Triton_Mike

JB, Absolutely no issues mounting near fuel. Thats the thing with Dual Pro you won't have any sparks if you happen to cross the leads by accident. Mike

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Low Budget!! PUNCH THE MONKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. ;D I hear ya on the monkey my boat monkey is EXPENSIVE!! T Mike Hate the habit not the game

Heck I was just talking to the author Mack Farr of that book last nite. He has since turned into a die hard Striper Guide. Macks a good friend of mine and a super nice guy. I have read the book and it's a pretty good read. T Mike

buzbaitfool, Sounds like your wiring is not big enough to handle the voltage you are putting through the wires. For Trollign motors I would reccomend 6 gauge marine wire. For fish finder it should be a minimum of 22 gauge COPPER wire (if used as an extension) I would put an inline fuse on the fish finder for sure. 2-4amp should be about right. I haven't gotten my boat rigged up 100% yet so I'm not sure my plan is working until I get the batteries and chargers and everything is hooked up. Mike

BD, Think of the 2 trolling motors on the back as dual motors. They are locked in place just as you see them. All they do is propel the boat straight forward and I am steering with the front trolling motor. All 3 motors are 24 volts. So I will need 2 batteries PER trolling motor ie 12 volt batteries. THe 6 batteries will run all 3 trolling motors for the day and will be recharged by 2ea 3 bank Dual Pro Chargers. Yankee_Bassman, Yeah that little package in the last picture was the most expensive mod on the whole boat ~~ He's gonna be fun tho!! Mike

Mo tick, I used 1/2 inch myself. T Mike

Low budget, Thats the formula!! I was going on what you said in your post about max speed 4-6mph. I don't have a clue. I just wanna get from point A to B and catch fishies in between ~ T Mike

Low Budget, Trust me I'm not wizard in this. Randall Kirkpatrick of Fish Atlanta is the guy you need to talk with. He has a freakin formula to determine speed with trolling motors LOL. Weight is one thing but width of boat is another. If you have a 12ft boat 36 inch bottom and a 12ft 48 inch bottom the 48 inch bottom will come out on top everytime as far speed is concerned. Thats what Randall tells me. You have more to gain by bottom width than you do about worrying with weight of your boat. Randall just had a sudden emergency (see post in General fishing) so it will probably be a little while before we see him. But Randall is the guy that can answer your questions!! T Mike

I know everyone here on the board watches the post from Randall Kirkpatrick of Fish Atlanta Guide Service. He has been expecting the birth of his third child anyday. He just let a friend of mine know the baby didn't make it through the delivery. There were complications with the cord. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. Randall I am so sorry to hear of your loss! Please let me know if I can be of any help!! T Mike

Lowbudgethookers. Randall Kirkpatrick my electric boat genius says anything more than 2 motors on the back is not gaining you much in the form of speed. If your going 4.6 with one T motor maybe you can get 6 with 2???? I agree there is diminishing returns until you can get the boat up on plane. Worst case sceneario I have a Trolling motor to sell. Best case scenario I'll be going faster?? hipster, The plug that I have is a marineco plug. The wire is 8 gauge that connects to it tho. Thats the best I could find. Any marine dealer can order it for you. Mike

another site I've just been poking along and taking my time with my all electric jon boat project. The only thing I really have left is to install the 2ea 3 bank Dual Pro chargers (on order), Buy 6 batteries (ouch!), install a bilge pump, glue down the front deck carpet and wire the 2 big foot switches and it should be ready to roll provided I wired it all right LOL. Just in case you interested I have 3ea 82lb thrust Motor Guides (total of 246lbs of thrust arrgh!!) A humminbird 987SI and I built a special bracket that I thought was pretty neat for the GPS puck. A 120qt ice chest with a special hatch in the lid along with a Longer life aereator for a livewell. Here is the little website I made to show the progress of the boat. Scroll down for the newer pictures. www.tritonmike.com/boat.html T Mike

Matt, Thanks for verifying that. I know my sources are pretty close to Mike so I wouldn't post anything like that above if I had a weak source or if I was unsure. Mike

McFly, Welcome to the new millineum of electronics. The 987 is the most awesome unit ever conceived to this point in my opinion. The reason nobody talks about it is because most can't afford the hefty price tag. It's almost 2 grand. As a guide I personally couldn't afford not to own this unit. I'm not sponsored by Humminbird and I paid full retail for my unit out of my own pocket. The 987 is everything you hear and more. The Side Imaging technology will blow your mind (and your wallet). There is a sonar sticky thread below that I posted just a "few" side imaging and sonar pictures for you to look over. If I can answer any questions about the unit let me know. I'm probably gonna be the only redneck here that has a 987 on a Tr-20 and a JON boat LOL T Mike

