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It may be differant but in NC ours is 1 Year from the date purchased... Wallywold is where i go for that . or BPS.

Welcome from your Neighbor up North - If ya hit up wiley Send a PM!

Ok I just got a boat im bringing so im kinda new to the rules. What all do we need to get a boat in the water out there if im gona be Registered in NC? I know ill need my Registration / Bill of Sale ... and the obvious lifejackets, fire extinguisher, etc.

NICE! That is a MONSTER...

I thought it did! The owner that sold it to me told me not to run it off the starting battery or it would suck the power down... So should I hook it to the starting? When its on the TM battery the tm slows WAY down from 5 to 2 it seems like. That and the finder goes haywire running self tests alot - I plan to scrap it for a 150$ one from Bass pro so i can lern how to use one. Should I run a battery just for the Finder? And maybe the bilge pump?

YEah i Hit wiley alredy fished the BusterBoyd bridge and didnt catch anything another boater fliped under my boat and got one upste me a lil but it was fun. I spent most of my time checking the engine , finding the little leaks and practicing the Trollin motor. It is normal for a boat to take on a little water right? In 8 Hours on the water i had about 4in of water in the back. (I see a softspot in the Vhull that is gona be patched this weekend. )

Yeah that fish finder is bigger than my TV @ home ... lol And yes The stering wheel is the satalight that drives the fishfinder Definatly gona upgrade it - It draws too much power limiting my TM. Thanks guys. - May see if i can find a cheep wheel for it as well.

Well Taxes were good for me this year - Got enough for the trip and a Boat! Here are some pix let me know what you think . She needs some work but it runs great. I took it out this weekend and did a little testing, The lights were mest up and need to be run to a switch but i rigged them off the TM battery with a little inline fuse for now Its got a Hummingbird LCR4000 (Probably older than me) Fish finder a 20HP Mercury and little livewell in the rear that needs some patching before opening the plug All in All i spent about 1,000. I plan to patch any cracks and nicks in it , Maybe recarpet and match the paint to my truck. Being a mechanic I think will make the project a little less expensive but the hard part is over Wife agrees it needs to be fixed up. Maybe getting a newer updated fish finder for me to learn on as i havnt used one before. Any sugestions?

Nope just one MAIN wire headed to the main battery Negative and Posivtive - I think there is a short somewhere but i ordered some wire and gona run a wire from the torlling motor to the front to light up the GReen Red light. I hope this works - thanks for the support

I just got a boat used 1979 Shakespere witha 20hp Mercery ... The thing runs great and is awsome little boat for my first one but i got a question reguarding the lights - I have 2 poles that go in the front and in the Right Rear. They dont work.... they dont have voltage so im assuming they have a bad wire somewhere ... I want to go out on it tonight as i work days... Does anyone know how i can RIG cheep Lights that will work ... or do i need them in NC? My buddys jon boat doesnt have any lights but at the boat ramp a guy asked me if i was gona light up before heading out .... I assumed that ment therei s a law i need lights on my boat? I dont want to get in trouble on my first few outings - Can a Flashlingt or a LED light work if i mount one from walmart that is battery powered?

WOW those are nice pic's thanks for your service and if you ever need lures over there PM me ill send ya some - On me.

Nice Video - I didn't know BPS had vido's on their site - than again i dont browse their site much just walk in

Welcome Im in Matthews NC South of ya - If you ever want to take a trip to Wiley PM

Ok guys thanks - What i was getting at is ... is it good for my local pond i dont think there are anything bigger than 3-4# in there but wanted to try it out . So that answers my question I knew it wasnt a big bait but alot bigger that most my lures. Anyone seen the bluegill Spro?

OUTCH! 2 Weeks .... Thats got to hurt

Welcome !

Well after cracking a few jokes i decided to get a few packs and test them out. I didnt get any bites but I do like them ... dont ask but they dont taste like coffee The bass at my local pond must preferr Decaff - Great looking and pretty tough. Anyone thought about running these on a Jig? I know that sounds crazy but i put one on today to see how it looked and it slowed down the drop quite a bit I know its unusual but so is a wackey right right? Thats how things get started.

Went to my local pond today to throw some swimbaits I havn't used including the SPRO BBZ-1 Shad and a few frogs just to test them out. This got me thinking will the BBZ Shad catch dinks or only Larger bass? I know they are Largemouth and the lure will fit in thier mouth but do dinks eat somthing this big? (Not that I want one but at this point anything will do) I guess what im getting at is How big is too Big?

AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME LINE! ... PLine ... Tryed it today and LOVE IT - Still want to try out RW's rec on the YoZuri but im attached to my Pline... literaly .... no really i got a hook in my hand! Ok this stuff is great - havn't had a single problem with line twist or knots coming undone. And i have spooled it the same way I did the Berkley so Im pretty confidant im spooling right. I got the Pline CXX in green 8lb on now and am going to BPS to buy some 6, 12, and maybe 4lb for my Crappie pole. Anyone used YoZuri and Pline CXX ? Which did you like better?

Pm Sent your way - Are we there yet?

That is my favorit situation - GET JIGGY WITH IT!

Well I havn't had time to go to BPS and pick up some more line - Said I would update this weekend but I lied . Will Try tomorrow to get out but have to go look at a few boats to buy with tax money .

.... Zilch! Nota! nothing! .... This is a drag. I didn't spend that much time on the water though about 3 hours so can't give up yet I guess.

By Side cutter do you mean ... Angled Dikes ( Not the Girls ) ? Buddy just brought up an obvious one - Split ring pliers for hooks Cant believe i Didnt think of that i have a Snapon set Though I dont think my Tools would work - Could it hurt the fish after using them in coolant / transmission fluids, oil etc? Obviously id clean them off but wont that stuff still remain ? I think ill play it safe - Keep my tools away from the water and hit harbor freight

Ok im a mechanic with a 3bay box full of tools to fix cars ... that got me thinking what tools are used in Fishing. Aside from the obvious pair or pliers and a knife (I use a Gerber Multi Tool Recoil to be exact) What else should you keep in your bag?