Fishing Rhino

Winter doesn't bother me. It gives me the opportunity to get stuff done around the house and keep the missus happy. But, I get to fish a lot between April and October. Don't like the short days, the raw weather, and uncooperative fish. The wife and I do a little traveling. Visit our daughter in GA for a couple of weeks in November. Then we have the family over for Christmas Dinner. After that it's get more done around the house, then get ready to head to Daytona for the races. Stop at our daughter's place in GA on the way home for a few days. About six weeks later I'm getting ready to attend the road trip. This year, I'm stretching it to a two week fishing fest. The fish we be getting active in April, and should be voracious about the time I get back from 'bama..

Check all your connections. Make sure they are clean and tight. A circuit breaker kicking off indicates an excessive load. Could be the wiring. Could be the pump. Make sure you have a good ground. Many wiring problems are with the ground connections.

If ugly was a crime, you'd get the electric chair. I thought it funny that a Camaro ad preceded the video of the Mustang. Coincidence, or not, you make the call.

Hmmm, so the dog did it ehhh? Filed alongside the dog ate my homework.

This has to be the longest lived, most popular thread on the forum. Almost 200,000 views. Cheers!

Mine does not, but I will install one before next season. We were visiting our daughter in GA. I brought my boat along. It was parked outside. One night, we had torrential rains. No big deal, I just pulled the plug to let it drain. But as I was going to pull the drain plug, I noticed the motor was tilted up with the transom saver dangling to the ground. I thought someone must have pressed one of the three tilt controls. So I reset the transom saver. I was doing some work near the boat and I heard a hum. Looked over, and the motor was tilting up, again dropping the front of the transom saver to the ground. I pressed the down switch on the motor, and that stopped it from raising further. Reset the transom saver. In a few minutes I heard the hum of the hydraulic pump. After some fiddling around, I found that water had gotten into the front tilt control creating a short that activated the tilt pump. I reset the transom saver and disconnected the battery. While it was an aggravation, it was also a blessing. Had it occurred driving down the interstate at 70 mph it would have caused some serious damage. Whenever the boat is out of the water, the cranking battery will be disconnected via the switch.

1. If you know someone who catches bigger fish, pay attention to where they fish and how they fish. Observation. Reading. You can save a lot of trial and error by learning from others. 2. Electronics, and knowing how to use them.. It does not take the latest and the greatest. Even the simplest sounder can show you the transitions be they structural contours, bottom composition changes, cobble to mud, to sand, and vegetation, or other cover, where it starts and stops, and at what depths you find it. (the location, location, location thing) 3. More purposeful time on the water. Do not just go out there and beat the water to a froth casting. Each time out should be a learning experience. If something is not working, change. Change the bait. Change the presentation. Change the location, which may mean changing the fishing hole. All the above require focus and concentration. Your mind is a computer. It can only use what you put into it. If you are feeding it the same information every time you go on the water, that is all the info it has to process. Doing different things provides additional data for it to process. Many of our "hunches" or "gut feelings" are the result of our brain subconsciously processing info that we have fed into it in the past.

Stick to it. You'll never regret kicking the habit.

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There is still no need for the bunks to extend six inches or so beyond the transom, as shown in the op's photo. In fact. there is no need for them to extend a fraction of an inch beyond the transom. If they were flush, the original poster would not have had any problem with the transducer where it is. Unless his winch mount is welded, I suspect it crept forward. I've seen it happen.

I'm sorry. I made a mistake in my prior post. The bunks did/do not end flush with the back surface of the transom. They end flush with the back surface of the step. The transom on the Z - 7 was more than a foot behind the step. On the Z - 8 it's considerably less than that. There is nothing on the trailer that supports the transom.

Well, that's the way both of my Nitros came. The bunks ended flush with the back of the transom. The portion beyond that is supporting nothing but air.

One other thing. The bunk should not extend beyond (behind) the transom. That is usually just a matter of adjusting the winch stand to the rear so the transom is stopped even with the back of the bunk, or just a bit behind it. Then it won't matter if your transducer is in line with the bunk.

Sounds like a fun day.

Condolences. I know the feeling. In the case of a couple of our dogs, one in particular, it never totally goes away.

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Hey, great to see you on the forum again. Do you still live just off that exit in northern VA? I go by there two or three times a year. Once for the road trip, and a couple of times to visit our daughter in GA. Someday, on a road trip, I may have to Shanghai you and drag you along.

Some do, some don't. My wife's and our daughter's don't have the number pad on the right. To make matters worse, the touchpad has two "buttons" for the right and left click. I inadvertently touch the right click while typing, and a menu opens on the screen with a list of options, then I have to left click to get rid of it. For me, a laptop is a pain in the derriere. Then, there is still the matter of a smaller screen.

My wife has a laptop, and I hate it. Cannot use my desktop when we are away from home. Why do I hate it? I like the much larger 26 inch monitor. Much easier on my 72 year old eyes. I hate the touchpad just below the spacebar. Every time I inadvertently contact the touchpad while typing I have to go back a step or two to undo what I have done. I'm used to having the number pad to the right side of the keyboard, so it's an aggravation to go to the right and then remember her keyboard does not have numbers there. It's even worse when I have to use it on my lap, rather than a desk or table. Other than saving space, and portability, I see no advantage for the laptop. Yeah, I know. I'm just an old fogey, or is that fogie?

Hang in there. We're all pulling for you.

You can always start your own chat room of sorts via the private messaging feature. The only downside is that it is limited, I think to five participants. On the other hand, it's not moderated, and only the participants have access.

That is one of my biggest gripes with many of the fishing shows. They jack a poor bass to horizontal by their jaw. It's bad enough that they engage in the practice, but to make it worse, they probably spawn many imitators. Plenty enough time to admire a fish while you are unhooking it. Once the hook is out, back in the water with it. If you want a picture, have the camera ready, and take your photos as quickly as possible. The only rule you should abide by is to get the fish back in the water as quickly as possible. Unless you are planning to eat it.

I doubt that mounting a small fuel filter/water separator would stress the tank as much as the pounding a boat places on the mounts that secure the tank in place. Think about the force that several gallons of sloshing fuel puts on those mounts. To be sure, check with the boat's manufacturer.

Securely tie the ring onto the line of a fishing pole. When you feel the time is right, dangle the ring in front of her and ask her if she'll be your personal best catch for life.