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i was thinking timed

on this 2002 tracker pro team 175 I bought, has a manual and auto switch for the live well... When manual is selected it fills the live well... but when I select auto it does nothing.. What is it supposed to do? cause once I figure out if it is timed or float operated I can try and fix it

AR Fishing Lic. $10.50 AR Trout Stamp $5.00

I guess i have been thinking wrong the whole time... i would of thought clear water would warm faster and deeper then stained due to the sun rays shinning deeper into the water... I know dark colors absorb heat but... I guess you do learn something new everyday.

Here we go guys, You are going fishing the weather has been 60 -65 sunny days and 38- 50 every night for 5 days. (before the warm spell, there was snow on the ground) You have the option to fish a lake that is a river oxbow with stained to muddy water. Lots of buck brush and laying logs. Or a clear lake with visibility depth of 3 ft. With lay downs, points, and some standing timber. What one do you fish and why?

I was looking around TW and saw these, so i grabbed a couple bags. After seeing and holding them I am really looking forward to see how they fish. IDK much about them but they sure do look good. I even got a little hungry

honestly what makes me buy a new lure is reading these forums every time I read about something I have not ever used here it seems like I end up buying it... I gotta stop... lol I tend to buy baits by color, and style...Most of the water i fish is stain to muddy so I buy darker colors...

just got this order in from TW SK Perfect Baby Rodent Blue Craw SK Perfect Baby Rodent Summer Craw SK Perfect KVD Finesse Worm Double Header 5" SK Perfect KVD Finesse Worm Neon Green Pumpkin SK Perfect KVD Finesse Worm Watermelon 5" Robo 5.5" Curl Tail Bold Bluegill Robo 5.5" Curl Tail Warmouth Strike King Rage Anaconda Red Shad 7" S.K. Coffee Tube Pro 3.5" Chaos S.K. Coffee Tube Pro 3.5" KVD Kick S.K. Coffee Tube Pro 3.5" Smokin Minnow Lam S.K. Coffee Tube Pro 3.5" Watermelon Halo Lam S.K. Coffee Tube Pro 3.5" White Illusion Pur Tiki Shadick Laminates 6" Key Lime Pie Tiki Shadick Laminates 6" Red Shad Asakura Pitchin' Jig Black Blue 3/8 Asakura Pitchin' Jig Okeechobee Craw 3/8 TD Tungsten Tear Drop Shot 1/4 4pk Flat Eye Tube Jig Head 1/8 Flat Eye Tube Jig Head 3/16 Custom Bass Tackle Baldheads Black 3/16 SK Burner Chart/White DBL Wil Gld/Slv 3/8 SK Tour Spin Chart Belly Craw DBL Wil Painted

Thanks MonteSS-- If the transducer is on the back the you see what you have already passed... correct? Also if I decide to get one I was thinking of mounting the screen at the drivers console and having it on a swivel..

thanks, I am not worried about how fast I get down the lake as most lakes I fish I never even crank the motor. There are just a few lakes were I will even open it up. Besides the fish ID, I was more wondering if I went with a Down Imaging or Side Imaging sonar... if I do where would you mount the head unit?

I just went through this exact thing with a boat I bought from TN and registered in AR I got a bill of sale with the motor, boat and trailer, serial numbers signed by both parties. I then got the boat registration signed by the original owner. I also asked for the release of lien from the bank where they were paid off and this he did not have but went to the bank and had them mail it to me... The DMV looked it all over and just the other day i got a title in for the trailer. The boat is registered by Game and Fish... hope that helps

Well, i got a pretty good deal on a boat. I found a 2002 Tracker Pro Team 175 with a 40 HP. (Pic Below) I got this boat for 2k cause the guy needed the money bad. After I had it checked out, I need 2 new batteries, Tires, and I am going to replace the water pump. Now for my question... I really have never used a depth finder before, just the ole stick the pole in the water . The last month or so I have been reading and watching youtube videos on fish finders, I want a SI DI Fish Finder but I have a few questions. I have went and looked at them and asked a few questions there but I wanted some others ideas as well.. If you has this same setup and was looking at a fish finder under 1500 what would you do and where would you mount the transducer and head unit... TIA

this might help ya...

