Monday was tough

[Dutch]

The weather guessers said east wind to 7 mph.  I wanted to look at some stuff in the little Sac and fish some steep timber banks with craws and shaky.  So we went to Cedar Ridge.  It was cloudy and cold.  When we arrived the wind was ripping.  The banks I wanted to hit were directly in the wind.  I looked around east to Turkey creek and found nothing that I liked so headed west.  We fished to Masters and gave that side of the lake up.  We crossed and moved to Maze where you could at least feel your bait.  Nothing except a junebug Ned would work.  The fish were deep in the brush.  Some got off and we only boated 7.  Most were  smallmouth and none were keepers.  After 5 hours I put out the fire and called the dogs.

[Targa98]

I haven't been back up there in a little over a week. Is the water getting any better? I'm talking clarity from the Dam all the way down both sides. So if anyone can help, that would be awesome.  Please and thank you! Im hoping the fishing picks up some.

[Dutch]

In the little Sac at Cedar Ridge visibility was about 2’.  Up in Maze maybe 3’.

[waterpossum]

16 hours ago, Dutch said:

In the little Sac at Cedar Ridge visibility was about 2’.  Up in Maze maybe 3’.

I put in at Cedar Ridge too on Monday. Motored to Maze at full throttle with my 150 four stroke Mercury. Fished about 30 minutes. Fired up motor. Got up on plane and the motor shut down completely to idle speed. Maybe 3 mph. Took me about an hour to motor back to the Cedar Ridge Campgrounds. Started hiking to the public ramp and George the park attendant gave me a lift to the public launch at Cedar Ridge.

[Gumboot]

45 minutes ago, waterpossum said:

I put in at Cedar Ridge too on Monday. Motored to Maze at full throttle with my 150 four stroke Mercury. Fished about 30 minutes. Fired up motor. Got up on plane and the motor shut down completely to idle speed. Maybe 3 mph. Took me about an hour to motor back to the Cedar Ridge Campgrounds. Started hiking to the public ramp and George the park attendant gave me a lift to the public launch at Cedar Ridge.

Sorry to hear about your motor problems.  You'd be doing many of us a favor if you would start a "Wrench diagnose my motor problem" thread.  Haven't had one in way too long.

[fishinwrench]

5 hours ago, Gumboot said:

Sorry to hear about your motor problems.  You'd be doing many of us a favor if you would start a "Wrench diagnose my motor problem" thread.  Haven't had one in way too long.

 

Would love to help, but you lost me at....

6 hours ago, waterpossum said:

my 150 four stroke Mercury.

 

Please let us know what it took to rectify the issue.  

[MrGiggles]

8 hours ago, waterpossum said:

I put in at Cedar Ridge too on Monday. Motored to Maze at full throttle with my 150 four stroke Mercury. Fished about 30 minutes. Fired up motor. Got up on plane and the motor shut down completely to idle speed. Maybe 3 mph. Took me about an hour to motor back to the Cedar Ridge Campgrounds. Started hiking to the public ramp and George the park attendant gave me a lift to the public launch at Cedar Ridge.

Any alarms? Carb or EFI?