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That was it, very cool thanks for posting. That was a good one.

I used a type of twin spin that was sold by BPS back in the early 80's. It looked like a double spinnerbait. A spinner at the top, a spinner at the bottom, and a plastic grub with the hook that came in the middle between the blades straight back from the loop line tie. I don't remember the name of it. I caught many bass on that thing until I lost it to a toothy pike. I have never seen another like it.

Hey A-Jay what size rubber bands are those, and where do you get them? That looks very organized and I like that idea.

As stated before, maybe the prior owner had extra weight in the boat or the weight not distributed. How many people/weight/ were in the boat on your test run? Weight can change everything, I know it makes a huge difference on my boat. Next time out, clean out the boat and take just the essentials to see if there is a difference. Good luck, always fun to have a new to you toy to play with.

1. Senko 2. Fat Ika 3. Swimming Senko 4. 3.8 Kietech swing impact fat 5. Zoom super fluke 6. Zoom trickworm 7. Zoom baby brush hog 8. twist tail grub 9. Tube 10. RI. skinny dipper

I bet its a new app. (BassSnap), makes that picture of your 1lb dink look like a 17lb monster.

I have an older evinrude and can still get parts. Look up the engine you are thinking about on some outboard parts websites to see what is available, also check fleabay. There are many outboard junkyards who also sell parts on the web.

The boat buckles are great. The manufactureres should just make them standard equipment.

It looks to me like it was crimped on to something else at some point.

Sam, check your charger, some of them do not work with gel batteries. If that is not it, you could try to unplug it and plug it back in, reset it. Aside from that someone else may have an idea.

Sorry I am confused, is this the old stick marsh/farm 13 or is it a new area? If it is new, where is it located. Thanks.

Not sure of the exact one you have but it looks like the LunkerCity Texposer hook. Googan squad makes a similar one. Look on TackleWarehouse and you can see the ones I am talking about. Good luck.

I would say a 3lb bass is a nice fish anywhere. Many people think Florida, Texas, and California are just overrun with 10-20lb bass and I used to believe that also. It simply is not true. Now people in those areas may have a better shot at a true trophy, but like everything else, perception is not reality.

Is that bat lure made out of plastic? From the photo, it looks like some kind of metal which would actually sink and not be topwater. Thanks.

Wow, very cool Scaleface, I had forgot that one. I don't have that one. I may have seen one many years ago, but can't quite recall it. I'm sure it would work today if you were willing to risk losing it. Kind of reminds me of the old creme worm with the prop on it.

If you are talking about just the bent spoon with attached hook, some came with a worm, or you could add one, It was called the Wobblehead. You can still get them online directly from the company or I believe possibly on amazon. If you are talking about the jig with the bent spoon on the front, That is a discontinued lure from Whopper Stopper called the dirty bird. You can sometimes find them on Fleabay.

Bulldog spinnerbaits.

Thanks Teal, that was my thought as well. I just wanted to be sure I was not missing out on something possibly better.

I have an older Evinrude and have been using the Mercury outboard gear oil for years without problems. On some other sites I see guys saying to using Mobil 1 synthetic, Royal purple synthetic, Lucas synthetic, Redline, Valvoline, etc. Should I switch to one of these synthetics or stay with Merc Lower unit oil? Thanks.

Twin spins worked very well when I lived up north. Don't hear or see anything about them in the south. Many years ago, BPS made a double spinnerbait. It had a blade on the top, and a blade on the bottom, and in the middle straight back from the line tie was a soft plastic grub on a hook. It was kind of big and harder to cast, I assume like an A-rig today, but it caught some nice bass up north until I lost it to a pike. BPS discontinued it quickly before I could get another. I believe that was about 1983. Anybody remember that lure?

I believe all of those would work on bass under the right conditions.

The local county closed all ramps, mostly I think to save money, (they are cheap), even though the Governor said fishing is still allowed, but surrounding counties did not, so to go fishing requires extra drive time. have not ventured out yet, but my patience is about shot.

I have a very old 2 stroke and use seafoam and marine stabil and never have a problem, Btw all the gas I get has ethanol, but this works very well.

When your boat is not being used, if possible keep the back hatch lid where the batteries are, open at all times. This will quickly vent out the gasses and keep them from attacking the terminals. Of course, clean and seal connections as stated by everyone above.

I feel your pain 12pound . I have the same vest and the picture shown looks like you are supposed to put the bobbin in the way that is too tight. I struggled with it and finally used a youtube video that shows the correct way. Live and learn. At least not a total waste, the wife got a good laugh. I normally have to rearm every few years because they will eventually just inflate on their own due to age or humidity. Now I use a video each time.