how did you know that wasn't shorter grass? I am new to sonar and i am reading and learning. What i see there is, those "fish" are more dense then the other grass is that correct?

wow really, last year we tore them up with the summer craw color. This year I have yet to catch a bass on any thing other then a fluke. That is the exact same color I used. I wore out an entire pack without so much as a nibble. T rigged w/ 1/8oz weight on a 4/0 EWG gammy. There are times and water where one particular color is not suited for our style or choice of presentation. Normally, I would use Summer Craw as a Jig Trailer for flippin or swim jig applications since a quicker motion is often needed to create the reaction strike. And this isn't to say that it doesn't work as is flipped, Tx or C rigged because many folks and lakes "have to have it". IMO, darker colors like Green Pumpkin, Watermelon/Red, California Craw and Black'n'Blue flake are more appropriate for those presentations. I hold to the theory that with Light and Bright, move it quicker and w/darker colors you can slow'em down. Hope that helps Big O www.ragetail.com We rig ours weightless with a #4/0 gammy hook. throw it out and let is sink about 10 secs... then twitch twitch, let it sink... etc... The bass are killing it. most of the time as soon as it hits the water they tag it. it falls horizontal like a senko or a stick bait and it seems to work. I have also fished it weightless and topwater. chunk it and reel it with a high speed reel and caught some nice fish. I have tried the space monkey with no luck at all... idk why.

wow really, last year we tore them up with the summer craw color. This year I have yet to catch a bass on any thing other then a fluke.

I have been looking at these and I decided that i have to have them... Shimano Curado 200E7 Carrot Stix 6'9" M with Micro Guides. Come on Daylight!!!!! BTW I am new to the micro guides. are they really better ?

Thanks Primus, I have been stuck on fishing certain style flukes, jigs, etc... I have been putting fish in the boat but I just want to try something different. This one lake I fish, I use Gulp flukes in Arkansas Shiner.. That is a deadly bait, so while i was looking around on TW i found ElazTech Z Too Arkansas Shiner from strike king. I just want to see how they match up. Ill let ya guys know, and hope to get some pics also

I agree roadwarrior, Love my Gamakatsu hooks, and sharp as heck too.

I made a small order today for some new baits, wanting to try something else for a while. How did I do? Basstrix Paddle Tail Tube Gld Hol/Blk & Org Gama Superline Spring Lock 1/8oz 4/0 Gama Superline Spring Lock 1/4oz 5/0 Poor Boy's Silly Rabbit Blue Gill MegaStrike Fish Attractant Original - Have used JJ's and love it!!! Can't wait for this. Berkley Gulp Jerk Shad Baby Bass SK Perfect Caffeine Shad Baby Bass ElazTech Z Too Arkansas Shiner Owner Rig-N-Hook Worm Hook 4/0 5pk - Never Tried the Owner Hooks, can't wait they look nasty

why is it called giant when it is only 2" long ? O and I have never used one, but i don't like the looks of the legs

Hey guys, The last few times i went fishing i have been caught in nasty rain... Well I didn't properly clean my boxes and I got rotten rubber bands on my skirts... My question is, are the Terminator skirts more durable then the rubber band type? I am looking for some good replacement skirts for my lures... Any ideas on what type u guys would use. thanks

Don't feel to bad, we were fishing yesterday and a bud of mine put a nasty jerk on a fish in the brush... This is one of those hook sets when you look back and think d**n, and with 65lb braid... The fish gets 4 foot from the boat and jumps, throws the lure... Would not of been bad but it was a nice 9 or 10 lb fish, all I could do is laugh... I felt terrible for him, but it has happen to me also.

nice one, sure beat mine

That fish thought he was something, hit a swim frog like a 10lber... lol... I am not sure how he even ate the thing.. I sent him back to grow bigger, maybe I will get to meet him again.