firefightn15

Hey, BobbyO!

I'm not that much of a mechanic either, but I have to agree. Too much oil isn't good. But that can't hardly be the ploblem with the transmission. I'm not sure where you would find the vacuum line for the shift mechanism on that motor, but it's gotta be that, or your tranny just picked a rotten time to give you trouble. I hate to say this brgbassmaster, but are you sure you evan have time for fishing right now?

Watched my nephew cast out the tree line of a lake we were on last thurs. Went for his pb 35' up, and with pinpoint accuracy, nailed it! Lost his spinner though. L-if you read this, sorry, I had to......

That sucks, sorry for your dilemma. I imagine that you can't just pick up and go anytime you want either. You usually sound pretty upbeat here on the forum, maybe with one of Sams's suggestions, and your " cando" attitude, you'll figure something out. Good luck! I hope you do. ff15 By the way, weren't you working on your trailer bearings? How'd you do?

Did ok early with the cavitron, but after sun up, it was spinners and plastics. Still love them things though.

H_O_B, nice job on the bass. Good opener, eh?

black/red and white/red did well last weekend. Going in a couple of minutes, let you know later this morning if they do as well today.

I agree, a big fish, bare hand, and sharp hooks are a recipe for ER call. Last month a friend of mine was trying to remove his bait from a 40 something pike when it started thrashing. Ended up getting hookeddeep in the index finger with the fish still fighting him. Some other fishermen helped him get it out, but he said it was one of the most painful experiences he's ever had. good call basser89! 8-)

Kudos!

First off, don't worry about having all the fancy stuff. And don't worry about using a tree branch for fishing gear. Find a Mepp's #5 bucketail or two. Black w/silver blade and maybe a brown (squirreltail) w/gold blade. Also find a 9" black Suick, and maybe acouple of daredevils. FInd a ambassadeur 5500c baitcaster (if you in to them) and a 6'6" heavy action rod rated for 10-30 lb test. You can also get a decent spinning reel in the daiwa 3500 category w/6'6" heavy action spinning rod. If your being concervative, you should get either set up for $100-125. Then find some #40 PowerPro or similar line, and your good to go. Don't forget to use good leaders!

Great job guys. Nice looking fish! God, I thought I was losing it!! Could have sworn I left a note on these fish already. Now I see I did on the other thread. You did this just to toy with me, right? ;D

I think those fish are the ones I've been looking for here in Wi. Nice fish guys!

Fillet them, rinse and leave wet. take some flour and Lawry's season salt (just lean a little on the salty side) and mix in ziploc. Throw the fillets in and tumble. Toss them in a pan that's been pre-heated with oil, fry, and get a good belly full.

You plan on telling the fish in Georgia that your coming back, or are you gonna let 'em figure it out the hard way? 8-)

I just come off the boat after working with it for an hour or so. Seems to work great. Tomm. I'm gonna put the boat in the water and try it out! LBH, gonna ship you my info shortly.

I gotta go with Big-O and Rondef. I'd say 4-4.5

Glad it works for you.

LBH, maybe you should invest in an underwater camera. Next time your down there, you can do a vid on proper rod/reel recovery! ;D

Same thing up here in WI. I bought 3 revo s combos @ $100 each and my nephew bought 1. Had $40-50 Fenwicks on them. Give the reels a good workout over the weekend and they did well. The 7' rods were o.k. too, but action was a little to heavy for my use. The first two that I bought were over Fathers Day and there was a sign buy one get 2nd for half price. So actually the 1st two only cost me $150

Checkout Northland Tackle in Bemidjii, Minnesota. John Peterson's team has a great selection. http://www.northlandtackle.com/Category/main.taf?cat=244

Cool! I just added their web site to my favorites, so when I get on this I have a reference. There probably will come a time when I take you up on that LBH. Thanks.

Just watching that kinda got the gears grinding. It's too late for me this year, but I thinkthrough the rest of the season and winter I'm gonna see if there's something we can do around here.

There is no need to open the side plate to adjust the magnetic brakes on an stx. They are adjusted externally on the left side using the dial.

Actually, I am looking at a phone # right now that I have to get to Josh. I talk to you about it in couple of days.

Well pops, that's a nice looking fish too!!