BD, If you live in Atlanta I have a seminar that I am doing for the Geogia DNR at Red Top MTN at 8am this Saturday. It's Power Point presenation that is all about sonar interpretation and how to use your sonar to put more fishies in the boat. I'll tell you what. Glenn if you set the board up or however you want to organize it. I have about 100 Sonar and Side imaging pictures I can put up and explain and we can ALL learn from it. Sonar interpretation is the biggest thing that most of my clients ask me to help them with on guide trips. I'm trying to bridge that gap with my seminar this coming Saturday. I think a seperate board called Sonar Interpretation would be a great learning tool for everyone and be something other boards haven't done yet. Here are just a few examples of sonar pictures that I have explained already. another site T Mike

Matt, You are correct it was 2002 since the last 15lber ie 4 years and not 7-8 years. Well now it's officially 2006 since the most recent Share a Lunker 15.29lbs. My info is coming according to the top 50 list of Texas Bass. flanchero, I don't know how to use the quote features but you pretty much agreed to what I had said where you quoted me. I said the LMBV ruined the chance of Lake Forks run at the WR and it did and I then stated "will it rebound. Personally I hope it does". I have ZERO problems with Texas owning the World Record but it will not be an easy task for them. If it does break the WR it will come from Fork. Mike

I don't know if this is 100% true but I heard Mike Long kicked Monte Burk out of his boat when he was writing this book interviewing Mike Long. Seems Monte was more interested in digging up gossip than reporting the story. I have read the book and thought it was good but then I heard from a friend about Monte's intentions. Mike

There was a thing in Bass West that states Jed Dickersons fish in 4th place is the same exact fish caught by Mike Long which is in 9th place. THere was a spot on his gills that matched up in both pictures and they thought there was a strong chance it was the same fish which had grown some when Jed D caught her. T Mike

Bob, Personally what I would do is put the temp probe on the transom. When you are constantly lifting the trolling motor in and out of the water I have found that it often takes up to 5 minutes on occasions to finally settle down on a temperature. By having the probe on the transom it's almost always in the water and takes less time to find the accurate temp. I agree with you the tempertature is the most important electronic gadget you can have on your boat! T Mike

My Contact said a 20.4 lber was found in 1997 Floating and BARELY alive by 2 anglers. But it was dead when the Texas Parks and wildlife arrived. But there were not 4 fish over 20 or close to 20lbs weighed. My opinion of Texas went up ONE notch but they still haven't weighed in a 15lber in over 7-8 years. LMBV killed Forks chance at the WR. Will it rebound?? Personally I hope it does!! T Mike

Trap, I really don't think any of us having a problem with Georgia holding the World Record. Heck I would love for nothing more to say it was caught out of Allatoona my home lake and that there was a WR or 3 in there LOL. It's the fact that their are some variations of stories and lack of evidence that we dispell the validity of the world record. I personally don't care which state the next World Record comes out of as long as it is documented properly and the background of the fish is shady. Mike

I am going against what I have said about Japan. After thinkign about it I don't think Japan will have much of a chance at the WR. #1 reason is the lakes are fished extremely hard. I don't think there is a lake in the US that is fished as hard as the lakes in Japan. Primarily due to the lack of big lakes in Japan and the amount of anglers in Japan. I had a decent talk with Minoru Segawa the president of Lucky Craft about fishing in Japan and the stories he told me of fishing pressure just blew my mind. THere is a reason why Lucky Craft has so many technique specific baits to cater to Japan ie due to extreme fishing pressure in Japan. Now there might be a private lake type deal in Japan that might be able to produce. But who knows. I don't know enough about Africa to comment on them. T Mike

trap, Do you know anything about statistics and odds?? Statistics and odds are against Perry's fish being legit based on past history. I saw big foot yesterday but I don't have a picture to prove it and I have been caught in a few lies along the way and my story has changed a time or two. What are the chances that I saw bigfoot??? I do think Fork will make a comeback and I hope it does. I lived an hour from Fork for about 3 years. Awesome fishery!!! Lightninrod make no mistake about it Dodge County has some TOADS in it!! I hope Varner can produce those kinds of fish in the near future. T Mike

I am checking into the validity of 4 dead 20lbers found at Fork. I know a gentleman that has guided on fork since 1990. If theres a dead 20lber he would know about it and like Earthworm stated we would have heard about it somewhere!! I think Duclos claimed his fish to be 24lbs cause he thought the record was 27lbs so he snapped a few pictures and released it. T Mike

flechero, I have zero beef with the tactics that the share a lunker program is doing. In fact I wish they would do it in every state! I would like to read the material that you have about 4 fish over 20lbs were found dead at Fork. Is there a internet link? I also agree Mexico has a great chance at the WR as well. Mike