Garnet

Did Bill Norman go out of biz. Tryed there site in the spring and it's still down. Garnet

If 30 -7 is normal then buying a new fishing stick at any price will not help. If you are normally equal fishermen every dog has a day! For me it's not price after checking all Shimano's the Clarus and the Compre had the action that I like. The Clarus won because they have a little softer tip and lots punch in the middle. Garnet

Shimano Clarus Garnet

It was a tough sell 7 anglers fish 1 local 1 regional and 1 way south tournament as a team, with most of the cost right out of the family buget. And then theres a full year commitment from all 7 familys. From the guys interested we have 1 that split with wife and 1 with major health problems. Thats why my club never had a team. Think maybe Don missed the grassroot part. Garnet

Turned my Minn Kota 35 head and installed on a 14 ft Princecraft 30 years ago and never looked back. Just for the old guys remember the white props on the Minn Kotas, I'd buy 3-4 at a time they broke so easy. Garnet

I would stick to my game plan until the fish say! If the lake is normally clear and has really got a lot of mud I would look for clear water small creek thats cleared go to the opposite shore from wind. Garnet

Tournaments move fish around I'd work the area near the release site looking for key areads. Garnet

This switch is a splitter 1 transducer and both your unit go to it you just flip. Check Eagle web page. Garnet

If your fishfinder is Lowrance they have a switch for transducer 1 and 2, look at the color of your plugs and see if they are available. Garnet

I have the Max. and fished in buddy's boat with the Endure and it was a guttless wonder on 5 it blow weeds off the prop on 4 would just quit. Garnet

EFI's run right to the gas station. About 40% more to operate. Garnet

A little more compact is the 12 volt batterys for emergency lighting or pick up a battery for Acu View about $25 at BPS same thing. Then get a power point with clips to charge. Using D's will cost. Garnet

I have tha rapala it works good. Garnet

If you price parts for MK against the MG you will find the MG parts very pricey as much as 300%. Garnet

Boy does that boat bring back memorys, sorry to say bad back memorys. Stratos had the same boat and it will crush the rest of your back. Just drive slow and have fun. They were terrible for waves splashing over them when you shut down. Once the boat sits on the water start adding throttle to beat the back wash. Garnet

All the other things that might leak would just sitting at a dock, livewell hose, over flow for livewell, bilge ect. So tester out again, that water will run up on the back deck I've even drowned myself. Garnet

When I pitch at the point the bait touches the water my rod is at the 10 or 11 o'clock position. That keeps me from over reacting to instint bites then I follow my bait down on loose line and start pulling line if nessary. Thats a good clue on water depth. Garnet

I've been fishing out of a 201 Stratos with the sunken foot petal and the ergo between the foot petal and the pro pole is a joke. Maaybe if you were 6-10 it might work. Garnet

Take your prop off and pull 1 of the bolts. If it's wet the motor is done. Garnet

Get the HPDI the gas and fuel is 50% better. Garnet

Get a multi meter and set it so you read 13.25 aprox strait off the battery then plug your charger in and you should get around 14 volts if not the charger junk. You can buy a muliti meter for $5. Garnet

I wieght a 6.56 smallie in a tournament (Lake Simcoe) and caught one that was it the 7.5 area. Garnet

Normally if you are gutt hooking fish it's a school fish situation and a change in bait will catch just a many fish. I allways carry offset side cutters and cut as much hook out as possible, and on larger fish remove the hook thur the method above. Garnet

A high speed reel is great for pitching. True flipping can be done with 20 ft of line and no reel. Garnet

Be on time and just fish the very same as any other day. Nothing has changed with the fish so if your trolling motor would be on 20% at home it's the same today. Garnet