and a 10ah for my Garmin UHD 93SV and Navi lights. I just could not be competitive in the big lake events with any sort of wind. It was killing me. So I am doing the upgrade. Hope tobhave it completed by the end of this weekend. Pictures?
Bassin4fun Posted May 10, 2022 Posted May 10, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 6:51 AM, snagged in outlet 3 said: Pictures? I am still waiting on some parts to arrive. I will post some once I get it finished. I am hoping to get started on it tomorrow and have it done by Sunday. We have a MoYak kayaky tourney at LOZ on the 21st. Bass Yakker and snagged in outlet 3 2
Bassin4fun Posted May 22, 2022 Posted May 22, 2022 On 5/9/2022 at 6:51 AM, snagged in outlet 3 said: Pictures? I finished it on Friday morning. I put rod holders on the extra large crate that my battery box is in. I can take 8 rigs in my rod holders...I have 10 but one holds my net and the other holds my 360 light pole/orange flag. I took it out on Lake Springfield Friday afternoon. Total game changer. I have foot pedal steering using Sea Lect rudder control foot pedals and steel cables. I can get up to 4.2mph full speed. I am using a 100ah lithium battery for motor. 10ah battery for front Navi lights and Garmin Echomap UHD 93sv. I am going to install a heavier tie-down system for that batterybox/crate. Will do that this week. Plus need to get inspection and titled this week. Hawg, snagged in outlet 3, Bass Yakker and 1 other 4
snagged in outlet 3 Posted May 22, 2022 Posted May 22, 2022 Wow nice! How much $ do you think you have in it?
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